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Inactive	Abandoned	The application was abandoned by the applicant and, therefore, is inactive; or the patent was withdrawn, or not paid for (lapsed), by the assignee and, therefore, is inactive.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4.2	Issue	Inactive	Withdrawn	The patent was withdrawn by the assignee and, therefore, is inactive.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 is "inactive," as it is not "active" in any of its designated states for reasons other than "lapsed" (such as unsubmitted translation) in some designated states.	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6	Pub./Issue	Inactive	Revoked	The patent was revoked through invalidation proceedings (including opposition) and, therefore, is inactive.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buffer period; or ● The time limit for entering the national phase is not passed, but the WO application itself was withdrawn.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