Enhanced INPADOCDB and INPAFAMDB files feature patent status indicator and second legal status category system

• The patent Status Indicator (/STI) with the four indicator flags  Alive, Dead, Transitional, and Indeterminate.
• The Status Established Date (/STED) allowing alerts/SDI on the field
• The Patent Term Adjustment days (/PTA) for US applications. If patent term adjustment days are provided, the number of days is added to the calculated expiration date in field XPD.

For details see:

Patent Status Indicator in INPADOCDB and INPAFAMDB (PDF)

• The Legal Status Event Classes (/LSEC) provided by the EPO as a second classification system in addition to the familiar LSC2-categories.

For details see:

Legal Status Category (LSC2) and Legal Status Event Class (LSEC) in INPADOCDB and INPAFAMDB (PDF)