AU

CA

CN

DE

EP

ES

FR

GB

JP

KR

US

WO

publication-type

A=Application
G=Grant
U=Unknown

accession-number

Legacy IFI integer identifier

document-category

Present for US only. Categories are derived from kind codes and include:

•  

  • Defensive

  • Design

  • Plant

  • Reissue

  • Statutory

  • Utility

subject-area

Classification area descriptor. Values include:

•  

  • Chemical

  • Chemical/Electrical

  • Design

  • Electrical

  • Electrical/Mechanical

  • Mechanical

  • Plant

anticipated-expiration

Anticipated expiration date is calculated according to the patenting authority and document kind and reflects the maximum life of the patent assuming maintenance fees are paid and term extensions are not in place. See Anticipated and Adjusted Expiration Dates for more information.

adjusted-expiration

Adjusted expiration date contains a date calculated to reflect term adjustments made by the Australian patent office or by the USPTO under 35 USC 154. Present for AU and US only. See Anticipated and Adjusted Expiration Dates for more information.

regulatory-extension

"Yes" when true. This field appears in AU or US records when exploitation of a patent is delayed by regulatory review (e.g., FDA review) or in other patents when a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) has been issued for a patent.

In the US, “Yes” may also indicate that an interim extension has been granted (PEDS code PTEI). If a PTE Certificate is not issued, the extension will not be reflected in the IFI Snapshot or the office-specific-data container. Therefore, when the regulatory-extension=Yes and there is no data in the office-specific-data/ustags container and/or no adjusted expiration date in the IFI Snapshot, we recommend investigating the status via PAIR or the USPTO Patent Center. 

terminal-disclaimer

"Yes" when a notice of terminal disclaimer is present. For US pre-2001, the adjusted-expiration date may incorporate a terminal disclaimer; post-2000, the adjusted date does not include the effect of a terminal disclaimer.

ep-up-requested

"Yes" when lscode:U01 has been delivered in the legal event codes for EP-B records. Indicates that applicant has filed for a Unitary Patent (UP). Once the UP is registered, a C0 record is created where annuity payments, appeals, and other post-grant procedures are tracked.

country

Country is represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.

ifi-term-extension

Present for AU and US only. This field contains the number of days the term has been adjusted due to extensions and adjustments made by the Australian patent office, the USPTO, or the FDA.

under-opposition

yes|no

expiration-date

Expiration date provided by the Australian patent office

office-patent-status-description

Current status as provided by the Australian patent office. Values include:

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  • Accepted

  • Ceased

  • Certified

  • Converted

  • Expired

  • Filed

  • Granted

  • Lapsed

  • Refused

  • Revoked

  • Withdrawn

country

Country of origin of the applicant/assignee, represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.

type

Present for US and CA only. Possible values include:

number

Unique proprietary number associated with a standardized company or organization name.

name

The IFI standardized form of the applicant/assignee at the time the document was published.

An entry of “Individual” is assigned when the applicant/assignee is the inventor or any other person, rather than an entity.

country

Country of origin of the probable assignee, represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.

type

Present for US only. Possible values are "U.S. Company or Corporation" or "Foreign Company or Corporation".

number

Unique proprietary number associated with a standardized company or organization name.

name

The IFI standardized form of the probable assignee for US applications and grants which do not have assignee.

An entry of “Individual” is assigned when the applicant/assignee is the inventor or any other person, rather than an entity.

country

Country of origin of the current assignee, represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.

type

Present for US only. Possible values are "U.S. Company or Corporation" or "Foreign Company or Corporation".

number

Unique proprietary number associated with a standardized company or organization name.

name

The IFI standardized form of the current assignee, determined from reassignments from the patent authorities.

An entry of “Individual” is assigned when the applicant/assignee is the inventor or any other person, rather than an entity.

ifi-uniterm-fragment-indexing-code

Uniterm fragment indexing code

term-type

Term type "G" indicates a General term.

general-term-code

6-digit, zero-filled numeric code identifying the term

term-role-number

2-digit number denoting the function of a general term

preferred-indicator

When present the preferred indicator, always 1, is a flag indicating a preferred term.

general-name-text

Descriptive terms for properties, uses, processes, reactions, polymer terms, etc.

"impact strength"
emulsifiers
oxidation

role-descriptor

Term corresponding to the role number

present 
reactant 
product 

term-type

Term type "F" indicates a Fragment Link Set

F

term-link-id

9-digit number, used to maintain the linkage relationship

102134541

fragment-role-id

3-digit, zero-filled role identifier

030

term-code

6-digit, zero-filled number assigned to the fragment

030036

role-descriptor

Term corresponding to the role number

present
reactant
product

fragment-name-text