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Data collection Date : YYYY.MM.DD Data Update frequency
US Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date2001.03.15~2025.11.06 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings, Transaction History, Assignment Data
※ Agent/Attorney (Published information from USPTO is provided until Feb. 24,2011)
Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1976.01.06~2025.11.11 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings, Transaction History, Assignment Data Every week
Design Patent Grant Date1976.12.07~2025.11.11 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings, Transaction History, Assignment Data Every week
Plant Patent Application Date1972.03.07~2025.08.18 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings, Transaction History, Assignment Data Every week
US Patents Before 1975 Grant Date1790.07.31~1975.12.30 Bibliography, Abstract, Claims, Description, Full-Image, Drawings Completed
EP European Patent Applications Issued Date1978.12.20~2025.11.05 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Granted European Patents Issued Date1980.01.09~2025.11.05 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
PCT(WO) Issued Date1978.10.19~2025.11.06 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
JP Patent Application Unexamined Publications Unexam Pub. Date1993.01.08~2025.11.06 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Japanese Translation of PCT Unexam Pub. Date1996.01.09~2025.11.06 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Domestic Re-Publication of PCT Unexam Pub. Date1992.12.23~2021.07.01 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Examined Publications Exam Pub. Date1994.01.05~1996.03.29 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Completed
Granted Grant Date1996.03.01~2025.10.28 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Utility Application Unexamined Publications Unexam Pub. Date1993.01.08~2006.02.09 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings irregular
Unexamined Granted Grant Date1994.04.27~2025.10.28 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Utility Granted Examined Publications Exam Pub. Date1994.01.05~1996.03.29 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Completed
Granted Grant Date1996.02.21~2010.04.02 Full-text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings irregular
PAJ (Patent Abstract of Japan - Unexamined Applications) Unexam Pub. Date1976.10.01~2025.07.31 Bibliographic, Abstract, Full-Image(PDF), Rep. Drawings
※ JP Full-Image(PDF) (Unexam Pub. Date 1989.01.01 ~ Present)
Every month
JP Patents before 1992 Unexam Pub. Date1971.01.01~1992.12.31 Bibliography, Abstract, Claims, Description, Full-Image Completed
Domestic Pub. Date1983.01.01~1995.12.31 Bibliography, Abstract, Claims, Description, Full-Image Completed

∗ Text data is offered in Japanese+English depending on its fields.

∗ As for the JP patents, there could be 3-weeks difference between the date of unexamined publications and the date of Granted.

KR Patent Application Unexamined Publications Unexam Pub. Date1983.03.25~2025.11.11 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Examined Publications Exam Pub. Date1979.07.12~1997.08.08 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Completed
Granted Grant Date1997.07.07~2025.11.09 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Utility Application Unexamined Publications Unexam Pub. Date1983.03.25~2025.11.11 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Utility Granted Examined Publications Exam Pub. Date1979.07.11~1997.07.31 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Completed
Granted Grant Date1996.04.10~2025.11.07 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
KPA (Korea Patent Abstract) KPA-A (Unexamined Applications) Unexam Pub. Date1999.02.05~2024.08.30 Bibliographic, Abstract, Full-Image(PDF), Rep. Drawings irregular
KPA-B1 (Examined Applications) Grant Date1997.07.07~2024.08.28 Bibliographic, Abstract, Full-Image(PDF), Rep. Drawings irregular
KR Patents before 1979 Exam Pub. Date1948.06.20~1979.06.30 Bibliographic, Full-Image(PDF) Completed
Standardized Applicant 1900.01.01~2015.02.10 a standardized person or company name that maintains over 50 patent applications. irregular
KR Standardized Applicant 1900.01.01~2015.02.10 The whole Korean companies that received an external audit.
The foreign companies that maintain over 50 published patent and utility model documents.
irregular
∗ Text data is offered in Korean+English depending on its fields.
CN Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1985.09.10~2025.11.07 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1985.09.10~2025.11.07 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Utility Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1985.09.10~1992.12.30 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Completed
Utility Granted Publications Grant Date1993.01.06~2025.11.07 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Design Grant Date1985.09.10~2025.11.07 Bibliographic, Abstract, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
∗ Text data is offered in Chinese+English depending on its fields.
DE
(GERMANY)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1904.02.27~2025.10.30 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1868.09.05~2025.10.30 Every week
Utility Grant Date1904.04.16~2025.11.06 Every week
GB
(UNITED KINGDOM)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1887.02.15~2025.10.29 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1782.07.04~2025.10.29 Every week
FR
(FRANCE)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1911.07.10~2025.10.24 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1841.04.25~2025.10.24 Every week
Utility Unexam Pub. Date1969.08.02~2025.10.24 Every week
RU
(RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1995.11.10~2025.10.20 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1980.05.30~2025.10.20 Every week
Utility Grant Date1994.06.25~2025.10.20 Every week
IN
(INDIA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date2000.01.01~2025.10.24 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date2000.01.01~2025.10.24 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
IN Patents before 1999 Patent Date1912.01.02~1999.12.31 Bibliographic, Abstract, Rep. Drawings Completed
TW
(TAIWAN)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date2003.05.01~2025.10.16 Bibliographic, Abstract, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Unexam Pub. Date2003.05.01~2024.12.16 Full-text Every month
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1950.09.20~2025.10.21 Bibliographic, Abstract, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Grant Date1993.01.01~2025.01.11 Full-text Every month
Utility Grant Date1973.05.01~2025.10.21 Bibliographic, Abstract, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Grant Date2000.01.01~2025.01.11 Full-text Every month
Design Grant Date1964.12.01~2025.10.01 Bibliographic, Abstract, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Grant Date1993.01.01~2025.01.01 Full-text Every month
TW Patents before 1992 Patent Grant Date1950.09.20~1992.12.31 Bibliographic, Abstract Completed
Utility Grant Date1991.02.11~1999.12.31 Bibliographic, Abstract Completed
CA
(CANADA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1990.03.31~2025.10.22 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Administrative Status Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1869.08.11~2024.07.02 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Administrative Status Every week
AU
(AUSTRALIA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1900.01.24~2025.11.06 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1900.01.14~2025.11.06 Every week
Utility Patent Date1979.06.25~2025.10.30 Every week
IT
(ITALY)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1936.06.08~2025.10.24 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1909.10.21~2025.10.23 Every week
Utility Grant Date1965.07.23~2025.10.24 Every week
NL
(NETHERLAND)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1913.07.01~2025.10.13 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1912.11.01~2025.10.16 Every week
Utility Grant Date1995.05.18~2013.12.31 Every week
EA
(EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION (EAPO))
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1996.07.01~2025.08.11 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1997.03.31~2025.08.11 Every week
GR
(GREECE)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1988.10.18~2025.09.09 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1920.12.10~2025.08.27 Every week
Utility Date1988.08.10~2025.09.09 Every week
ZA
(REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1901.01.01~2025.10.22 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1913.06.05~2025.09.25 Every week
Design Date1900.01.01~2025.08.27 Every week
NO
(NORWAY)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1966.12.08~2025.09.29 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1915.01.04~2025.10.20 Every week
NZ
(NEW ZEALAND)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1957.12.20~2025.08.29 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1978.06.13~2019.03.01 Every week
DK
(DENMARK)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1949.08.22~2025.10.24 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1895.03.25~2025.10.24 Every week
Utility Date1992.08.28~2025.10.10 Every week
DD
(GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1993.04.22~1998.06.10 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Completed
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1951.06.14~2003.08.07 Completed
Utility Date1952.08.21~1961.06.24 Completed
RO
(ROMANIA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1907.01.08~2025.09.30 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1981.03.22~2025.09.30 Every week
Utility Date2009.06.30~2025.09.30 Every week
MY
(MALAYSIA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1986.08.18~2025.10.18 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1953.12.31~2025.10.15 Every week
MX
(MEXICO)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1992.02.03~2025.10.01 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1980.01.02~2025.09.30 Every week
Utility Date2020.11.13~2020.11.13 Every week
VN
(VIET NAM)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1984.07.06~2025.09.25 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1984.04.06~2025.09.25 Every week
Utility Date1989.09.24~2025.10.27 Every week
BE
(BELGIUM)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1979.12.07~2025.10.23 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1842.08.11~2025.10.22 Every week
Utility Date1987.03.31~2012.09.04 Every week
BR
(BRAZIL)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1965.05.03~2025.10.28 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1995.01.17~2025.10.28 Every week
Utility Date1975.08.05~2025.10.28 Every week
Design Date2013.10.08~2015.09.01 Every week
SU
(USSR- SOVIET UNION)
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1924.09.15~2025.08.25 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings irregular
SE
(SWEDEN)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1948.03.09~2025.10.28 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1885.06.05~2025.10.28 Every week
CH
(SWITZERLAND)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1962.01.31~2025.09.30 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1888.11.29~2025.09.30 Every week
ES
(SPAIN)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1967.07.16~2025.10.24 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1827.03.14~2025.10.24 Every week
Utility Date1929.10.16~2025.10.24 Every week
SG
(SINGAPORE)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1990.08.17~2025.09.30 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1983.02.25~2025.10.14 Every week
AR
(ARGENTINA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1963.03.27~2025.10.29 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date2001.01.01~2025.07.11 Every week
Utility Date1996.03.20~2025.10.15 Every week
IE
(IRELAND)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1930.01.03~2025.10.22 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1945.05.02~2025.10.22 Every week
Utility Date1993.01.13~2025.10.22 Every week
AT
(AUSTRIA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1914.05.01~2025.10.15 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1899.07.10~2025.10.15 Every week
Utility Date1994.07.25~2025.10.15 Every week
UA
(UKRAINE)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1994.10.25~2023.10.18 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1980.08.15~2025.10.22 Every week
Utility Date1995.06.30~2025.10.22 Every week
Design Date1993.03.31~2025.10.16 Every week
IL
(ISRAEL)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1958.02.13~2025.10.01 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date2002.05.23~2025.10.01 Every week
ID
(INDONESIA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1988.11.26~2025.10.23 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1992.07.29~2021.02.07 Every week
Utility Date1996.07.22~2025.10.23 Every week
CZ
(CZECH REPUBLIC)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1993.01.13~2025.10.29 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1993.03.17~2025.10.29 Every week
Utility Date1992.12.16~2025.10.21 Every week
CS
(CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1982.02.26~1999.01.13 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Completed
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1911.08.25~1993.03.17 Completed
TH
(THAILAND)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1960.07.16~2025.10.13 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1982.07.28~2025.10.14 Every week
Utility Date1970.01.01~2025.10.28 Every week
Design Date1961.04.19~2025.10.27 Every week
TR
(TURKIYE)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1996.06.21~2025.08.21 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1967.10.28~2025.08.21 Every week
Utility Date1996.06.21~2025.10.21 Every week
PT
(PORTUGAL)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1961.06.22~2025.10.30 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1977.04.03~2025.09.24 Every week
Utility Date1967.06.23~2025.09.19 Every week
PL
(POLAND)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1973.02.28~2025.10.20 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1930.10.30~2025.10.20 Every week
Utility Date1993.06.30~2025.10.20 Every week
FI
(FINLAND)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1842.06.29~2025.10.24 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1968.07.01~2025.10.23 Every week
Utility Date1992.01.14~2025.10.22 Every week
PH
(PHILIPPINES)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date2003.03.18~2025.10.27 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1975.07.03~2025.10.25 Every week
Utility Date1981.12.02~2025.10.29 Every week
HU
(HUNGARY)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1970.03.02~2025.10.28 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1913.07.07~2025.10.28 Every week
Utility Date1992.03.28~2025.10.28 Every week
HK
(THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Patent Application Publications Unexam Pub. Date1976.03.05~2025.10.17 Full text, Full-Image(PDF), Drawings Every week
Patent Granted Publications Grant Date1999.02.12~2025.10.17 Every week
Utility Date1998.05.01~2025.10.17 Every week
Others 57+ View Detail Patent Date1842.08.11~2025.10.30 Bibliographic, Abstract Every week
∗ Some data is provided in native language instead of English.

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ETC Data Coverage
Data collection Date : YYYY.MM.DD Data Update frequency
FTO Generic FDA Orange Book Approved Prior to 1982.01.01~2025.10.08 Products Data, Exclusivity Data, Patent Data Every month
Trial & Appeal & Litigation
Country Period Database Update Cycle
Trial & Appeal KR 1957.01.10 ~ 2025.10.22 (Request Date) Intellectual Property Tribunal and related patent court, the Supreme Court Every week
JP 1965.04.02 ~ 2025.10.27 (Request Date) Intellectual Property Tribunal and the related litigation Every week
US - BPAI 1776.07.04 ~ 2025.11.10 (Decision Date) BPAI (Appeal, Interference) Every week
US - PTAB 2012.09.16 ~ 2025.11.06 (Request Date) PTAB (IPR, PGR, CBM, DER) Every week
EP 1980.09.29 ~ 2025.10.01 (Opposition Date) Appeal, Objection to decision Every week
Litigation US 1963.03.04 ~ 2025.11.06 (Filing Date) Litigation by a competent court (Federal District court, Supreme court, ITC, CAFC) Every week
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Standardized Name of Applicant Corporations or institutions that have applied for more than 50 patents (+utility) in a single country Korean standardized name include external audit corporations The standardized names and the codes may be deleted or changed for reasons such as mergers and acquisitions of companies, change of name, etc Frequently
  • Full text : Bibliographic, Abstract, Claims, Description
  • Our regularly scheduled system update period, we apply the new data from Patent Authorities to our service in order. Due to our sequential data processing, WIPS contents would be differentiated from the Patent Authorities at a specific date.
  • We do not provide the Patent Full-Image(PDF) in case the authorities does not provide the Patent Full-Image(PDF) or the Patent Full-Image(PDF) has raw data error.
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    • CN
      • The CN data provides human translation on the title of the invention, the applicant, the applicant's nationality, the inventor, and the abstract.
      • Human translation data is updated monthly. (Four months difference may occur after publication.)
    • IN
      • According to data source, some of PCT filed since 2003 have different application no. with the original document.
    • TW
      • Due to the time of translation from the supplier, the full claim and the description of invention of the latest documents can be provided later than the bibliographic information.
      • According to the cycle of the data supply, there may be a time difference of about one and a half month after publication until the full claim and the description of invention of the latest document are searchable in the service.
    • AU, IT, NL
      • Due to some reasons of data source, claims and descriptions of inventions may not be complete. Please check the original document(PDF).
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      • CA original documents(PDF) is provided using the EPO Open Patent Service.
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