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Survey on Public Access To Patent Information, Part 1

Collated Results (2021)

This survey contains information from Industrial Property Offices (IPOs) on their content, practices, functionalities and future plans with respect to patent information available to the public.

  • Purpose: provide information on IPO practices for consideration by the CWS
  • Conducted: Nov 2019 to March 2020
  • Survey approved: CWS/7
  • Results approved: CWS/8

Notes

  • This data is presented as provided by the respondent. If you have questions about a particular respondent's data, please contact that Office for more information.
  • You can hover on an ST.3 code to see the name of the country or organization.
  • Empty table cells mean that the respondent did not answer that part of the question. Likewise, a respondent with no entry on a particular question means they did not answer that question.

Survey Contents

Click an item to jump to the responses.


Survey respondents

ST.3 Code Country or Office
AM

Armenia

AO

Angola

AP

African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

AR

Argentina

AU

Australia

BA

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BE

Belgium

BG

Bulgaria

BH

Bahrain

BN

Brunei Darussalam

BR

Brazil

BY

Belarus

CA

Canada

CI

Côte d’Ivoire

CL

Chile

CO

Colombia

CR

Costa Rica

CZ

Czechia

DE

Germany

EA

Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

EC

Ecuador

EE

Estonia

ES

Spain

FI

Finland

FR

France

GB

United Kingdom

HK

Hong Kong, China

HR

Croatia

HU

Hungary

IE

Ireland

IL

Israel

IT

Italy

JP

Japan

KH

Cambodia

KR

Republic of Korea

LB

Lebanon

LT

Lithuania

LU

Luxembourg

LV

Latvia

MC

Monaco

MD

Republic of Moldova

MX

Mexico

NI

Nicaragua

NO

Norway

NZ

New Zealand

OM

Oman

PG

Papua New Guinea

PK

Pakistan

PT

Portugal

PY

Paraguay

RU

Russian Federation

SC

Seychelles

SE

Sweden

SK

Slovakia

SM

San Marino

TH

Thailand

TN

Tunisia

TT

Trinidad and Tobago

UA

Ukraine

US

United States of America


1. Does your Office provide access to patent information online?

ST.3 Code Response Comments
AM
Armenia

YES

AO
Angola

NO

We just publish the patents on our gazette because our services are not computerized.

AP
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

YES

AR
Argentina

YES

Our web page provides access to our database for patents dating back to 1995 and also to the gazettes of patent applications and of patents granted.

AU
Australia

YES

BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina

YES

Only Gazette is online

BE
Belgium

YES

Via the online Belgian patent register

BG
Bulgaria

YES

BH
Bahrain

NO

patent information is available online for the applicant and IP agents.

BN
Brunei Darussalam

YES

ipsearch.bruipo.gov.bn http://bruipo.gov.bn/SitePages/journal.aspx

BR
Brazil

YES

BY
Belarus

YES

In the Official Gazettes (pdf) and the information retrieval system on databases of industrial property objects

CA
Canada

YES

CI
Côte d’Ivoire

YES

We are part of a regional system. Publications are provided by the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), via its official gazette (BOPI) on its website: www.oapi.int

CL
Chile

YES

CO
Colombia

YES

See the web page: www.sic.gov.co

CR
Costa Rica

YES

We do not provide free access to published or granted; however, users may use the computers available to the public in the IP building, or view the application history through user access to the National Registry page.

CZ
Czechia

YES

DE
Germany

YES

EA
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

YES

EC
Ecuador

NO

Ecuador currently provides access for consultation of gazettes which include information on filed patent and industrial design applications.

EE
Estonia

YES

ES
Spain

YES

FI
Finland

YES

FR
France

YES

GB
United Kingdom

YES

Full list of our online information sources: IPSUM - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/ Searchable Journal - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-pj Publication Service (Published, Granted and Correction documents) - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-publication.htm Office Gazette - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-pj-download.htm Archive of Office Gazzette - http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140205082516/http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-types/pro-patent/pro-p-os/pro-p-journal/p-pdj.htm Licence of Right - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-dl-licenceofright.htm Decisions Database - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-challenge-decision-results.htm SPC Database - https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-spc.htm

HK
Hong Kong, China

YES

HR
Croatia

YES

HU
Hungary

YES

IE
Ireland

YES

We offer a Quick Search, an Advanced Search and an SPC Register Search.

IL
Israel

YES

IT
Italy

YES

JP
Japan

YES

JPO has 3 types of online patent information services: -Database for search (https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/) -Official Publication (https://www.publication.jpo.go.jp/ik_pub/?lang=en_US) -Bibliographic and Legal Status Data (https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/koho/internet/keikajoho-kakudai/schedule/index.html)

KH
Cambodia

YES

It is not complete information yet. We provided some information via Asean Patent Scope and Patent Scope.

KR
Republic of Korea

YES

LB
Lebanon

NO

Hopefully very soon!

LT
Lithuania

YES

http://vpb.lrv.lt/en/

LU
Luxembourg

YES

LV
Latvia

YES

Currently, only the Official Gazette is available online. It is published once a month. We are currently working on a new online system. It will be implemented this year and will contain much of the information requested below. Currently, information on published patent applications and granted patents is also available in the ESPACENET database.

MC
Monaco

YES

MD
Republic of Moldova

YES

MX
Mexico

YES

NI
Nicaragua

YES

latipat-espacenet and patentscope

NO
Norway

YES

NZ
New Zealand

YES

OM
Oman

NO

PG
Papua New Guinea

YES

PNG IP Search (Visit www.ipopng.gov.pg )

PK
Pakistan

YES

Under Patent Ordinance 2000, Patent Register is open to public at all time. The Register is published in the form of e-Journal on IPO-Pakistan website www.ipo.gov.pk. Furthermore, the website provide information like Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019)

PT
Portugal

YES

PY
Paraguay

YES

RU
Russian Federation

YES

SC
Seychelles

NO

SE
Sweden

YES

SK
Slovakia

YES

SM
San Marino

YES

TH
Thailand

YES

TN
Tunisia

YES

TT
Trinidad and Tobago

NO

National patent database is not yet online for public access. The database is accessible online by staff alone. Persons can write office to access patent information

UA
Ukraine

YES

US
United States of America

YES


2. What types of patent information from your Office are available online?  Please select all that apply

ST.3 Code Response Other - Please specify Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online
AM
Armenia

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://aipa.am/en/registered-by-national-procedure/, http://aipa.am/en/industrial-property/,

AO
Angola
AP
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

eservice.aripo.org

AR
Argentina

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://www.argentina.gob.ar/inpi

AU
Australia

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/ols/auspat/quickSearch.do

BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://www.ipr.gov.ba/bs/stranica/slubeni-glasnik

BE
Belgium

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://bpp.economie.fgov.be/fo-eregister-view/

BG
Bulgaria

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

portal.bpo.bg

BH
Bahrain

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://www.mia.gov.bh/official-gazette-ar/

BN
Brunei Darussalam

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://ipsearch.bruipo.gov.bn

BR
Brazil

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://gru.inpi.gov.br/pePI/servlet/LoginController?action=login

BY
Belarus

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

As for the Court decision data we mean the Board of Appeal (a specialized subdivision of the Patent Office of Belarus which carries out pre-trial settlement of disputes on the protection of industrial property rights in the Republic of Belarus).

http://search.ncip.by/database https://ncip.by/en/izdaniya-i-publikatsii/ofitsialnye-byulleteni/

CA
Canada

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Correction documents

Priority data

Court decision data

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://www.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/search/number.html

CI
Côte d’Ivoire

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent family information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

www.oapi.int

CL
Chile

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://buscadorpatentes.inapi.cl/Default.aspx

CO
Colombia

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://sipi.sic.gov.co/sipi/Extra/Default.aspx?sid=637182408095943568

CR
Costa Rica

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Legal status information

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://www.rnpdigital.com/propiedad_industrial/propiedad_industrial_contactenos.htm

CZ
Czechia

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

list of register items, administrative decision data

https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/!resdb.pta.frm, https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/dbr.rozhodnuti.prochazet, https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/dbr.rozsudek.seznam, https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/webapp.vestnik.seznam

DE
Germany

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

DPMAregister: https://register.dpma.de/DPMAregister/Uebersicht (Legal status information, Priority data, Supplementary Protection Certificates data, File inspection, Licensing information, Official Gazette) DEPATISnet: https://depatisnet.dpma.de/DepatisNet/depatisnet?window=1&space=menu&content=index&action=index (Published applications, Granted patent publications, Correction documents, Patent family information) Patent court: https://www.bundespatentgericht.de/DE/Rechtsprechung/Entscheidungen/entscheidungen_node.html (Court decision data)

EA
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

Patent Register - https://www.eapo.org/en/?patents=reestr; Publication Server - https://www.eapo.org/en/publications/publicat/publicat.php; Gazette - https://www.eapo.org/en/?publs=bulletin; EAPATIS System - http://www.eapatis.com

EC
Ecuador

Published applications

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://www.derechosintelectuales.gob.ec/gaceta-663/

EE
Estonia

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://www.epa.ee/en/databases/inventions-databases

ES
Spain

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

www.oepm.es

FI
Finland

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://patent.prh.fi/patinfo/default2.asp https://patent.prh.fi/pubserver/index.html http://patent.prh.fi/lehdet/default.asp?kieli=826 https://fi.espacenet.com/searchResults?DB=EPODOC&NUM=FI101618B1&ST=number&compact=false&locale=fi_FI

FR
France

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://bases-brevets.inpi.fr ; http://bases-brevets19e.inpi.fr ; http://base-jurisprudence.inpi.fr ; https://www.inpi.fr/fr/rechercher-un-bulletin ;

GB
United Kingdom

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

Weekly publications added to EPO Espacenet service which includes family matching

Please see comments in Q1

HK
Hong Kong, China

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://esearch.ipd.gov.hk; https://www.ipd.gov.hk/eng/ip_journal.htm

HR
Croatia

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://www.dziv.hr/en/e-services/on-line-database-search/patents/, http://www.dziv.hr/en/the-croatian-intellectual-property-gazette/

HU
Hungary

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=EN; http://epub.hpo.hu/e-nyilvantartas/?lang=HU; http://epub.hpo.hu/e-aktabetekintes/?lang=HU; https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications/gazette-for-patents-and-trade-marks-the-official-journal-of-the-hungarian-intellectual

IE
Ireland

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://www.ipoi.gov.ie/en/ip-search-tools/

IL
Israel

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://www.ilpatsearch.justice.gov.il/UI/MainPage.aspx

IT
Italy

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

www.uibm.gov.it/bancadati

JP
Japan

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

File inspection

Reassignments

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

patent classification

https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/ , https://www.publication.jpo.go.jp/ik_pub/?lang=en_US , https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/koho/internet/keikajoho-kakudai/schedule/index.html

KH
Cambodia

Granted patent publications

KR
Republic of Korea

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

Court decision data

Reassignments

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

English Abstract of Korean Patent, Thesaurus, Composition and Physical Properties of Alloys, Patent Terminology Dictionary, etc.

http://kipris.or.kr, http://plus.kipris.or.kr

LB
Lebanon

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

One has to subscribeand open an account to have access(jo.pcm.gov.lb)

LT
Lithuania

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://vpb.lrv.lt/en/services/inventions/databases-1

http://vpb.lrv.lt/en/

LU
Luxembourg

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://patent.public.lu

LV
Latvia

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://www.lrpv.gov.lv/lv/vestnesis https://worldwide.espacenet.com/?locale=en_EP

MC
Monaco

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://mcipo.gouv.mc/fr/search/advanced

MD
Republic of Moldova

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

we do have a kind of "File inspection" launched on 1 may 2019, it contains the Documents as submitted by the applicant

http://www.db.agepi.md/Inventions/search

MX
Mexico

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://siga.impi.gob.mx/newSIGA/content/common/principal.jsf

NI
Nicaragua

Published applications

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://lp.espacenet.com/

NO
Norway

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

Documents....

https://search.patentstyret.no/advanced

NZ
New Zealand

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

File inspection

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

IPONZ Hearing Decisions

Register search functions: https://www.iponz.govt.nz/manage-ip/ Official Gazette: https://www.iponz.govt.nz/about-iponz/the-journal/ Patent hearing decisions: https://www.iponz.govt.nz/about-ip/patents/hearings/the-role-of-the-iponz-hearings-office/patents-hearing-decisions/ Notifications of hearing decisions are published in our news and updates: https://www.iponz.govt.nz/news/

OM
Oman

Granted patent publications

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://www.mola.gov.om/legislation/gazettes/

PG
Papua New Guinea

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Legal status information

Priority data

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

Basic bibliography data

https://online.ipopng.gov.pg/ipsearch/public/home;jsessionid=687FBD5C1C35CF7FCBCF6967D3572A09?0

PK
Pakistan

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019)

http://www.ipo.gov.pk/patents-e-journal

PT
Portugal

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://servicosonline.inpi.pt/pesquisas/main/patentes.jsp?lang=PT and https://inpi.justica.gov.pt/Boletim-da-propriedade-Industrial

PY
Paraguay

Granted patent publications

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

www.dinapi.gov.py

RU
Russian Federation

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Court decision data

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://fips.ru/publication-web/bulletins/IZPM https://fips.ru/registers-web/

SC
Seychelles
SE
Sweden

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

File inspection

Court decision data

Reassignments

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://tc.prv.se/spd/

SK
Slovakia

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

File inspection

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://wbr.indprop.gov.sk/WebRegistre/

SM
San Marino

Published applications

Legal status information

Priority data

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

www.usbm.sm

TH
Thailand

Published applications

Legal status information

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

http://patentsearch.ipthailand.go.th/

TN
Tunisia

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Official Gazette

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

https://intranet.innorpi.tn/wopublish-search/public/home;jsessionid=162F3B4F6C319D2D389FED39800A49B1?0

TT
Trinidad and Tobago
UA
Ukraine

Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication)

Granted patent publications

Legal status information

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Court decision data

Reassignments

Licensing information

Official Gazette

Other - Please specify

Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online:

Only limited information concerning applications, in particular in scope of bibliographic data of applications, is available; Corrected documents are not available online. Information concerning correction is contained to the Official gazette section

https://sis.ukrpatent.org/uk/search/simple/ https://sis.ukrpatent.org/uk/search/advanced/ https://sis.ukrpatent.org/ensearch/simple/ https://sis.ukrpatent.org/en/search/advanced/ https://ukrpatent.org/uk/articles/bases2 https://ukrpatent.org/en/articles/bases2

US
United States of America

Published applications

Granted patent publications

Correction documents

Priority data

Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data

Patent family information

File inspection

Reassignments

Official Gazette


3. How can users access patent information online?  Mark all that apply

ST.3 Code Response Comments
AM
Armenia

Online queries with no login required

No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available

AO
Angola

Because our services are not computerized we allow the users to get contact with the physical process , when required.

AP
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available

AR
Argentina

Online queries with no login required

AU
Australia

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

Online queries with paid subscription or contract required

Paid subscription only for Bulk Data

BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina

No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available

BE
Belgium

Online queries with no login required

BG
Bulgaria

Online queries with no login required

BH
Bahrain

Online queries with paid subscription or contract required

request for patent search with fees applicable

BN
Brunei Darussalam

Online queries with no login required

BR
Brazil

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

Online queries with free login have more information available than queries with no login

BY
Belarus

Online queries with no login required

Online queries only in designated locations, such as a public search facility

CA
Canada

Online queries with no login required

Online queries only in designated locations, such as a public search facility

CI
Côte d’Ivoire

No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available

The information is published in the official gazette (BOPI) then made available online. This can be accessed directly and downloaded free of charge.

CL
Chile

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

There are two ways users can access this: through a basic search engine (no log-in required): https://ion.inapi.cl/Patente/ConsultaAvanzadaPatentes.aspx Or, they can access the digital file by logging in: https://buscadorpatentes.inapi.cl/Default.aspx

CO
Colombia

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

CR
Costa Rica

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

Users can consult the main page of the National Registry and enter their username. Once they have logged in, they can conduct a search using the file number. This search will yield general information (application history). For more details on the application history, users must come to the IP office.

CZ
Czechia

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

DE
Germany

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

Online queries with paid subscription or contract required

Subscription required for bulk data.

EA
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

Patent Register, Publication Server, Gazette - free access, EAPATIS - free access to EA data

EC
Ecuador

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with paid subscription or contract required

Subject to the information contained in the gazette.

EE
Estonia

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

ES
Spain

Online queries with no login required

FI
Finland

Online queries with no login required

FR
France

Online queries with no login required

GB
United Kingdom

Online queries with no login required

We also offer bulk data downloads for Patent front file and back file via formal request through our IT Helpdesk. Our published documents and bibliographic data are transferred to the EPO on a weekly basis for loading onto Espacenet and associated systems (OPS). This data is transferred to WIPO for use on Patentscope as well.

HK
Hong Kong, China

Online queries with no login required

HR
Croatia

Online queries with no login required

HU
Hungary

Online queries with no login required

IE
Ireland

Online queries with no login required

IL
Israel

Online queries with no login required

IT
Italy

Online queries with no login required

JP
Japan

Online queries with no login required

No online queries, only bulk data downloads are available

-Database for search: Online queries with no login required -Official Publication: Online queries with no login required -Bibliographic and Legal Status data No Online queries, only bulk data downloads are available

KH
Cambodia

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

KR
Republic of Korea

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

Online queries with paid subscription or contract required

LB
Lebanon
LT
Lithuania

Online queries with no login required

LU
Luxembourg

Online queries with no login required

LV
Latvia

Online queries with no login required

MC
Monaco

Online queries with no login required

MD
Republic of Moldova

Online queries with no login required

MX
Mexico

Online queries with no login required

NI
Nicaragua

Online queries with no login required

NO
Norway

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

NZ
New Zealand

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

OM
Oman

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with paid subscription or contract required

the IP office provide patent information under request with fee required. Also through the official gazette , they access freely the website for granted patents.

PG
Papua New Guinea

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

A link is provided on our website for public to access PG patent data

PK
Pakistan

Online queries with no login required

Moreover, Helpdesk at different offices are provided for assistance URL:http://www.ipo.gov.pk/resources_help_lines. Furthermore, Patent Form P-26 and P27 are available on our website for requesting searching in local database which is processed by the Patent Office.

PT
Portugal

Online queries with no login required

PY
Paraguay

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

The online information was last updated in August 2019.

RU
Russian Federation

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with paid subscription or contract required

SC
Seychelles
SE
Sweden

Online queries with no login required

SK
Slovakia

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

after login user can access the content of file documents of his/her own applications, but not others applications

SM
San Marino

Online queries with no login required

TH
Thailand

Online queries with no login required

TN
Tunisia

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with paid subscription or contract required

The official gazette is accessible by means of a connection and payment. The granted patents may be consulted via the Tunisian industrial property database, without need for a user login.

TT
Trinidad and Tobago
UA
Ukraine

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

Online queries only in designated locations, such as a public search facility

US
United States of America

Online queries with no login required

Online queries with free login (no payment required)

Access can depend on the information being accessed.


4. Who can access this information online?

ST.3 Code Response (Please specify) Comments
AM
Armenia

Information is available to anyone

AO
Angola

Students and attorneys.

AP
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

Information is available to anyone

AR
Argentina

Information is available to anyone

AU
Australia

Information is available to anyone

BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Information is available to anyone

BE
Belgium

Information is available to anyone

BG
Bulgaria

Information is available to anyone

BH
Bahrain

Information is only available to patent attorneys admitted to practice before the Office

BN
Brunei Darussalam

Information is available to anyone

BR
Brazil

Information is available to anyone

BY
Belarus

Information is available to anyone

CA
Canada

Information is available to anyone

CI
Côte d’Ivoire

Information is available to anyone

CL
Chile

Information is available to anyone

CO
Colombia

Information is available to anyone

Only for applications that have already been published in the gazette.

CR
Costa Rica

Information is available to anyone

Anyone with a username on the National Registry page can search for an application. However, the only general information will appear through this search fuunction (the file history).

CZ
Czechia

Information is available to anyone

DE
Germany

Information is available to anyone

EA
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

Information is available to anyone

EC
Ecuador

Information is available to anyone

EE
Estonia

Information is available to anyone

ES
Spain

Information is available to anyone

FI
Finland

Information is available to anyone

FR
France

Information is available to anyone

GB
United Kingdom

Information is available to anyone

Please see links referenced in Q1.

HK
Hong Kong, China

Information is available to anyone

HR
Croatia

Information is available to anyone

HU
Hungary

Information is available to anyone

IE
Ireland

Information is available to anyone

IL
Israel

Information is available to anyone

IT
Italy

Information is available to anyone

JP
Japan

Information is available to anyone

KH
Cambodia

Information is available to anyone

KR
Republic of Korea

Information is available to anyone

LB
Lebanon
LT
Lithuania

Information is available to anyone

LU
Luxembourg

Information is available to anyone

LV
Latvia

Information is available to anyone

MC
Monaco

Information is available to anyone

MD
Republic of Moldova

Information is available to anyone

MX
Mexico

Information is available to anyone

NI
Nicaragua

Information is available to anyone

NO
Norway

Information is available to anyone

NZ
New Zealand

Information is available to anyone

Any person can access public information. Only party or parties concerned can access private information.

OM
Oman

Information is available to anyone

PG
Papua New Guinea

Information is available to anyone

PK
Pakistan

Information is available to anyone

PT
Portugal

Information is available to anyone

PY
Paraguay

Information is only available to patent attorneys admitted to practice before the Office

The basic information available online regarding granted applications dates back to August 2019.

RU
Russian Federation

Information is available to anyone

SC
Seychelles
SE
Sweden

Information is available to anyone

SK
Slovakia

Information is available to anyone

SM
San Marino

Information is available to anyone

TH
Thailand

Information is available to anyone

TN
Tunisia

Information is available to anyone

TT
Trinidad and Tobago
UA
Ukraine

Information is available to anyone

US
United States of America

Other: (Please specify)

Other: Access can depend on the information being accessed.

Majority of the information is available to the public, but some content is limited for example only applicants can access their own private dossier information.


5. Besides English, are the online systems for patent information indicated above available in any other languages for the user interface and search?

ST.3 Code Response Other - Write In Comments
AM
Armenia

Russian

Other - Write In

Armenian

AO
Angola

Just in portuguese.

AP
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

English only

AR
Argentina

Spanish

AU
Australia
BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Other - Write In

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian

BE
Belgium

French

German

Other - Write In

Dutch; English

BG
Bulgaria

Other - Write In

Bulgarian

BH
Bahrain

Arabic

BN
Brunei Darussalam
BR
Brazil

Portuguese

BY
Belarus

Russian

no English

CA
Canada

French

CI
Côte d’Ivoire

French

Other - Write In

English

CL
Chile

Spanish

CO
Colombia

Spanish

Other - Write In

English

CR
Costa Rica

Spanish

CZ
Czechia

Other - Write In

Czech

DE
Germany

German

EA
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

Russian

All data and user interfaces are available in Russian. Limited set of information is available in English.

EC
Ecuador

Spanish

EE
Estonia

Other - Write In

Estonian

ES
Spain

Spanish

Other - Write In

English

FI
Finland

Other - Write In

Finnish and Swedish

FR
France

French

Other - Write In

L'interface https://bases-brevets.inpi.fr est également disponible en anglais

GB
United Kingdom

N/A

HK
Hong Kong, China

Chinese

HR
Croatia

Other - Write In

Croatian

HU
Hungary

Information is available only in English and Hungarian.

IE
Ireland
IL
Israel

Other - Write In

Hebrew

IT
Italy

Other - Write In

italian

JP
Japan

Japanese

KH
Cambodia

Only English language.

KR
Republic of Korea

Korean

LB
Lebanon

Arabic

LT
Lithuania

Other - Write In

Lithuanian

Lithuanian and English only

LU
Luxembourg

French

German

LV
Latvia
MC
Monaco

French

Other - Write In

anglais

MD
Republic of Moldova

Russian

Titles, person names and abstracts are available in English and Russian.

MX
Mexico

Spanish

NI
Nicaragua

Spanish

NO
Norway

Other - Write In

Norwegian

NZ
New Zealand

No, only English.

OM
Oman

Arabic

PG
Papua New Guinea

Other - Write In

No, only in English

PK
Pakistan

Information is available only in English Language.

PT
Portugal

Portuguese

PY
Paraguay

Spanish

RU
Russian Federation

Russian

SC
Seychelles
SE
Sweden

Other - Write In

Swedish

SK
Slovakia

Other - Write In

slovak - national language

SM
San Marino

Other - Write In

italian

no english, only italian

TH
Thailand

Other - Write In

Available in Thai Language Only

TN
Tunisia

French

Arabic

Other - Write In

English

TT
Trinidad and Tobago
UA
Ukraine

Other - Write In

Ukrainian

US
United States of America

n/a


6. What time periods does the available online data cover for the following types of patent information?  If the data has gaps or is incomplete, please note so under Remarks.

ST.3 Code Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Court decision data Comments
AM
Armenia

NO

NO

NO

From: 1995.07.17

To: 2020.02.17

YES

From: 1995.07.17

To: 2020.02.17

YES

From: 1995.07.17

To: 2020.02.17

YES

From: 1995.07.17

To: 2020.02.17

YES

NO

From: 1995.07.17

To: 2020.02.17

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

AO
Angola

Not applicable for us

AP
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

From: 19840101

To: 20200229

YES

From: 20150301

To: 20200229

YES

From: 19840101

To: 20200229

YES

From: 19840101

To: 20200229

YES

AR
Argentina

NO

From: 2003.12.01

To: 2020.03.11

YES

NO

NO

NO

From: 2001.07.01

To: 2019.03.01

YES

From: 1995.01.01

To: 2020.03.01

YES

Remarks: From the database.

From: 1995.01.01

To: 2020.03.01

YES

Remarks: From the database.

NO

NO

From: 2019.10.01

To: 2020.04.01

YES

Remarks: From the database.

NO

AU
Australia

From: 2001.01.01

YES

Remarks: limited details include application numner and owner/agent information

From: 1905.01.01

YES

From: 1990.01.01

YES

From: 2016.04.01

From: 2002.11.28

YES

From: 1905.01.01

YES

From: 1905.01.01

YES

From: 1982.01.01

YES

From: 1905.01.01

YES

From: 1990.01.01

YES

From: 1913.01.01

YES

From: 1905.01.01

YES

From: 2001.01.01

YES

Various information of historical patents ranging from 1905 to 2001 may be incomplete.

BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina

From: 2008.01.01

To: 2020.03.31

YES

BE
Belgium

To: 2014.09.21

YES

Remarks: In accordance with Article 16.3 of the Belgian Patent Act of 28/03/1984

From: 2014.09.22

To: present

YES

Remarks: In accordance with the Belgian Patent Act of 10/01/2011, which entered into force on 22/09/2014

To: present

YES

To: present

YES

From: 2014.09.22

To: present

YES

From: 2014.09.22

To: present

YES

Remarks: Period prior to 2014.09.22 available via the European Patent Office (EPO) "Espacenet".

To: present

YES

From: 2014.09.22

To: present

YES

To: present

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 2014.09.22

To: present

YES

To: present

YES

BG
Bulgaria

NO

YES

Remarks: all patent application where publication is done

YES

YES

YES

YES

Remarks: all granted patents

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

BH
Bahrain

NO

NO

NO

NO

From: 2010.01.01

To: 2020.02.06

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

BN
Brunei Darussalam

NO

From: 2017.01.01

To: present

YES

NO

NO

From: 2017.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 2017.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 2017.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 2017.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 2017.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 2017.01.01

To: present

YES

NO

NO

NO

BR
Brazil

From: 1990.01.02

To: 2020.03.10

YES

Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted.

From: 1990.01.02

To: 2020.03.10

YES

Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted.

YES

NO

From: 1972.04.04

To: 2020.03.10

YES

Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted.

From: 1990.01.02

To: 2020.03.10

YES

NO

From: 1990.01.02

To: 2020.03.10

YES

From: 1990.01.02

To: 2020.03.10

YES

Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted.

From: 1990.01.02

To: 2020.03.10

YES

NO

From: 1990.01.02

To: 2020.03.10

YES

Remarks: Incomplete.Curation work being conducted.

From: 1990.01.02

To: 2020.03.10

YES

Remarks: Available as part of the full document.

The Brazilian Patent Office also provides information before 1990.01.02 in our website, but this information is more incomplete.

BY
Belarus

NO

From: 1992.11.20

To: nowadays

YES

From: 2009

To: nowadays

YES

Remarks: in the Official Gazette

From: 2009

To: nowadays

YES

Remarks: in the Official Gazette

From: 2009

To: nowadays

YES

From: 1993.03.30

To: nowadays

YES

From: 1993.03.30

To: nowadays

YES

From: 2009

To: nowadays

YES

Remarks: in the Official Gazette

From: 1992.11.20

To: nowadays

From: 2009

To: nowadays

YES

Remarks: in the Official Gazette

NO

NO

From: 2009

To: nowadays

YES

Remarks: in the Official Gazette

CA
Canada

NO

From: 1989/10/02

To: present

YES

NO

From: 1989/10/02

To: present

YES

From: 1999/07/22

To: present

YES

From: 1867/07/01

To: present

YES

NO

From: 1989/10/02

To: present

YES

From: 1989/10/02

To: present

YES

NO

NO

From: 1989/10/02

To: present

YES

From: 1867/07/01

To: present

YES

Assuming "File inspection" is the collection of documents related to relating to the application (i.e. examiners reports)

CI
Côte d’Ivoire

YES

Remarks: 18 months from the filing date.

YES

Remarks: 18 months from the filing date.

YES

Remarks: 18 months from the filing.

YES

Remarks: 18 months from the filing.

YES

Remarks: 18 months from the filing date.

CL
Chile

NO

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1850.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

From: 1970.01.01

To: 2020.03.18

YES

CO
Colombia

NO

From: 1970/01/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Information for the period from 1970 to 1991 may be incomplete. The data from 1994 onwards has been verified and is complete.

From: 1992/01/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Information for the period from 1970 to 1991 may be incomplete. Documents can be viewed using their file number.

From: 1992/01/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Information for the period from 1970 to 1991 may be incomplete. Documents can be viewed using their file number.

From: 10/01/2014

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Gazettes from earlier dates can be viewed on request.

From: 1970/01/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Even when there is no publication of patents granted, the user can nevertheless access these through the relevant certificate or file number. Information in the period from 1970 to 1991 may be incomplete. One can view the patents granted for a specific date or date range.

From: 1970/01/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Information for the period from 1970 to 1991 may be incomplete. Documents can be viewed using their file number.

From: 1992/01/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Information for the period from 1970 to 1991 may be incomplete. Documents can be viewed using their file number.

From: 1992/01/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Information for the period from 1970 to 1991 may be incomplete. Documents can be viewed using their file number.

From: 1992/01/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Information for the period from 1970 to 1991 may be incomplete. Documents can be viewed using their file number.

From: 2001/12/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Bibliographical data can be viewed using the number of the application filed in Colombia, through which the Patentscope page can be accessed.

NO

From: 1992/01/01

To: Present

YES

Remarks: Information for the period from 1970 to 1991 may be incomplete. Documents can be viewed using their file number.

Applications published in the official gazette ("Boletín oficial").

CR
Costa Rica

From: 1923.02.12

YES

From: 1923.02.12

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

The online system only enables a search by applicant or by the application number, yielding information on the application history. The user must come to the office in person to view the application or use the digital image system.

CZ
Czechia

NO

From: 1.1.1901

To: present

YES

From: 1.1.2000

To: present

YES

From: 1.1.1992

To: present

YES

From: 1.1.2000

To: present

YES

From: 1.1.1901

To: present

YES

From: 1.1.1901

To: present

YES

NO

From: 1.1.1901

To: present

YES

From: 1.1.2000

To: present

YES

NO

NO

From: 1.1.1991

To: present

YES

DE
Germany

NO

From: 1878.01.01

YES

From: 1960.01.01

YES

Remarks: incomplete

From: 1960.01.01

YES

Remarks: incomplete

From: 1878.01.01

YES

From: 1878.01.01

YES

From: 1960.01.01

YES

Remarks: incomplete

From: 1878.01.01

YES

From: 1960.01.01

YES

Remarks: incomplete

From: 1993.01.01

YES

From: 1960.01.01

YES

From: 1960.01.01

YES

Remarks: incomplete

From: 2000.01.05

YES

EA
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

NO

From: 1996.07.01

To: present

YES

From: 1999.04.29

To: present

YES

Remarks: As part of legal status announcements

From: 2000.06.26

To: present

YES

Remarks: As part of legal status announcements

From: 1996.07.01

To: present

YES

From: 1997.03.31

To: present

YES

From: 1998.08.27

To: present

YES

From: 2002.10.31

To: present

YES

From: 1996.07.01

To: present

YES

From: 2006.06.30

To: present

YES

Remarks: As part of legal status announcements

NO

NO

From: 2009.02.27

To: present

YES

Remarks: As part of legal status announcements

EC
Ecuador

NO

YES

Remarks: Gazette online since 2013 - Gazette No. 578

NO

NO

YES

Remarks: gazette

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

EE
Estonia

NO

From: 1995.12.15

YES

NO

NO

From: 1995.12.15

YES

From: 1996.04.15

YES

From: 1994.05.23

YES

NO

From: 1994.05.23

YES

From: 2001.08.01

YES

NO

NO

NO

ES
Spain

From: 1878.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: Reference in the official gazette (BOPI)

From: 1826.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: INVENES database

From: 1987.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: CEO database (file consultation database of the national IP office)

From: 1987.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: CEO database (file consultation database of the national IP office)

From: 1886.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: BOPI (official industrial property gazette) search engine

From: 1987.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: INVENES database

From: 1987.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: CEO database (file consultation database of the national IP office)

From: 2010.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: INVENES database

From: 1987.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: INVENES database

From: 1998.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: CEO database

NO

From: 1987.01.01

YES

Remarks: CEO database

From: 2006.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: "JURISPRUDENCIA" database

FI
Finland

From: 19201230

YES

Remarks: There are a few gaps in historical material. Full coverage starting from 2000.

From: 19201230

YES

Remarks: We have made A1 publications since September 2018. However, public application material is available since 1920 (c.f. previous question).

From: 19900101

YES

Remarks: Reassignments reporting is a voluntary process, and, therefore, not comprehensive.

NO

From: 19990930

YES

From: 18420629

YES

Remarks: Historical patents are available from fi.espacenet.com. New material (since 2009) from a local publication server.

From: 19900101

YES

Remarks: Full coverage starting from 2000

From: 20010101

YES

From: 19201230

YES

Remarks: Gaps in historical data, particularly before 1980.

From: 19950301

YES

NO

Remarks: We have divisional, PCT and priority information, but not full family coverage.

From: 20010101

YES

NO

Remarks: Only decision outcome available.

FR
France

NO

From: 1791.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: From the databases: http://bases-brevets19e.inpi.fr and https://bases-brevets.inpi.fr. Incomplete for the period from 1856 to 1901

From: 1989.01.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: If a change in ownership is in the Register, the information provided is: contact details of new rightholder.

From: 1989.01.01

To: present

Remarks: If a change of ownership is in the Register, the information provided is: contact details of the licensee.

From: 2005.01.01

To: present

From: 1989.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 1989.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 1989.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 1978

To: present

YES

From: 2006

To: present

YES

Remarks: Data relating to pediatric extensions to SPCs.

From: 1902.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 2001.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 1823

To: present

YES

Remarks: database: http://base-jurisprudence.inpi.fr, full text available starting in 1997

GB
United Kingdom

From: 24.08.1998

To: present

YES

Remarks: PDF Journals with advertisements of unpublished applications from August 1998 - https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140102200308/http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-types/pro-patent/pro-p-os/pro-p-journal/p-pdj/p-pdj-1998.htm. Online available from 2006 - www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/

From: 12.06.1978

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002

From: 12.06.1978

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002

From: 24.06.2003

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-dl-licenceofright.htm?filter=Search+within+results&perPage=10&sort=LOR+Start+Date+Reverse

From: 24.08.1998

To: present

YES

Remarks: Historical archive of Official Gazette's from August 1998 - https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140102200308/http://www.ipo.gov.uk/pro-types/pro-patent/pro-p-os/pro-p-journal/p-pdj/p-pdj-1998.htm. Current catalogue of Gazette's available from 2006 - http://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-pj-download.htm

From: 12.06.1978

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002

From: 12.06.1978

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002

From: 01.04.2010

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-publication.htm

From: 12.06.1978

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/Case/PublicationNumber/GB2000002

From: 04.01.1993

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-spc/p-find-spc-byspc-results.htm?number=SPC%2FGB93%2F001&submit=Go+%BB

NO

From: 01.01.2008

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum/p-ipsum-documents.htm

From: 05.01.1998

To: present

YES

Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-challenge-decision-results.htm

All above information (excluding Official Gazette and Unpublished) is available is through Espacenet dating back to 1900's.

HK
Hong Kong, China

NO

From: 1997

To: present

YES

From: 2004

To: present

YES

From: 2004

To: present

YES

From: 2004

To: present

YES

From: 1979

To: present

YES

From: 1979

To: present

YES

From: 2004

To: present

YES

From: 1997

To: present

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

HR
Croatia

NO

From: 1994.04.30

To: present

YES

From: 1994.04.30

To: present

YES

Remarks: History data is avilable through the Official Gazette.

From: 1994.04.30

To: present

YES

Remarks: Licensing information is available only through Official Gazette.

From: 1994.04.30

To: present

From: 1995.12.31

To: present

YES

YES

Remarks: Only current status is available. Complete history is available through Espacenet.

From: 2007.03.31

To: present

YES

From: 2013.07.01

To: present

YES

HU
Hungary

From: 1992.01.01

To: 2010.12.31

YES

From: 1966.10.22

To: present

YES

From: 1992.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 1992.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 2006.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 1895.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 1895.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 1996.10.01

To: present

YES

From: 1895.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 2004.05.01

To: present

YES

NO

From: 1978.01.01

To: present

YES

From: 1992.01.01

To: present

YES

IE
Ireland

YES

Remarks: Incomplete collection

From: 2002.11.27

To: 2020.02.29

YES

Remarks: Every fortnight

YES

Remarks: Incomplete collection

YES

Remarks: Complete collection

IL
Israel

From: 20040101

To: 20200401

YES

Remarks: BIB

From: 20120801

To: 20200401

YES

From: 20040101

To: 20200401

YES

From: 20040101

To: 20200401

YES

From: 20050101

To: 20200401

YES

From: 19700101

To: 20200401

YES

From: 20040101

To: 20200401

YES

From: 20120801

To: 20200401

YES

From: 20120801

To: 20200401

YES

Remarks: only for local application

From: 19980101

To: 20200401

YES

Remarks: Only WO

From: 20120801

To: 20200401

YES

From: 20120801

To: 20200401

YES

IT
Italy

NO

From: 1989.10.01

To: today

YES

From: 1989.10.01

To: today

YES

From: 2016.01.01

To: today

YES

From: 1989.10.01

To: today

YES

From: 1989.10.01

To: today

From: 1989.10.01

To: today

YES

From: 1989.10.01

To: today

YES

JP
Japan

NO

From: 1971.07.16 (published date)

YES

From: 1964.01 (Filing month)

YES

NO

From: 1885.07.01 (Filing date)

YES

From: 1885.07.01 (Filing date)

YES

From: 1964.01 (Filing month)

YES

From: before 1952

YES

From: 1964.01 (Filing month)

YES

From: 1998.02.03 (Filing date)

YES

From: 1964.01 (Filing month)

YES

From: 1990.12.01 (Filing date)

YES

NO

KH
Cambodia

From: 2007

To: 2020

YES

KR
Republic of Korea

NO

From: 1983.03.03

YES

From: 1979.10.02

YES

NO

From: 1948.06.20

YES

From: 1948.06.20

YES

From: 1948.06.20

YES

From: 1999.01.11

YES

From: 1961.07.03

YES

From: 2001.12.10

YES

From: 1961.07.03

YES

NO

From: 1946.04.08

YES

LB
Lebanon
LT
Lithuania

NO

YES

From: 1994.02.01

To: present

YES

Remarks: in the Official Gazette

YES

Remarks: in the Official Gazette

YES

From: 2005.01.25

To: present

YES

From: 1994.02.01

To: present

YES

From: 1994.02.01

To: present

NO

YES

From: 1994.02.01

Remarks: only bibliographic data

YES

From: 2002.01.01

To: present

All documents are scanned and available online

LU
Luxembourg

NO

From: 2017.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

From: 1997.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

From: 1997.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

NO

From: 2017.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

From: 1997.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

From: 2017.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

From: 1997.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

From: 1997.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

NO

From: 2017.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

From: 1997.01.01

To: 2020.02.20

YES

1) Patent file documents have been made available online since 2017. 2) B1 documents have already been available online on Espacenet previously. 3) No IP office gazette, but publications in governement official journal

LV
Latvia
MC
Monaco

NO

NO

From: 01/12/2003

To: 27/03/2020

YES

From: 01/12/2003

To: 27/03/2020

YES

NO

From: 01/01/2003

To: 27/03/2020

YES

From: 01/01/2003

To: 27/03/2020

YES

NO

From: 01/01/2003

To: 27/03/2020

YES

NO

NO

NO

From: 01/01/2003

To: 27/03/2020

YES

MD
Republic of Moldova

NO

From: 1994.09.30

To: 2020.02.01

YES

From: 1996.10.01

To: 2020.02.01

YES

From: 2000.07.01

To: 2020.02.01

YES

From: 1993.01.31

To: 2020.02.01

YES

Remarks: http://agepi.gov.md/en/publication/48

From: 1994.01.31

To: 2020.02.01

YES

From: 1994.01.31

To: 2020.02.01

YES

To: 2020.02.01

From: 1994.01.31

To: 2020.02.01

NO

NO

NO

From: 2013.03.01

To: 2020.02.01

there are some gaps in the "Court decision data", "Reassignments" and "Licensing information".

MX
Mexico

From: 1992.02.03

To: 2020.03.05

YES

From: 2009.05.14

To: 2020.03.23

YES

From: 2009.05.14

To: 2020.03.23

YES

From: 1890.12.31

To: 2020.03.23

YES

From: 1890.12.31

To: 2020.03.05

YES

From: 2009.04.23

To: 2020.03.23

YES

From: 2009.05.14

To: 2020.03.23

YES

From: 1992.02.03

To: 2020.03.05

YES

NI
Nicaragua

From: 2005.05.06

To: 2009.03.09

YES

NO
Norway

NO

YES

NO

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO

YES

YES

NZ
New Zealand

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Remarks: Applies only to patents with applications filed under Acts previous to Patents Act 2013

YES

YES

YES

Remarks: Some data but not court decisions as such

IPONZ records go back to 1861 but exclude patents published 1880 to 1890. The records do not allow for completing the above information to the level of detail required. Go to https://www.iponz.govt.nz/aboutip/ patents/search/ to see more information on searching for NZ patents (and related publications). Although archived New Zealand patents and published applications prior to 1980 have been digitised and loaded into the current register, some of this data may not necessarily be complete. Patent term extension repealed in 1994. No supplementary protection certificates under more recent 1953 Act and 2013 Act.

OM
Oman

granted patents published monthly in the official gazette since 2005

PG
Papua New Guinea

PG patent applications start from 2002 till 2020. All these data is made available online through bibliographic data. No documentations are uploaded for public access. These can be access through the office upon request.

PK
Pakistan

From: 2016.05.06

To: 17.01.2020

YES

Under Patent Ordinance 2000, Patent Register is open to public at all time. The Register is published in the form of e-Journal on IPO-Pakistan website www.ipo.gov.pk. Furthermore, the website provide information like Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019)

PT
Portugal

NO

From: 1927.10.22

To: present

YES

Remarks: It has gaps

From: 1977.11.15

To: present

YES

From: 1983.12.20

To: present

YES

From: 2004.01.30

To: present

YES

From: 2015.07.01

To: present

YES

From: 1927.10.22

To: present

YES

Remarks: It has gaps

NO

From: 1927.10.22

To: present

YES

Remarks: It has gaps

From: 1998.01.06

To: present

YES

NO

From: 1927.10.22

To: present

YES

Remarks: It has gaps

From: 1985.03.21

To: present

YES

PY
Paraguay

NO

From: 2018.01.05

To: 2019.08.22

YES

Remarks: The basic information available online relating to granted applications dates back to August 2019 .

NO

NO

From: 2018.01.05

To: 2020.02.20

YES

Remarks: Only bibliographical data are published.

From: 1981.05.28

To: 2019.08.22

YES

Remarks: The basic information available online relating to granted applications dates back to August 2019.

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

RU
Russian Federation

From: 2005.01.13

To: 2020.03.27

From: 1991.01.01

To: 2020.03.27

From: 1991.01.01

To: 2020.03.27

From: 2014.12.20

To: 2020.02.28

Inventions, Utility models - 10th, 20th and 27th of each month. Industrial designs - 16th of every month

SC
Seychelles
SE
Sweden

From: 1975.01.01

YES

Remarks: Via gazettes available online. Except 2005.02.22-2013.06.04

From: 1968.06.29

YES

Remarks: Via gazettes available online.

YES

From: 1968.04.01

YES

From: 1885.06.05

YES

From: 1977

YES

From: 1968

YES

YES

YES

From: 1968

YES

From: 2003

YES

YES

In many cases exact "from" dates or an exact "yes" or "no" cannot be given. They can differ for different types of data and for different document kinds.

SK
Slovakia

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

NO

From: 1993.01.01

To: up to date

YES

NO

+ incomplet database of predecessor office of the IPO SK (former czechoslovak federal office) with lot of gaps.

SM
San Marino

NO

From: 2000.01.01

To: 2020.05.05

YES

From: 2000.01.01

To: 2020.05.05

YES

From: 2000.01.01

To: 2020.05.05

From: 2000.01.01

To: 2020.05.05

YES

TH
Thailand

NO

From: 1980.12.21

To: 2020.03.17

YES

Remarks: on monday weekly

NO

NO

From: 1980.12.21

To: 2020.03.17

YES

Remarks: on monday weekly

From: 1980.12.21

To: 2020.03.17

YES

Remarks: on monday weekly

From: 1980.12.21

To: 2020.03.17

YES

Remarks: on monday weekly

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

TN
Tunisia

NO

From: 1986/01/02

To: 2018/09/30

YES

NO

NO

YES

From: 1986/01/02

To: 2018/09/30

YES

Remarks: The full text is missing for some patents.

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

TT
Trinidad and Tobago
UA
Ukraine

From: 1993-04-30

To: present

YES

NO

From: 2004-03-10

To: present

YES

From: 2003-10-12

To: present

YES

From: 2006-04-17

To: present

YES

From: 1993-04-30

To: present

YES

From: 1993-04-30

To: present

YES

NO

From: 1993-04-30

To: present

YES

From: 2007-07-11

To: present

NO

NO

From: 1997-06-05

To: present

YES

US
United States of America

NO

From: 2000.11

To: present

YES

From: 1980

To: present

YES

Remarks: depends on applicant supplied voluntary information

To: present

YES

From: 1964

To: present

YES

From: 1976

To: present

YES

Remarks: The first US Patent, numbered X000001 (pictured right), was granted on July 31, 1790.

From: 1960

To: present

YES

From: 1976

To: present

YES

From: 1984

To: present

YES

Remarks: A copy of the certificate of extension should be included in the "correction" section of the patent's images.

From: 1976

To: present

YES

From: 2009

To: present

YES


7. Is the following legal status information available in online systems

ST.3 Code Whether the patent is granted Whether the patent is currently in force PCT national phase entry date PCT national phase non-entry date Fee payments Change of ownership Pre- and post-grant events following court decisions Other information Comments
AM
Armenia

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

NO

YES for all years

NO

NO

AO
Angola

Not applicable for use

AP
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

AR
Argentina

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

AU
Australia

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

BE
Belgium

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

There is no national PCT stage in Belgium. Information on fees available only for annual payments.

BG
Bulgaria

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

BH
Bahrain

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

patent information is available online for the applicant and IP agents. link: https://service.moic.gov.bh/ipd/login

BN
Brunei Darussalam

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

BR
Brazil

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

NO

BY
Belarus

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

NO

CA
Canada

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

YES for all years

Other:

CI
Côte d’Ivoire

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

CL
Chile

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

NO

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

NO

CO
Colombia

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

CR
Costa Rica

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

It should be noted that the only information that can be viewed online is the application history: the user can see whether a payment is due, whether the application has been blocked and when the application was filed. However, it is not indicated online whether or not the application is a PCT application.

CZ
Czechia

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

DE
Germany

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for some years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

EA
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

Information on limitation or partial revocation of a Eurasian patent and amended document published; post-grant opposition filed and decision taken

EC
Ecuador

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

EE
Estonia

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

YES for all years

NO

NO

ES
Spain

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

FI
Finland

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

FR
France

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

GB
United Kingdom

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

Yes for all years - this references the available dates for our services as detailed in Q6. Change of Ownership - Yes, if we have been informed of the change.

HK
Hong Kong, China

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

NO

YES for some years

NO

YES for some years

HR
Croatia

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

HU
Hungary

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

IE
Ireland

YES for some years

YES for some years

NO

NO

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

NO

IL
Israel

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for some years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

IT
Italy

YES for all years

NO

NO

NO

YES for some years

YES for some years

NO

JP
Japan

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

KH
Cambodia

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

NO

NO

KR
Republic of Korea

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

LB
Lebanon
LT
Lithuania

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

LU
Luxembourg

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for some years

YES for all years

YES for all years

Pre-2017 annual fee payments are not published, only the status of the patent (in force/lapsed date)

LV
Latvia
MC
Monaco

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for some years

NO

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

MD
Republic of Moldova

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for some years

YES for some years

Only maintenance fee payments are available in the "Patent register

MX
Mexico

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

NI
Nicaragua

NO

NO

YES for some years

NO
Norway

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NZ
New Zealand

YES for some years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

See comments for 6.

OM
Oman

YES for all years

YES for all years

PG
Papua New Guinea

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

NO

PK
Pakistan

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

Pakistan website www.ipo.gov.pk. Furthermore, the website provide information like Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019)

PT
Portugal

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for some years

NO

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for some years

YES for all years

PY
Paraguay

YES for some years

YES for some years

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

RU
Russian Federation

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

SC
Seychelles
SE
Sweden

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for all years

NO

YES for some years

Yes for all years" meaning for all years for which protection can still be valid.

SK
Slovakia

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

we provide PCT number with direct link to more details on Patentscope

SM
San Marino

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

TH
Thailand

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

TN
Tunisia

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

TT
Trinidad and Tobago
UA
Ukraine

YES for all years

YES for all years

YES for all years

NO

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

YES for some years

Fee payments from 2004-12-09 to present Change of ownership from 2004-03-10 to present pre- and post-grant events following court decisions from 2004-03-10 to present

US
United States of America

YES for all years

NO

YES for some years

NO

YES for some years

YES for some years

NO


8. How often is each type of patent information updated online?

ST.3 Code Unpublished applications (limited info made available before publication) Published applications Granted patent publications Legal status information Correction documents Priority data Patent Term Extensions or Supplementary Protection Certificates data Patent family information File inspection Court decision data Reassignments Licensing information Official Gazette Comments
AM
Armenia

other

other

other

other

other

Official Gazette published twice a month.

AO
Angola

not applicable for use because our circumstances

AP
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO)

daily

daily

daily

monthly

AR
Argentina

monthly

monthly

daily

realtime

AU
Australia

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

weekly

weekly

BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina

quaterly

BE
Belgium

other

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

monthly

BG
Bulgaria

daily

other

daily

other

other

BH
Bahrain

weekly

monthly

monthly

weekly

weekly

realtime

other

realtime

daily

other

daily

other

monthly

BN
Brunei Darussalam

monthly

monthly

daily

monthly

daily

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

BR
Brazil

weekly

weekly

weekly

other

weekly

weekly

weekly

other

weekly

weekly

weekly

other

weekly

BY
Belarus

realtime

monthly

realtime

monthly

realtime

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

CA
Canada

other

daily

weekly

other

daily

daily

other

other

daily

daily

other

other

weekly

CI
Côte d’Ivoire

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

No updates, since the publication is through the official gazette (BOPI) and made available online as a pdf document.

CL
Chile

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

weekly

CO
Colombia

other

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

other

The gazette ("Boletín oficial") is published every 10 days.

CR
Costa Rica

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

Since the application history can be viewed online, it is possible to see any assignments, legal decisions, etc.; however, the document itself cannot be viewed. To see a document, users need to use the imaging system available on the computers located in the IP registration building.

CZ
Czechia

weekly

weekly

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

weekly

DE
Germany

weekly

weekly

daily

weekly

daily

daily

weekly

daily

other

other

daily

weekly

EA
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO)

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

monthly

Technology of 'instant' (daily) publication of Eurasian patents and Legal status information is used

EC
Ecuador

other

monthly

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

monthly

EE
Estonia

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

monthly

ES
Spain

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

monthly

daily

daily

daily

FI
Finland

daily

other

other

daily

daily

daily

daily

other

daily

daily

daily

other

other

We publish Gazette, patents, utility models and application publications twice a month. Data is updated online during the publication process (realtime update).

FR
France

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

GB
United Kingdom

weekly

weekly

weekly

realtime

weekly

realtime

weekly

other

realtime

other

realtime

weekly

weekly

Patent family information - this is loaded and indexed into Espacenet weekly based on publication documents and bibliographic data we supply to the EPO.

HK
Hong Kong, China

daily

daily

daily

other

other

other

other

weekly

HR
Croatia

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

All type of patent information is updated online every two weeks.

HU
Hungary

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

monthly

IE
Ireland

daily

daily

daily

other

The Official Gazette is published fortnightly.

IL
Israel

monthly

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

monthly

IT
Italy

other

weekly

weekly

weekly

other

weekly

weekly

other

other

other

other

weekly

weekly

JP
Japan

weekly

weekly

daily

weekly

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

weekly

KH
Cambodia

monthly

KR
Republic of Korea

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

monthly

daily

LB
Lebanon

monthly

LT
Lithuania

daily

other

daily

other

daily

other

daily

daily

other

daily

other

daily

other

other

Official Gazette is issued and published twice a week

LU
Luxembourg

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

online register is refreshed once per day

LV
Latvia

monthly

MC
Monaco

other

other

weekly

realtime

other

weekly

other

other

other

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

MD
Republic of Moldova

other

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

other

other

other

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

The database is updated monthly, excepting maintenance fees (daily) and seizures (real time)

MX
Mexico

other

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

monthly

NI
Nicaragua

other

NO
Norway

other

daily

weekly

daily

weekly

daily

daily

realtime

realtime

daily

daily

daily

weekly

NZ
New Zealand

realtime

daily

daily

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

other

realtime

realtime

monthly

Court decision data updated on direction from court.

OM
Oman

monthly

monthly

monthly

PG
Papua New Guinea

The data is updated daily

PK
Pakistan

weekly

Pakistan website www.ipo.gov.pk. Furthermore, the website provide information like Expired Patents (years 2014 and 2018) and Patents Granted (Years 2007 till 2019)

PT
Portugal

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

daily

The Official Gazette is published only on working days

PY
Paraguay

other

monthly

monthly

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

RU
Russian Federation

other

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

other

realtime

realtime

realtime

Other means not applicable

SC
Seychelles
SE
Sweden

weekly

weekly

weekly

daily

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

daily

daily

daily

weekly

SK
Slovakia

realtime

monthly

monthly

realtime

monthly

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

realtime

monthly

SM
San Marino

quaterly

quaterly

quaterly

quaterly

TH
Thailand

weekly

daily

daily

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

weekly

TN
Tunisia

quaterly

quaterly

quaterly

TT
Trinidad and Tobago
UA
Ukraine

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

other

Everything checked "Other" is updated biweekly.

US
United States of America

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

weekly

daily

daily

weekly