French Patent Office (INPI) Status Database
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A free portal provided by the French Patent Office (INPI), this site offers the ability to search for status on both French patent documents and European Patent Office (EP) applications and granted patents which list France as a designated state.
http://regbrvfr.inpi.fr/portal
According to the help documentation (http://regbrvfr.inpi.fr/portal/help/en/registerplushelp.htm), the service makes use of data in the EPO legal status register.
It covers French patent applications, as well as currently in-force patents and utility models. It also covers expired patent and utility models (or lapsed or withdrawn applications) from 1999.
The service also includes "European applications not yet granted by EPO for which translation of the claims has been received by INPI from July 2009."[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Database coverage." INPI help documentation, http://regbrvfr.inpi.fr/portal/help/en/registerplushelp.htm. Accessed October 07, 2009.
