Legal status codes for Switzerland (CH)

Code

 Description

AZW -

Rejection (application)

AZZ -

Withdrawal (application)

PL -

Patent ceased

PLZ -

Patent of addition ceased

PZW -

Rejection (patent)

PZZ -

Withdrawal

TV -

Partial renunciation

EP +

Entry in the national phase

NE +

Patent not ceased

PW +

Restitution

PWZ +

Restitution of a patent of addition

AE

Applied

AEN

Modification of the scope of the patent

AUV

Undeliverable decisions opened (patents)

AUVA

Undeliverable decisions opened (applications)

GK

Correction of the application

NV

New agent

PCAR

Change of the address of the representative

PFA

Name/firm changed

PK

Correction

PLI

License

PLIA

Cancellation of license

PSI

Change of headquarters

PUE

Assignment

PUEA

Assignment of the share

PVP

Pledging

PVPA

Cancellation of pledging

SPCC

Certificates - corrections

SPCF

Supplementary protection certificate filed

SPCG

Supplementary protection certificate granted

SPCL

Supplementary protection certificate deletion

SPCM

Certificates - modification of assignment

SPCN

Certificates - modification new representative

SPCO

Certificates - modification licenses

SPCP

Certificates - modification of firm

SPCR

Supplementary protection certificate rejected

SPCU

Certificate - publication of decision that could not be notified by other means (i.e. gazette)

SPCW

Supplementary protection certificate withdrawn