Legal Events Coverage in INPADOCDB and INPAFAMDB on STNext

  • Updated
Download Icon Download

For the following countries or patent issuing organizations, legal status information is given in the INPADOCDB file:

      EP Applications WO Applications
Country Code Country Text Domestic applications Entry into national phase Fee Payment,  Lapse
or other events
Entry into national phase Non-entry into
national phase
AE United Arab Emirates       2014 -  
AL Albania     2014 -    
AM Armenia       2018 -  
AO Angola       2018 -  
AP ARIPO       1996 - 2008  
AR Argentina 2004 -        
AT Austria 1968 - 2012 - 1981 - 1981 -  
AU Australia 1970 –     1997 -  
AZ Azerbaijan       2016 -  
BE Belgium 1984 -   1980 -    
BG Bulgaria     2003 - 2001 -  
BR Brazil 1995 -     2005 -  
BY Belarus       2007 - 2008  
BZ Belize       2002 - 2007  
CA Canada 1979 -     1990 - 1991 -
CH Switzerland 1967 - 1997 - 1980 - 2008 -  
CN China 1985 -     1999 -  
CO Colombia 1996 -     2001- 2018  
CR Costa Rica 2000 -     2001 - 2018  
CU Cuba 2009 -        
CY Cyprus     1999 -    
CS Czechoslovakia 2000 -        
CZ Czech Republic 2000 -   2003 - 1991 -  
DD German Democratic Republic 1981 - 2004        
DE

 Germany, Federal   

 Republic of

1973 - 1980 - 1979 - 1980 - 1997 -
DK Denmark 1982 - 1990 - 1991 -    
DZ Algeria       2000 -2014  
EA Eurasian Patent Organization 1998 -     2006 -  
EE Estonia 2003   2003 -    
EG Egypt       2008 - 2011  
EP European Patent Office 1978 -     1981 - 1994 -
ES Spain 1992 - 1992 - 1988 - 1992 -  
FI Finland 1973 -   1997 - 1981 -  
FR France 1969 - 1983 - 1980 -    
GB United Kingdom 1969 - 1987 - 1981 - 1998 -  
GE Georgia       2004 -  
GR Greece 2002 - 1994 - 1988 -    
HR Croatia     2010 - 1999 -  
HK Hong Kong 2004 -     2004 -  
HU Hungary 1990 -   2004 - 2006 - 2012  
ID Indonesia       2010 - 2017  
IE Ireland 1993 - 1994 - 1995 -    
IL Israel 1996 -     1998 -  
IN India       1999 - 2012  
IQ Iraq       2023 -  
IR Iran, Islamic Republic of       2012 - 2019  
IS Iceland     2006 -    
IT Italy 1990 -   1980 -    
JO Jordan       2020  
JP Japan 1978 -     1991 - 1998 -
KE Kenya       1995 -  
KR Republic of Korea 1983 -     1997 - 2001
KZ Kazakhstan       2015 -  
LI Liechtenstein via CH   1982 -    
LT Lithuania 1994 -   2006 - 1996 -  
LU Luxembourg 1972 -   1980 -    
LV Latvia     2008 - 1998 -  
MA Morocco   2017 -   2015 - 2017  
MC Monaco 1972 -        
MD Moldova 1994 -     2006 -  
MK North Macedonia     2013 -    
MT Malta     2011 -    
MX Mexico 1994 -     1994 -  
MY Malaysia       2007 -  
NG Nigeria       2023 -  
NI Nicaragua       2017 - 2021  
NL Netherlands 1965 - 2010 - 1980 -    
NO Norway 2001 - 2012 - 2009 -    
NZ New Zealand 2001 -     1992 -  
PE Peru 1993 -     2009 -  
PH Philippines 1990 - 1997     2002 - 2019  
PL Poland 2006 -   2005 - 2002 -  
PT Portugal 1991 - 1997 - 1993 - 2000 -  
RO Romania   2003 - 2004 - 1999 -  
RS Serbia       2006 -  
RU Russia * 2005 -     2001 -  
SA Saudi Arabia       2020 -  
SE Sweden 1994 - 2000 - 1980 - 1983 -  
SG Singapore       2016 -  
SI Slovenia 2004 -   2004 - 2001 -  
SK Slovakia 2010 - 2010 - 2003 - 1993 -  
SM San Marino     2013 -    
SV El Salvador 1971 -        
SU Soviet Union 2005 - 2011        
TH Thailand       2010 -  
TR Turkiye       1996 -  
TW Taiwan 1994 -        
UA Ukraine       2005 -  
US United States 1979 -     1979 -  
UZ Uzbekistan       2001 -  
VN Viet Nam       1995 - 2008  
WO World Intellectual Property Organization 1978 -        
YU

Yugoslavia

Serbia and Montenegro

     

1996 – 2002

2003 - 2006

 
ZA South Africa       1999  

* References to RU in SU-applications since 2005