Legal status codes for German Democratic Republic (DD)

Code

 Description

BAUF -

Maintained restricted (sect. 12/3 extension act)

EEPE -

Extended patent has ceased

EN -

Withdrawn (art. 11 and 12 extension act)

ENJ -

Ceased due to non-payment of renewal fee

EPE -

Extended patent has ceased

LZH -

Cancelled due to expiration of the main patent

NZJ -

Non payment of the annual fee

PJ -

Ceased due to non-payment of renewal fee (addendum to changes before extension act)

PNE -

Declared void

PP18 -

As result an examination under par. 18(1) fully cancelled

PTE -

Partially declared void

PV -

Patent disclaimer (addendum to changes before extension act)

VE -

Opposition against patent raised

VZ -

Disclaimer of patent (art. 11 and 12 extension act)

WP12 -

As result of examination under paragraph 12 erstrg. patent revoked

WP59 -

Patent revoked after opposition under paragraph 59 patg.

ZN -

Withdrawn

ZNAA -

Withdrawal of application without request for examination

ZNAB -

Withdrawal of application with reqest for examination under par. 17/1

ZNAC -

Withdrawal of application with reqest for examination under par. 18/2

ZNAH -

Withdrawal of application under havanna agreement

ZW -

Rejected

ZWAA -

Rejection of application without request for examination

ZWAB -

Rejection of application with reqest for examination under par. 17/1

ZWAC -

Rejection of application with reqest for examination under par. 18/2

ZWAH -

Rejection of application under havanna agreement

ZZAA -

Withdrawal of application without request for examination

ZZAB -

Withdrawal of application with reqest for examination under par. 17/1

ZZAC -

Withdrawal of application with reqest for examination under par. 18/2

ZZAH -

Withdrawal of application under havanna agreement

A1 +

Published as prov. economic patent

A2 +

Published as prov. economic patent (additional patent)

A3 +

Published as economic patent

A5 +

Published as prov. exclusive patent

A7 +

Published as exclusive patent

A9 +

Laid open application accord. to par. 10.3 extension act

AUF +

Maintained (sect. 12/3 extension act

B1 +

Economic patent (sect. 18(1))

B3 +

Exclusive patent (sect. 18(1))

B5 +

Patent specification, 2nd publ. accord. to extension act

BAB +

Translation published section 8/1 extension act

C +

Prov. exclusive patent (sect. 19)

C2 +

Economic patent (sect. 19)

C4 +

Exclusive patent (sect. 19)

C5 +

Patent specification, 3rd publ. accord. to extension act

DEAE +

Kept valid after opposition proceedings

E491 +

Granted (sect. 49/1 patent act

EP +

Request for examination under paragraph 12(1) filed

EPBP +

Search report requested

EZ +

Action for void declaration withdrawn

IF04 +

In force in the year 2004

NAA +

Public notice for inspection of patent application

NAB +

Public notice for inspection of provisional exclusive patent accord. to par 17/1 dd-patg.

NAC +

Public notice for inspection of provisional exclusive patent accord. to par 18/2 dd-patg.

NAH +

Public notice for inspection of foreign-language patent applications (havanna treaty)

NPE +

Granted after examination of all protection prerequisites

O103 +

Laid open (sect. 10/3 patent act

OPEP +

Request for examination under paragraph 44 filed

PVB +

Patent fully validated

VEU +

Opposition against patent irreceivable

ASS

Change of applicant or owner

BER

Correction/amendment

D1

Patent modified after the restriction proceedings

EPAA

Change in the person, name or address of the applicant

EPAE

Change in the person, name or address of the patentee

EPAV

Change in the person, name or address of the representative

KR

Patent application erroneously contained in the lists of 92-05-07

LA

Request for restriction filed (paragraph 11 and 12 extension act)

LF

Patent modified in restriction proceedings (paragraph 11 and 12 extension act)

LG

Elimination or division of application

MD11

Notification concerning specifications retrieved under sect. 11

ND

Reprint

NPI

Change in the person, name or address of the patentee (addendum to changes before extension act)

NPV

Change in the person, the name or the address of the representative (addendum to changes before extension act)

OAP

Request for examination according to article 10 paragraph 4

PL23

Willingness to grant licenses declared

PLW7

Willingness to grant licenses revoked

QD

Exclusive use accord. to paragr. 34(1) - extended patents

RAW

Reconversion of exclusive patent into economic patent

RNU

Legal successor of the former company

RPEP

Search and examination of an extended patent

RPI

Change in the person, name or address of the patentee (searches according to art. 11 and 12 extension act)

RPV

Change in the person, the name or the address of the representative (searches according to art. 11 and 12 extension act)

TWB

Partial confirmed, a modified specification is issued

UP

Ineffectiveness of examination requests

UW

Conversion of economic patent into exclusive patent

UWD

Conversion of economic patent into exclusive patent ** inoperative

WEVS

Restitution into prior status

WVSA

Restitution into prior status due to demand

ZPFA

Filing of certificate for plant protection

ZTFA

Filing of certificate