Latest Content Updates and Known Issues

AP

ARIPO

2008-06-30

AT

Austria

2026-03-15

• Some granted patents published from 1902 to 1989 have full text but the collection is not complete and the format is not as good as usual

• Abstracts are not available for some records, mainly kind code B in 2008 and 2010-2012

AU

Australia

2026-04-02

• No paragraphing in description field

• Abstracts are not available for pre-2011 records and for records from the PCT route

• Missing full text for some records, mainly published 2002-2005, 1994-1998, 2016

BE

Belgium

2026-03-19

• Abstracts are not available for records with kind code A published between 1980 and May 1982

BG

Bulgaria

2026-03-16

• No paragraphing in description field

BR

Brazil

2026-01-27

CA

Canada

2026-03-25

• Some PDFs missing beginning in early 2020

CH

Switzerland

2026-03-13

CN

China

2026-04-03

• In some records, paragraph numbers in the translated full text don't match those in the original text

CS

Czechoslovakia

1993-03-17

CY

Cyprus

1998-02-20

• Content update schedule is inconsistent

CZ

Czech Republic

2026-03-18

DD

East Germany

2003-08-07

• About 2,000 records with no full text

• Some records have been published by the patent office without abstracts

DE

Germany

2026-04-02

• Known gap from 1945-1950 due to WWII

DK

Denmark

2026-03-13

EA

EAPO

2026-03-31

• PDFs don't include the front page (not delivered by the patent office)

EP

EPO

2026-04-01

ES

Spain

2026-03-13

• Some titles contain “Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding.” This language is required by the Spanish Patent Office and cannot be removed.

FI

Finland

2026-03-20

FR

France

2026-03-13

GB

Great Britain

2026-03-25

• About 16K records contain description but no claims

• About 70K old records with no title

GR

Greece

2025-03-14

HK

Hong Kong

2026-03-20

HR

Croatia

2026-03-13

HU

Hungary

2026-01-28

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

IE

Ireland

2026-01-28

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

IL

Israel

2026-01-01

IN

India

2026-02-20

•  Some records are missing priority date. Data provider is working on the problem.

IT

Italy

2025-08-29

JP

Japan

2026-04-02

• Some titles and abstracts missing from 1986-1993

KR

South Korea

2026-04-03

LT

Lithuania

2026-03-10

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

LU

Luxembourg

2026-03-11

LV

Latvia

2024-10-20

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

MD

Moldova

2026-02-28

ME

Montenegro

2021-04-20

MX

Mexico

2017-08-24

NL

Netherlands

2026-03-12

NO

Norway

2026-02-23

NZ

New Zealand

2026-01-30

• Full text from 2018 to 2020 partially available. Data provider is working on the problem.

OA

OAPI

2026-03-03

• Some records have been published by the PTO without abstracts

PH

Philippines

2024-03-13

PL

Poland

2026-03-23

• Publication language (PL) is missing in some records

• Abstracts are not available for some records

PT

Portugal

2026-02-25

• Some full text specifications were not delivered by the patent office

RO

Romania

2025-03-28

• Some records have claims in the description field

• Abstracts are not available for some records

RU

Russia

2026-03-27

SA

Saudi Arabia

2023-03-31

SE

Sweden

2025-07-30

SG

Singapore

2024-07-09

SI

Slovenia

2026-02-27

• Abstracts are not available for some records

SK

Slovakia

2026-03-25

• Abstracts are not available for some records

SU

Soviet Union

1993-12-30

TH

Thailand

2025-04-29

• Some records have incorrect (default) publication date

• Duplication of some records caused by a rekey done by our provider. Data provider is working on the problem.

• Some records have incorrect application numbers due to formatting issues. Data provider is working on the problem.

• Data processing was on hold due to technical changes at the source. Processing has resumed and the provider expects to catch up in June 2024.

• Most of the records don't contain priority data

TR

Türkiye

2026-02-23

TW

Taiwan

2026-03-21

• Some PDFs missing

UA

Ukraine

2026-03-25

US

United States

2026-04-02

• From 1950-1975, claims are available only for chemistry grants

• USPTO is using both kind codes E (pre-2001) and E1 (post-2001) for reissue documents, which is correct but conflicts with their published documentation

WO

WIPO PCT

2026-04-02

• Some corrupt PDF files

ZA

South Africa

2023-06-28

• Minimal full text after 2011

Some claim numbers were lost in translations

Under evaluation

In progress