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
- 1. Does your Office provide access to patent information online?
- 2. What types of patent information from your Office are available online? Please select all that apply
- 3. How can users access patent information online? Mark all that apply
- 4. Who can access this information online?
- 5. Besides English, are the online systems for patent information indicated above available in any other languages for the user interface and search?
- 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.
- 7. Is the following legal status information available in online systems
- 8. How often is each type of patent information updated online?
Survey respondents
ST.3 Code | Country or Office |
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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 |
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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 |
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. |
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-platpa |
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 | |
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 |
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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/re | |
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: | ||
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.ipau | |
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina | Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | ||
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: | ||
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: | ||
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: | ||
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/i |
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: | ||
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. | |
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.rnpdigita | |
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/ |
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.dpm | |
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 | |
EC Ecuador | Published applications Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | ||
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/patents-utility-models/search-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 | |
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://data.inpi.fr/recherche_avancee/brevets ; http://bases-brevets | |
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.html | |
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/e | |
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 | |
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: | ||
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: | ||
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-platpa |
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. | |
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: | ||
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: | ||
LV Latvia | Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | https://www.lrpv.gov | |
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: | ||
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 | |
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.go | |
NI Nicaragua | Published applications Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | ||
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.... | |
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.go |
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.ipopn |
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) | |
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://servicosonli | |
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/publ | |
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: | ||
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: | ||
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: | ||
TN Tunisia | Published applications Granted patent publications Official Gazette Please provide URLs where the available types of information can be accessed online: | ||
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.ukrpaten |
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 |
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.p |
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 |
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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 |
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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://data.inpi.fr/recherche_avancee/brevets 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 |
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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-brevets | 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-jurispru | |
GB United Kingdom | From: 24.08.1998 To: present YES Remarks: PDF Journals with advertisements of unpublished applications from August 1998 - https://webarchive.n | From: 12.06.1978 To: present YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov. | From: 12.06.1978 To: present YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov. | From: 24.06.2003 To: present YES | From: 24.08.1998 To: present YES Remarks: Historical archive of Official Gazette's from August 1998 - https://webarchive.n | From: 12.06.1978 To: present YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov. | From: 12.06.1978 To: present YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov. | From: 01.04.2010 To: present YES | From: 12.06.1978 To: present YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov. | From: 04.01.1993 To: present YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov. | NO | From: 01.01.2008 To: present YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov. | From: 05.01.1998 To: present YES Remarks: https://www.ipo.gov. | 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 | 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 |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |