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General information is available in the section DPMAregister > Help > Search modes > Expert search of the Help pages.

Input options in the search form

The javascript based functionalities help you to construct search queries.
If you utilise the following drop-down menus and buttons, you can construct an expert search query in the input field.
The link "Show input tools" provides the following options to help you construct a search query.

Available fields

• Drop-down menu "Master Data"
  It contains the search fields for a search within the master data. The acronym (abbreviated field name) is indicated after each search field in brackets. Click on the respective item to select the desired field; the corresponding acronym will be transmitted to the input field above.
  
  Example of a search for IP rights/ IP applications containing the word "Warndreieck" in the title:
  Click on the item "Designation/title" to transmit the acronym "TI" to the input field. Add the operator = and the word "Warndreieck" to the right of "TI".
  The input field now contains the compound search expression: TI=Warndreieck
  
  In the following example, the search is for IP rights /IP applications of the "Ikaros" company:
  Click on the item "Applicant/owner" in the drop-down menu and add the operator = and the name of the company.
  The input field now contains the search expression: INH=Ikaros.

• Drop-down menu "Procedures"
  It contains the search fields for a search within the procedural data. The acronym (abbreviated field name) is indicated after each search field in brackets. Click on the respective item to select the desired field; the corresponding acronym will be transmitted to the input field above.
  
  Search example 1:
  You want to find out whether any newly filed/ registered IP rights were published or whether, due to a legal status change, such IP applications/ IP rights were published in No. 28/2010 of the patent gazette (Patentblatt) of the DPMA (publication date 15 July 2010) with regard to the "Holding" company.
  
  Please note that search fields relating to procedural searches must always be enclosed in curly brackets { }.
  
  First search option:
  First enter the left curly bracket { in the input field. When you select the item "Issue number" from the drop-down menu, the acronym "HN" appears after the curly bracket. Then enter the operator = and the number 28 and add a space.
  Continue by adding the operator AND and another space.
  Click on "Year of issue" in the drop-down menu to transmit the acronym "PJ" to the input field. Then add the operator = and the year 2010, and end the search expression with the right curly bracket }.
  The following expression is shown in the input field: {HN=28 AND PJ=2010}.
  This search expression could be used to find all published data of the patent gazette (Patentblatt) No. 28/2010. In this example, however, the search is intended to find only the published data concerning the "Holding" company - the search expression must be supplemented accordingly.
  In DPMAregister the details on the current applicant/owner of IP applications /IP rights are not displayed in the procedural data - but in the master data, see above "Drop-down menu Master Data". This is why the search expression regarding a current applicant/inventor must be placed outside the curly brackets.
  The complete search expression is: {HN=28 AND PJ=2010} AND INH=Holding
  
  Second search option:
  In comparison to the previous search, the search expression does not comprise the number of the issue of the patent gazette (Patentblatt) (HN) nor the publication year of the patent gazette (PJ), but the respective publication date (VT) of the patent gazette (Patentblatt).
  The search expression is: {VT=15.07.2010} AND INH=Holding
  
  
  
  Search example 2:
  Are there any IP rights of the Leica company (current owner) which were formerly held by the Cyra company?
  Current applicant/owner (field "INH") are kept in the master data.
  Previous applicant/owner (field "INHF") are kept in the procedural data, that is why the respective part of the search expression must be enclosed in curly brackets.
  The search expression is: INH = leica AND {INHF = cyra}
  
  
  Search example 3 a:
  Which IP rights of the current owner C were transferred from company A to company B at an earlier date?
  -> current applicant/owner: master data
  -> all previous applicants/owners: procedural data
  The search expression is: INH=C AND {INHF=A AND INH=B}
  
  Search example 3 b:
  Which IP rights of the Atlas company (current owner) were transferred from the Snow company to the Daiichi company at an earlier date?
  The search expression is: INH=Atlas AND {INHF=Snow AND INH=Daiichi}

'Operators and wildcards'

• Boolean operators
• Comparison operators
• Proximity operators
• Wildcards

Values

• Drop-down menu "Type of IP right"
  Select the item "Patent" to narrow your search to patents. Then the search will not find IP rights/ IP applications of the three other areas (Utility model, Protection certificate, Topography).
  If required, you can also select more than one item.
  Search example: You search for IP rights/ IP applications of the "Ikaros" company in the patent and utility model areas.
  The search expression is: (SART = patent OR SART = gebrauchsmuster) AND INH=Ikaros
  If you do not select an item from the drop-down menu "Type of IP right" your search will cover the entire data available.
  Explanations on the respective meaning of each of the four search values is available in the section Types of IP rights > Patents/utility models of these Help pages.

• Drop-down menu "Status"
  • Selection of the search value "Pending/ in force"
    The search result includes published applications of the patent area (including supplementary protection certificates); for the patent (including supplementary protection certificates) and utility model (including topographies) areas, the search result also includes the respective granted IP rights.
    
    
  • Selection of the search value "Not pending/ lapsed"
    The search result includes patent applications that are deemed to be withdrawn if an application had already been published before the withdrawal (date of the publication of a patent application: as a rule, 18 months after the filing date). Furthermore, the search returns granted/registered IP rights that are no longer in force.

  If you do not select an item from the drop-down menu "Status", the search will cover all above mentioned legal statuses.

• Drop-down menu "Possible types of procedures"

• Search value "Pre-registration procedure"
  (not for protection certificates and topographies)
  The pre-registration procedure marks the phase of the formal examination. The formal examination is usually concluded upon the first publication of the application, at the latest (publication of the patent application: as a rule 18 months after the filing date). Consequently, only very few processes of the pre-registration procedure are relevant for the display of the legal (procedural) status in the register.
  You can use this value to find out, above all, whether
  
  • The application is under preliminary examination
  • Decision to reject in pre-registration procedure
  • Pre-registration procedure has been concluded
  • Application is deemed to be withdrawn because request for examination not filed

  Search example: Finds all pre-registration procedures for which a respective legal/procedural status has become effective in the publication week 32/2010.
  Information for the search in field "Date of legal/procedural status" (VSTT): The date on which the legal/procedural status has become effective is displayed (retrospectively) as the "Date of legal/procedural status" (VSTT), but not the date on which the data is integrated into DPMAregister. Usually, several days pass between the date on which the legal/procedural status becomes effective and the date of integration of data into DPMAregister. This is why it is not advisable to perform monthly monitoring in the first days of the following month, because otherwise the search might not return those results for which a new legal/procedural status became effective only at the end of the previous month.
  Search expression: { VART = vorverfahren AND VSTT=KW32-2010 }

• Search value "Publications"
  The search will return results concerning the following publications:
  • Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
  • Publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)
  • 1st publication of application: Correction of defective title pages
  • 1st publication of application: Correction of defective publications of application (Offenlegungsschriften)
  • Patent specification
  • Patent specification: Correction of defective title pages

vPatent specification: Correction of defective patent specifications

• Amended patent specification
• Utility model specification
• Utility model specification: Correction of defective title pages
• Utility model specification: Correction of defective utility model specifications
• Translation EP claims
• Translation EP claims: Correction of defective title pages
• Translation EP claims: Correction of defective translations
• Translation of EP patent specification
• Translation of amended EP patent specification
• Corrected translation of EP patent specification
• Corrected translation of amended EP patent specification
• Re-print title page of translation of European patent specification
• Re-print title page of translation of amended European patent specification
• Re-print title page of corrected translation of European patent specification
• Re-print title page of corrected translation of amended European patent specification
• Re-print of translation of European patent specification
• Re-print of translation of amended European patent specification
• Re-print of corrected translation of European patent specification
• Re-print of corrected translation of amended European patent specification
• Publication of the mention regarding a WO publication
• Publication of translation of PCT application
• Correction of defective translations of PCT specification
• Amended patent specification - re-print of title pages
• Amended patent specification - re-print
• Correction of defective title pages of translation of PCT specification
• Correction regarding the mention of international publication in German language
• Request for early publication of application (Offenlegung)(Offenlegung)

• Search value "Search procedure"
  "Search procedure" covers all legal/procedural statuses relevant within the scope of a search under Sec. 43 Patent Law or a search under Sec. 7 Utility Model Law:
  • Request for search effectively filed
  • Identification of prior art for European application requested (Sec. 43(1), 2nd sentence, Patent Act)
  • Request for search subsequently found ineffective
  • Communication on identified publications issued pursuant to Sec.43 (7), 1st sentence, Patent Law
  • Communication on identified publications issued pursuant to Sec.43 (7), 2nd sentence, Patent Law
  • Citations modified after publication
  • Information on identified prior art provided

• Search value "Examination procedure"
  "Examination procedure" covers all legal/procedural statuses relevant within the scope of the examination under Sec. 44 Patent Law.
  If an appeal under Sec. 73 Patent Law or Sec. 18 Utility Model Law is filed against a decision, the events/changes relating to the appeal are also covered by this type of procedure.
  • Appeal received
  • Referred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration
  • Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
  • All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded

Appeal allowed

• Request for examination effectively filed
• Request for examination subsequently found to be ineffective
• Official communication on examination
• Reply to official communication
• Preparation of decision on patent grant
• Decision to grant patent by Examining Section/Patent Division
• Decision to grant patent by Federal Patent Court
• Grant of patent has become final
• Patent refused by Patent Division
• Patent refused by Federal Patent Court
• Decision on refusal has become final
• Patent refused by Examining Section
• Decision on publication by Examining Section
• Decision on publication by Federal Patent Court
• Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of publication fee
• Request for suspension of publication of patent grant filed
• Decision to reject in examination/protection certificate/registration procedure
• Decision to reject has become final

• Search value "Opposition procedure"
  "Opposition procedure" covers all legal/procedural statuses" relevant within the scope of an opposition to the patent grant.
  If an appeal under Sec. 73 Patent Law or Sec. 18 Utility Model Law is filed against a decision, the events/changes relating to the appeal are also covered by this type of procedure.
  • Appeal received
  • Referred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration
  • Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
  • All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded
  • Appeal allowed
  • Opposition dismissed as inadmissible
  • Decision on inadmissibility of the opposition has become final
  • Patent maintained in full by decision of Patent Division
  • Patent maintained in full by decision of Federal Patent Court
  • Decision to maintain patent in full by Patent Division / Federal Patent Court has become final
  • Patent maintained with limitations by decision of Patent Division
  • Patent maintained with limitations by decision of Federal Patent Court
  • Decision to maintain patent with limitations by Patent Division / Federal --- Patent Court has become final
  • Request for decision on patent by Federal Patent Court
  • Opposition to patent filed
  • Revocation by decision of Patent Division
  • Revocation by decision of Federal Patent Court
  • Decision on the revocation by Patent Division/Federal Patent Court has become final
  • Case file pending with Federal Patent Court

• Search value "Nullity procedure"
  "Nullity procedure" covers all legal/procedural statuses relevant within the scope of a nullity action against a patent or a protection certificate.
  • Action brought for declaration of nullity
  • Action for declaration of nullity withdrawn/finally dismissed or there is no need to adjudicate in the nullity proceedings
  • Final declaration of nullity of patent in full
  • Final declaration of nullity of patent in part
  • Supplementary protection certificate declared finally invalid in full
  • Supplementary protection certificate declared finally invalid in part
  • Case file pending with Federal Patent Court

• Search value "Limitation procedure"
  "Limitation procedure" covers all legal/procedural statuses relevant within the scope of a request for limitation of the patent.
  If an appeal under Sec. 73 Patent Law or Sec. 18 Utility Model Law is filed against a decision, the events/changes relating to the appeal are also covered by this type of procedure.
  • Request for limitation received
  • Request for limitation of patent withdrawn
  • Patent limited by decision of Patent Division
  • Patent limited by decision of Federal Patent Court
  • Decision by Patent Division / Federal Patent Court to limit patent has become final
  • Rejection of request to limit patent by Patent Division
  • Rejection of request to limit patent by Federal Patent Court
  • Decision to reject request to limit patent by Patent Division has become final
  • Request to limit patent by owner received at EPO
  • Patent limited by EPO on request by owner
  • Request to limit patent subsequently found to be ineffective
  • Appeal received
  • Referred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration
  • Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
  • All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded
  • Appeal allowed
  • Case file pending with Federal Patent Court

• Search value "Revocation procedure"
  "Revocation procedure" covers all legal/procedural statuses relevant within the scope of a request for revocation under Sec. 64 Patent Law.
  If an appeal under Sec. 73 Patent Law or Sec. 18 Utility Model Law is filed against a decision, the events/changes relating to the appeal are also covered by this type of procedure.
  • Appeal received
  • Referred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration
  • Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
  • All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded
  • Appeal allowed
  • Revocation by decision of Patent Division
  • Revocation by decision of Federal Patent Court
  • Decision on the revocation by Patent Division/Federal Patent Court has become final
  • Case file pending with Federal Patent Court
  • Request for revocation filed
  • Request for revocation rejected by Patent Division
  • Request for revocation withdrawn
  • Request for revocation is deemed withdrawn
  • Request for revocation of patent received by EPO
  • Owner's request for revocation of patent by EPO found inadmissible or not filed
  • Revocation of patent by EPO
  • Request for revocation rejected by Federal Patent Court

• Search value "Supplementary protection certificate procedure"
  "Supplementary protection certificate procedure" covers all legal/procedural statuses relevant within the scope of the application for a supplementary protection certificate.
  If an appeal under Sec. 73 Patent Law or Sec. 18 Utility Model Law is filed against a decision, the events/changes relating to the appeal are also covered by this type of procedure.
  • Appeal received
  • Referred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration
  • Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
  • All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded
  • Appeal allowed
  • Decision to reject in examination/protection certificate/registration procedure
  • Decision to reject has become final
  • Application for supplementary protection certificate effectively filed
  • Decision to grant supplementary protection certificate by Patent Division
  • Service of decision on grant by Federal Patent Court
  • Supplementary protection certificate granted
  • Decision on rejection based on formal grounds
  • Supplementary protection certificate lapsed due to revocation of marketing authorisation
  • Supplementary protection certificate deemed invalid due to lapse of basic patent
  • Application for an extension of the duration (medicinal product for paediatric use)
  • Service of decision on grant with extension of term of protection
  • Decision on the application for an extension of the duration (medicinal product for paediatric use) has become final
  • Decision on the rejection of the application for an extension of the duration (medicinal product for paediatric use) has become final
  • Application for an extension of the duration (medicinal product for paediatric use) withdrawn
  • Application for revocation of the extension of the duration (medicinal product for paediatric use)
  • Decision on the revocation of the extension of the duration (medicinal product for paediatric use) has become final
  • Decision on the rejection of the application for the revocation of the extension of the duration has become final (medicinal product for paediatric use)
  • Application for revocation of the extension of the duration withdrawn (medicinal product for paediatric use)
  • Application for rectification of the duration
  • Decision on the rectification of the duration has become final
  • Decision on the rejection of the application for rectification of the duration has become final
  • Application for rectification of the duration withdrawn
  • Nullity of basic patent
  • Basic patent lapsed before expiry of legal term of protection
  • Basic patent revoked
  • Limitation of basic patent/ limited maintenance of basic patent
  • IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection
  • Other
  • new notification exception
  • update notificaton exception

• Search value "New applicant/owner details"
  The type of procedure "New applicant/owner details" covers all legal/procedural statuses for recording of a change of applicant/owner details. If the data on register events are sorted according to this type of procedure, a history of the applicant/owner is displayed.
  • New applicant/owner details

• Search value "New representative details"
  The type of procedure "New representative details" covers all legal/procedural statuses for recording of a change of representative details. If the data on register events are sorted according to this type of procedure, a representative history is displayed.
  • New representative details

• Search value "New inventor details"
  The type of procedure "New inventor details" covers all legal/procedural statuses for recording of a change of inventor details.
  • New/additional inventor details

• Search value "Declarations on licences"
  The type of procedure "Declarations on licences" covers all legal/procedural statuses for changes of licence declarations. If the data on register events are sorted according to this type of procedure, a history of the licence declarations is displayed.
  • Willingness to grant licences declared
  • Willingness to grant licences cancelled
  • Non-binding interest to grant licences declared
  • Non-binding interest to grant licences cancelled
  • Exclusive licence recorded
  • Exclusive licence cancelled
  • Compulsory licence granted
  • Revocation of compulsory licence

• Search value "Procedure relating to EP application"
  The type of procedure "Procedure relating to EP application" covers all legal/procedural statuses relating to a European patent application indicating DE as designated contracting state. If the data on register events are sorted according to this type of procedure, a history of the EP application is displayed. Note: Lapse of granted patents can be found under "Administrative procedure".
  • EPO 1st publication
  • Publication of a mention regarding EP 1st publication by DPMA
  • EPO publication of search report
  • EPO publication of mention regarding patent grant (beginning of opposition period)
  • Publication by DPMA of mention regarding EP patent grant
  • No opposition to patent grant filed, or opposition proceedings at EPO completed without decision
  • Decision on refusal by EPO
  • Patent maintained full by EPO
  • Decision by EPO to maintain patent in full has become final
  • Patent maintained in amended form by EPO
  • Decision by EPO to maintain patent in amended form has become final
  • Procedure concluded at EPO without patent grant
  • Publication of European applications cancelled
  • Publication of translation of patent claims of European applications revoked
  • Publication of grant of European patent revoked
  • Contracting state DE no longer designated
  • Translation of European patent specification received
  • Request for publication of EP claims
  • Request for publication of European patent specifications
  • The European patent is deemed not to have had, from the outset, the effects for DE
  • Patent abandoned for DE
  • Decision on revocation by EPO has become final
  • Other
  • Opposition to patent filed

• Search value "Procedure relating to PCT application"
  The type of procedure "Procedure relating to PCT application" covers all legal/procedural statuses relating to an international patent application indicating DE as designated contracting state. If the data on register events are sorted according to this type of procedure, a history of the WO application is displayed. Note: Lapse of granted patents can be found under "Administrative procedure".
  • WO publication of search report
  • Ceased to have effect for DE
  • Publication of international applications in the German language revoked
  • Publication of international applications in German translation revoked
  • WO publication
  • Closing PCT nationale phase entry
  • WO first publication without search report
  • WO first publication with search report

• Search value "Administrative procedure"
  The type of procedure "Administrative procedure" covers all general and overarching legal/procedural statuses relating to IP rights.
  • Appeal received

R--- eferred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration

• Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
• All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded
• Appeal allowed
• Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to claiming domestic priority
• Divisional application from (free division or divided out on the grounds of lack of unity) initial file
• Divisional application (free division or divided out on the grounds of lack of unity) new file
• Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of application fee
• IP right lapsed through expiry of term of protection
• Other
• Reinstatement requested
• Reinstatement granted
• Reinstatement not granted
• Divisional application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of fees
• Patent lapsed because inventor not named
• Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of annual fee/ IP right has lapsed due to non-payment of annual fee
• Reinstatement not granted
• Request for further processing received
• Request for further processing allowed
• Request for further processing is deemed withdrawn or has been rejected
• Declaration of division deemed not to have been made
• Divisional application is deemed withdrawn
• Patent abandoned in part
• Publication of grant of patent revoked
• Splitting off utility model
• Additional application relating to
• Additional application has become independent
• Patent of addition has become independent
• Patent of addition lapsed due to non-payment of annual fees for main patent
• Procedure suspended
• End of suspension
• 1st publication of applications is revoked
• Decision undeliverable at present
• in appeal proceedings
• Internal rectification of the legal status completed
• Internal rectification of the legal status completed
• Application concluded before 1980 without patent grant or patent lapsed before 1980
• Lapse under Article 14d EC Regulation
• File number was deleted
• Application withdrawn/ is deemed to be withdrawn
• Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to submit translation

• Search value "Utility model procedure"
  The type of procedure "Utility model procedure" covers all legal/procedural statuses relating to utility models. If an appeal under Sec. 73 Patent Law or Sec. 18 Utility Model Law is filed against a decision, the events/changes relating to the appeal are also covered by this type of procedure.
  • Term of protection extended to 6 years
  • Term of protection extended to 8 years
  • Term of protection extended to 10 years
  • Term of protection not extended
  • Utility model has been abandoned in part
  • IP right lapsed after expiry of 3 years
  • IP right lapsed after expiry of 6 years
  • IP right lapsed after expiry of 8 years
  • Registration of utility model
  • New claims subsequently furnished to the IP case file
  • Registration and publication revoked
  • Case file was at Utility Model Division or Federal Patent Court with following file numbers:
  • Request for suspension of utility model registration filed
  • Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to claiming domestic priority
  • Divisional application from (free division or divided out on the grounds of lack of unity) initial file
  • Divisional application (free division or divided out on the grounds of lack of unity) new file
  • Other
  • Case file pending with Federal Patent Court
  • Application withdrawn/ is deemed to be withdrawn
  • Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to submit translation
  • Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of application fee
  • Appeal received
  • Referred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration
  • Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
  • All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded
  • Appeal allowed

  Explanatory notes:
  

  • Appeal cannot be allowed in an inter partes procedure
  • No publication of utility model specification after cancellation proceedings
  • Rejection based on formal grounds before registration of the utility model does not lead to register entry

• Search value "Utility model cancellation proceedings"
  The type of procedure "Utility model cancellation proceedings" covers all legal/procedural statuses relating to the cancellation of utility models. If an appeal under Sec. 73 Patent Law or Sec. 18 Utility Model Law is filed against a decision, the events/changes relating to the appeal are also covered by this type of procedure.
  • Appeal received
  • Referred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration
  • Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
  • All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded
  • Appeal allowed
  • Request for cancellation/ declaratory request received
  • Request for cancellation/ declaratory request inadmissible
  • Cancellation proceedings finished without substantive decision
  • Utility model cancelled
  • Utility model cancelled in part
  • Utility model found to be invalid
  • Utility model found to be partly invalid
  • Request for cancellation of utility model refused
  • Request for cancellation of utility model withdrawn
  • Declaratory proceedings finished without substantive decision
  • Request for establishment of invalidity of utility model refused
  • Request for establishment of invalidity of utility model withdrawn
  • Decision issued by division
  • Case file pending with Federal Patent Court

• Search value "Topography procedure"
  The type of procedure "Topography procedure" covers all legal/procedural statuses relating to topographies.
  • Appeal received
  • Referred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration
  • Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
  • All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded
  • Appeal allowed
  • Application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of application fee
  • Other
  • Registration of topography
  • Topography abandoned
  • Application is deemed withdrawn due to defects which have not been remedied
  • Modifications of topography
  • Case file pending with Federal Patent Court

• Search value "Topography cancellation proceedings"
  The type of procedure "Topography cancellation proceedings" covers all legal/procedural statuses relating to the cancellation of a topography. If an appeal under Sec. 73 Patent Law or Sec. 18 Utility Model Law is filed against a decision, the events/changes relating to the appeal are also covered by this type of procedure.
  • Appeal received
  • Referred back by Federal Patent Court to Patent and Trade Mark Office for new decision or registration
  • Appeal proceedings concluded by withdrawal of the appeal(s) or by other means
  • All appeals filed have been dismissed, rejected or found to be concluded
  • Request for cancellation/ declaratory request filed
  • Request for cancellation/ declaratory request inadmissible
  • Cancellation proceedings finished without substantive decision
  • Topography cancelled after cancellation proceedings
  • Topography cancelled in part after cancellation proceedings
  • Topography found to be invalid
  • Topography found to be partly invalid
  • Request for cancellation of topography refused
  • Request for cancellation of topography withdrawn
  • Declaratory proceedings finished without substantive decision
  • Request for establishment of invalidity of topography refused
  • Request for establishment of invalidity of topography withdrawn
  • Case file pending with Federal Patent Court

• Drop-down menu "Possible types of publication"
  • Search value "Documents"
    You select by published DE documents (for example, first publication of applications or patent specifications, published by the DPMA), which are mentioned in the German patent gazette (Patentblatt).
  • Search value "Bibliographic data"
    You select by legal (procedural) status changes, which are mentioned in the German patent gazette (Patentblatt).
    Search example: To check whether any legal (procedural) status changes concerning the IPC code C12N9/00 were published in the issues of the patent gazette of October 2010 use the
    search expression: { PART = bibliographiedaten AND VT=M10-2010 } AND IC=C12N9/00
    
    Please note:
    The new DPMAregister online service offers an improvement on the predecessor system <>: The legal (procedural) status changes are available in DPMAregister even before the date of the respective publication in the German patent gazette (Patentblatt). For this purpose, please enter the field "Date of legal/procedural status" (VSTT) instead of the field "Date of publication" (VT) in the input field of the search query.
    More information is available in the next paragraph (Drop-down menu "Possible legal status").

• Drop-down menu "Possible legal status"
  
  In this drop-down menu the searchable legal statuses are grouped and sorted in alphabetic order so that you can quickly find the relevant legal status.
  All legal statuses mentioned in the German patent gazette (Patentblatt) can be searched. Furthermore, the drop-down menu "Possible legal status" also contains such legal/procedural statuses not published in the German patent gazette, but published in DPMAregister.
  
  Information for the search in field "Date of legal/procedural status" (VSTT):
  The date on which the legal/procedural status has become effective is displayed (retrospectively) as the "Date of legal/procedural status" (VSTT), but not the date on which the data is integrated into DPMAregister. Usually, several days pass between the date on which the legal/procedural status becomes effective and the date of integration of data into DPMAregister. This is why it is not advisable to perform monthly monitoring in the first days of the following month, because otherwise the search might not return those results for which a new legal/procedural status became effective only at the end of the previous month.
  
  Search example: To find any EP application procedures (with German designation), which include at least one of the IPC codes of F23D.... and for which the legal status "EPO 1st publication" became effective in the month of June 2010, use the
  search expression: { VST = ep-anmeldung-epa-erstveroeffentlichung AND VSTT=M6-2010 } AND IC=F23D?
  
  To find IP rights/IP applications with at least two specific legal statuses, each legal status must be separately enclosed in curly brackets, since each legal status results from an individual procedure.
  Search example: To find patents/patent applications with the IPC code B60R..., for which the legal status "reinstatement granted" became effective in month of May 2010 after these patents/patent applications had initially been deemed withdrawn/lapsed due to non-payment of the annual fee, use the
  search expression: { VST = wiedereinsetzung-stattgegeben AND VSTT=M5-2010 } AND { VST = zuruecknahme-erloeschen-nichtzahlung-jahresgebuehr } AND IC=B60R?

• Drop-down menu "Possible declaration on licences"
  
  • Search value "Willingness to grant licences declared"
    The willingness to grant licences was declared pursuant to Sec. 23 Patent Law.
  • Search value "Non-binding interest in granting licences declared"
    A non-binding interest in granting licences was declared.
  • Search value "Exclusive licence issued"
    An exclusive licence was recorded, see Sec 30. (4) Patent Law
  • Search value "Compulsory licence issued"
    A compulsory licence was recorded pursuant to Sec. 24 Patent Law.
  • Search value "Funded project"
    A patent derived from a funded project.

• Drop-down menu "Possible use of certificate"
  Supplementary protection certificates are possible for the use of a medicinal product or a plant protection product.

• Drop-down menu "Possible fees due"
  Select a specific search value to identify the applications/ IP rights for which a respective fee is due for the purposes of maintenance or renewal. The actual due date (FT) is shown in the register information.
  
  
  • Group "Patents/supplementary protection certificates"
    Annual fees must be paid in advance to maintain/renew an application/ a granted IP right.
    For example, where a patent was applied for in November 2008, the first payment of an annual fee (for the third year in advance) was due in November 2010.
  • Group "Utility models"
    In the utility model procedure so-called maintenance fees are due.
    For example, where a utility model was applied for in November 2007, the first payment of a maintenance fee was due in November 2010 (for the 4th to the 6th year in advance).
    
    The Schedule of Fees of the DPMA lists the amounts due for every annual fee/ maintenance fee.
    
    Search example:
    An employee of the law firm Lex conducts search for their clients to identify all patents/patent applications, for which the 5th annual fee is due according to an indication in the register.
    Search expression: FG = pat-zer-jahr-5 AND VTR=Lex
    
    Note: Search in the Master Data field "Due date" (FT) for the date when a fee is due.
    Search example: An employee of the law firm Lex conducts a search to identify the procedures of their clients, for which the next annual/maintenance fee will be due in May 2012.
    Search expression (two options):
    FT=M5-2012 AND VTR=Lex
    FT=31.05.2012 AND VTR=Lex

Terms

Search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
Designation/title < Snowboard > or < Snow-Board > or < Snowboard-Bindung >...	TI= snowboard
Designation/title as in the above example plus < Snow-Board-Bindung > or < Snow Board >...	TI= snow-board
IP rights/applications of company < Leo > or < Leo-Media >...	INH = Leo
IP rights/applications of company < L.e.o. > or < L E O > or < L/E/O > or < L.e.o. Media >...	INH = l.e.o.

Please enclose a search expression in double quotes if it contains an apostrophe.
You can use single quotes instead of double quotes; in this case you must truncate the apostrophe with a preceding backslash \

Example:

Search for	Search Expression
IP rights/applications of company < Brink's >...	INH = "brink's" INH = 'brink\'s'

Truncated terms

Search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
Designation/title contains < Snowboard... > [Snowboard, Snowboards, Snowboardstiefel, Snowboard-Bindung ...]	TI= snowboard?
Designation/title contains < ...stiefel > [Stiefel, Skistiefel, Winterstiefel]	TI= ?stiefel
Designation/title starting with, ending with or containing in the word < ...stiefel... > [Stiefel, Stiefelsohle, Skistiefel, Skistiefelsohle]	TI= ?stiefel?
Designation/title < Vektor > or < Vector >	TI= ve!or
Designation/title < Skistiefel > or < Schistiefel >	TI= s##istiefel TI= s!#istiefel
Applicant/owner < Schmidt > or < Schmitt > or < Schmied > or < Schmitz >	INH = schmi!!

Example of a search for certain owners and applications from regions with a postal code that begins with a seven and from a specific application year:

((inh=(hochschule(l)7!!!!) or inh=(universität(L)7!!!!)) und at=j-2010)
only applications from 2010 will be displayed.

Please enclose the entire search expression in brackets.

Phrases

Search example:

Search for	Search Expression
Designation/title < Möbel mit Kabelkanal >	TI = "möbel mit kabelkanal" TI = 'möbel mit kabelkanal'

Special input formats in certain search fields

• File numbers / publication numbers
  The above numbers can be entered with spaces. In this case, the numbers must be enclosed in single quotes or double quotes.

Examples:

Search for	Search Expression
File number < 10 2007 006 900.8 >	AKZ = 102007006900.8
DE file number < 10 2007 006 900.8 >	DAKZ = "10 2007 006 900.8"
European application number (EP file number) < 00 97 1404.9 >	EAKZ= '00 97 1404.9'
International application number (WO file number) < PCT/EP00/10758 >	WAKZ = 'PCT EP 00 10758'
EP publication number < 1 240 467 >	EPN = "1 240 467"
WO publication number < 2001 040722 >	WPN = '2001 040722'

• International Patent Classification (IPC)

Example of an IPC code: A01B 7/00
Search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
IP rights/applications with IPC code < A01B7/00 >	IC = A01B7/00 IC = A01B7-00
- with space	IC = "A01B 7/00" IC = 'A01B 7/00'
- standardised format	IC = A01B0007000000
Main class of IPC code < F17D... > (for all main groups/subgroups F17D1/05, F17D3/10, F17D5/08, a.o.)	ICM = F17D?
Main class of IPC code < F17D1... > (for F17D1/00, F17D1/12, F17D1/20, a.o.)	ICM = F17D1/?
Secondary class of IPC code < F17D1/0. > (for F17D1/00, F17D1/02, F17D1/06, a.o.)	ICS = F17D1/0!
IP rights/applications as in the above example plus < F17D1/065 >	ICS = F17D1/0?

Combining search terms by using operators

Search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
Abstract with different variations of the terms "Programmabschnitt", "Programmabschnitte", "Programmabschnitten"; "Administrator", "Administration" etc.	AB = (Programmabschnitt## AND Administrat?)
Abstract contains < Antrieb... > as well as < Pedal > with not more than three words in between, irrespective of the order.	AB = antrieb?(3A)pedal
Designation/title contains < Transport... > excluding < transportabel >	TI = transport? NOT TI = transportabel
Designation/title < Behälter > within IPC code < C12M1/00 >	TI = behälter AND IC = C12M1/00
IPC code < C12M1/00 > and designation < Behälter > in the title or in the abstract	IC=C12M1/00 AND (TI=behälter OR AB=behälter)
Company < Shell > within IPC codes < F17D1/00 >, < F17D1/02 >	INH = shell AND IC = ( F17D1/00 OR F17D1/02 )
Company < Hitachi > of all IPC codes < F03B... >, excluding < F03B15... >, < F03B17... >	INH = hitachi AND IC=F03B? NOT IC=(F03B15/? OR F03B17/?)
Designation/title < Mobiltelefon > alternative spelling < Mobiltelephon > for utility models	SART=gebrauchsmuster AND TI=mobiltele!#on
Designation/title < Mobiltelefon > alternative spelling < Mobiltelephon > for patents in force for which willingness to grant licences was declared	TI=mobiltele!#on AND SART=patent AND ST = anhaengig-in-kraft AND LIZ=lizenzbereitschaftserklaerung-vorhanden

If you wish to search for < and >, < or >, < not > within a text field, please use double quotes to avoid that the search expression will be interpreted as containing a logical operator.

Example:

Search for	Search Expression
Company < Bosch and Siemens >	INH = "bosch and siemens"

Proximity operators

Search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
Designation/title < offener Radschlauch >	TI = offener(W)radschlauch
Designation/title containing the words < leicht... > and < Heizöl... > directly following each other, with no words in between	TI = leicht?(W)heizöl?
Designation/title containing the words < Schutz... > and < radioaktiv... > in the order specified, with not more than 3 intervening words	TI = schutz?(3W)radioaktiv?
Designation/title containing the words < Chipkarte... > and < Schlüssel... > in any order, with not more than 5 intervening words	TI = chipkarte?(5A)schlüssel?
Patents or utility models containing the following search terms not adjacent to each other in the abstract. Example: mechanische Regler	AB = Regler AND AB = mechanische(NOTW)Regler
Designation/title containing the words, < multimedia > or < Multi Media > or < multi-media > all three word combinations will only be found by a combined search query.	TI= Multi(D)media

The "L" operator

The data fields "Owner/inventor", "Inventor" and "Representative" provide good examples on how to use the "L" operator provided that an association of applicants/owners (more than one applicant/owner) or an association of inventors (more that one inventor) or an association of representatives (more than one representative) have been entered in these fields.
There is a specific data section for each individual applicant/owner/inventor/representative consisting of first name + name + town, etc. (in case of companies: name of company + town etc).
Example:
If you submit < Heinz (L) Meier > you will get also the IP rights/ IP applications of "Heinz Peter Meier", but not those of the joint owners "Heinz Schulz" and "Uwe Meier" (in contrast to an AND search).

Search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
Applicant/owner Herbert Potyka	INH = herbert(L)potyka
Applicant/owner Klaus Huber from Hamburg	INH = klaus(L)huber(L)hamburg
Applicant/owner Paul Douglas, Canada	INH = paul(L)douglas(L)ca
Inventor Peter Müller, Linz/Austria	IN = peter(L)müller(L)linz(L)at
Inventor Peter Müller, Linz/Germany	IN = peter(L)müller(L)linz(L)de
Representative Franz Maier, Essen/Germany	VTR=franz(L)maier(L)essen(L)de

Numerical comparison operators

Search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
Applications/IP rights with (current) applicant/owner < Deere > for IPC code < A01D41/00 >	INH = deere AND IC = A01D41/00
Applicant/owner from the USA with a filing date of the 4th quarter of 2010	INH = US AND AT = Q4-2010
Patent applications of company < Intel > first published in the month of 12/2010	INH = intel AND OT = M12-2010
Utility models of IPC code < E04C 2/00 >, which were registered in the publication week 33/2010	SART = gebrauchsmuster AND IC = E04C2/00 AND ET = KW33-2010
Main class of IPC code < E04C 2/00 > with a filing date before 31 March 2008	ICM = E04C2/00 AND AT < 31.03.2008
Main class of the IPC code < E04C 2/00 > with a filing date after 31 March 2008	ICM = E04C2/00 AND AT >31.03.2008
Main class of IPC code < E04C 2/00 > with a filing date between 01 April and 15 June 2007	ICM = E04C2/00 AND AT >01.04.2007 AND AT < 15.06.2007
Main class of IPC code < E04C 2/00 > with the filing date of 31 March 2008 or earlier	ICM = E04C2/00 AND AT <= 31.03.2008
Main class of IPC codes < A01M1/10 > or < A01M1/12 > or < A01M1/14 > with a filing date within the time period between 01 February and 15 March 2008	ICM = (A01M1/10 OR A01M1/12 OR A01M1/14) AND AT >= 01.02.2008 AND AT <= 15.03.2008
IPC code < A47L9... > with a priority date before 01 September 2008 and the term < Dreh... > in the field Designation/title or in the abstract	IC=A47L9/? AND PRD<01.09.2008 AND (TI=dreh? OR AB=dreh?)

Curly brackets { }

Search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
Checks whether any legal/procedural status change became effective in the month of September 2010 for the company < Denso >.	{ VSTT=M9-2010 } AND INH=denso
Checks whether any legal/procedural status change became effective in the month of September 2010 for the company < Denso > - excluding legal/procedural statuses concerning new publications of DE documents(documents with the country code DE).	{ VSTT=M9-2010 } NOT { PART=schriften AND VSTT=M9-2010} AND INH=denso
Checks whether a legal/procedural status is shown relating to the new publication of a DE document in the month of September 2010 for the company < Denso >.	{ PART=schriften AND VSTT=M9-2010} AND INH=denso
Above search plus: Legal/procedural status relating to the new publication of a) EP patent application with designation DE with/without search report (kind code A1, A2) b) EP patent specification with designation DE (kind code B1).	( { PART=schriften AND VSTT=M9-2010} OR { VST = ep-anmeldung-epa-erstveroeffentlichung AND VSTT=M9-2010} OR { VST = ep-anmeldung-veroeffentlichung-ep-patenterteilung AND VSTT=M9-2010 } ) AND INH=denso
Checks whether the examining unit issued a decision on grant in the week 30/2010 for the IPC subclasses < A01K... > or < A01M... >.	{ VST = pruefung-erteilungsbeschluss AND VSTT=KW30-2010 } AND IC=(A01K? OR A01M?)
Checks whether utility models were registered in the week 30/2010 for the IPC subclasses < A01K... > < A01M... >.	{ VST = gebrauchsmuster-eintragung AND VSTT=KW30-2010 } AND IC=(A01K? OR A01M?)
Simultaneously checks a) whether the examining unit issued a decision on grant b) whether utility models were registered in the week 30/2010 for the IPC subclasses < A01K... > < A01M... >	( { VST = pruefung-erteilungsbeschluss AND VSTT=KW30-2010 } OR { VST = gebrauchsmuster-eintragung AND VSTT=KW30-2010 } ) AND IC=(A01K? OR A01M?)
Finds published patent applications of the IPC subclass < G01B... > for which the legal status that the examination request was received pursuant to Sec. 44 Patent Law, became effective in October 2010.	{VST = pruefung-antrag-wirksam AND VSTT=J-2010} AND IC=G01B?
Finds patent applications of the IPC subclass < G06F... > for which the legal status "The application is deemed withdrawn due to non-filing of examination request" became effective in August 2010.	{ VST = zuruecknahme-nichtsstellung-pruefungsantrag AND VSTT=M8-2010 } AND IC=G06F?
Finds IP rights/IP applications of the company < Pacific > for which the legal status "The application is deemed withdrawn due to non-payment of the annual fee/the IP right has lapsed due to non-payment of the annual fee" became effective in August 2010.	{ VST = zuruecknahme-erloeschen-nichtzahlung-jahresgebuehr AND VSTT=M8-2010 } AND INH=pacific
Finds IP applications/IP rights of the current and previous applicant/owner < Siemens > for which the legal status "Application withdrawn/IP right abandoned" became effective between 01 January and 10 January 2010.	{ VST = zuruecknahme-verzicht AND VSTT>=01.01.2010 AND VSTT<=10.01.2010} AND ( INH=siemens OR { INHF=siemens } )

Search in the patent gazette of the DPMA (Patentblatt) for information on new publications of documents

The search expression
{ VART=publikationen AND PART=schriften AND VSTT= publication date of the patent gazette of the DPMA }
allows to search for publications indicated in the following table.

Country code - Kind code	Kind code	Text displayed in the register information in the table "Procedural data" in the column "Legal/ procedural status"	Individual search: Search option for individual kinds of documents by means of respective legal (procedural) status search: Expert search > dropdown menu "Possible legal status" > selection of respective entry
DE - A1	Offenlegungsschrift (first publication of application) Example: DE 10 2009 023 803 A1	1st publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift)	Pub - 1st publication of application (Offenlegungsschrift) Example: { VST = pub-offenlegungschrift AND VSTT=05.01.2011 } AND IC=A47C15/00
DE - A5	Mention of the publication of an international application in the German language Example: DE 11 2007 002 302 A5	Publication of the mention regarding a WO publication	Pub - PCT application - publication in German language Example: IC=C09D? AND { VST = pub-pct-anmeldung-veroeffentlichung-in-deutscher-sprache AND VSTT =02.07.2009 }
DE - A8	Correction of the title page of Offenlegungsschrift (first publication of application) Example: DE 10 2010 013 522 A8	1st publication of application: Correction of defective title pages	Pub -1st publication of application - re-print of title pages Example: { VST = pub-offenlegungschrift-neudruck-titelseiten AND VSTT=20.01.2011 }
DE - A9	Correction of Offenlegungsschrift (first publication of application) Example: DE 10 2010 011 509 A9	1st publication of application: Correction of defective publications of application (Offenlegungsschriften)	Pub -1st publication of application - re-print
DE - A9	Correction of the mention of the publication of an international application in the German language	Correction of the mention regarding the international publication in German language	Pub - PCT application - publication in German language ? re-print
DE - B3	Patent specification without prior publication of Offenlegungsschrift (publication of application) Example: DE 10 2010 018 780 B3	Patent specification	Pub - Patent specification
DE - B4	Patent specification after prior publication of Offenlegungsschrift (publication of application) Example: DE 103 26 214 B4	Patent specification	Pub - Patent specification
DE - B8	Correction of the title page of a patent specification Example: DE 102 45 329 B8	Patent specification: Correction of defective title pages	Pub - Patent specification - re-print of title pages
DE - B9	Correction of the patent specification Example: DE 103 40 629 B9	Patent specification: Correction of defective patent specifications	Pub - Patent specification - re-print
DE - C5	Amended patent specification (for example after opposition procedure) Example: DE 199 25 757 C5	Amended patent specification	Pub - Amended patent specification
DE - C8	Correction of title page of an amended patent specification Example: DE 10 2004 005 803 C8	Patent specification: Correction of defective title pages	Pub - Amended patent specification - re-print of title pages
DE - C9	Correction of an amended patent specification Example: 10 2004 060 896 C9	Patent specification: Correction of defective patent specifications	Pub - Amended patent specification - re-print
DE - T1	Publication of patent claims of an EP patent application in German translation Example: DE 10 162 002 T1	Translation EP claims	Pub - Translation EP claims
DE - T2	Translation of a European patent specification, provided the mention on the grant of the EP patent was issued before 01 May 2008 in the European Patent Bulletin - London Agreement Example: DE 600 22 913 T2	Translation of EP patent specification	Pub - Translation of EP patent specification
DE - T3	Translation of amended European patent specification Example: DE 603 07 885 T3	Translation of amended EP patent specification	Pub - Translation of amended EP patent specification
DE - T4	Corrected translation of a European patent specification Example: DE 603 19 204 T4	Correction of translation of European patent specification	Pub - Corrected translation of EP patent specification
DE - T4	Corrected translation of an amended European patent specification Example: DE 695 34 295 T4	Corrected translation of amended EP patent specification	Pub - Corrected translation of amended EP patent specification
DE - T5	Publication of an international application in German translation Example: DE 198 82 897 T5	Publication of translation of PCT application	Pub - PCT application - publication in German translation
DE - T8	Correction of title page of the publication of the patent claims of an EP application in German translation Example: DE 06 722 936 T8	Translation of EP claims: Correction of defective title pages	Pub - Translation EP claims - re-print of title pages
DE - T8	Correction of title page of the translation of an EP patent specification Example: DE 60 2006 000 402 T8	Re-print title page of translation of European patent specification	Pub - Translation of EP patent specification? re-print of title pages
DE - T8	Correction of title page of the translation of an amended EP patent specification Example: DE 699 24 826 T8	Re-print title page of translation of amended European patent specification	Pub - Translation of amended EP patent specification - re-print of title pages
DE - T8	Correction of title page of the corrected translation of an EP patent specification Example: DE 600 36 624 T8	Re-print title page of corrected translation of European patent specification	Pub - Corrected translation of EP specification - re-print of title pages
DE - T8	Correction of title page of the corrected translation of an amended EP patent specification	Re-print title page of corrected translation of amended European patent specification	Pub - Corrected translation of amended EP specification - re-print of title pages
DE - T8	Correction of title page of the publication of an international application in German translation Example: DE 199 83 744 T8	Correction of defective title pages of translation of the PCT specification	Pub - PCT application - publication in German translation re-print of title pages
DE - T9	Correction of the publication of the patent claims of an EP application in German translation Example: DE 02 763 538 T9	Translation EP claims: Correction of defective translations	Pub - Translation EP claims - re-print
DE - T9	Correction of the translation of an EP patent specification Example DE 603 14 090 T9	Re-print of translation of European patent specification	Pub - Translation of EP patent specification- re-print
DE - T9	Correction of the translation of an amended EP patent specification Example: DE 601 03 636 T9	Re-print of translation of amended European patent specification	Pub - Translation of amended EP patent specification - re-print
DE - T9	Correction of the corrected translation of an EP patent specification	Re-print of corrected translation of European patent specification	Pub - Corrected translation of EP specification - re-print
DE - T9	Correction of the corrected translation of an amended EP patent specification	Re-print of corrected translation of amended European specification	Pub - Corrected translation of amended EP specification - re-print
DE - T9	Correction of the publication of an international application in German translation Example: DE 103 92 783 T9	Correction of defective translations of PCT specification	Pub - PCT application - publication in German translation re-print
DE - U1	Utility model specification Example: DE 20 2009 012 549 U1	Utility model specification	Pub - Utility model specification
DE - U8	Correction of the title page of a utility model specification Example: 20 2010 006 434 U8	Utility model specification: Correction of defective title pages	Pub - Utility model specification? re-print of title pages
DE - U9	Correction of utility model specification Example: DE 20 2010 005 473 U9	Utility model specification: Correction of defective utility model specifications	Pub - Utility model specification- re-print

Search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
Publications (documents with the country code DE) of 09 December 2010 within IPC subclass < G01N >	{ PART=schriften AND VSTT=09.12.2010} AND IC=G01N?
- " - (other search option)	{ PART=schriften AND VT=09.12.2010} AND IC=G01N?
Publications (documents with the country code DE) of 09 December 2010 of applicant/owner < Mitsubishi >	{ PART=schriften AND VSTT=09.12.2010} AND INH=mitsubishi

Other search examples:

Search for	Search Expression
Publications in the DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette) of legal/procedural status changes referring to the applicant/owner < Denso > in the month of November 2010 - excluding legal/procedural statuses concerning new publications of DE documents (documents with the country code DE)	{ VT=M11-2010 } NOT { PART=schriften AND VSTT=M11-2010} AND INH=denso
Publications in the DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette) of a) publications of DE documents b) legal/procedural status changes regarding the applicant/owner < Denso > in the month of November 2010	{ VT=M11-2010 } AND INH=denso
Publications in the DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette) of 21 October 2010, parts 7a1 and 7b1 "Zertifikatsanmeldungen", for IPC class < C07... >	SART=schutzzertifikat AND OT=21.10.2010 AND IC=C07?
Publications in the DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette) of 21 October 2010, part 7b2 "Erteilte Zertifikate", plant protection products only	SART=schutzzertifikat AND VZ=pflanzenschutzmittel AND PET=21.10.2010
Publication of EP patent specifications (kind code B1) with designation DE of 30 June 2010 (beginning of opposition period) for the owner < Maasland > [European Patent Bulletin, part II.1.1 "Granted European Patents "]	{VST = ep-anmeldung-veroeffentlichung-ep-patenterteilung AND VSTT=30.06.2010} AND INH=maasland
Publication of amended EP patent specifications after opposition procedure (kind code B2) with designation DE of 2 June 2010 concerning IPC class < A61... > [European Patent Bulletin, part II.1.2 "Maintenance of the European patent as amended"]	{ VST = ep-anmeldung-aufrechterhaltung-in-geaendertem-umfang AND VSTT=02.06.2010 } AND IC=A61?
Publication of EP patent specifications with designation DE due to a limitation procedure (kind code B3) of 17 February 2010 concerning the IPC classes < B42... > < B62... > [European Patent Bulletin, part II.1.3 "Amended European patents after limitation procedure "]	{ VST = beschraenkung-epa-rechtskraft-patentbeschraenkung AND VSTT=17.02.2010} AND IC = (B42? OR B62?)
Publication of EP patent applications with designation DE with/without search report (kind codes A1, A2) of 01 September 2010 concerning the IPC subclass < A01K... > [European Patent Bulletin, parts I.1.1 and I.1.2]	{ VST = ep-anmeldung-epa-erstveroeffentlichung AND VSTT=01.09.2010} AND IC=A01K?
To simultaneously check whether a) EP patent specifications (kind code B1) with designation DE b) EP patent specifications after the opposition procedure (kind code B2) with designation DE c) EP patent specifications due to a limitation procedure (kind code B3) with designation DE d) EP patent applications with/without search report (kind codes A1, A2) with designation DE were published for the week 30/2010 in the IPC subclass < A61P... >.	( { VST = ep-anmeldung-veroeffentlichung-ep-patenterteilung AND VSTT=KW30-2010 } OR { VST = ep-anmeldung-aufrechterhaltung-in-geaendertem-umfang AND VSTT= KW30-2010 } OR { VST = beschraenkung-epa-rechtskraft-patentbeschraenkung AND VSTT= KW30-2010 } OR { VST = ep-anmeldung-epa-erstveroeffentlichung AND VSTT = KW30-2010 } ) AND IC=A61P?
Publications within the IPC group H05B6/10: All DE documents (see above table) of 20 January 2011 and European patent applications (EP-A1, EP-A2) of 19 January 2011 and European patent specifications (EP-B1) of 19 January 2011	( { PART=schriften AND VSTT= 20.01.2011 } OR { VST = ep-anmeldung-epa-erstveroeffentlichung AND VSTT=19.01.2011} OR { VST = ep-anmeldung-veroeffentlichung-ep-patenterteilung AND VSTT=19.01.2011 } ) AND IC=H05B6/10
Rights in rem, as for example "Pfandrecht" [Lien] "Pfandrecht aufgehoben" [Lien terminated] "Insolvenzverfahren eröffnet" [Insolvency proceedings initiated] were published with regard to applicants/owners from the USA in the DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette) in the month of October 2010. [DPMA Patentblatt, parts 2 i and 3 i] Please note: The table "Display of procedures" that opens by a click on Show detail does not contain any concrete information on the legal/procedural status "Other". This information is provided in the respective patent gazette (Patentblatt) referred to in that table (see criterion: "Issue number", "Year", "Part").	{ VT=M10-2010 AND VST = sonstiges } AND INH=us
Publications in the DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette), part 2a1 "Offenlegungen" (kind code A1), of 07 October 2010 (publication week 40/2010) within the IPC subclass < H05H... >	{ VST = pub-offenlegungschrift AND VSTT=07.10.2010 } AND IC=H05H?
- " - (other search option)	{ VST = pub-offenlegungschrift AND HN=40 AND PJ=2010 } AND IC=H05H?
Publications in the DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette), part 2a1 "Folgende Patente sind ohne vorherige Offenlegung erteilt worden" (kind code B3), of 14 October 2010 (beginning of the opposition period) within the IPC subclass < G01N... >	OT=14.10.2010 AND PET=14.10.2010 AND IC=G01N?
Publications in the DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette), part 3a1 "Erteilungen nach Durchführung des Prüfungsverfahrens" (kind codes B3, B4), of 14 October 2010 (beginning of the opposition period) within the IPC subclass < A61B... >	{ VST = pub-patentschrift AND VSTT=14.10.2010 } AND IC=A61B?
Publications in the DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette), part 4a1 "Gebrauchsmuster - Eintragungen" (kind code U1), of 09 September 2010 within the IPC subclass < G01N... >	SART = gebrauchsmuster AND PET=09.09.2010 AND IC=G01N?
DPMA Patentblatt (patent gazette), No. 23/2010 of 10 June 2010: Publication of changes of IPC main class - new IPC code < B60T... >	{ VST = klassifikationsaenderung-hauptklasse AND PJ=2010 AND HN=23 } AND ICM=B60T?
- " - (other search option)	{ VST = klassifikationsaenderung-hauptklasse AND VT=10.06.2010 } AND ICM=B60T?

Configure result list

In the "Configure result lists" section you can customise your result list. Tick the checkboxes provided which correspond to the columns to be displayed on the result list.
The field "File number" is set by default and may not be disabled

You can choose from the following fields

• Status
  current legal status
• Title
  • patents: title of the invention/the patent
  • utility models: title of the utility model
  • protection certificates: designation of the product
  • topographies: designation of the topography
• IPC main class
  see above: Input field "IPC main class / secondary class" (global field)
• IPC secondary class(es)
  see above: Input field "IPC main class / secondary class" (global field)
• Application date
  Only one date is displayed:
  • Patents and utility models:
    The date of the field " DE application date " (filing date at the DPMA) is displayed.
    In case of an EP procedure with German designation for which no "DE application date" exists yet, the date of the field "EP application date" (filing date at the European Patent Office) is displayed.
    As a rule: One date from one of the fields "DE application date", "EP application date", "WO application date" (filing date at WIPO) is displayed - following the sequence: DE-EP-WO - depending on which field contains the first date in the sequence.
  • Protection certificates and topographies:
    The content of the field "DE application date" is displayed.
• Date of first publication
  • DE patents:
    case a) Date of publication of the application:
    First publication of the application while the grant of the patent takes place later
    case b) Date of publication of grant:
    Publication of the grant, patent grant takes place without prior publication of the application (as a rule, 18 months after the application date)
  • EP patents designating DE and PCT applications designating DE:
    day when the public is for the first time notified of a certain patent procedure by the European Patent Office or by WIPO;
    as a rule: publication date of the application
  • utility models: date of registration
  • protection certificates: publication date of the application for a certificate
  • topographies: publication date of the registration
• Registration date
  day, when a utility model/a topography has been recorded in the register (not in case of patents and protection certificates).
• Applicant/Owner
  Name and seat/domicile of the applicant: natural/legal person(s) of an application (only for applications for patents and for certificates)
  Name and seat/domicile of owner: natural/legal person(s) of a granted/registered IP right
• Inventor
  Name and seat/domicile of natural person(s) - only for patents, when the name of the inventor has been indicated
• Representative
  Name and seat/domicile of the domestic representative, above all, patent attorneys/attorneys-at-law

The drop-down menu "Sort result list by" allows you to determine the sequence of the results by one of the data fields provided. Select the desired data field and choose (ascending/descending) order.

The drop-down menu labelled "Results/page" allows you to choose the number of results (10, 25, 50, 100, 250 or 1,000) to be displayed per page. The default value is 50.

The field "Maximum number of results" enables you to limit the result lists to e.g. 250 or 500 results. If you restrict the number of results, the lists will be loaded faster, in particular in comparison to lists comprising 1,000 results.
For more information on this section, please see "Result list".

"Start search" button:

Click the button labelled "Start search" to submit a query with your search terms. If the search returns at least one file number, a result list will be displayed.

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