Legal Status (Definition & Syntax)

The legal status of a patent/application is selected from:

#	Pub./Issue	Simple Classification	Complete Classification	Description	Syntax
1	Pub.	Pending	Pending	The application is yet to be examined.	LLS/1
2	Pub.	Pending	Exam.	The application is under examination.	LLS/2
7	Pub.	PGPub - Granted	PGPub - Granted	The application was allowed and a patent has been granted. This is the pre-grant publication (PGPub).	LLS/7
3	Issue	Active	Active	The patent is active.	LLS/3
4	Pub./Issue	Inactive	Abandoned	The application was abandoned by the applicant and, therefore, is inactive; or the patent was withdrawn, or not paid for (lapsed), by the assignee and, therefore, is inactive.	LLS/4
4.1	Pub.	Inactive	Abandoned Appl.	The application was abandoned by applicant and, therefore, is inactive.	ABDT/1
4.2	Issue	Inactive	Withdrawn	The patent was withdrawn by the assignee and, therefore, is inactive.	ABDT/2
4.3	Issue	Inactive	Lapsed	The patent was not paid for (lapsed) by the assignee and, therefore, is inactive.	ABDT/3
4.4	Issue	Inactive	No Active State	The (EP) patent has no active designated state and, therefore, is inactive.	ABDT/4
5	Issue	Inactive	Expired	The patent is expired because the patent term is due and, therefore, is inactive.	LLS/5
6	Pub./Issue	Inactive	Revoked	The patent was revoked through invalidation proceedings (including opposition) and, therefore, is inactive.	LLS/6
8	Issue	Inactive	Reissued	The patent was reissued otherwise and, therefore, is inactive.	LLS/8
9	Pub.	Inactive	PCT End - NP	The PCT stage ended, and the national phase (NP) was entered. The end of PCT stage: ● Past the time limit for entering the national phase: the later one of [18 months from the application date] or [30 months from the priority date], plus a 12-month buffer period; or ● The time limit for entering the national phase is not passed, but the WO application itself was withdrawn.	LLS/9