LIST OF DENOMINATIONS OF PATENT DOCUMENTS AS PUBLISHED BY INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OFFICES
The following list contains all titles of patent documents published by approximately 60 industrial property offices. The list is divided into numbered sections according to the different kinds of patent documents. The titles of the patent documents listed in each of the sections are followed by an indication of the country or countries which currently publish or which have published the said document. An asterisk before the title of a document indicates that the document in question is no longer published; an asterisk accompanying a country code indicates that the document is no longer published by the corresponding country or organization. Titles of documents which appear as defined terms in the Glossary are indicated with a cross.
More details on particular kinds of patent documents can be found in the Appendices to WIPO Standard ST.16
1. Applications for Patents and Other Similar Titles of Protection, Except Documents Relating to Utility Models and to Industrial Designs
+ Patent applications (general)
* Accepted patent application – YU
Application – UY
Application for a patent for invention – BE, BO, FR, IL, IT, LU, PT, TN
Application for an invention – CZ
Application published with a search report – EP, GB
Application published without a search report – EP
Description of an application for a patent – PL
Document laid open (for public inspection) – AT, CH, DE, DK*, FI, NO, SE
Examined application for a patent for invention – CN
* First publication – BR
Official gazette of unexamined patents – KR
Patent application – MW, NZ, YU, ZM
Patent application laid open – CA, NL, YU
Patent application made available to the public – BG, DK, FI, NO, SE
Patent application published with a search report – ES, RO
Patent application published without a search report – ES, RO
Patent application specification as filed – IE
* Publication – BR
* Publication of an application for a privilege – BR
Published examined patent application – JP
Published patent application – HU, MX, NL
Published unexamined patent application – JP
Request for privilege – patent for invention – BR
Standard patent application – AU
Unexamined application for a patent for invention – CN
Unexamined application for a patent for invention laid open – RU
International applications, applications for special kinds of patents and for titles of protection for inventions other than patents
Application for a patent for invention – max. 6 years – BE
Application for a patent for a new variety of plant – IT
Application for a Supplementary Protection Certificate – FR
Application for a confirmatory patent – BO
Application for a patent of improvement – BO
Description of an application for a provisional patent – PL
Description of an application for a provisional patent of addition – PL
+ International application (patent) (published with the international search report) – WO
+ International application (patent) (published without the international search report) – WO
Later published amended claims – WO
Petty patent application – AU
Published unexamined patent application based on international application – JP
Applications for additional documents
Application for a certificate of addition – TN
Application for a certificate of addition to a patent for invention – FR* (1), PT*
Application for a patent of addition – MW, ZM
Description of an application for an additional patent – PL
2. Patents and Other Similar Titles of Protection, Except Documents Relating to Utility Models and to Industrial Designs
Granted patents for inventions (general)
Accepted standard patent – AU
Certificate of patent for invention – CU
Description of a granted patent for invention – PL
Description of patent for invention – BG
Description of an invention – RO
Description of an invention for a patent – BG*, CS, RU
Granted patent for invention – RO
* Letter patent – BR
* Patent (pre-1836) – US
Patent – AP, BR, CA, DK*, FI*, MN, NL, NO, SE*, SI, RU, US, UY, VN
Patent for invention – AR, BE, BO, EG, ES*, FR, GR, IT, MA, MC, MX, OA, PE, PH, PT, RO, TN
Patent for invention (complete) – ZW
Patent published after examination – ES
Patent published with a search report – ES
Patent published without a search report – ES
Patent specification – AT, BD, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EP, FI, GB, HU, IE, JP*, KR, SE, YU
Specification of a patent for invention – TR
Special kinds of patent and titles of protection for inventions other than patents
Certificate of invention – MX
Confirmatory patent – BO
Description of an invention for an inventor’s certificate – BG*
Description of a patent for which a provisional patent has been granted previously – PL
Description of a provisional patent – PL
+ Inventor’s certificate – CU, MN, RU*, VN
Patent for invention – max. 6 years – BE
Patent for a new variety of plant – IT
Patent of importation – AR, BE*, ES*
Patent of improvement – BE*, BO, MX, PE
+ Petty patent – AU
+ Plant patent – US
Short-term patent – max. 10 years – SI
* Special patent for medicament – FR
* Specification of inventors’ certificate – HU
Supplementary Protection Certificate – AU, BE, DE, FR, GB, IE, JP, KR, MX, NL, US
Additions concerning granted patents for inventions
Certificate of addition – AR, ES*, LU, MA, MC, TN
Certificate of addition to a patent for invention – CU, FR* (1), PT*
Complementary description of an invention – RO
Description of an additional patent – PL
Description of an invention for an additional patent – BG*
+ Patent of addition – AR, EG, GB, GR, IN, MN, RU, SI, VN
Patent of addition (complete) – ZW
* Patent specification to a patent of addition – AT, CH, HU
Additions concerning special kinds of patent and titles of protection for inventions other than patents
* Additional improvement – US
* Certificate of addition to a special patent for medicament – FR
Description of a provisional patent of addition – PL
Description of an additional patent for which a provisional patent has been granted previously – PL
Description of an invention for an additional inventor’s certificate – BG*
Patent for invention of improvement – RO
Inventor’s certificate of addition – CU, MN, RU*, VN
* Specification of inventors’ certificate of addition – HU
3. Documents Relating to Utility Models
Utility model applications (incl. international applications)
Application for a certificate of addition to a utility certificate – FR* (1)
Application for a utility certificate – FR
Application for a patent for utility model – CN, IT
Description of an application for an additional utility model – PL
Description of an application for utility model – PL
International application (utility model) (published with the international search report) – WO
International application (utility model) (published without the international search report) – WO
Official gazette of unexamined utility models – KR
Published examined utility model application – JP
Published unexamined utility model application – JP
Published unexamined utility model application based on international application – JP
Request for privilege – utility model patent – BR
Utility model application – ES, PT
Utility model application made available to the public – BG, DK
Utility models – grants
Certificate of addition to a utility certificate – FR*(1)
Description of a utility model patent – BG
Description of utility model – PL
Patent for utility model – IT, PH, RU
Registered utility model specification – FI, JP*, MX
Title of utility model – PE
+ Utility certificate – FR
+ Utility model – DE, ES, PT
Utility model specification – DK, KR
4. Other Documents
Amended, corrected, modified or reissued documents
Amended or corrected patent specification – GB
* Amended patent specification – GB
Certificate extending patent term under 35 USC, Section 156 – US
Certificate of correction – US
Corrected patent specification – JP
Corrected registered utility model specification – JP
Modified published application for a patent for invention – CN
Modified published application for a utility model patent – CN
New patent specification – EP
Patent specification (amended) – DK
Petty patent amended after acceptance – AU
Reexamination certificate – CA, US
* Reissue patent (pre-1836) – US
+ Reissue patent – CA, US
Standard patent amended after acceptance – AU
Utility model specification (amended) – DK
Translations
Patent abstracts published in English – KR, RU
Publication of the international application in German translation – DE
Publication of claims of the European patent application in German translation – DE
Translation of the amended European patent specification – DE, DK, GB, SE
Translation of the description and claims of a European patent as amended after opposition – FR
Translation of claims of the European patent application – DK, FR, GB, SE
Translation of claims and drawings of the European patent application – ES, PT
Translation of European patent application abstracts – FR
Translation of the European patent specification – AT, BE, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, PT, SE
Corrected or revised translations
Corrected translation of claims of the European patent application – DK, GB, SE
Corrected translation of the European patent specification – DK, GB, SE
Revised translation of the claims of the European patent application – FR
Revised translation of the description and claims of the patent as amended after opposition – FR
Revised translation of the European patent specification – ES
Revised translation of claims and drawings of the European patent application – ES
Design documents
Certificate of registration of an industrial design or model – RO
Design – BD, KR
+ Design patent – US
Industrial design or industrial model – PT
Registered design – JP, MX
Request for privilege – design patent or industrial model patent – BR
Abstract documents
Abstract of Canadian patent – CA
+ Abstract of patent application available to the public – BG, FI, FR, NO, SE
Abstract of patent specification – HU*
Abstract of utility model application available to the public – BG
Patent abstracts published in English – KR, RU
Patent application (abstract) – DK
Utility model application (abstract) – DK
Search reports
+ International search report (published with amended claims) – WO
+ International search report (published with revised version of the front page of the pamphlet) – WO
+ Search report (published with the patent application) – EP, FR
Search report made available to the public – RO
Separately published search report – EP, ES, FR
Supplementary search report – EP, WO
Other documents
Cover pages, claims and drawings of Canadian patents – CA
* Defensive publication – US
Statutory invention registration – US
* Trial voluntary protest program – US
(1) In accordance with the Law of November 26, 1990, which has been incorporated in the Intellectual Property Code of July 1, 1992, there is no longer any provision in the French law for applications for certificates of addition. Publication and grant will continue, however, until all applications for such titles have lapsed.