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Guide to STN Patent Databases – Basic Version - Paton - TU Ilmenau

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Surveys<br />

39 INPADOCDB/INPAFAMDB<br />

Numbers with appended codes<br />

39.1 <strong>Patent</strong> numbers<br />

With the INPADOCDB database now covering publications starting in 1836 it becomes more likely that serial<br />

numbers of applications and publications overlap. In order <strong>to</strong> avoid ambiguities in overlapping serial numbers the<br />

format of patent numbers was adapted <strong>to</strong> include letters and/or numbers from the patent kind code, PK (see also:<br />

Search by formal data<br />

Utility model numbers have a U appended except Germany where the current publication number<br />

format includes the information that this is a utility model number,<br />

For technical reasons the EPO introduced dummy patent numbers with an appended D where the<br />

publication number is unknown and/or was derived from the application number.<br />

In addition <strong>to</strong> this, a code is appended <strong>to</strong> the following numbers:<br />

Kind Code Range Number format Example<br />

ATT from 1980 APnnnnnNT AT374703T<br />

CNC from 1993 CNZNNNNNNC CN1317092C<br />

DDB1-5 1968-2004 DDnnnnnNB DD222737B<br />

DDC2 1985-1993 DDnnnnnNC2 DD270771C2<br />

DET1 from 1983 DEnnnnnnNT1 DE634699T1<br />

DEU, DEU1 1934-1969 DENNNNNNNU DE1430841U<br />

FRM FRnnnNM FR803M<br />

FRF FRnnNF FR342F<br />

GBA 1900-1915 GBYYNNNNNA GB1422706A<br />

HUA3 1992-1999<br />

HUYYNNNNNA3 HU9903269A3<br />

from 2000<br />

HUYYYYNNNNNNA3 HU2003002737A3<br />

ISB from 2000 ISnnnNB2 IS1758B2<br />

ISB6 from 1923 ISnnnNB6 IS1730B6<br />

JPB 1961-1989<br />

JPnnnnnnnNB<br />

JP43005888B<br />

1989-1996<br />

JPNNNNNNNNB<br />

JP07020436B<br />

JPB1 1950-1983<br />

JPnnnnnnnNB<br />

JP42001677B<br />

from 1997<br />

JPnnnnnnNB<br />

JP3983790B<br />

JPB2 1962-1989<br />

1989-1996<br />

from 1996<br />

JPnnnnnnnNB<br />

JPNNNNNNNNB<br />

JPnnnnnnNB<br />

JP37014010B<br />

JP3983281B<br />

JP983805B<br />

KED KEnnnND KE3736D<br />

LTR3 from 1990 LTnnnNR3 LT2661R3<br />

MCE from 1958 MCnnNE MC219E<br />

MDE from 2000 MDYYYYNNNNNNE MD2004000008E<br />

MDF3 from 2003 MDnnnNF3 MD10F3<br />

MXE from 1980 MXnnnNE MX7733E<br />

OAE from 1966 OAnnnNE OA156E<br />

PLB1 from 1973 PLnnnnnNB1 PL194696B1<br />

SEE from 1900 SEnnnnnNE SE519853E<br />

USE from 1836 USnnnnnNE US20854E<br />

USE1 USnnnnnNE US39903E<br />

USF1, USF2 USnnnnNE US35860E<br />

USI3 1838-1869 USnnnnNAI US120AI<br />

USI4 USnnnnnNT US101004T<br />

USI5 USnnnnnNI5 US570382I5<br />

USP1 from 2001 USYYYYNNNNNNNP US20070250971P<br />

USP2, USP3 from 2001 USnnnnNP US18172P<br />

USS USnnnnnND US533361D<br />

USS1 USnnnnnnND US444254D<br />

ZAD <strong>to</strong> 2000 ZAYYNNNNND ZA7207106D<br />

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