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au_patent_status

Look up comprehensive details for an Australian patent by its application number. Returns invention title, IPC classification, applicants, inventors, owners, PCT details, convention priorities, lifecycle dates, status history, publications, and related patents. Requires IP Australia credentials.

Parameters

Section titled “Parameters”
ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
applicationNumberstringYesIP Australia patent application number (e.g., “2020267890”)
includeDocumentsbooleanNoInclude list of published documents — specifications, amendments, etc. (default: false)

Example

Section titled “Example”

Request

Section titled “Request”
{
  "name": "au_patent_status",
  "arguments": {
    "applicationNumber": "2020267890",
    "includeDocuments": true
  }
}

Response

Section titled “Response”
{
  "patent": {
    "id": "AU-P-2020267890",
    "applicationNumber": "2020267890",
    "pctNumber": "PCT/US2020/028456",
    "jurisdiction": "AU",
    "title": "Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries",
    "status": "sealed",
    "statusDescription": "Sealed",
    "patentType": "Standard",
    "filingDate": "2020-04-15",
    "priorityDate": "2019-04-16",
    "expiryDate": "2040-04-15",
    "applicants": [
      { "name": "NextEra Battery Technologies Inc." }
    ],
    "inventors": [
      { "name": "Dr. Sarah Chen" },
      { "name": "Dr. Michael Park" }
    ],
    "owners": [
      { "name": "NextEra Battery Technologies Inc." }
    ],
    "ipcClassification": [
      { "code": "H01M 4/525", "sequence": 1 },
      { "code": "H01M 10/052", "sequence": 2 }
    ],
    "pctDetails": {
      "pctNumber": "PCT/US2020/028456",
      "nationalPhaseEntryDate": "2021-10-15"
    },
    "conventionDetails": [
      { "priorityCountryCode": "US", "applicationNumber": "62/834567", "filingDate": "2019-04-16" }
    ],
    "lifecycle": {
      "acceptancePublishedDate": "2023-06-01",
      "sealingDate": "2023-09-15"
    },
    "statusHistory": [
      { "code": "FILED", "date": "2020-04-15" },
      { "code": "EXAMINATION_REQUESTED", "date": "2022-01-10" },
      { "code": "ACCEPTED", "date": "2023-06-01" },
      { "code": "SEALED", "date": "2023-09-15" }
    ],
    "publishedDocuments": [
      { "documentTypeCode": "B4", "documentName": "Complete Specification", "hasAbstract": true, "hasClaims": true, "hasDescription": true }
    ]
  },
  "currentStatus": {
    "code": "sealed",
    "description": "Sealed",
    "isLive": true
  }
}

Notes

Section titled “Notes”
  • Australian patent lifecycle: filing, examination, acceptance, sealing, expiry. The lifecycle object contains key dates for each stage.
  • IPC (International Patent Classification) codes indicate the technical domain. Use these to find related patents.
  • The extensionsOfTerm field appears for pharmaceutical patents with patent term extensions.
  • relatedPatents links divisional, continuation, and PCT-related applications.
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