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Legal status codes for European Patent Office (EPO) (EP) |
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Description | ||||||||||||
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18D - |
Deemed to be withdrawn | ||||||||||||
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18R - |
Refused | ||||||||||||
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18W - |
Withdrawn | ||||||||||||
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19A - |
Date of suspension (rule 13) | ||||||||||||
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19U - |
Date of interruption (rule 90) | ||||||||||||
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25 - |
Lapsed in a contracting state announced via postgrant inform. from nat. office to epo | ||||||||||||
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26 - |
Opposition filed | ||||||||||||
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27W - |
Revoked | ||||||||||||
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29A - |
Date of suspension (rule 13) | ||||||||||||
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29U - |
Date of interruption (rule 90) | ||||||||||||
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31I - |
Interruption | ||||||||||||
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31S - |
Suspension | ||||||||||||
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32 - |
Conversion | ||||||||||||
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32PN - |
Public notification under rule 80 epc | ||||||||||||
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34C - |
Cancellations | ||||||||||||
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7119 - |
GB: ep patent (uk) withdrawn (section 117/1977) | ||||||||||||
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AK - |
Designated contracting states (document not published): | ||||||||||||
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BE20 - |
BE: patent expired | ||||||||||||
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BERE - |
BE: lapsed | ||||||||||||
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CCPR - |
BE: rejection of a complementary protection certificate | ||||||||||||
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CCPT - |
BE: withdrawal of a complementary protection certificate | ||||||||||||
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CCRE - |
BE: expiry of a complementary protection certificate | ||||||||||||
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EN - |
FR: translation not filed | ||||||||||||
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EN3 - |
FR: translation not filed ** decision concerning opposition | ||||||||||||
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EUG - |
SE: european patent has lapsed | ||||||||||||
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FITB - |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: suspended | ||||||||||||
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FITG - |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: definitive refusal | ||||||||||||
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FITM - |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: withdrawal of spc application | ||||||||||||
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FITN - |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: annulment of spc | ||||||||||||
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FITO - |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: expiry | ||||||||||||
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FITP - |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: renunciation of spc | ||||||||||||
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GBAW - |
GB: application withdrawn | ||||||||||||
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GBDW - |
GB: gb designation withdrawn | ||||||||||||
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GBGD - |
GB: date of publication of the new specification of the patent under article 103 (1977) ** grant date withdrawn | ||||||||||||
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GBGR - |
GB: grant date revoked | ||||||||||||
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GBGW - |
GB: grant date withdrawn | ||||||||||||
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GBPC - |
GB: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee | ||||||||||||
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GBPR - |
GB: patent revoked under art. 102 of the ep convention designating the uk as contracting state | ||||||||||||
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GBV - |
GB: ep patent (uk) treated as always having been void in accordance with gb section 77(7)/1977 | ||||||||||||
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LTIE - |
LT: invalidation of european patent extension | ||||||||||||
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LTLA - |
LT: lapse of european patent extension | ||||||||||||
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MEDB - |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: suspended | ||||||||||||
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MEDG - |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: definitive refusal | ||||||||||||
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MEDM - |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: withdrawal of spc applicatio | ||||||||||||
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MEDN - |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: annulment of spc | ||||||||||||
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MEDO - |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: expiry | ||||||||||||
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MEDP - |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: renunciation of spc | ||||||||||||
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NLR1 - |
NL: opposition has been filed with the epo | ||||||||||||
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NLV1 - |
NL: lapsed or annuled due to failure to fulfill the requirements of art. 29p and 29m of the patents act; no legal effect from | ||||||||||||
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NLV4 - |
NL: lapsed or anulled due to non-payment of the annual fee | ||||||||||||
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NLV5 - |
NL: annulment (art. 75) | ||||||||||||
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NLV6 - |
European patent surrendered (cf. article 48 or article 63 of the patents act 1995) | ||||||||||||
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NLV7 - |
NL: lapsed because of reaching the maxim lifetime of a patent | ||||||||||||
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PGFD - |
Postgrant: annual fee payment to national office deleted | ||||||||||||
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PGRD - |
Postgrant: deletion of patent reinstated in contracting state | ||||||||||||
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R18D - |
EP-application deemed to be withdrawn: (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R18R - |
Refused (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R18W - |
Withdrawal (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R19A - |
Suspension (rule 13) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R19U - |
Interruption (rule 90) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R25 - |
Lapsed as to rule 92 1 p (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R26 - |
Opposition filed (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R27W - |
Revoked (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R29A - |
Suspension (rule 13) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R29U - |
Interruption (rule 90) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RX1 - |
Cancellation of first publication | ||||||||||||
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RX2 - |
Cancellation of second publication | ||||||||||||
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X - |
Document not published | ||||||||||||
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X1 - |
No entry under this number | ||||||||||||
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17A + |
Application maintained | ||||||||||||
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17P + |
Request for examination filed | ||||||||||||
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17Q + |
First examination report | ||||||||||||
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18RA + |
Date of receipt of request for re-establishment of rights | ||||||||||||
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18RR + |
Re-established | ||||||||||||
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19F + |
Date of resumption (rule 13) | ||||||||||||
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19W + |
Date of resumption (rule 90) | ||||||||||||
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25N + |
Valid in all designated states | ||||||||||||
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26D + |
Opposition deemed not to have been filed | ||||||||||||
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26N + |
No opposition filed | ||||||||||||
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26U + |
Inadmissible opposition | ||||||||||||
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27A + |
Maintenance as amended | ||||||||||||
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27C + |
Termination of opposition procedure | ||||||||||||
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27O + |
Opposition rejected | ||||||||||||
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28 + |
Re-established | ||||||||||||
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29F + |
Date of resumption (rule 13) | ||||||||||||
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29W + |
Date of resumption (rule 90) | ||||||||||||
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31R + |
Resumption | ||||||||||||
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31W + |
Resumption | ||||||||||||
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A4 + |
Supplementary search report | ||||||||||||
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A5 + |
Separate publication of the ep or int. search report | ||||||||||||
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AK + |
Designated contracting states in an application with search report: | ||||||||||||
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AK + |
Designated contracting states in an application without search report: | ||||||||||||
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AK + |
Designated contracting states in a search report: | ||||||||||||
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AK + |
Designated contracting states mentioned in a supplementary search report: | ||||||||||||
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AK + |
Designated contracting states mentioned in a patent specification: | ||||||||||||
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AK + |
Designated contracting states mentioned in a corr. patent specification: | ||||||||||||
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AK + |
Designated contracting states: | ||||||||||||
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AKX + |
Payment of designation fees | ||||||||||||
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AX + |
Extension of the european patent to | ||||||||||||
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AXX + |
Payment of extension fees | ||||||||||||
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BERR + |
BE: reestablished | ||||||||||||
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CCHV + |
BE: grant of a complementary protection certificate for herbicides | ||||||||||||
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CCPV + |
BE: grant of a complementary protection certificate | ||||||||||||
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D19F + |
Resumption (rule 90) (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D25 + |
Lapsed in a contracting state (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DBV + |
Designated contracting states (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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EAL + |
SE: european patent in force in sweden | ||||||||||||
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EL + |
FR: translation of claims filed | ||||||||||||
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EL1 + |
FR: translation or corrected translation of claims filed | ||||||||||||
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EM + |
FR: revised translation of claims filed | ||||||||||||
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EN4 + |
FR: notification of non filing translation in an earlier bopi is erroneous | ||||||||||||
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EPTA + |
LU: last paid annual fee | ||||||||||||
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ET + |
FR: translation filed | ||||||||||||
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ET1 + |
FR: translation filed ** revision of the translation of the patent or the claims | ||||||||||||
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ET2 + |
FR: translation filed ** revision of the translation of the modified patent after opposition | ||||||||||||
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ET3 + |
FR: translation filed ** decision concerning opposition | ||||||||||||
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ETR + |
FR: translation filed ** restoration of the right | ||||||||||||
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FITD + |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: granted | ||||||||||||
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GBA + |
GB: translation amended (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977) | ||||||||||||
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GBAT + |
GB: amendment of translation allowed (of ep patent) (gb sect. 80(3)/1977) | ||||||||||||
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GBC + |
GB: translation of claims filed (gb section 78(7)/1977) | ||||||||||||
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GBC8 + |
GB: translation of claims filed (gb section 80(3)/1977) | ||||||||||||
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GBCC + |
GB: corrected translation (of claims) filed (gb section 80(3)/1977) | ||||||||||||
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GBDL + |
GB: delete "european patent ceased" from journal | ||||||||||||
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GBRH + |
GB: ep (uk) patent reinstated (gb rule 100) | ||||||||||||
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GBRI + |
GB: ep (uk) patent reinstated (gb rule 110(3)a/1987) | ||||||||||||
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GBT + |
GB: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977) | ||||||||||||
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GBT8 + |
GB: translation filed (gb section 80(3)/1977) | ||||||||||||
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GBTA + |
GB: translation of amended ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(b)/1977) | ||||||||||||
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GBTC + |
GB: corrected translation (of ep patent) filed (gb section 80(3)/1977) | ||||||||||||
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IECL + |
IE: translation for ep claims filed | ||||||||||||
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ITCL + |
IT: translation for ep claims filed | ||||||||||||
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ITF + |
IT: translation for a ep patent filed | ||||||||||||
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MEDD + |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: granted | ||||||||||||
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NLE + |
NL: notifications concerning applications | ||||||||||||
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NLR3 + |
NL: receipt of modified translations in the netherlands language after an opposition procedure | ||||||||||||
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NLR4 + |
NL: receipt of corrected translation in the netherlands language at the initiative of the proprietor of the patent | ||||||||||||
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PGFP + |
Postgrant: annual fees paid to national office | ||||||||||||
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PGRI + |
Postgrant: patent reinstated in contracting state | ||||||||||||
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R17C + |
Date of despatch of first examination report | ||||||||||||
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R17P + |
Request for examination filed (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R18X + |
Re-established (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R19F + |
Resumption (rule 13) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R19W + |
Resumption (rule 90) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R26D + |
Opposition deemed not to have been filed (corr.) | ||||||||||||
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R26U + |
Inadmissible opposition (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R27A + |
Maintenance of the EP-patent as amended (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R27O + |
Opposition rejected (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R28 + |
Re-established (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R28E + |
Date of receipt of request for re-establishment of rights (art 122) (korr.) | ||||||||||||
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R29F + |
Resumption (rule 13) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R29W + |
Resumption (rule 90) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RA1 + |
Date and kind of first publication (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RA4 + |
Date and kind of supplementary search report (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RB1 + |
Date and kind of second publication (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RB2 + |
Date and kind of third publication (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RBV + |
Designated contracting states (correction): | ||||||||||||
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REF + |
In austria registered as: | ||||||||||||
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SC4A + |
PT: translation is available | ||||||||||||
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T1 + |
DK: translation of the claims of ep patent | ||||||||||||
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T3 + |
DK: translation of ep patent | ||||||||||||
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T4 + |
DK: translation of amended ep patent | ||||||||||||
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T5 + |
DK: corrected translation of ep patent | ||||||||||||
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TCAT + |
AT: translation of patent claims filed | ||||||||||||
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TCNL + |
NL: translation of patent claims filed | ||||||||||||
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TDAT + |
AT: translation of application published | ||||||||||||
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110E |
Request for conversion | ||||||||||||
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111L |
Licenses | ||||||||||||
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111R |
Other rights "in rem" | ||||||||||||
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111Z |
Legal means of execution | ||||||||||||
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16A |
New documents discovered after completion of the EP-search report | ||||||||||||
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33 |
Transfer of rights | ||||||||||||
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34E |
Establishment of other rights "in rem" | ||||||||||||
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34G |
Grant of licenses | ||||||||||||
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34L |
Legal means of execution | ||||||||||||
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34TL |
Transfer of licenses | ||||||||||||
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34TR |
Transfer of other rights "in rem" | ||||||||||||
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35 |
Correction | ||||||||||||
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710B |
GB: proceeding under rule 110(4) patents act 1977 | ||||||||||||
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AC |
Divisional application (art. 76) of: | ||||||||||||
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AC |
Divisional application (art. 76) of: | ||||||||||||
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AF |
Successive application (art. 61) | ||||||||||||
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AF |
Successive application (art. 61) | ||||||||||||
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AKNL |
NL: corrections (part 1 heading g) | ||||||||||||
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BECA |
BE: change of holder's address | ||||||||||||
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BECH |
BE: change of holder | ||||||||||||
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BECN |
BE: change of holder's name | ||||||||||||
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CCPA |
BE: application for a complementary protection certificate | ||||||||||||
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CND3 |
Copied from national register on demand of third party | ||||||||||||
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CRD3 |
Copy of epo register on demand of third party | ||||||||||||
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D11X |
Legal means of execution (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D17D |
Search report (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D17P |
Request for examination filed (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D17Q |
First examination report (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D18D |
EP-application deemed to be withdrawn: (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D18R |
Refused (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D18W |
Withdrawal (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D18Z |
Request for re-establishment (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D20 |
Corrections of a patent specification (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D26 |
Opposition filed (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D26N |
No opposition filed (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D27A |
Maintenance as amended (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D27C |
Opposition finished (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D27O |
Opposition rejected (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D27W |
Revoked (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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D8RA |
Date of receipt of request for re-establishment of rights (art 122) (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DA1 |
Date and kind of first publication (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DA4 |
Date and kind of supplementary search report (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DAC |
Divisional application (art. 76) of: (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DAF |
Successive application (art. 61) (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DAHF |
Divisional application (art 76) in: (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DAX |
Extension of the european patent to (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DB1 |
Date and kind of second publication (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DB2 |
Date of publication of new second specification ** last entry deleted | ||||||||||||
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DET |
DE: translation of patent claims | ||||||||||||
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DIC1 |
Classification (deletion) | ||||||||||||
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DIC2 |
Classification (deletion) | ||||||||||||
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DIN1 |
Inventor (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DIN2 |
Inventor (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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DX |
Miscellaneous: (deleted) | ||||||||||||
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FIT |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: no action taken | ||||||||||||
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FITA |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: examined | ||||||||||||
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FITC |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: partially granted | ||||||||||||
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FITE |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: interlocutary refusal | ||||||||||||
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FITF |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: office refusal | ||||||||||||
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FITH |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: board of appeal | ||||||||||||
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FITI |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: court of cassation | ||||||||||||
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FITL |
IT: spc for herbicidal products: court of justice | ||||||||||||
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GBRJ |
GB: reinstated under rule 110(4) - alteration of time limits | ||||||||||||
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GBTH |
GB: translations filed: amended european patents - correction | ||||||||||||
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ITCP |
IT: complementary protection certificate | ||||||||||||
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ITPR |
IT: changes in ownership of a european patent | ||||||||||||
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ITTA |
IT: last paid annual fee | ||||||||||||
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K1C0 |
Previously announced correction of patent application cancelled | ||||||||||||
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K1C1 |
Correction of patent application (title page) published | ||||||||||||
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K1C2 |
Correction of patent application (partial reprint) published | ||||||||||||
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K1C3 |
Correction of patent application (complete reprint) published | ||||||||||||
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K2 |
Correction of patent specification published | ||||||||||||
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K2C0 |
Announced rectification cancelled | ||||||||||||
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K2C1 |
Correction of patent specification (title page) published | ||||||||||||
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K2C2 |
Correction of patent specification (partial reprint) published | ||||||||||||
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K2C3 |
Correction of patent specification (complete reprint) published | ||||||||||||
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KL |
Correction list | ||||||||||||
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MED |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: no action taken | ||||||||||||
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MEDA |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: examined | ||||||||||||
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MEDC |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: partially granted | ||||||||||||
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MEDE |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: interlocutary refusal | ||||||||||||
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MEDF |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: office refusal | ||||||||||||
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MEDH |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: board of appeal | ||||||||||||
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MEDI |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: court of cassation | ||||||||||||
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MEDL |
IT: spc for pharmaceutical products: court of justice | ||||||||||||
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NLR2 |
NL: decision of opposition | ||||||||||||
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NLR5 |
NL: patents in respect of which a request to provide a certificate of prior use has been filed | ||||||||||||
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NLR6 |
NL: patents in respect of which a decision has been taken on a request concerning prior use | ||||||||||||
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NLS |
NL: assignments of EP-patents | ||||||||||||
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NLT1 |
NL: modifications of names registered in virtue of documents presented to the patent office persuant to art. 16 a, paragraph 1 | ||||||||||||
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NLT2 |
NL: modifications (of names), taken from the european patent patent bulletin | ||||||||||||
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NLUE |
NL: licences registered with regard to to european patents | ||||||||||||
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NLXE |
NL: other communications concerning EP-patents (part 3 heading xe) | ||||||||||||
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PGRC |
Postgrant: patent reinstated in contracting state - correction | ||||||||||||
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R110 |
Filing of a request for conversion (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R11L |
Granting of a license (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R11X |
Legal means of execution (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R16A |
New documents discovered after completion of the EP-search report (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R17D |
Search report (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R18Z |
Request for re-establishment (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R20 |
Corrections of a patent specification | ||||||||||||
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R26N |
No opposition filed (correction) | ||||||||||||
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R27C |
Opposition finished | ||||||||||||
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R80 |
Public notification under rule 80 epc | ||||||||||||
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RAC |
Divisional application (art. 76) of: (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAC |
Divisional application (art. 76) of: (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAF |
Successive application (art. 61) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAF |
Successive application (art. 61) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAG |
Has successive application (art. 61) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAG |
Has successive application (art. 61) (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAP1 |
Applicant reassignment (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAP2 |
Patent owner reassignment (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAP3 |
Applicant change of name (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAP4 |
Patent owner change of name (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RAX |
Extension of the european patent to (correction) | ||||||||||||
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REF |
Corresponds to: | ||||||||||||
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REF |
Corresponds to: | ||||||||||||
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REG |
Reference to a national code | ||||||||||||
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RHK1 |
Main classification (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RHK2 |
Main classification (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RIC1 |
Classification (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RIC2 |
Classification (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RIN1 |
Inventor (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RIN2 |
Inventor (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RTI1 |
Title (correction) | ||||||||||||
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RTI2 |
Title (correction) | ||||||||||||
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SPCF |
Wrong code - please refer to inpadoc helpdesk for correction | ||||||||||||
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SPCG |
Wrong code - please refer to inpadoc helpdesk for correction | ||||||||||||
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T2 |
DK: corrected translation of the claims of ep patent | ||||||||||||
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XX |
Miscellaneous: | ||||||||||||
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ZE |
NL: corrections to earlier entries in headings pe - xe | ||||||||||||