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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
22.09.2023
Total count
147.497.147
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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
4379
AP S 1991-01-11
AP00008S1
2019-06-24
AP01062S1
1159
AP U 2002-06-06
AP1U
2002-06-06
AP1U
1
AR Q 1973-02-08
AR192209Q
1991-11-29
AR241133Q
1965
AR A 1963-03-27
AR132301A1
2023-08-30
AR126014A1
172639
AR B 2015-09-23
AR073287B1
2015-09-23
AR073287B1
1
AT A 1914-05-01
ATA66938A
2023-09-15
AT526103A5
122352
AT B 1899-07-10
AT1B
2023-09-15
AT525919B1
431763
AT T 1980-11-15
ATE1T1
2012-05-15
AT557579T
554406
AT U 1994-07-25
AT1U2
2023-09-15
AT17991U1
19566
AU V 1989-03-07
AU1989015V
2019-05-22
AU2019011V
1622
AU A 1917-03-14
AU81716A
2023-09-21
AU2022246900A8
1460653
AU B 1905-01-24
AU104B
2023-09-21
AU2023216730B2
657872
AU C 1990-01-04
AU623144C
2023-09-21
AU2021106785C4
12685
AU P 1989-02-24
AU1P
2018-05-08
AU5621P
5617
AU S 1972-08-15
AU61353S
2019-02-12
AU201817697S
164454
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
2023-09-20
BE1030309A1
582188
BE B 1992-04-14
BE1002305B5
2023-09-19
BE1030296B1
9276
BE I 2017-08-03
BE2016C016I2
2023-08-31
BE2015C044I2
208
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 U 1994-01-18
BG95859U
2022-08-31
BG4311U1
4574
BG Y 1994-09-30
BG51920Y2
2007-06-29
BG876Y1
880
BG A 1969-06-28
BG15752A3
2022-08-31
BG113540A
46897
BG B 1993-12-30
BG60191B2
2022-08-31
BG67457B1
7474
BR A 1965-05-03
BR72251A
2023-05-09
BR122022018252A2
730279
BR B 2001-02-01
BRPI0012675B1
2023-05-09
BR122022019972B1
133790
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
2023-04-18
BR132014028549F1
196
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BR302012005233S1
2015-09-01
BR302013001130S1
6784
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BR5500123U
2023-05-09
BR212019005727U8
117423
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BR7901357Y1
2023-05-09
BR202022008981Y1
8553
BR Z 2017-04-11
BRMU8601352Z8
2021-07-13
BRMU7803004Z8
4
BY C 1997-09-30
BY1704C1
2018-06-30
BY21942C1
83
BY U 2004-06-30
BY1379U
2019-04-30
BY11972U
9
CA A 1869-08-11
CA41A
2023-09-18
CA3205448A1
2468736
CA B 1973-04-17
CA924561B
1998-11-10
CA1340119B
375
CA C 1986-10-21
CA1212828C
2023-09-12
CA3199070C
565908
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
2023-09-14
CA217771S
122695
CG A 1965-05-11
CG469A
1965-05-11
CG469A
1
CH B 1970-06-30
CH490154B
2023-09-15
CH719020B1
14264
CH C 1994-08-31
CH673722C1
2023-08-15
CH708409C1
56
CH E 1889-01-21
CH1E
1908-05-16
CH694E
698
CH H 1998-07-15
CH0229046H1
2022-03-15
CH1419419H1
38
CH A 1888-11-29
CH1A
2023-09-15
CH719492A1
718843
CL A 1998-02-03
CL1997000593A1
2023-08-25
CL2023002075A1
42483
CL B 2005-01-07
CL42722B
2016-11-28
CL53426B
55
CL E 2009-02-06
CL2008002620E1
2023-08-18
CL2023000107E1
469
CL S 2005-01-07
CL2004001981S1
2023-08-25
CL2023002173S1
6713
CL U 2005-01-07
CL2002002130U1
2023-08-25
CL2023002245U1
1311
CL Y 2005-03-18
CL134Y
2005-06-03
CL156Y
5
CN B 1985-09-10
CN85100001B
2023-09-19
CN116668535B
5700824
CN C 1993-01-06
CN1019873C
2020-05-12
CN100532764C9
576518
CN S 2007-03-21
CN3623711S
2022-03-11
CN307162504S
301
CN U 1985-09-10
CN85200001U
2023-09-19
CN219719006U
18410005
CN Y 1993-01-06
CN2126505Y
2010-03-31
CN201435902Y
1309396
CN A 1985-09-10
CN85100001A
2023-09-19
CN116784021A
16774983
CO A 1995-02-13
CO4130164A1
2023-09-18
CO2023011993A2
37526
CO S 2018-01-31
CO2016000013S1
2018-01-31
CO2016000013S1
1
CO U 2006-05-31
CO5640050U1
2023-09-18
CO2022012993U1
1635
CR U 1996-07-02
CR5277U
2023-03-29
CR20230110U
207
CR A 1988-07-13
CR4256A
2023-03-30
CR20230016A
10323
CR F 2022-09-14
CR20220000087F
2022-09-14
CR20220000087F
1
CR S 1996-04-10
CR5232S
2023-03-28
CR20230041S
1203
CS A 1982-02-26
CS8100212A
1999-01-13
CS202097A3
44381
CS B 1957-08-15
CS86863B5
1993-03-17
CS277679B6
129875
CS C 1911-08-25
CS5506C
1951-08-15
CS80214C
7
CU A 1968-03-12
CU33228A
2023-08-08
CU20220077A7
5457
CU B 2007-08-30
CU23223B7
2023-08-08
CU24674B1
949
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 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
2021-03-12
CY2020044I1
19
CY T 2012-09-26
CY1106861T1
2021-03-12
CY1122765T1
15064
CZ A 1993-01-13
CZ5192A3
2023-09-20
CZ2022264A3
60728
CZ B 1993-03-17
CZ277680B6
2023-09-20
CZ309767B6
32074
CZ U 1992-12-16
CZ1U1
2023-09-12
CZ37302U1
37289
DD U 1952-08-21
DD4005U
1961-06-24
DD12525U
5518
DD A 1951-06-14
DD1A3
1999-04-22
DD302035A7
221963
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
DE A 1927-09-03
DE448407A
2023-09-21
DE112022000389A5
2572769
DE B 1951-06-07
DEP20023B
2023-09-21
DE112021002303B4
884443
DE C 1877-07-02
DE1799C
2023-09-21
DE602005004088C5
1481695
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
2023-09-21
DE112022000386T5
600379
DE U 1904-04-16
DE222542U
2023-09-14
DE212020000833U9
1450658
DK L 1992-04-10
DK244290L
2012-12-08
DK201100427L
6
DK T 1990-08-01
DK0380312T3
2023-09-18
DK4114404T3
205073
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DK9200001U3
2023-09-08
DK202300030U3
7677
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DK9200011Y5
2023-09-08
DK202300037Y3
357
DK Z 2005-09-23
DK9600311Z6
2022-06-28
DK201900074Z6
4
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DK69840A
2023-09-15
DK202300196A1
110094
DK B 1968-04-29
DK111000B
2023-09-15
DK181378B1
70511
DK C 1895-03-25
DK1C
2004-06-28
DK166105C
146921
DO A 1964-05-10
DOP1959000791A
2023-08-31
DOP2023000150A
4970
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DOS1969001682S
2023-08-31
DOS2023000127S
545
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DOU1984004239U
2023-05-31
DOU2023000064U
180
DZ A 2000-09-28
DZ3142A1
2006-09-06
DZ3435A1
1755
EA B 1997-03-31
EA000001B1
2022-03-31
EA039953B1
40605
EA A 1996-07-01
EA199600001A2
2022-03-31
EA202193201A2
64564
EC A 1990-10-01
ECSP900606A
2023-05-31
ECSP23030959A
12577
EC S 1990-10-29
ECSDI900032S
2023-05-31
ECSDI23031778S
3240
EC U 1990-10-01
ECSM90427U
2023-05-31
ECSMU23031120U
758
EE A 1995-12-15
EE9400002A
2023-08-15
EE202300022A
5236
EE B 1996-04-15
EE02932B1
2023-07-17
EE05858B1
2930
EE U 1994-10-17
EE00001U1
2023-09-15
EE01611U1
1614
EG A 1976-01-31
EG9971A
2016-06-23
EG27117A
13801
EM S 2005-10-04
EM02396370002S
2005-10-04
EM02396370002S
1
EP C 2023-06-07
EP2115479C0
2023-08-16
EP4105897C0
6608
EP A 1978-12-20
EP0000001A1
2023-09-20
EP4247121A2
5732867
EP B 1980-01-09
EP0000010B1
2023-09-20
EP4192528B1
2296169
ES A 1878-10-07
ES1A1
2023-09-19
ES2948818A1
584718
ES B 1988-06-08
ES2000998B3
2023-09-19
ES2940736B2
66660
ES H 1827-03-14
ES595H3
1893-04-03
ES5827H1
4995
ES R 1993-04-16
ES2034872R
2023-09-18
ES2939630R2
6361
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ES2001004T3
2023-09-19
ES2948815T3
577088
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ES1U
2023-09-19
ES1303208U
393986
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1964-12-01
ES200371X1
3
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2023-09-19
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341057
FI C 1968-09-10
FI40001C
2005-07-07
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58110
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FIC20130042I1
2023-09-07
FIC20230029I1
65
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FI803150L
2018-10-04
FI20175309L
16598
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FI25218S1
2012-09-20
FI25218S1
1
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FI1301519T4
2023-09-20
FI3962088T3
2984
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FI1U1
2023-02-24
FIU20220047U1
12365
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FI12705Y1
2023-09-13
FI13461Y1
754
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FI1A
2023-09-19
FI20225243A1
143249
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FI40001B
2023-09-21
FI130468B
92638
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1973-07-27
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341
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FR95C0026I1
2023-07-21
FR23C1025I1
791
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1996-05-16
FR4157M
11151
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FR1070751T
2007-07-20
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2023-09-15
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2406093
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2023-09-15
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771949
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1978-11-03
FR96688E
95338
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GB178201321A
2023-09-20
GB2616816A
2457770
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GB594207B
2023-09-20
GB2614469B
414208
GB C 1990-11-23
GB2237240C
2023-08-23
GB2598238C
1223
GC A 2002-10-30
GC0000001A
2012-11-14
GC0001958A
419
GE Y 1993-05-01
GEU19931Y
2023-07-25
GEU20232154Y
2121
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GEAP20068253A
2020-08-10
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49
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GEP19930002B
2023-08-25
GEP20237533B
8044
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2020-08-10
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19
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GR880100003A
2023-08-08
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10981
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GR5B
2023-08-10
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69520
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GR880300001T1
2002-03-22
GR3062780T3
28161
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GR880200217U
2023-08-08
GR20220200594U
1872
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GR2000006Y
2023-07-07
GR2003248Y
1875
GT A 1961-12-30
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
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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
2023-09-15
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11839
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HRP920188B1
2023-06-23
HRP20201569B1
5349
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HRP20000029C1
2021-04-16
HRP20100353C1
31
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HRP20060100T3
2023-09-15
HRP20230611T1
20188
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2023-09-15
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56
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HUS1200022I1
2023-08-28
HUS2300025I1
576
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HUF080005P
2019-04-29
HU00232P1
2
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HUE009445T2
2023-08-28
HUE20811302T1
35139
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2023-08-28
HU5647U
5470
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2023-08-28
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100727
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HU60126B
2023-08-28
HU231426B1
67926
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ID20298A
2019-11-08
IDP201907952A
14403
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ID837B
2021-02-07
IDP000077780B
246
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IE922469A1
2023-08-02
IE20220018A1
19278
IE B 1945-05-02
IE16699B1
2023-08-02
IE87419B1
39013
IE L 1930-01-03
IE10651L
2000-12-13
IE990936L
62932
IE U 2015-07-29
IE20140016U1
2023-08-02
IE20230004U1
492
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IES87078Y1
2023-08-30
IES87423Y1
181
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2023-09-01
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148792
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29445
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IN855KO2003A
2023-05-12
IN202141050891A
27761
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2022-10-07
IN408008B
54595
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7470
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3003
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2016-11-23
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84231
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24932
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IT165896Z2
2008-11-24
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20050
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2023-07-21
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287961
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IT99977B
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393222
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IT100813S
2014-01-23
IT100813S
1
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IT1288368T2
2011-11-29
ITTO20100454T1
6
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JOP20190001A1
2023-01-30
JOP20220339A1
1315
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JO567B1
2023-09-17
JOP20210303B1
3208
JP Y 1936-01-01
JPS1112521Y1
2007-01-24
JP2607898Y2
1498006
JP Z 1913-02-06
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