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Find International Legal Status for a Specific Patent?
TOPIC:In this example, you want to find international legal status for U.S. patent 5,038,578. Use CLAIMS®/U.S. Patents (File 340) to search for the U.S. patent. You can find U.S. legal status in CLAIMS®/Current Legal Status (File 123).
Using the MAP command, you can extract all of the patent numbers related to the U.S. patent number. INPADOC (File 345) contains legal status internationally.
COMMAND SUMMARY
BEGIN 340
SELECT PN=US 5038578
TYPE S1/3/1
MAP PN to create a SearchSave
BEGIN 345
EXS to execute the SearchSave
TYPE S1/3,LS/1
HOW TO...

1. After entering BEGIN 340 to open the Claims/U.S. Patents database, SELECT the patent number (pn=US 5038578). |

?b 340
[File 340] CLAIMS(R)/US Patent 1950-06/May 04
(c) 2006 IFI/CLAIMS(R). All rights reserved.
?s pn=us 5038578/mp
S1 1 S PN=US 5038578/MP
?t s1/3/1
1/3/1
CLAIMS(R)/US Patent
(c) 2006 IFI/CLAIMS(R). All rights reserved.
2170392 3146931
M/REFRIGERANT RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION SYSTEM
Inventors:Manz Kenneth W (US); Shirley Roger D (US)
Assignee: Kent Moore Corp
(REASSIGNED - See file 123 for details)
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Barnes, Kisselle, Raisch, Choate, Whittemore & Hulbert
Publication Application
Number Kind Date Number Date
-------------- -- -------- -------------- --------
US 5038578 A 19910813 US 90528252 19900524
(Cited in 014 later patents)
Division of: US 4768347 US 87117098 19871104
US 4809520 US 88204675 19880609
US 4938031 US 89319618 19890303
Priority Applic: US 90528252 19900524
US 87117098 19871104
US 88204675 19880609
US 89319618 19890303 |

2. MAP the patent number (PN) to extract all patent numbers from S1 and create a SearchSave.
3. BEGIN 345, INPADOC that contains legal status for international patents.
4. EXECUTE (EXS) the SearchSave to create a set of patent numbers in File 345. |

?map pn
Temp SearchSave "TC122" stored
1 Select Statement, 4 Search Term(s)
SearchSave TC122
1 SearchSave(s), 4 Search Term(s)
?b 345
[File 345] Inpadoc/Fam.& Legal Stat 1968-2006/UD=200618
(c) 2006 EPO. All rights reserved.
?exs
EXS: S PN=US 4768347 + PN=US 4809520 + PN=US 4938031 + PN=US 5038578
1 PN=US 4768347
1 PN=US 4809520
1 PN=US 4938031
1 PN=US 5038578
S1 1 S PN=US 4768347 + PN=US 4809520 + PN=US 4938031 + PN=US 5038578 |

5. TYPE S1 in Format 3 and user-defined format LS to see all the legal status information.
Note that you can use a country code (DE) to see just the legal status for a particular country. |

?t s1/3,LS/1
1/3,LS/1
Inpadoc/Fam.& Legal Stat
(c) 2006 EPO. All rights reserved.
Acc no: 14139338
Basic Patent (No,Kind,Date): US 4768347 A 19880906
No. of Patents: 033
REFRIGERANT RECOVERY AND PURIFICATION SYSTEM (English)
Patent Assignee: KENT MOORE CORP (US)
Author (Inventor): MANZ KENNETH W (US); SHIRLEY ROGER D (US)
National Class: *062149000; 062292000; 137487500; 141083000; 222066000
IPC: *F25B-045/00;
Derwent WPI Acc No: G 88-270291
Language of Document: English
Patent Family:
Patent No Kind Date Applic No Kind Date
AU 8819095 A1 19890504 AU 8819095 A 19880715
AU 613058 B2 19910725 AU 8819095 A 19880715
BR 8803612 A 19890523 BR 88U3612 A 19880719
CA 1311621 A1 19921222 CA 571992 A 19880713
CA 1331922 A1 19940913 CA 616474 A 19920820
DE 3878399 C0 19930325 EP 88306260 A 19880708
DE 3884629 C0 19931104 EP 91200904 A 19880708
DE 3878399 T2 19930603 EP 88306260 A 19880708
DE 3884629 T2 19940127 EP 91200904 A 19880708
EP 315296 A2 19890510 EP 88306260 A 19880708
EP 440316 A2 19910807 EP 91200905 A 19880708
EP 443695 A2 19910828 EP 91200904 A 19880708
EP 315296 A3 19891115 EP 88306260 A 19880708
EP 440316 A3 19920115 EP 91200905 A 19880708
EP 443695 A3 19920122 EP 91200904 A 19880708
EP 315296 B1 19930210 EP 88306260 A 19880708
EP 443695 B1 19930929 EP 91200904 A 19880708
EP 315296 TD 19910411 EP 88306260 A 19880708
ES 2046843 T3 19940201 ES 91200904 EP 19880708
JP 1123964 A2 19890516 JP 88222197 A 19880905
JP 6050640 A2 19940225 JP 91146016 A 19910618
JP 2588321 B2 19970305 JP 91146016 A 19910618
JP 95043192 B4 19950515 JP 88222197 A 19880905
MX 166028 B 19921216 MX 12447 A 19880728
US 4768347 A 19880906 US 117098 A 19871104 (BASIC)
US 4805416 A 19890221 US 157579 A 19880219
US 4809520 A 19890307 US 204675 A 19880609
US 4938031 A 19900703 US 319618 A 19890303
US 5033271 A 19910723 US 577336 A 19900904
US 5038578 A 19910813 US 528252 A 19900524
US 5033271 B1 19940222 US 90003088 RQ 19930607
US 5038578 B1 19940222 US 90003089 RQ 19930607
ZA 8804981 A 19890927 ZA 884981 A 19880711
Priority Data (No,Kind,Date):
US 117098 A 19871104
CA 616474 A 19920820
CA 571992 A3 19880713
US 117098 A2 19871104
US 117098 A3 19871104
US 204675 A3 19880609
US 528252 A3 19900524
US 319618 A3 19890303
US 577336 A 19900904
US 528252 A 19900524
US 319618 A 19890303
US 204675 A 19880609
BRAZIL (BR)
Legal Status (No,Type,Date,Code,Text):
BR 8803612 P 19960625 BR MM LAPSE DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF FEES (ART. 50) (CADUCIDADE (ART. 50))
GERMANY (DE)
Legal Status (No,Type,Date,Code,Text):
DE 3878399 P 19930325 DE REF CORRESPONDS TO
(ENTSPRICHT)
EP 315296 P 19930325
DE 3878399 P 19930603 DE 8373 TRANSLATION OF PATENT
DOCUMENT OF EUROPEAN PATENT RECEIVED
(UEBERSETZUNG DER PATENTSCHRIFT DES
EUROP.ISCHEN PATENTES EINGEGANGEN)
DE 3878399 P 19940317 DE 8364 NO OPPOSITION DURING TERM OF OPPOSITION (EINSPRUCHSFRIST ABGELAUFEN OHNE
DASS EINSPRUCH ERHOBEN WURDE)
DE 3878399 P 19950720 DE 8328 CHANGE IN THE
PERSON/NAME/ADDRESS OF THE AGENT (AENDERUNG IN PERSON, NAMEN ODER WOHNORT DES VERTRETERS)
BLUMBACH, KRAMER & PARTNER, 65193
WIESBADEN
DE 3878399 P 20020926 DE 8339 CEASED/NON-PAYMENT OF THE ANNUAL FEE (WEGEN NICHTZ. D. JAHRESGEB.
ERLOSCHEN)
DE 3884629 P 19931104 DE REF CORRESPONDS TO (ENTSPRICHT)
EP 443695 P 19931104
DE 3884629 P 19940127 DE 8373 TRANSLATION OF PATENT
DOCUMENT OF EUROPEAN PATENT WAS RECEIVED AND HAS BEEN PUBLISHED (UEBERSETZUNG DER
PATENTSCHRIFT DES EUROPAEISCHEN PATENTES IST EINGEGANGEN UND VEROEFFENTLICHT WORDEN)
DE 3884629 P 19941027 DE 8364 NO OPPOSITION DURING TERM OF OPPOSITION (EINSPRUCHSFRIST ABGELAUFEN OHNE
DASS EINSPRUCH ERHOBEN WURDE)
DE 3884629 P 19950720 DE 8328 CHANGE IN THE
PERSON/NAME/ADDRESS OF THE AGENT (AENDERUNG IN PERSON, NAMEN ODER WOHNORT DES VERTRETERS)
BLUMBACH, KRAMER & PARTNER, 65193
WIESBADEN
DE 3884629 P 20050512 DE 8339 CEASED/NON-PAYMENT OF THE ANNUAL FEE (WEGEN NICHTZ. D. JAHRESGEB.
ERLOSCHEN) |
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