Legal status codes for United States of America (US)

KEY:

RED

 = 

Negative action

 

GREEN

 = 

Positive action

 

BLACK

 = 

Neutral action

Code

 Description

DC -

Disclaimer filed

DCB -

Disclaimer for reexamination filed

DD -

Disclaimer and dedication filed

DE -

Dedication filed

DJ -

All references should be deleted, no patent was granted

DJB -

All references should be deleted, no reexamination certificate was issued

FP -

Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee

FPB1 -

Expired due to reexamination which canceled all claims

FPB3 -

Expired due to reexamination which canceled all claims (3rd reexamination)

WDB1 -

Reexamination: this patent was withdrawn prior to issue

WDR -

Patent withdrawn according to listing issued by the uspto on prs-date

X -

No document published

XB -

Patent (reexamination certificate) not issued

XE -

Patent (reissue) not issued

355 +

Patent term extension under 35 u.s.c. 155 until/for

355A +

Patent term extension or patent term restoration according to 35 u.s.c. 155, 155a or 156

356 +

Patent term extension under 35 u.s.c. 156

946 +

Patent term extension private law 98-46 until/for

B1 +

Reexamination certificate first reexamination

CO +

Commissioner ordered reexamination

DP +

Notification of acceptance of delayed payment of maintenance fee

ERFP +

Inaccurately listed as having expired when, in fact, they did not expire

PEL +

Patent term extension

PRDP +

Patent reinstated due to the acceptance of a late maintenance fee

RN +

Recission of notice of patent expiration

RR +

Request for reexamination filed

712F

GB: determination of foreign entitlement (section 12(1)/1977 uk law)

712J

GB: determination of foreign entitlement (sect. 12/1977)

740B

GB: application decided by the comptroller (sect. 40/1977)

AS

Assignment

AS01

Change of name

AS02

Assignment of assignor's interest

AS03

Merger

AS04

License

AS05

Letters testamentary

AS06

Security interest

AS07

Mortgage

AS08

Conditional assignment

AS09

Assignment of a part of assignors interest

AS10

Assignment of 1/2 of assignors interest

AS11

Assignment of 1/4 of assignors interest

AS12

Court appointment

AS13

Decree of distribution

AS14

Letters of administration

AS15

Lien

AS16

Option

AS17

Release by secured party

AS18

Assignment of assignor's interest - correction information

AS19

Corrective assignment - correct previous item

AS20

Assign the entire interest

AS21

Change of address

AS22

Collateral assignment

AS23

Merger and change of name

AS24

Release of security agreement

AS25

Release of security interest

AS26

Security agreement

AS27

Nunc pro tunc assignment

AS28

Corrected assignment

AS29

Bill of sale

AS30

Confirmatory assignment

AS31

Confirmatory license

AS32

Corrected recordation for cover sheet

AS33

Exclusive license

AS34

Re-record of an instrument recorded

AS35

Release

AS36

Re-record to correct error in recordation data

AS37

To correct the name of the assignee

AS99

Other assignments

C1

Reexamination certificate (1st level)

C2

Reexamination certificate (2nd level)

C3

Reexamination certificate (3rd level)

CC

Certificate of correction

CCB

Certificate of correction for reexamination

DI

Adverse decision in interference

DR

Adverse decision in reference

ER

Erratum

ERR

Erratum

PA

Patent available for license or sale

PS

Patent suit(s) filed

RF

Reissue application filed

XT

Defensive pub. not published

XX

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