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ESPACE Bulletin
Content description
ESPACE Bulletin gives the user access to the bibliographic and legal status data of all European patent applications published since the EPO was founded and all granted European patents.
Since the beginning of 1998 ESPACE Bulletin has been published in Mixed Mode format.
Recommended use
This product is the equivalent to the online European Patent Bulletin. It is suitable for checking and keeping track of the legal and procedural status of a given European application or patent.
ESPACE Bulletin, together with Register Plus from
Online Services
and raw data are regarded by many professionals as complementary databases and services.
Languages available
English, French and German.
Coverage of the overall series
Due to the great amount of data, the contents of ESPACE Bulletin had to be divided up onto 2 discs:
- ESPACE Bulletin Volume 2009/001
This database includes all published EP applications from publication number 0000001 to 2007187.
It was released in January 2009 and contains the status of all EP applications and granted patents published up to December 2008.
This disc is updated, produced and distributed on a yearly basis.
- ESPACE Bulletin Volume 2009/002
This database includes all new EP applications from publication number 2007188 onwards and all new EP patents granted after December 2008. Additionally, it contains all those publications prior to 2007188 for which a change of the legal status has been recorded in the European Patent Bulletin published by the European Patent Office after December 2008. This database is updated, produced and distributed on a monthly basis.
Update frequency
Volume 1 (DVD) is updated once a year.
Volume 2 (CD-ROM) is updated on a monthly basis.
Files containing the weekly data are made available on a weekly basis, on the day of publication of the European Patent Office, usually every Wednesday on the EPO Web site to all ESPACE Bulletin clients (userID and password required).
Searchable fields
The following fields are available for searching, alone or combined:
AIDT International filing date
AINR International application number
APCY Applicant's country
APDT Date of filing
APNM Applicant(s)
APNR Application number
CLMN Main international classification
CLMS Main/supplementary int. classification
CLNO Non-obligatory int .classification
DCST Designated contracting states
DSRDT Date of search report (A3)
ENCY Withdrawn extension (country)
ENDT Withdrawal of extension (date)
EXCY Extension states
EXDT Extension date
GTCY Proprietor's country
GTNM Proprietor(s)
ICA Classifications advanced level
ICAA Advanced level additional information
ICAI Advanced level invention information
IPC All classification
INCY Inventor's country
INNM Inventor(s)
LCDS Licenses: designated states
LCNM Licensee(s)
LPCY Lapses (countries)
LPDT Lapses (date)
OACY Opponent's representative's country
OANM Opponent's representative
OPCY Opponent's country
OPDC Opposition procedure terminated
OPDF Opposition deemed not to be filed
OPDT Opposition filing date
OPNM Opponent(s)
OPOA Opposition admissible (date)
OPOI Opposition inadmissible (date)
OPRD Opposition rejected
ORDS Designated states for legal means
PCDW Application deeemed to be withdrawn
PCNO No opposition
PCPA Patent maintained in amended form
PCRF Application refused
PCRV Revocation of patent
PCWD Application withdrawn
PIDT International publication date
PIGZ Issue PCT Gazette
PINR International publication number
PLNG Publication language
PRDT Priority date
PRNR Priority number
PSAN Intention to grant (R. 51(4) EPC)
PSCS Dispatch of correction to search report
PSDP Grant of patent
PSDS Dispatch of supplementary search report
PSEX Examination request
PSFC Dispatch of first examination report
PSRQ Request for re-establishment of rights (Art. 122 EPC)
PSRR Re-establishment of rights (Art. 122 EPC)
PSSI Suspension/Interruption (R.13 & 90)
PUA Publication of application (A1, A2)
PUB1 Publication of the granted patent (B1)
PUB2 Publication of the amended patent specification (B2)
PUDT Publication date (A or B)
PUKD Last publication kind
PUNR Publication number
RCCY Conversion to national application - country (Art. 135 EPC)
RCDT Conversion to national application - date (Art. 135 EPC)
RECY Representative's country
RENM Representative(s)
RSDT Resumption of proceedings (R. 13 & 90 EPC)
STAT Document status
TTLE English title
TTLF French title
TTLG German title
Special features
ESPACE Bulletin has more than 70 search fields which means that a very precise search can be performed.
A distinction is made between the applicant (APNM) who has filed an application (A document) and the proprietor (GTNM) of a patent (B document).
Bulletin Online has been developed to give users access to the latest information online via Internet. Bulletin Online is available for ESPACE Bulletin subscribers using the latest MIMOSA software version.
Sample record
1. Notice view
2. Document view