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FamPat and PlusPat Database Coverage and Update

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The table provides details of the patent publications covered in Questel’s PlusPat and FamPat databases.  The most recent publication date is provided for each kind of patent document included in that update. The update may not include all patent publications for that publication date: some publications may have been included in earlier updates, and some may appear in future updates.  Please be aware, there are gaps in document coverage.  As the data is received, it will be added to the PlusPat and FamPat databases.

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Week 2008/46
CC Authority DATE
from              until
Publications Kind Codes Last input week
AP  ARIPO 11/1/1984 8/31/2007 Publ. Application D0 2008/46
7/3/1985 8/31/2008 Patent  A 2008/44
6/6/2002 6/6/2002 Utility Model  U 2002/48
AR Argentinia 2/8/1973 6/25/2008 Patent
IPC from No. 200987 (PUBL. DATE 750206) onwards.
No inventors; titles in Spanish
A1, A2, A3 2008/30
11/02/1965 9/24/2008 Patent Applications A1, A2, A3 2008/43
12/14/1995 9/24/2008 UTILITY MODELS A4, A5, A6 2008/43
AT Austria 1/15/1975 11/15/2006 Publ. application.
Titles in German
A 2006/45
11/15/1980 10/15/2008 Europ. Patent T 2008/44
12/10/1969 7/15/2008 Patent
From No. 296908 (Publ. Date 720310) onwards IPC. titles in German
B 2008/29
7/25/1994 10/15/2008 Utility Model U1,U2,U3 2008/42
12/08/1963 10/15/2008 Publ. Application  A1, A2 2008/43
8/25/1899 10/15/2008 Patent  (new Law) B1,B2,B8,B9 2008/43
AU Australia 1/24/1928 10/23/2008 Publ. application
Titles in English
A,A3,D0
A1,A4,A8,A9,B1,
B4, B8, B9,C1
A2, A5, B2, C4
2008/46
7/30/1941 10/23/2008 Patent
Titles in English
B1,B2,B3, B8 2008/46
3/20/2003 2/14/2008 Amended Patents C 2008/10
BA Bosnia 12/28/1998 9/14/2001 Patent Application A 2002/02
3/6/1998 8/2/1999 Patents rights inscribed into the registry on a basis of recognised right of former SZP until 1992-03-01.      B1
1999/46*
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 ---  --- Granted Patents B1  ---
BE Belgium 9/15/1875 12/7/1999 Old Law
Until Publ. Date 790702 (approx. No. 873263) only one foreign priority.
From 700702 IPC up to subclass.
From appl. date 790101 (No. 873264) onwards applicant, inventor and title in French or Dutch
A, A1, A2, A3, A4,
A5, A6, A7, A8, A9
1987/29*
4/3/1979 8/10/1988 EP transformed patents T1.T2 1988/39*
3/31/1987 11/04/2008 New Law A0,A1,A2,A3,A4,
A5,A6,A7, B1,B2,
B3,B4,B5,B6,B7
2008/46
BG Bulgaria 2/15/1973 6/30/2008 Patent
From No. 23546 onwards applicant, inventor and title in Englisch
U, A, B1, B2 2008/39
1/18/1994 6/30/2008 Utility models  U, Y1, Y2 2008/39
BR Brazil 1/2/1973 11/04/2008 Patent A,D0,A3 2008/46
8/5/1975 11/04/2008 Utility Model U 2008/46
5/25/2004 10/07/2008 Additional Inventions Certificate C1, C2 2008/42
CA Canada 6/01/1920 10/25/2008 Granted Patent
For 1970 - 1972 only documents with Canadian priority
A,A1.,A2,B
2008/46
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11/02/1986 10/21/2008 Filed application and granted patent
Number > 2000000
A1,E,C 2008/46
CH Switzerland 3/31/1969 11/15/1977 Publ. application D 1984/10*
1/09/1888 9/30/2008 Patent A,A5,A3,A8,A9,
B,B5,C1
2008/41
9/30/1998 5/31/2007 Partial withdrawals and annullments of CH/EP patents H1,H2 2007/27
CN China 10/09/1985 12/28/1988 Patent (old) A,B 1990/06*
1/4/1989 11/05/2008 Unexamined patent appl., open to public inspection;
Translation of an international Application 
A, T, K1 2008/46
6/01/1993 7/23/2008 Patent B, C, K2, K3 2008/44
9/04/1985 12/28/1988 Utility model (old) U, K4 1990/13*
6/01/1993 11/05/2008 Utility model (new) Y, K5 2008/46
CS Czecho-
slovakia
2/26/1982 12/15/1993 Publ. application
Since 880816 titles in English
A1, A2, A3 1993/48*
4/15/1964 3/17/1993 Patent
From No. 178501 onwards applicant, inventor and titles in English
B1, B2, B3, B4, B6 1994/14*
CU Cuba 2/13/1974 12/11/1995 Patent
Number series not complete
A2, B2, A1, B1 1999/12#
CY Cyprus 6/05/1921 7/02/2008 Patent A, B1 2008/36
CZ Czech
Republic
1/13/1993 10/29/2008 Publ. application A3 2008/45
3/17/1993 10/29/2008 Patent B6 2008/45
4/09/1997 10/29/2008 Utility Model U1 2008/45
DD Germany (EX_GDR) 1/12/1973 7/15/1999 Patent
from No. 127690 onwards applicant, inventor and titles in German
A1,  A2,  A3,  A4, A5,
A6. A7, A8, A9, B1,
C2, C4, C5, T9
1990/27*
1/30/1980 2/1/1989 Economic and exclusiv patent B1. B3 1989/03*
5/7/1992 5/7/1992 public notice of inspection of patent application  A7, B2,A5 1992/25*
DE Germany 4/25/1864 11/13/2008 Patent
till 730104 only one publication stage
  (no granted patents)
A1,B1,B2,B3,B4,B8,
B9,C1,C2,C3,C5,D1,D2,R2,R3
T0,T1,T2,T3,T4,T5,T8,T9

2008/46

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7/19/1951 1/13/1983 Patent B 2008/36*
8/26/1977 12/31/1958 Granted Patent C 2008/36*
6/18/1979 11/13/2008 Publlication of filing or grant of certificate I1, I2, TD 2008/46
8/02/1931 11/06/2008 Utility model U, U1, U8, U9 2008/45
5/24/2007 11/13/2008 Notification of the publication of the international application in German language (title page only) A5 2008/46
DK Denmark 1/3/1983 12/23/1993 Filed application
Data of unpublished applications abandoned in 1994
X0,A0 1994/06*
8/22/1949 7/1/2001 Publ. Application (filed before 1.1.2000)
Date of gazette given in statistics, correct publication date given in records
2001/40*
1/7/2000 10/14/2008 Publ. Application (filed after 1.1.2000)
Date of gazette given in statistics, correct publication date given in records
A 2008/46
3/25/1895 11/03/2008 Patent B, B1, B2, B3, B4, C 2008/46
1/08/1990 11/03/2008 Translation of EP patent T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 2008/46
8/28/1992 10/24/2008 Utility model U1, U3, U4, Y3, Y4,
Y5, Y6
2008/45
DZ Algerian 9/28/2000 5/29/2005 Patent of Invention A1 2005/37
EA Eurasian
Patent
Office
7/1/1996 10/29/1998 Publ. application A1, A2, A3 2000/37
7/1/1996 12/29/2005 Patent B1  2006/03
EE Estonia 12/15/1995 10/15/2008 Published Patent Application A 2008/46
12/15/1995 10/15/2008 Granted Patents B1 2008/46
10/17/1994 10/15/2008 Registered  Utility Models U1 2008/46
EG Egypt 1/31/1976 8/26/2008 Patent A 2008/44
EP European Patent
Office
12/20/1978 11/12/2008 Publ. application A1, A2, A3, A4, A8,
A9
2008/46
1/09/1980 11/12/2008 Patent B1, B2, B8, B9, C9 2008/46
ES Spain 5/16/1919 6/1/1993 Patent A1, A2, A3, A4 1992/35*
1/1/1981 12/16/1992 Patent (Concordances)
Patents
A1, A2, A3 1992/49*
8/1/1987 10/16/2008 Patent (Law 1986) A1, A2, A3, A6,
B1, B2,T1, T3,T4, T5
2008/42
5/01/1959 6/1/1991 Utility model U, Y 1999/32*
9/1/1996 7/01/1999 Utility model   1999/32*
1/1/1988 10/16/2008 Utility model (New law 1986) U, Y 2008/42
FI Finland 6/29/1842 7/1/1976 Filed appliciation
Data of unpublished application
A 1984/14*
7/3/1975 10/31/2008

Publ. application
Date of gazette given in statistics;
 correct publication date given in data records

A, D0

2008/46

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5/31/1968 10/31/2008 Patent                                                              B, B1, C  2008/46
1/2/1992 10/31/2008 Utility model application                               V0 2008/46
2/3/1992 10/31/2008 Utility model U1 2008/46
FR France 3/25/1837 10/20/1972 Addition
No IPC, no inventors, no applicants, no titiles
E 1994/06*
10/07/1960 6/9/1972 Medicament
No applicants, inventors and titles
M 1984/09*
11/05/1900 8/28/1972 Patent old system  (without applicant, inventors and titles)  A 1984/08*
8/29/1969 11/07/2008 Patent or utility model with title
Applicant, inventor and title for 1st publication stage
only applicant and inventor for second publication stage
From publication date 850531 onwards titles and inventors also for second publication stage
A1, A2,  A3, A4,
A5, A6, A7, A8,
B1, B2, B3, B4  
2008/46
GB United
Kingdom
2/9/1983 10/15/2008 Filed application
Data of unpublished application
D0 2008/46
8/12/1840 12/30/1921 Before 1916 A 2008/36*
1/03/1916 12/29/1978 Before 1949 A 2008/36*
4/30/1969 8/12/2003 Law 1949 A 2003/14*
6/01/1982 10/29/2008 Law 1978 A, B, B8, C 2008/44
5/18/1994 10/01/2007 Corrected publication published A8, A9 2008/44
GC Gulf Coop. Council 10/30/2002 3/31/2007 Granted Patent A 2007/35
GR  Ellas 10/31/1988 9/19/2008 Patent Application (new law) A 2008/42
10/12/1920 9/29/2008 Patent B, B1, B2 2008/44
10/18/1988 1/31/2002 Translation of claims of EP patent application T1 2002/16
9/29/1989 1/31/2002 Translation of EP patent T3 2002/45
7/4/1977 2/23/1988 Patent application (old law) A 1993/15*
1/19/1990 1/31/2002 Utility model application U 2002/45
12/16/1988 12/27/2001 Utility model Y 2002/45
HK Hong Kong 3/5/1976 2/20/1998 Patent A 1998/21*
10/3/1997 10/31/2008 Standard Patent  A1 2008/46
10/3/1997 10/31/2008 Short term patents A2 2008/46
    Publ. of request designated pat. appl. A3  
HR  Croatia 8/11/1994 10/31/2008 Patent A1, A2,B1, B3 2008/46
3/31/2007 10/31/2008 Trans. of EP patent into Croation T3, T5 2008/46
HU Hungary 6/28/1985 10/28/2000 Deferred application numbers A1 2001/06*
3/28/1990 6/30/2008 Application number A0, AA, AB, AC 2008/32
12/28/1983 11/28/2000 Examined Patent application A2 2001/07*
2/03/1970 9/29/2008 Patent number
From no. 170759 onwards applicant, inventor, title in English
B, B1, B3, A 2008/41
3/28/1992 9/29/2008 Utility model application V0 2008/41
8/28/1992 8/28/2008 Utility model U 2008/36
ID Indonesia 11/26/1988 1/3/2002   A 2004/05
7/29/1992 10/30/1996 Patent B 2004/04
7/22/1996 5/6/1997 Simple Patent S 2004/04
IE Ireland 2/01/1991 10/15/2008 Publ. application. A1, A2 2008/42
9/01/1948 12/13/2000 Patent B1. B2 2000/40
IL Israel 6/20/1968 1/16/2006 Filed application
Data of unpublished application
D0 2006/46
1/25/1968 3/12/2006 Patent A 2007/34
IN India 8/2/1975 6/19/2004 Patent A1, E 2005/49
IS Iceland 10/07/1926 2/13/2008 Patent  application made available to the Public  A 2008/16
10/18/1996 3/15/2008 Patent  specification  B,B2,B6 2008/16
IT Italy 1/2/1978 11/4/2003 Patent application D0 2004/07
11/12/1937 1/30/2004 Published patent application A1, A2, A3, A4 2004/07
1/25/1973 9/8/2005 Patent
Titles in Italian, IPC up to subclass level
A, B, B1 2008/06
3/2/1987 1/20/2004 Utility model Z2, U1, Y1 2004/07
1/2/1978 10/3/1990 Utility model application (old ) V0 1993/52*
1/2/1978 6/20/1991 Utility model application Z2 1997/47*
6/13/1990 1/30/2004 Published utility model application V0, U1 2004/07
JP Japan 4/2/1973 1/6/1989 Unexam. application
From 50033701 (publication date 750401) onwards with IPC symbols
from 51111001 to 6402910 titles in English
A

1989/10*

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7/29/1971 10/23/2008 Unexam. Application
until 9028100 titles in English
A 2008/46
    Transl. Doc. laid open to publ. inspec. T1  
4/2/1973 1/6/1989 Examined application B 1989/06*
6/26/1961 3/29/1996 Examined application B 1996/09*
    Granted Patent C  
3/22/1950 10/15/2008 Registered patent B1, B2 2008/46
5/09/1979 12/22/1988 PCT translations (before 1989) T 1989/03*
1/12/1989 12/21/1999 PCT translations (before 2000) T 2000/06*
1/11/2000 10/09/2008 PCT translations (from 2000) T 2008/46
9/13/1971 10/23/2008 Unexamined utility models U 2008/46
4/27/1994 11/12/2001 Granted utility models Y1, Y2 2005/04
KE Kenya 7/11/1975 9/1/1989 Patent A, D 1989/41#
KR Korea
Republic of
2/28/1978 8/8/1997 Examined patent appl. (old law) A, B1, B2 2003/21*
2/25/1978 7/31/2008 Utility model (old law) U, Y1, Y2 1997/41*
10/03/1980 8/29/2008 Patent specification (new law) B1, B2 2008/46
1/28/1980 12/23/2005 Utility model (new law) Y1 2008/09
1/15/2000 11/07/2008 Official Gazette of the unexamined patents A 2008/46
10/01/1978 11/07/2008 Unexamined utility models U 2008/46
LT Lithuania 3/25/1994 7/25/1996 Patent application (until 1994) A 1996/27*
7/25/1996 10/27/2008 Patent application (from 1995) A 2008/44
8/25/1994 10/27/2008 Patent  B 2008/44
10/15/1992 4/25/1994 Reregistrations of SU patents R3 1999/08*
2/01/2008 7/18/2008 Utility model unexamined appl. (new law) U 2008/35
LU  Luxembourg 6/2/1945 9/22/2008 Patent A1, A2, D, A7, A9 2008/42
LV Latvia 10/06/1993 6/20/2008 Patent A, B 2008/32
10/20/1994 11/20/1998 Reregistrations of SU patents A3, A4, B4 1998/52*
MA Morocco 6/07/1977 5/2/2006 Patent of Invention A1 2006/21
    Certificate of Addition A7
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MC Monaco 12/13/1957 7/02/2008 Patent A, E 2008/35
MD Moldova 9/30/1994 9/30/2008 Patent application A 2008/43
1/31/1994 9/30/2008 Patent       B1, B2, F1, F2 2008/43
12/31/1994 8/31/2008 Utility model application U 2008/39
6/12/1996 9/30/2008 Utility model    Y1, Y2, W1, W2  2008/43
MN Mongolia 11/20/1972 6/15/1989 Patent
From No. 111 onwards applicant, inventor and title in English
A1, A6 1999/41#
MT Malta 11/17/1967 5/08/1992 Patent A 1992/40#
MW Malawi 5/9/1973 10/12/1994 Patent A1, E 1996/11#
MX Mexico 10/14/1980 3/26/2007 Patent A, B   2007/48#
2/3/1992 1/31/1995 Published patent application A1  1997/42#
1/2/1980 6/27/1991 Utility model E 1992/36#
6/21/2002 1/31/2008 Published  application 2008/13
MY Malaysia 12/31/1953 12/31/1988 Reregistered GB patent A 1990/04*
10/26/1988 3/16/1989 Patent A1 1989/17#
NL  Netherlands 2/17/1924 11/18/2003 Publ. application A , T 2004/03
7/01/1913 1/21/2004 Patent
B-documents (examined applications) as well as C-documents (granted patents) are stored (C-documents starting with publication date 790917)
B, C

2004/12

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5/18/1995 8/18/2008 Patent (patent law April 1995) A1, C1, C2   2008/41
1/1/2007 8/01/2008 Suppl. protection certificate application
Granted suppl. protection certificate 
I1, I2 2008/46
NO Norway 6/2/1986 12/9/2005 Filed application
Data of unpublished application
D0 2006/04
12/23/1946 7/01/1975 Public application 1984/14*
12/23/1946 3/21/2008 Public application
Date of gazette given in statistics.
Correct publication date given in data records.
2008/17
1/19/1909 7/7/1997 Examined application; granted patent B,C 1997/44*
3/17/1997 4/21/2008 Patent B1  2008/17
7/11/2005 3/3/2008 Suppl. protection certificate application,  Granted suppl. protection certificate    I1, I2 2008/16
2/10/2000 3/21/2008 Document laid open for public inspection B, B3 2008/17
NZ  New
Zealand
3/6/1978 7/31/2008 Public application
Titles in English, IPC symbols from 831216 onwards
A 2008/35
OA OAPI 1/15/1966 7/18/2006 Patent A 2006/40
PH Philippines 7/3/1975 1/18/1999 Patent 2005/05
4/30/1991 12/23/1997 Utility model U 2001/42#
PL Poland 2/28/1973 11/13/2006 Public application A1, A2 2008/30
3/13/1962