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Coverage of WIPO (ex Project P25) SCIT/SDWD Task No. 23 Countries in INPADOC PRS Entry and/or non entry into the national phase
| Country | Entry into national phase |
Non-entry into national phase |
Update | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | since 1981 | not covered | monthly | |
| Bulgaria | since 2001 | not covered | monthly | |
| Canada | since 1990 | since 1990 | monthly | |
| EPO | since 1994 | since 1994 | weekly | |
| Germany | since 1978 | since 1978 | weekly | |
| Georgia | since Sept 1999 | not covered | monthly | |
| United Kingdom | since Apr 1998 | not covered | weekly | |
| Japan | since Sept 1996 | since Sept 1996 | monthly | |
| Kenya | since 1995 | not covered | quarterly | delivery discontinued |
| Korea | since 2000 | since 2000 | monthly | delivery discontinued |
| Lithuania | since 1998 | not covered | quarterly | irregular delivery |
| Latvia | since 1998 | not covered | bi-monthly | irregular delivery |
| Romania | since 2000 | not covered | monthly | delivery discontinued |
| Russia | since 2002 | since 2002 | monthly | |
| Spain | since 1990 | not covered | quarterly | |
| Uzbekistan | since 2001 | not covered | quarterly | |
| USA | since 1993 | not covered | monthly |
EPO member states that can only be designated via the EPO: Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, The Netherlands.