ifi-integrated-content

The ifi-integrated-content container (IFI Snapshot) includes several value-added fields that are calculated by IFI to provide a snapshot of a patent's status, expiry dates, standardized names, claims summaries, and more.

The following table illustrates the availability of the IFI Snapshot by country and subscription level:

CountrySubscription Levelifi-patent-statusifi-standardized-nameifi-claims-summary
AUPREM(tick)(tick)(tick)
CAPREM(tick)(tick)(tick)
CNPREM+(tick)(tick)(tick)
DEPREM(tick)(tick)(tick)
EPBASIC(tick)(tick)(tick)
ESBASIC(tick)(tick) (error)
FRPREM(tick)(tick)(tick)
GBPREM(tick)(tick)(tick)
JPPREM(tick) (tick)(tick)
USBASIC(tick)(tick)(tick)
<ifi-integrated-content publication-type="G" accession-number="15050791" document-category="Utility" subject-area="Electrical">
  <ifi-patent-status anticipated-expiration="20140531" terminal-disclaimer="yes" adjusted-expiration="20170103">
    <ifi-patent-status-description country="US">Expired - Lifetime</ifi-patent-status-description>
    <ifi-term-extension>948</ifi-term-extension>
  </ifi-patent-status>
  <ifi-parties>
    <ifi-standardized-name country="US" type="U.S. Company or Corporation" number="086997">
      <addressbook>
        <name>Intellectual Ventures I LLC</name>
      </addressbook>
    </ifi-standardized-name>
    <ifi-standardized-name-current>
      <addressbook>
        <name>INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 33 LLC</name>
      </addressbook>
    </ifi-standardized-name-current>
    <ifi-standardized-name-current>
      <addressbook>
        <name>TELESHUTTLE TECHNOLOGIES LLC</name>
      </addressbook>
    </ifi-standardized-name-current>
    <ifi-standardized-name-current country="US" number="028783">
      <addressbook>
        <name>BTG International Inc</name>
      </addressbook>
    </ifi-standardized-name-current>
  </ifi-parties>
  </ifi-indexing-codes>
    <ifi-general-term-indexing>
      <ifi-general-term term-type="G" general-term-code="000366">
        <general-names>
          <general-name-text>APPARATUS/GAS/</general-name-text>
        </general-names>
      </ifi-general-term>
      <ifi-general-term term-type="G" general-term-code="002736">
        <role-descriptors>
          <role-descriptor term-role-number="020" preferred-indicator="1">
             Reactant</role-descriptor>
          <role-descriptor term-role-number="030" preferred-indicator="1">
             Product</role-descriptor>
        </role-descriptors>
        <general-names>
          <general-name-text>HYDROCARBONS</general-name-text>
        </general-names>
      </ifi-general-term>
      <ifi-general-term term-type="G" general-term-code="003560">
        <role-descriptors>
          <role-descriptor term-role-number="030" preferred-indicator="1">
             Product</role-descriptor>
        </role-descriptors>
        <general-names>
          <general-name-text>NATURAL GAS</general-name-text>
        </general-names>
      </ifi-general-term>
      <ifi-general-term term-type="G" general-term-code="006232">
        <general-names>
          <general-name-text>CTD/PROCESS/</general-name-text>
          <general-name-text>PROCESS</general-name-text>
        </general-names>
      </ifi-general-term>
    </ifi-general-term-indexing>
    <ifi-cdb-fragment-term-links>
      <ifi-cdb-fragment-term-link term-type="F" term-link-id="102134541">
        <role-descriptors>
          <role-descriptor fragment-role-id="010">Nonreactant</role-descriptor>
        </role-descriptors>
        <fragment-names>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="030036">CARBOCYCLIC RING (M)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="030035">CARBOCYCLIC RING (P)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="030287">F CARBOXYLIC AMIDE FG (M)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="030327">F CNO TERTIARY CARBOXYLIC 
          AMIDE FG, O=C-NR2 (M)</fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="030328">F CNO TERTIARY CARBOXYLIC 
          AMIDE FG, O=C-NR2 (P-1)</fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="032744">F HO HYDROXY FG, OH (M)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="032745">F HO HYDROXY FG, OH (P-1)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="033781">F OXY FG (M)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="034263">MAXIMUM RING UNSATURATION (M)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="034700">R I C6 BENZENE RING (M)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="034701">R I C6 BENZENE RING (P)
          </fragment-name-text>
      </ifi-cdb-fragment-term-link>
      <ifi-cdb-fragment-term-link term-type="F" term-link-id="102134542">
      <role-descriptors>
        <role-descriptor fragment-role-id="010">Nonreactant</role-descriptor>
        </role-descriptors>
        <fragment-names>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="030004">ACYCLIC (M)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="030003">ACYCLIC (P)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="032756">F H2N PRIMARY AMINE FG
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="033922">F O3SI SI(-O)3 (M)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="033923">F O3SI SI(-O)3 (P-1)
          </fragment-name-text>
          <fragment-name-text term-code="033775">F OTHER FG (M)
          </fragment-name-text>
        </fragment-names>
  	  </ifi-cdb-fragment-term-link>
    </ifi-cdb-fragment-term-links>
    <ifi-compound-term-indexing>
      <ifi-compound-term term-type="C" compound-term-code="050032">
        <role-descriptors>
          <role-descriptor term-role-number="040">Nonreactant, component of
          </role-descriptor>
          <role-descriptor term-role-number="060">Product, component of
          </role-descriptor>
          <role-descriptor term-role-number="050">Reactant, component of
          </role-descriptor>
        </role-descriptors>
        <formula-types>
          <ifi-molecular-formula>AL2 O3</ifi-molecular-formula>
        </formula-types>
        <compound-names>
          <compound-name-text>AL2O3</compound-name-text>
          <compound-name-text>ALUMINA</compound-name-text>
          <compound-name-text>ALUMINUM OXIDE</compound-name-text>
          <compound-name-text>ALUMINUM OXIDE, AL2O3</compound-name-text>
        </compound-names>
      </ifi-compound-term>
    </ifi-compound-term-indexing>
  </ifi-indexing-codes>
  <ifi-claims-summary>
    <ifi-claims mxw-id="PCLM101173830" total="10" independent="6">
      <ifi-claim type="independent" num="00001" idref="CLM-00001"/>
      <ifi-claim type="dependent" num="00002" idref="CLM-00002">
        <ifi-claim-ref num="00001" idref="CLM-00001"/>
      </ifi-claim>
      <ifi-claim type="dependent" num="00003" idref="CLM-00003">
        <ifi-claim-ref num="00001" idref="CLM-00001"/>
      </ifi-claim>
      <ifi-claim type="dependent" num="00004" idref="CLM-00004">
        <ifi-claim-ref num="00002" idref="CLM-00002"/>
      </ifi-claim>
      <ifi-claim type="dependent" num="00005" idref="CLM-00005">
        <ifi-claim-ref num="00004" idref="CLM-00004"/>
      </ifi-claim>
      <ifi-claim type="independent" num="00006" idref="CLM-00006"/>
      <ifi-claim type="independent" num="00007" idref="CLM-00007"/>
      <ifi-claim type="independent" num="00008" idref="CLM-00008"/>
      <ifi-claim type="independent" num="00009" idref="CLM-00009"/>
      <ifi-claim type="independent" num="00010" idref="CLM-00010"/>
    </ifi-claims>
  </ifi-claims-summary>
</ifi-integrated-content>
AttributeDescription
publication-type

A=Application
G=Grant
U=Unknown

accession-numberLegacy IFI integer identifier
document-category

Present for US only. Categories are derived from kind codes and include:

    • Defensive
    • Design
    • Plant
    • Reissue
    • Statutory
    • Utility
subject-area

Classification area descriptor. Values include:

    • Chemical
    • Chemical/Electrical
    • Design
    • Electrical
    • Electrical/Mechanical
    • Mechanical
    • Plant

IFI Patent Status


The ifi-patent-status container includes IFI's calculated legal status and expiry dates. We provide a simple view of the current estimated status of a patent or application as well as the expected expiration date.

Note: We calculate the patent status for EP designated states and in 2017 we changed how we do this. Prior to May 22, 2017 we followed the method described here. Beginning on May 22, 2017 we reloaded these records in order to follow our current method, described here.

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-patent-status

AttributeDescription
anticipated-expirationAnticipated expiration date is calculated according to the patenting authority and document kind and reflects the maximum life of the patent assuming maintenance fees are paid and term extensions are not in place. See Anticipated and Adjusted Expiration Dates for more information.
adjusted-expirationAdjusted expiration date contains a date calculated to reflect term adjustments made by the Australian patent office or by the USPTO under 35 USC 154. Present for AU and US only. See Anticipated and Adjusted Expiration Dates for more information.
regulatory-extension

"Yes" when true. This field appears in AU or US records when exploitation of a patent is delayed by regulatory review (e.g., FDA review) or in other patents when a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) has been issued for a patent.

In the US, “Yes” may also indicate that an interim extension has been granted (PEDS code PTEI). If a PTE Certificate is not issued, the extension will not be reflected in the IFI Snapshot or the office-specific-data container. Therefore, when the regulatory-extension=Yes and there is no data in the office-specific-data/ustags container and/or no adjusted expiration date in the IFI Snapshot, we recommend investigating the status via PAIR or the USPTO Patent Center. 

terminal-disclaimer"Yes" when a notice of terminal disclaimer is present. For US pre-2001, the adjusted-expiration date may incorporate a terminal disclaimer; post-2000, the adjusted date does not include the effect of a terminal disclaimer.
ep-up-requested"Yes" when lscode:U01 has been delivered in the legal event codes for EP-B records. Indicates that applicant has filed for a Unitary Patent (UP). Once the UP is registered, a C0 record is created where annuity payments, appeals, and other post-grant procedures are tracked.

ifi-integrated-content/patent-status/ifi-patent-status-description

Current patent status is calculated by sequential analysis of the INPADOC legal status events or events from our Chinese source in the case of China. It is recalculated whenever an update is received.

AttributeDescription
countryCountry is represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.

ifi-integrated-content/patent-status/ifi-term-extension

ElementDescription
ifi-term-extensionPresent for AU and US only. This field contains the number of days the term has been adjusted due to extensions and adjustments made by the Australian patent office, the USPTO, or the FDA.

ifi-integrated-content/office-patent-status

Office-patent-status is the current status as provided by the Australian patent office (AU only).

<office-patent-status under-opposition="no" expiration-date="20091124">
  <office-patent-status-description country="AU">CEASED</office-patent-status-description>
</office-patent-status>
AttributeDescription
under-oppositionyes|no
expiration-dateExpiration date provided by the Australian patent office
ElementDescription
office-patent-status-description

Current status as provided by the Australian patent office. Values include:

    • Accepted
    • Ceased
    • Certified
    • Converted
    • Expired
    • Filed
    • Granted
    • Lapsed
    • Refused
    • Revoked
    • Withdrawn

IFI Standardized Names


The ifi-standardized-name container provides IFI's standardized assignee and applicant names. We map name variants and common misspellings under one easily searchable name so, for example, your search for "Microsoft" will also find documents assigned to "Mircrosoft" or "Mircosoft". IFI standardized names are available for original and current assignees. In addition, we provide probable assignees for US applications and grants with no assignee.

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-parties/ifi-standardized-name

AttributeDescription
countryCountry of origin of the applicant/assignee, represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.
type

Present for US and CA only. Possible values include:

CountryType

CA

CIPO Grantee

US

County Government

US

County Government - Partial Interest

US

Foreign Company or Corporation

US

Foreign Company or Corporation - Partial Interest

US

Foreign Government

US

Foreign Government - Partial Interest

US

Foreign Individual

US

Foreign Individual - Partial Interest

US

None

US

State Government

US

State Government - Partial Interest

US

U.S. Company or Corporation

US

U.S. Company or Corporation - Partial Interest

US

U.S. Government

US

U.S. Government - Partial Interest

US

U.S. Individual

US

U.S. Individual - Partial Interest

numberUnique proprietary number associated with a standardized company or organization name.

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-parties/ifi-standardized-name/addressbook

ElementDescription
name

The IFI standardized form of the applicant/assignee at the time the document was published.

An entry of “Individual” is assigned when the applicant/assignee is the inventor or any other person, rather than an entity.

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-parties/ifi-standardized-name-probable

AttributeDescription
countryCountry of origin of the probable assignee, represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.
typePresent for US only. Possible values are "U.S. Company or Corporation" or "Foreign Company or Corporation".
numberUnique proprietary number associated with a standardized company or organization name.

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-parties/ifi-standardized-name-probable/addressbook

ElementDescription
name

The IFI standardized form of the probable assignee for US applications and grants which do not have assignee.

An entry of “Individual” is assigned when the applicant/assignee is the inventor or any other person, rather than an entity.

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-parties/ifi-standardized-name-current

AttributeDescription
countryCountry of origin of the current assignee, represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.
typePresent for US only. Possible values are "U.S. Company or Corporation" or "Foreign Company or Corporation".
numberUnique proprietary number associated with a standardized company or organization name.

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-parties/ifi-standardized-name-current/addressbook

ElementDescription
name

The IFI standardized form of the current assignee, determined from reassignments from the patent authorities.

An entry of “Individual” is assigned when the applicant/assignee is the inventor or any other person, rather than an entity.

IFI Indexing Codes


The ifi-indexing-codes container includes legacy chemical indexing data which is available for the years 1955-2010.

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-indexing-codes/ifi-uniterm-fragment-indexing-codes

ElementDescription
ifi-uniterm-fragment-indexing-codeUniterm fragment indexing code

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-indexing-codes/ifi-general-term-indexing

Attribute

Description

term-typeTerm type "G" indicates a General term.
general-term-code

6-digit, zero-filled numeric code identifying the term

term-role-number2-digit number denoting the function of a general term
preferred-indicatorWhen present the preferred indicator, always 1, is a flag indicating a preferred term.
ElementDescriptionExample(s)
general-name-textDescriptive terms for properties, uses, processes, reactions, polymer terms, etc.

"impact strength"
emulsifiers
oxidation

role-descriptorTerm corresponding to the role numberpresent 
reactant 
product 

Attribute

Description

Example(s)
term-typeTerm type "F" indicates a Fragment Link SetF
term-link-id

9-digit number, used to maintain the linkage relationship

102134541
fragment-role-id3-digit, zero-filled role identifier
030
term-code

6-digit, zero-filled number assigned to the fragment

030036
ElementDescriptionExample(s)
role-descriptorTerm corresponding to the role numberpresent
reactant
product
fragment-name-textText corresponding to the term-code
CARBOCYCLIC RING

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-indexing-codes/ifi-compound-term-indexing

Attribute

DescriptionExample(s)
term-type"C" indicates a compound term
C
compound-term-code6-digit, zero-filled number assigned to the compound
050032
term-role-number3-digit, zero-filled role identifier
040
ElementDescriptionExample(s)
role-descriptorTerm corresponding to the role number
Nonreactant
"component of"
ifi-molecular-formulaMolecular formula according to Hill SystemAL2 03
compound-name-textMay include multiple standard names for the compound
AL2O3
ALUMINA
"ALUMINUM OXIDE"

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-indexing-codes

Attribute

Description
ifi-category-termsIFI-controlled descriptors identifying broad subject area(s) of the invention, based on US Classifications, IPC Codes, and/or IFI indexing.
ifi-collection-termsTerms for chemical patents and applications. Some of these terms may also be included in IFI General Term Indexing.
ifi-business-method-termsTerms available for some documents determined by IFI to be Business Method-related.

IFI Claims Summaries


The ifi-claims-summary container provides an easy-to-view summary of the total number of claims as well as the number of independent claims in a document. For the US, claims summaries are available for records dating from 1976 to the present.

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-claims-summary

AttributeDescription
mxw-idInternal identifier
totalNumber of claims in the document
independentNumber of independent claims in the document

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-claims-summary/ifi-claim

AttributeDescription
typeIdentifies each claim as "dependent" or "independent"
num5-digit (zero-filled) sequential claim number
idrefnum prefixed with "CLM-"

ifi-integrated-content/ifi-claims-summary/ifi-claim/ifi-claim-ref

AttributeDescription
numFor dependent claims only, the claim(s) on which the current one is dependent
idrefnum prefixed with "CLM-"

Further Reading

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