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Bibliographic coverage in Espacenet and OPS

The table below, which is updated daily at 15.30 hrs CET, provides the most recent snapshot of Espacenet and OPS bibliographic coverage. It is broken down by country code (patent authority) and kind code, indicating for each row the first and latest publications and the total number of documents covered.

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
06.12.2023
Total count
149.144.297
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Country code Kind Language First publication Last publication Total Coverage
AM A 2001-06-10
AM949A2
2006-09-15
AM1813A2
4
AM U 2009-10-26
AM170U
2010-04-26
AM194U
2
AP A 1985-07-03
AP1A
2017-03-31
AP2017009846A0
4378
AP S 1991-01-11
AP00008S1
2019-06-24
AP01062S1
1159
AP U 2002-06-06
AP1U
2002-06-06
AP1U
1
AR A 1963-03-27
AR132301A1
2023-10-25
AR126625A1
173250
AR B 2015-09-23
AR073287B1
2015-09-23
AR073287B1
1
AR Q 1973-02-08
AR192209Q
1991-11-29
AR241133Q
1965
AT T 1980-11-15
ATE1T1
2012-05-15
ATE557579T1
554405
AT U 1994-07-25
AT1U2
2023-11-15
AT18051U1
19625
AT A 1914-05-01
ATA66938A
2023-11-15
AT526271A1
122550
AT B 1899-07-10
AT1B
2023-11-15
AT526102B1
431926
AU A 1917-03-14
AU81716A
2023-11-30
AU2023263573A1
1467864
AU B 1905-01-24
AU104B
2023-11-30
AU2023251448B1
661693
AU C 1990-01-04
AU623144C
2023-11-30
AU2021318431C1
12781
AU P 1989-02-24
AU1P
2018-05-08
AU5621P
5617
AU S 1972-08-15
AU61353S
2019-02-12
AU201817697S
164454
AU V 1989-03-07
AU1989015V
2019-05-22
AU2019011V
1622
BA A 1998-12-28
BA94018A
2001-09-14
BA98363A
113
BA B 1998-03-06
BA96066B1
1999-08-02
BA98222B1
102
BE A 1842-08-11
BE446796A
2023-12-04
BE1030509A1
582379
BE B 1992-04-14
BE1002305B5
2023-12-04
BE1030508B1
9481
BE I 2017-08-03
BE2016C016I2
2023-11-13
BE2018C025I2
209
BE Q 1926-09-30
BE336203Q
1991-01-15
BE598265Q
3270
BE R 1926-01-12
BE331854R
1987-06-19
BE905986R
6520
BE T 1979-12-07
BE2T1
1988-08-10
BE109T1
101
BG A 1969-06-28
BG15752A3
2022-12-30
BG113493A
46943
BG B 1993-12-30
BG60191B2
2022-12-30
BG67485B1
7502
BG U 1994-01-18
BG95859U
2022-12-30
BG4372U1
4635
BG Y 1994-09-30
BG51920Y2
2007-06-29
BG876Y1
880
BR B 2001-02-01
BRPI0012675B1
2023-05-16
BR122022026659B1
134183
BR C 1995-01-17
BR9302729C1
2022-11-22
BRPI0605969C1
1472
BR E 2008-11-25
BRPI0605696E2
2023-05-09
BR132014025960E8
1039
BR F 2012-01-10
BRPI0501387F1
2023-05-16
BR132017011158F1
198
BR S 2013-10-08
BR302012005233S1
2015-09-01
BR302013001130S1
6784
BR U 1975-08-05
BR5500123U
2023-05-09
BR212019005727U8
117423
BR Y 2008-10-21
BR7901357Y1
2023-05-16
BR212019002325Y1
8588
BR Z 2017-04-11
BRMU8601352Z8
2021-07-13
BRMU7803004Z8
4
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BR72251A
2023-05-09
BR122022018252A2
730308
BY C 1997-09-30
BY1704C1
2018-06-30
BY21942C1
83
BY U 2004-06-30
BY1379U
2019-04-30
BY11972U
9
CA B 1973-04-17
CA924561B
1998-11-10
CA1340119B
375
CA C 1986-10-21
CA1212828C
2023-11-21
CA3205394C
573020
CA E 1985-09-24
CA1328501E
2016-12-08
CA2987090E
207
CA F 1990-05-14
CA2002806F
2017-08-04
CA2969282F
70
CA S 1863-05-18
CA9S
2023-11-30
CA225709S
124259
CA A 1869-08-11
CA41A
2023-11-27
CA3201351A1
2476490
CG A 1965-05-11
CG469A
1965-05-11
CG469A
1
CH H 1998-07-15
CH0229046H1
2022-03-15
CH1419419H1
38
CH A 1888-11-29
CH1A
2023-11-30
CH719723A1
719062
CH B 1970-06-30
CH490154B
2023-11-30
CH719711B1
14393
CH C 1994-08-31
CH673722C1
2023-08-15
CH708409C1
56
CH E 1889-01-21
CH1E
1908-05-16
CH694E
698
CL A 1998-02-03
CL1997000593A1
2023-10-30
CL2023002886A1
43055
CL B 2005-01-07
CL42722B
2016-11-28
CL53426B
55
CL E 2009-02-06
CL2008002620E1
2023-09-15
CL2023001309E1
470
CL S 2005-01-07
CL2004001981S1
2023-10-30
CL2023002268S1
6791
CL U 2005-01-07
CL2002002130U1
2023-10-13
CL2023002220U1
1323
CL Y 2005-03-18
CL134Y
2005-06-03
CL156Y
5
CN U 1985-09-10
CN85200001U
2023-12-05
CN220140066U
18831120
CN Y 1993-01-06
CN2126505Y
2010-03-31
CN201435902Y
1309397
CN A 1985-09-10
CN85100001A
2023-12-05
CN117178644A
17169672
CN B 1985-09-10
CN85100001B
2023-12-01
CN117042317B
5892444
CN C 1993-01-06
CN1019873C
2020-05-12
CN100532764C9
576518
CN S 2007-03-21
CN3623711S
2022-03-11
CN307162504S
301
CO A 1995-02-13
CO4130164A1
2023-11-30
CO2023016037A2
38094
CO S 2018-01-31
CO2016000013S1
2018-01-31
CO2016000013S1
1
CO U 2006-05-31
CO5640050U1
2023-11-30
CO2023016041U1
1653
CR A 1988-07-13
CR4256A
2023-09-29
CR20230423A
10581
CR F 2022-09-14
CR20220000087F
2022-09-14
CR20220000087F
1
CR S 1996-04-10
CR5232S
2023-09-21
CR20230276S
1230
CR U 1996-07-02
CR5277U
2023-05-26
CR20230140U
210
CS C 1911-08-25
CS5506C
1951-08-15
CS80214C
7
CS A 1982-02-26
CS8100212A
1999-01-13
CS202097A3
44381
CS B 1957-08-15
CS86863B5
1993-03-17
CS277679B6
129876
CU A 1968-03-12
CU33228A
2023-11-07
CU20230020A7
5473
CU B 2007-08-30
CU23223B7
2023-11-07
CU24686B1
961
CU L 1968-11-11
CU20626L
1983-10-04
CU21014L
102
CU S 2013-05-31
CU20120004S4
2017-05-10
CU20160007S4
49
CU U 2014-01-29
CU20120001U
2023-01-16
CU20210001U
12
CU Y 2022-01-13
CU700001Y
2023-07-12
CU700002Y
2
CY T 2009-11-04
CY1100471T1
2023-03-24
CY1125444T1
17460
CY A 1921-05-06
CY1A
1998-02-20
CY2043A
2038
CY B 1998-04-30
CY1974B1
2013-03-13
CY2619B2
576
CY I 2021-01-27
CY2020027I1
2023-03-24
CY2023003I1
179
CZ A 1993-01-13
CZ5192A3
2023-11-29
CZ2022528A3
60818
CZ B 1993-03-17
CZ277680B6
2023-11-29
CZ309842B6
32149
CZ U 1992-12-16
CZ1U1
2023-11-20
CZ37505U1
37492
DD A 1951-06-14
DD1A3
1999-04-22
DD302035A7
221969
DD B 1957-05-31
DD13282B1
2003-08-07
DD295141B5
15079
DD C 1978-04-26
DD126615C2
2002-01-24
DD300969C4
295
DD T 1998-06-10
DD281507T9
1998-06-10
DD281507T9
1
DD U 1952-08-21
DD4005U
1961-06-24
DD12525U
5518
DE C 1877-07-02
DE1799C
2023-11-30
DE102018104209C5
1481732
DE I 2000-01-05
DE19875022I1
2012-09-20
DE122012000044I1
1034
DE S 2017-05-24
DE402015202919S
2017-05-24
DE402015202919S
1
DE T 1980-05-05
DE3050368T1
2023-11-30
DE112023000034T5
601654
DE U 1904-04-16
DE222542U
2023-11-16
DE202023000380U9
1452290
DE A 1927-09-03
DE448407A
2023-11-30
DE112022001102A5
2581044
DE B 1951-06-07
DEP20023B
2023-11-30
DE112020006785B4
888686
DK Y 1992-08-28
DK9200011Y5
2023-12-01
DK202300041Y3
363
DK Z 2005-09-23
DK9600311Z6
2022-06-28
DK201900074Z6
4
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DK69840A
2023-11-30
DK202270614A1
110153
DK B 1968-04-29
DK111000B
2023-11-22
DK181428B1
70563
DK C 1895-03-25
DK1C
2004-06-28
DK166105C
146921
DK L 1992-04-10
DK244290L
2012-12-08
DK201100427L
6
DK T 1990-08-01
DK0380312T3
2023-11-27
DK4225697T3
206245
DK U 1992-08-28
DK9200001U3
2023-12-01
DK202300064U3
7699
DO A 1964-05-10
DOP1959000791A
2023-09-29
DOP2023000176A
4997
DO S 1977-03-31
DOS1969001682S
2023-09-15
DOS2023000113S
547
DO U 1989-07-03
DOU1984004239U
2023-05-31
DOU2023000064U
180
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DZ3142A1
2006-09-06
DZ3435A1
1755
EA A 1996-07-01
EA199600001A2
2022-03-31
EA202193201A2
64564
EA B 1997-03-31
EA000001B1
2022-03-31
EA039953B1
40605
EC U 1990-10-01
ECSM90427U
2023-09-29
ECSMU23002127U
769
EC A 1990-10-01
ECSP900606A
2023-09-29
ECSP23065907A
12736
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ECSDI900032S
2023-09-29
ECSDI23062836S
3265
EE A 1995-12-15
EE9400002A
2023-11-15
EE202200006A
5239
EE B 1996-04-15
EE02932B1
2023-11-15
EE05860B1
2932
EE U 1994-10-17
EE00001U1
2023-11-15
EE01617U1
1620
EG A 1976-01-31
EG9971A
2016-06-23
EG27117A
13801
EM S 2005-10-04
EM02396370002S
2005-10-04
EM02396370002S
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EP A 1978-12-20
EP0000001A1
2023-12-06
EP4287765A2
5789395
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EP0000010B1
2023-12-06
EP4245200B1
2322092
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EP2115479C0
2023-11-01
EP4186370C0
12641
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1893-04-03
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4995
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2023-11-30
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6372
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ES2001004T3
2023-12-01
ES2955497T3
581915
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2023-12-01
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394544
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ES250827X1
1964-12-01
ES200371X1
3
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2023-12-01
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341318
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2023-12-01
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584967
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ES2000998B3
2023-11-30
ES2946885B2
66823
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2012-09-20
FI25218S1
1
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FI1301519T4
2023-12-05
FI3932685T3
3897
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FI1U1
2023-02-24
FIU20220047U1
12365
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FI12705Y1
2023-12-01
FI13511Y1
803
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FI1A
2023-12-04
FI20225491A1
143337
FI B 1968-05-31
FI40001B
2023-12-04
FI130598B
92760
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FI40001C
2005-07-07
FI98384C
58110
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2023-12-01
FIC20230036I1
81
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2018-10-04
FI20175309L
16598
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FR1070751T
2007-07-20
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4
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2023-12-01
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2408737
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FR2024873B1
2023-12-01
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774528
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FR24E
1978-11-03
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95338
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1973-07-27
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341
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2023-11-24
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1122
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2023-07-31
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11170
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GB178201321A
2023-12-06
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2460519
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GB594207B
2023-12-06
GB2616370B
415824
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GB2237240C
2023-11-15
GB2588047C
1232
GC A 2002-10-30
GC0000001A
2012-11-14
GC0001958A
419
GE A 2006-04-10
GEAP20068253A
2020-08-10
GEAP201714984A
49
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2023-11-27
GEP20237572B
8084
GE U 2004-02-10
GEU20041064U
2020-08-10
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19
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GEU19931Y
2023-11-10
GEU20232158Y
2125
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GR880300001T1
2002-03-22
GR3062780T3
28161
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GR880200217U
2023-11-13
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1879
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GR2000006Y
2023-10-16
GR2003252Y
1879
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GR880100003A
2023-11-13
GR20220100330A
11010
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2023-10-31
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69570
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GT196000211A
2019-11-13
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6451
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GT197017661S
2019-08-08
GT201700033S
1097
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GT198500004U
2019-05-29
GT201800008U
164
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HK9376A
2021-10-29
HK40046210A
163491
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HK1038444B
2021-07-16
HK1227042B
6492
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HN1995002709A
2015-10-12
HN2012000620A
1750
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HN1995004276S1
2015-06-29
HN2015001209S1
212
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HN1995009889U
2015-08-03
HN2012001217U
48
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HRP920017A2
2023-11-24
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11865
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HRP920188B1
2023-10-27
HRP20192031B1
5350
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HRP20000029C1
2021-04-16
HRP20100353C1
31
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HRP20060100T3
2023-11-24
HRP20230960T1
20525
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HRUM20200002U2
2023-10-13
HRUM20220025U2
58
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HU1U
2023-11-28
HU5681U
5506
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HUH2984A
2023-11-28
HU2200179A2
100793
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HU60126B
2023-11-28
HU231447B1
67947
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HUS1200022I1
2023-11-28
HUS2300038I1
588
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HUF080005P
2019-04-29
HU00232P1
2
HU T 2007-03-01
HUE009445T2
2023-11-28
HUE062719T2
35910
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ID20298A
2019-11-08
IDP201907952A
14403
ID B 1992-07-29
ID837B
2021-02-07
IDP000077780B
246
IE A 1985-01-15
IE922469A1
2023-08-16
IE20220033A1
19285
IE B 1945-05-02
IE16699B1
2023-10-11
IE87443B1
39022
IE L 1930-01-03
IE10651L
2000-12-13
IE990936L
62932
IE U 2015-07-29
IE20140016U1
2023-10-11
IE20220149U1
504
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IES87078Y1
2023-10-11
IES87440Y1
194
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IL10525A
2023-11-01
IL307391A
150366
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IL179300B
2023-11-01
IL304185B1
31163
IN B 1912-02-05
IN1B
2022-10-07
IN408008B
54598
IN A 2004-12-04
IN855KO2003A
2023-06-02
IN202141055178A
27798
IS A 1925-09-26
IS1A7
2021-03-10
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7470
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IS1B6
2021-06-15
IS3031B
3003
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