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where our patent data comes from? where our patent data comes from? getfocus does not collect raw patent filings directly from national or regional patent offices instead, we source it from ifi claims that offers extensive and high quality coverage which includes 105+ countries with bibliographic data 59 countries with full text patent coverage 180m+ patent records 100+ data sources country kind from full text english translation bib data and abstract (other than docdb) description claims full document pdf ap (aripo) granted 1985 2005 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ at (austria) applications 2005 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1990 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ au (australia) applications 1900 ✓ ✓ 1990 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1967 ✓ ✓ 1990 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ be (belgium) applications 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 2015 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ bg (bulgaria) applications 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ br (brazil) applications 2010 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 2009 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 2014 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ca (canada) applications 1978 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1978 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ch (switzerland) applications 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ cn (china) applications 1985 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1985 ✓ ✓ 1990 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 1985 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ cs (czechoslovakia) granted 1980 1993 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ cy (cyprus) granted 1982 1998 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ cz (czech republic) applications 1993 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1993 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 1993 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ dd (former east germany) granted 1980 2003 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ de (germany) applications 1877 1944 1951 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1877 1944 1951 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 1934 1944 1951 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ dk (denmark) applications 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ea (eapo) granted 2000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ep (epo) applications 1978 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ es (spain) patents 2004 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 2004 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ fi (finland) applications 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ fr (france) applications 1981 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ gb (united kingdom) applications 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ gr (greece) applications 2017 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 2016 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 2015 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ hk (hong kong s a r ) granted 1999 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ hr (croatia) applications 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 2016 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ hu (hungary) applications 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ie (ireland) applications 1990 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ il (israel) granted 1976 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ in (india) applications 2004 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1972 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ it (italy) applications 1981 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 2009 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 1990 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ jp (japan) applications 1976 ✓ ✓ 1983 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1983 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 1983 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ kr (republic of korea) applications 1983 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1979 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 1979 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ lt (lithuania) granted 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ lu (luxembourg) applications 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ lv (latvia) granted 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ md (moldova) granted 2009 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ me (montenegro) granted 2004 2021 ✓ ✓ ✓ mx (mexico) applications 1997 2015 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ nl (netherlands) applications 1990 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1997 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ no (norway) applications 1991 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1966 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ nz (new zealand) applications 1978 2012 2018 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ oa (oapi) granted 1980 2007 2015 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ph (philippines) applications 2014 2019 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 2014 2016 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ pl (poland) granted 1924 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ pt (portugal) applications 1986 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1986 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ro (romania) applications 2011 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1993 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ru (russian federation) applications 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 1994 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ sa (saudi arabia) granted 1995 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ se (sweden) applications 1973 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1900 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ sg (singapore) applications 2011 2013 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ si (slovenia) granted 1992 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ sk (slovakia) applications 1993 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1993 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 2008 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ su (soviet union) author certificates and patents 1924 1993 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ th (thailand) applications 1980 ✓ ✓ ✓ tr (türkiye) applications 2015 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 2015 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ tw (taiwan) applications 2003 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 2000 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 2004 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ua (ukraine) granted 2002 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ utility models 2005 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ us (united states) applications 2001 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ granted 1920 1949 ✓ ✓ ✓ 1950 1975 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 1976 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ wo (wipo) applications 1978 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ za (south africa) granted 2001 2011 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ why ifi claims? why ifi claims? aggregates patent publications from over 100 jurisdictions worldwide normalizes and cleanses the data to remove duplicates and inconsistencies maintains a consistent, structured format across different patent offices provides regular updates to keep coverage current and reliable by partnering with ifi claims, we ensure that you are working with comprehensive, accurate, and industry standard patent data why this matters to you? why this matters to you? transparency you know exactly where the data originates consistency patent data is standardized across jurisdictions, so search and analytics behave reliably trust ifi claims has been a trusted provider of patent data for decades, serving law firms, ip professionals, and analytics platforms