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Country Code and Year List for Patent Countries Covered

CAS has covered patents of chemical, biochemical, and chemical engineering interest from 1907 to the present.

This table lists the countries, patent kinds, and years of coverage for the CA basic patents, i.e., patent documents abstracted and indexed by CAS.

Country Code

Kind Code

Publication Type

Publication Years
AP African Regional Industrial Property Organisation A Patent 2000-
AR Argentina     1959, 1961, 1964

AT Austria

A1, A2

sterreichische Patentanmeldung (Pre-grant Application)

10/2005-

A4 sterreichische Patentanmeldung (Post-grant Application) 10/2005-
B Patentschrift (Patent) 1907-

AU Australia

B1/B2

Patent

1927-

B3

Petty patent

1982-

BE Belgium

A/A1

Patent, French language

1928-

BG Bulgaria A, B2 Published Patent Application, Patent
(First Publication Level)		 2000-

BR Brazil

A

Pedido de Privilegio

1957-1958, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1975-

CA Canada

A/A1

Patent/Brevet

1910-

AA

Laid-open Application

1998-

C Granted Patent (1989 Law) 07/2007-
CL Chile     1919

CH Switzerland

A

Patentschrift/Expose dInvention/Exposto dInvenzione (Main Patent/ Patent of Addition unexamined)

1910-

A3

Auslegeschrift/Fascicule de la Demande/Fascicolo della Dommanda (Patent application, examined)

1983-

B

Patentschrift/Expose dInventionExpost dInvenzione (Main Patent/Patent of Addition examined)

1981-1982

CN China, Peoples Republic of

A Unexamined Patent Application 1985-
B Examined Patent Application pre-1993

C

Granted Patent

1993-

Y Granted Utility Model Patent 01/2007-

CS Czechoslovakia(1)

B/B1

Popis Vynalezu k Autorskemu Osvedceni (Authors Certificate)

1955-

P/B2

Popis Vynalezu k Patentu (Basic Patent)

1985-1992

M/B3

Popis Vynalezu k Autorskemu Osvedceni

1986-1992

B6

Patentovy Spis (Patent Document; 1990 Law)

1992

CZ Czech Republic(1)

B6

Patentovy Spis

1993 -

DD Germany, East

Z/A1

Patentschrift, Wirtschaftspatent (Formal examination)

1954-

DE Germany

A1

Patentschrift

1899 -

A9 Corrected Complete Specification 7/2004 -

B1

Auslegeschrift (Published without A1)

1981

B4 Patentschrift (with pre-grant publication) 07/2007
B9 Corrected Complete Specification (Granted Patent) 4/2004 -

C1

German Offenlegungsschrift

1970 -

C9 Corrected Complete Specification (Revised Patent) 10/2004 -
T5 Translation of Publication of International Application 3/2004 -

U1

Gerbrauchsmusterschrift

1999 -

U9 Corrected Complete Specification (Utility Model) 7/2000 -

DK Denmark(1)

B

Fremaleggelsesskrift

1909-1993

B1

Meddett (1993 Law)

1993 - 2003

A5 Patentansoegning 2004 -

EE Estonia

A Patenditaotlus 2000 -
EG Egypt A Egyptian (Patent Document) 2000 -
EP European Patent Office

A1

European Patent Application (with search report)

1978 -

ES Spain(1)

A1

Patente de Invencion

1946 -

FI Finland(1)

B

Kuulutusjulkaisu Utlaggningsskrift

1960 -

B1 Patenttijulkaisu 1997 -

FR France(2)

A

Brevet dInvention (Old law)

1900 -

A1

Demande de Brevet dInvention

1967 -

A2

Demande de Certificat dAddition

1963-1979

A3

Demande de Certificat dUtilite

 

A4

Not distinguished as A1-A3

1985

M

Brevet Special de Medicament; Certificat dAddition a un Brevet Special de Medicament

1965-1972

GB United Kingdom(3)

A

Patent Specification

1901-1902; 1904-

A/A1

Patent Application

1982

B

Amended Patent Specification

1979-

GR Greece A Demosieuse Aiteses Diplomatos Euresitechnias 2000-
B1 Demosieuse Diplomatos Euresitechnias 2000-
HK Hong Kong A2 Short-Term Patent Specification 2000-
HR Croatia A1 Prijava Patenta 2000-

HU Hungary

P/B

Szabadalmi Leiras

1925; 1927-1931; 1933-1944; 1947-1949; 1959-1973

A/A1

Halasztott Talalmanyi Bejelentes

1970-

O/A2

Teljes Talalmanyi Bejelentes

1970-

IL Israel

A1

Application for Patent

1956-

IN India

A

Patent Application

2004-

A1 Granted Patent Specification 1935; 1941; 1943; 1946-
IP Web publication   Technical disclosure from IP.com 2001-

IT Italy

A

Patent

1913;-1914; 1919; 1925-1927; 1945-1972

A1

Patent Application

2001-

B1

Patent (Granted)

1999-

JP Japan

A2

Kokai Tokkyo Koho

1971-

B1

Examined application (1st publication without prior A2)

1999-

B2 Toroku (Granted Patent with a preceding publication) 07/2007-

B4

Tokkyo Koho (examined patent application)

1950-1996

KR Korea, Republic of

A

Repub. Korean Kongkae Taeho Kongbo

2000-

B1

Granted Patent

02/2007-

LT Lithuania(1)

B

Patento Aprasymas

1994-

LU Luxembourg

A1

Patent Application (with search report)

2001-

A2

Patent Application (without search report)

2001-

LV Latvia(1)

B

Iszinas

1994-

MC Monaco A Brevet d'Invention 2000-
MD Moldova

A

 Cerere de Brevet de Inventie 2000-
B1 Brevet de Inventie
F1 Brevet de Inventie Acordat

MX Mexico

A

Solicitud de Patente

1956, 1958, 2000-

NL Netherlands

A

Terinzagelegging

1912-

A1

Inschrijving

1996-

NO Norway(1)

B

Utlegningsskrift

1907; 1909-

B1 Patent 1997-
NZ New Zealand A Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand 2000-

PL Poland(1)

P/B1

Opis Patentowy (Main Patent)

1957-

PT Portugal A Fasciculo de Patente de Invencao 2000-
RD Research Disclosure     1996-2006

RO Romania

B/B1

Descrierea Inventiei (Inventor Certificate)

1962-1963; 1966-

RU Russia

C1

Vydannyi bez Predshestvuyushchei Publikatsii Zayavki

1911-16, 1918, 1920-41, 1943, 1993-

C2

Vydannyi s Predshestvuyushchei Publikatsii Zayavki

1993-
Imperial Russia 1908, 1911, 1912
Russian Applications 1927-30

SE Sweden(1)

B

Utlaeggningsskrift

1908-1994

C2

Patentskrift (1994 Law)

1994-

SG Singapore

A1

Patent Application

2000-

SI Slovenia C2, C Patent S Skrajsanim Trajanjem, Patent 2000-

SK Slovakia(1)

B6

Patentovy Spis

1994-

SU USSR

D/A3

Opisanie Izobreteniya k Patentu

1940; 1943; 1945-1947; 1949-50; 1952; 1955-1999

TR Turkey A1/A2 Patent Basvurusu 2000-

TW Taiwan

B

Zhonghua Minguo Zhulanli Gongbao

1958; 2000-08/2004

B1 Zhonghua Minguo Zhulanli Gongbao 08/2004-

US United States

A

Granted US Patent (prior to Jan 2, 2001)

1905-2000

A0

Published Patent Application (NTIS)

1971-

A1

Patent Application (starting on Jan 2, 2001)

2001-

A1/A4

United States Patent Application (Trial Program)

1975-1976

B1

Granted Patent (No pre-grant publication; starting on Jan 2, 2001)

2001-
B2 Granted Patent with pre-grant publication 07/2007-

E

Reissue Patent

1967-

H

United States Defensive Publication

1969-1987

H1

Statutory Invention Registration

1986-

P1/P2 United States Plant Patent Application Publication 2001-
P3 Granted Plant Patent with pre-grant publication 07/2007-

WO WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)4

A1

PCT International Application (With search report)

1978-

A2

PCT International Application (Without search report)

1978-

ZA South Africa

A

Application for Patent

1939; 1960;1964-

 

(1) Currently, only patents issued to residents in the granting country are abstracted.
(2) The French (FR) patent material in this product/service is made available from Institute National de la Propriete Industrielle (INPI).
(3) The UK patent material in this product/service is UK Crown copyright and is made available with permission. (C) Crown Copyright
(4) The World (WO) patent material in this product/service is made available from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). WIPO bears no responsibility for the integrity or accuracy of the data contained herein, in particular due to any deletion, manipulation, or reformatting of data that may have occurred beyond its control.

Updated 7/16/2008 10:26:02 AM
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