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Coloured rows indicate that the data has changed compared to the previous day. The details of the changes are indicated in green. If a new row of data is created, all entries are in green. If gaps in coverage are filled without any change of the first/latest publication, only the total number of documents is in green.

Snapshot date
24.09.2023
Total count
121.628.991
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Country code Kind Language First publication Last publication Total Coverage
AP A English 1985-07-03
AP1A
2005-04-21
AP1368A
1.377
AT A German 1975-01-15
ATA500273A
2021-06-15
AT523203A1
13.035
AT B German 1899-07-10
AT1B
2021-04-15
AT522121B1
417.105
AT T German 1986-01-15
AT17091TT
1986-01-15
AT17091TT
1
AT U German 1994-07-25
AT1U2
2021-04-15
AT17057U1
14.644
AU A English 1924-04-03
AU1297123A
2023-09-21
AU2023226717A1
1.208.940
AU B English 1931-06-18
AU2718730B
2023-09-21
AU2023216730B2
481.813
AU C English 2001-07-19
AU642705C
2023-09-21
AU2021106785C4
10.399
BE B Dutch 2016-02-15
BE1000021B1
2016-02-15
BE1000021B1
1
BE B French 2016-02-01
BE1000016B1
2016-02-01
BE1000016B1
1
BE A Dutch 1926-11-30
BE337565A
2023-01-30
BE1029555A1
26.880
BE A French 1842-08-11
BE446796A
2016-09-21
BE1022851A1
268.394
BE A German 1932-09-30
BE390170A
2013-11-05
BE1020501A3
414
BG A Bulgarian 2017-01-31
BG111810A
2017-11-30
BG112021A
40
BG B Bulgarian 2017-01-31
BG66558B1
2017-12-29
BG66634B1
22
BG U Bulgarian 2017-01-31
BG2387U1
2017-06-30
BG2650U1
99
BR A Portuguese 1975-08-19
BR7501941A
2019-04-16
BRPI0904939A2
28.803
BR B Portuguese 2009-01-13
BRPI0400155B1
2010-04-06
BRPI0602006B1
21
BR E Portuguese 2010-08-03
BRPI0501916E2
2015-09-08
BRPI0903782E2
35
BR U Portuguese 1982-04-13
BR6200032U
2012-02-07
BRMU9001101U2
2.770
BR Y Portuguese 2009-01-13
BRMU8400290Y1
2010-04-06
BRMU8403067Y1
28
CA A English 1888-03-27
CA28784A
2023-09-18
CA3205448A1
1.605.310
CA A French 1920-01-06
CA195910A
2023-09-18
CA3189811A1
55.244
CA B English 1973-09-18
CA1148250B
1998-11-10
CA1340119B
222
CA C English 1986-06-10
CA1205805C
2023-09-12
CA3199070C
540.760
CA C French 1989-11-21
CA1263006C
2023-09-12
CA3168442C
22.886
CA E English 1985-09-24
CA1328501E
2016-12-08
CA2987090E
194
CA E French 1993-03-23
CA1314753E
2008-07-15
CA2385092E
4
CA F English 1990-05-14
CA2002806F
2017-08-04
CA2969282F
69
CA S English 1989-02-21
CA62503S
1989-02-21
CA62503S
1
CH A Italian 1889-06-06
CH625A
2023-09-15
CH719475A2
13.490
CH B French 1975-02-28
CH559383B5
2023-09-15
CH719020B1
3.884
CH B German 1975-02-28
CH559381B5
2023-09-15
CH719334B8
7.873
CH B Italian 1976-12-31
CH583432B5
2023-08-31
CH717425B1
432
CH C French 1998-05-15
CH688686C1
1999-03-15
CH688874C1
4
CH C German 1998-02-27
CH650535C2
2023-08-15
CH708409C1
13
CH E French 1889-01-21
CH1E
1908-02-01
CH697E
194
CH A French 1888-11-29
CH1A
2023-09-15
CH719488A2
154.599
CH A German 1888-11-30
CH3A
2023-09-15
CH719492A1
547.525
CN U Chinese 1985-09-10
CN85200001U
2023-09-05
CN219644487U
17.923.287
CN U English 1991-06-12
CN2078866U
2021-08-10
CN213935949U
66
CN Y Chinese 1993-01-06
CN2126505Y
2010-03-31
CN201435902Y
1.309.395
CN Y English 1995-06-14
CN2200770Y
2010-03-31
CN201435808Y
23
CN A Chinese 1985-09-10
CN85100001A
2023-09-08
CN116724688A
16.460.502
CN B Chinese 1985-09-10
CN85100001B
2023-09-05
CN116597188B
5.629.131
CN C Chinese 1993-01-06
CN1019873C
2017-03-29
CN1238422C9
576.379
CN C English 2006-08-23
CN1271548C
2009-12-23
CN100571683C
3
CR A Spanish 2019-12-03
CR20190400A
2023-03-30
CR20230016A
1.319
CR U Spanish 2020-06-01
CR20200128U
2023-03-29
CR20230110U
12
CS A Czech 1993-01-13
CS202091A3
1999-01-13
CS202097A3
10
CS B Czech 1974-05-30
CS155097B1
1991-09-15
CS274642B2
1.710
CU U Spanish 2023-01-16
CU20210001U
2023-01-16
CU20210001U
1
CU Y Spanish 2022-01-13
CU700001Y
2023-07-12
CU700002Y
2
CU A Spanish 1982-03-28
CU21201A
2023-08-08
CU20220077A7
1.727
CU B Spanish 2007-08-30
CU23223B7
2023-08-08
CU24674B1
170
CY A English 1982-02-19
CY1124A
1998-02-20
CY2042A
366
CZ A Czech 1993-01-13
CZ199092A3
2023-09-20
CZ2022264A3
17.044
CZ A English 2018-10-24
CZ2017122A3
2019-01-02
CZ2017846A3
22
CZ B Czech 1993-03-17
CZ277680B6
2023-09-20
CZ309767B6
31.392
CZ B English 2018-10-24
CZ307499B6
2019-01-02
CZ307605B6
36
CZ U Czech 1992-12-16
CZ1U1
2023-09-12
CZ37302U1
35.720
CZ U English 2018-10-24
CZ32173U1
2018-12-27
CZ32450U1
87
DD B German 1972-11-20
DD94131B3
1993-08-12
DD142598B3
165
DD C German 1981-02-25
DD142827C2
1982-04-14
DD143657C2
6
DD A English 1980-07-09
DD142756A1
1980-07-09
DD142756A1
1
DD A German 1952-06-12
DD952A
1992-08-27
DD300882A5
74
DE A German 1966-10-23
DE1534589A1
2023-09-21
DE102023202419A1
2.317.316
DE B German 1953-11-05
DE1068442B
2023-09-21
DE112021002303B4
855.321
DE C German 1811-07-11
DE14509C
2023-09-21
DE602005004088C5
1.450.178
DE T German 1980-05-05
DE3050368T1
2023-09-21
DE112022000386T5
580.668
DE U German 1931-02-08
DE1289165U
2023-09-14
DE212020000833U9
1.430.808
DK C Danish 1972-01-10
DK120856C
2000-09-11
DK165327C
193
DK T Danish 2014-11-24
DK1517698T3
2019-03-18
DK3344616T3
1.313
DK U Danish 1996-04-12
DK9500408U4
2023-07-14
DK202300037U1
4.028
DK U English 2017-02-24
DK201600071U3
2022-01-05
DK202100118U1
14
DK Y Danish 2017-02-10
DK201600096Y4
2023-07-17
DK202300024Y3
66
DK A Danish 2015-01-12
DK201370334A1
2023-06-22
DK202170593A1
189
DK A English 2018-02-26
DK201600670A1
2023-08-01
DK202370387A1
1.384
DK B Danish 1972-01-03
DK122001B
2023-08-02
DK181300B1
54.514
DK B English 2017-03-13
DK178837B1
2023-08-02
DK181300B1
1.217
DO A Spanish 2020-09-30
DOP2020000035A
2022-01-31
DOP2021000242A
117
DO U Spanish 2021-07-15
DOU2021000061U
2021-07-15
DOU2021000061U
1
EA B Russian 1997-03-31
EA000001B1
2022-03-31
EA039953B1
39.384
EE U Estonian 2014-07-15
EE01223U1
2023-09-15
EE01611U1
326
EE A Estonian 2014-02-17
EE201200009A
2023-08-15
EE202300022A
152
EE B Estonian 2014-02-17
EE05697B1
2023-07-17
EE05858B1
123
EP A English 1978-12-20
EP0000003A1
2023-09-20
EP4247136A1
1.816.630
EP A French 1978-12-20
EP0000004A1
2023-09-20
EP4246928A1
149.944
EP A German 1978-12-20
EP0000001A1
2023-09-20
EP4247131A1
477.593
EP B English 1980-01-09
EP0000010B1
2023-09-20
EP4192528B1
2.238.876
EP B French 1980-01-09
EP0000010B1
2023-09-20
EP4192528B1
2.238.847
EP B German 1980-01-09
EP0000010B1
2023-09-20
EP4192528B1
2.238.820
ES U Spanish 1987-10-01
ES1000001U
2023-08-31
ES1302982U
103.824
ES Y Spanish 2020-06-18
ES1192485Y1
2023-08-17
ES1294887Y1
77
ES A English 2006-08-16
ES2258376A1
2006-08-16
ES2258376A1
1
ES A Spanish 1987-06-01
ES2000001A4
2023-08-31
ES2948142A1
82.454
ES B Spanish 1988-06-08
ES2000998B3
2023-08-31
ES2936957B2
60.135
ES T Spanish 1992-04-01
ES2001004T3
2023-08-31
ES2948141T3
556.141
FI B English 2018-03-15
FI127283B
2018-03-29
FI127332B
26
FI B Swedish 2018-03-15
FI127282B
2018-03-29
FI127331B
24
FI U Swedish 2018-02-06
FI11952U1
2018-02-28
FI11977U1
26
FR T French 2004-08-27
FR1070751T
2007-07-20
FR1409033T
4
FR A English 1997-09-19
FR2746197A1
2020-07-03
FR3091292A1
2
FR A French 1855-02-27
FR13038A
2023-09-15
FR3133516A1
1.972.370
FR B French 1974-09-20
FR2059618B1
2019-06-14
FR3046592B1
240
FR E French 1902-09-12
FR24E
1968-12-13
FR92688E
20.634
FR F French 1963-10-04
FR37F
1970-05-11
FR310F
218
FR M French 1960-11-28
FR3M
2023-02-12
FR2176M
5.870
GB A English 1859-08-05
GB185900680A
2023-09-13
GB2616587A
2.403.273
GB B English 1947-11-05
GB594207B
2007-04-11
GB2414731B
113
GR A Greek 2017-01-31
GR20150100251A
2023-06-13
GR20220100916A
974
GR B Greek 2016-12-05
GR1008899B
2023-05-31
GR1010473B
1.546
GR U Greek 2017-01-31
GR20150200142U
2023-06-13
GR20220200193U
397
GR Y Greek 2016-12-09
GR2003079Y
2023-05-31
GR2003244Y
163
HK A English 2017-08-04
HK1223787A2
2017-08-04
HK1223787A2
1
HR T Croatian 2009-08-31
HRP20090346T1
2023-09-15
HRP20230611T1
17.336
HR A Croatian 1994-04-30
HRP920017A2
2023-09-15
HRP20220328A1
8.145
HR B Croatian 2016-10-21
HRP20090682B1
2023-06-23
HRP20201569B1
403
IE A English 1990-03-14
IE880739A1
2015-09-09
IE20150063A1
15.869
IE B English 1956-12-31
IE21142B1
2017-06-14
IES86805B2
13.754
IL A English 1968-07-25
IL23461A
2013-05-30
IL224283A
57.155
IN A English 2015-04-03
IN81CH2014A
2021-04-02
IN202137009932A
26.486
IN B English 1975-11-22
IN138052B
2009-02-06
IN224215B
81
IS A English 2018-03-13
IS9092A
2021-03-10
IS050320A
7
IS B English 2018-12-15
IS3007B
2021-06-15
IS3031B
11
IT U Italian 1990-05-09
IT9052857U1
2023-09-16
IT202100002549U1
54.732
IT A English 2019-04-23
IT201700119738A1
2019-04-23
IT201700119738A1
1
IT A Italian 1981-07-03
IT8005101A1
2023-07-21
IT202100022196A1
179.318
IT B Italian 2009-10-12
IT1366876B1
2009-10-12
IT1366876B1
1
JP A English 1973-04-13
JPS4828030A
2022-07-28
JP2022109856A
1.104
JP A Japanese 1971-01-23
JPS4683A
2023-09-15
JP2023539703A
13.772.471
JP B English 1955-06-06
JPS303827B1
2019-11-13
JP6603898B2
59
JP B Japanese 1971-01-05
JPS4625B1
2023-09-15
JP7345712B1
3.717.106
JP U English 1972-10-03
JPS478945U
2013-06-13
JP3184167U
188
JP U Japanese 1971-09-13
JPS461U
2023-09-15
JP3243770U
2.717.699
JP Y English 1965-04-17
JPS4011117Y1
2001-05-28
JP2607281Y2
24
JP Y Japanese 1967-01-09
JPS42215Y1
2004-10-27
JP2607892Y2
153.450
KR B English 1996-05-08
KR960006031B1
2020-03-20
KR102091076B1
41
KR B Korean 1997-06-14
KR970009517B1
2023-08-31
KR101273356B9
1.971.389
KR U English 1999-10-05
KR19990037225U
2011-06-22
KR20110006202U
2
KR U Korean 1990-09-03
KR900016253U
2023-09-15
KR20230001814U
196.773
KR Y Korean 1983-01-25
KR830000009Y1
2023-09-15
KR200497276Y1
265.439
KR A English 1999-10-05
KR19990073529A
2021-04-27
KR20210046056A
106
KR A Korean 1957-11-26
KR20150068976A
2023-08-29
KR20230126223A
2.699.963
LT B Lithuanian 1994-08-25
LT3001B
2021-05-25
LT6821B
2.418
LU B French 1998-12-29
LU90188B1
2021-10-20
LU102786B1
354
LU B German 1999-03-25
LU90239B1
2022-09-26
LU501699B1
249
LU A English 2000-01-03
LU90254A1
2016-02-22
LU92525A1
504
LU A French 1945-12-22
LU27852A1
2016-02-29
LU92531A1
7.630
LU A German 1947-02-27
LU28260A1
2016-01-25
LU92505A1
2.505
LU B English 2000-01-03
LU90254B1
2022-08-23
LU501537B1
508
MA A French 1980-10-01
MA18886A1
2019-04-30
MA41358A1
7.438
MA B French 2007-01-02
MA28375B1
2016-01-29
MA37644B1
5.400
MC A French 1957-12-13
MC1A1
2012-10-12
MC200144A1
2.035
MC E French 2004-03-03
MC224EE
2004-03-03
MC224EE
1
MD C Romanian 2010-12-31
MD4037C2
2023-08-31
MD4843C1
657
MD T Romanian 2018-01-31
MD3061543T2
2023-08-31
MD4047002T2
358
MD Y Romanian 2009-05-31
MD20Y
2019-10-31
MD1383Y
395
MD Z Romanian 2010-12-31
MD63Z
2023-08-31
MD1666Z
1.054
ME B Montenegrin 2003-10-21
ME00102B
2021-04-20
ME03823B
1.659
MT B English 2020-04-29
MTP4412B
2022-09-05
MTP4436B
25
MX A Spanish 2010-02-15
MX2009013293A
2011-06-22
MX2010014536A
5
NL A Dutch 2010-07-26
NL2003416A
2019-10-31
NL2022214A
330
NL B Dutch 2016-02-29
NL2012807B1
2019-10-28
NL1040580B1
950
NL B English 2016-06-22
NL2012957B1
2022-12-29
NL2028516B1
6
NL C Dutch 2010-12-07
NL2002956C2
2014-10-02
NL1040139C2
2
NL C English 2010-12-07
NL2002956C2
2015-05-11
NL2011770C2
2
NO B Norwegian 1966-12-08
NO155347B
2023-06-19
NO347180B1
103.629
NO B Swedish 2014-11-10
NO335315B1
2018-04-16
NO342225B1
520
NO L Norwegian 1968-07-01
NO802690L
2010-12-30
NO20101812L
27.067
NO A English 2011-05-27
NO20200981A1
2023-06-22
NO20221070A1
6.421
NO A Norwegian 1991-02-15
NO893253A
2023-05-29
NO20211439A1
5.980
NO A Swedish 2002-07-17
NO20171933A1
2018-04-16
NO20161640A1
60
NO B English 2016-01-11
NO337044B1
2023-06-19
NO347182B1
2.251
NZ A English 1978-06-02
NZ183001A
2012-11-30
NZ596323A
77.442
OA A English 1983-12-31
OA07030A
2007-04-13
OA13365A
3.596
OA A French 1966-01-15
OA00001A
2007-04-13
OA13366A
9.494
PE A Spanish 2019-04-22
PE20190562A1
2020-01-09
PE20200032A1
821
PH A English 1980-09-23
PH13778A
1994-04-29
PH26314A
1.180
PL B Polish 1985-10-31
PL135160B1
2023-09-11
PL243590B1
46.786
PL Y Polish 2007-12-31
PL63521Y1
2023-09-11
PL73122Y1
8.431
PT A Portuguese 2007-01-31
PT103302A
2023-08-28
PT117823A
3.053
PT B Portuguese 1986-04-17
PT77775B
2023-08-16
PT115072B
1.497
PT E Portuguese 2006-11-30
PT1554228E
2016-06-24
PT2850020E
32.111
PT T Portuguese 2007-01-31
PT10060T
2023-08-31
PT4061299T
28.864
PT U Portuguese 2007-01-31
PT10088U
2023-08-25
PT12237U
649
PT W Portuguese 2007-02-28
PT2004083492W
2016-06-08
PT2013178845W
52
PT Y Portuguese 2018-01-04
PT11205Y
2023-08-17
PT11197Y
192
RO A Romanian 2010-01-29
RO125146A2
2023-08-30
RO137610A0
11.286
RO B Romanian 1996-05-30
RO111000B
2023-08-30
RO135943B1
16.779
RO U Romanian 2009-06-30
RO200800009U1
2023-07-28
RO202200046U2
509
RS B Serbian 2006-10-27
RS49503B
2023-08-31
RS64410B1
14.836
RS U Serbian 2006-10-27
RS803U
2023-08-31
RS1791U1
951
RS A Serbian 2006-05-25
RS20050749A
2023-08-31
RS20220148A1
3.649
RU A Russian 1998-05-20
RU1727222A
2022-05-06
RU2022110107A
67.723
RU C English 1992-12-07
RU1779674C
2017-08-07
RU2627307C1
22
RU C French 1997-07-27
RU2085585C1
1997-07-27
RU2085585C1
1
RU C Russian 1980-05-30
RU737828C
2022-05-06
RU2771606C1
750.523
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100
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2023-08-01
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2023-08-01
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2023-08-01
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2023-08-01
SE545407C2
45.009
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2023-08-01
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