Legal status codes for France (FR)

Code

 Description

BD -

Lapse confirmed

D2 -

Renunciation due to an appeal

D5 -

Renunciation due to an appeal on restauration

D7 -

Renunciation due to an appeal formed before the court of appeal

D8 -

Partial withdrawal

DE -

Withdrawal due to an action of restoration

DH -

Considered as null and void

DI -

Inadmissibility of an action of restoration

DO -

Appeal for restoration rejected

MT -

Cancellation

MV -

Supress the notification of the grant

NB -

Nullification of a patent

RA -

Cancellation of action made for restoration

RE -

Withdrawal of published application

RP -

Partial renunciation

RR -

Withdrawal or complete renunciation

RS -

Complete withdrawal

RT -

Complete renunciation

SD -

Suspension of procedure on the granting

ST -

Lapsed

SU -

To be deleted

TR -

Final rejection of a french patent application resulting from the conversion of a european patent

BR +

Restoration of rights

DA +

Annulment of decision of lapse

RC +

Opposition against decision of lapse

RD +

Resumption of procedure on the granting

AM

Act modifying the rights related to an application or a patent

AN

Official adjudication published

AP

Petition for property claim

AR

Application made for restoration

AS

Assignation for property claim

AT

Annulment of decision of transformation

AU

Other act affecting the ownership or exploitation of an industrial property right

AV

Other act affecting the existence or the validity of an industrial property right

C1

Application for ccp for plant protection laid open to the public

C2

Application for ccp for plant protection granted

C3

Application for ccp for plant protection rejected

CA

Change of address

CB

Supplementary certificate of protection granted (law of 25 june 1990)

CC

Supplementary certificate of protection laid open to the public (law of 25 june 1990)

CD

Change of name of nomination

CERR

Correction and/or modification for spcs

CJ

Change of juridic form

CK

Correction in bopi: filed supplementary protection certificates

CL

Concession to grant licenses

CN

Change in juridical nature

CP

Supplementary certificate of protection filed

CR

Supplementary certificate of protection laid open to the public (eec regulation of 18 june 1992)

CT

Granted supplementary certificate of protection for medicine (eec regulation of 18 june 1992)

CX

Supplementary certificate of protection rejected

CY

Supplementary certificate of protection granted (eec regulation of 18 june 1992)

D1

Decision of the director general to report the decision of lapse

D3

Decision to report the decision of lapse

D4

Bringing about the decision of lapse

D6

Admission to licences of right

D9

Leave to make available licences or right

DC

Decision of the supreme court

DD

Juridical decision concerning designation of the inventor

DG

Cancellation of a lien (pledge) due to a juridical decision

DJ

Final juridical decision determinating the rights related to an application, patent, utility model or additional patent (certi

DL

Decision of the director general to leave to make available licences of right

DN

Juridical decision concerning the novelty of an invention, which has been published due to an evident abuse vis-a-vis the appl

DP

Petition for property claim

DR

Decision of the appeal court due to an appeal at law against decisions of the director of the inpi, except decision of lapse

DS

Decision of the director general to state about an appeal

ED

Appeal court appoints an expert regarding an action of restoration

EERR

Correction and/or modifications on european patents which have effect or no effect in france

EF

Conversion of a european to a french patent application

EM

Correction of a material error concerning inscription in the national patent register

ER

Errata list in the french official journal (bopi)

ERR

Correction

ET4

Ep requested - translation of claims received by inpi

FC

Decision of the director general to state favourably about an appeal

GC

Lien (pledge) constituted

GR

Lien (pledge) cancelled due to a court decision

HG

Correction of classification

HH1

Correction of title

IC

Decision of the director general to declare irreceivable or to reject an appeal

JD

Different final judgements

JE

Final juridic decision affecting the existence or validity of an industrial property right

JU

Final juridic decision affecting the ownership or exploitation of an industrial property right

LD

Licences of right

LR

Cancellation of leave to make available licences of right

LT

Cancellation of entry of licences of right

MD

Transfer of rights in case of death

ML

Cancellation of distraint

MS

Cancellation of a distraint order

PC

Appeal to the supreme court of appeal

R1

Appeal

RB

Decision of the director general to revoke the decision to leave to make available licences of right

RERR

Correction and/or modification in the national patent register of france

RF

Appeal formed before the court of appeals against a decision of the director general

RG

Lien (pledge) cancelled

RL

Notice of termination of a license

RM

Correction of a material error

RN

Appeal for restoration or for annulment

RU

Appeal formed before the court of appeals

SN

Distraint notified (in the national patent register)

TEP

Epo patent application is transformed to a french patent application

TP

Transmission of property

TQ

Partial transmission of property