IP Data Products: Patents

Applications Open to Public Inspection (weekly updates on MIMOSA CD including images and bibliographic data)

Weekly delivery of "MIMOSA" CDs containing most recent Canadian patent applications that have been opened to public inspection. All applications contain a searchable "Mixed Mode First Page" and TIFF images of the first 250 pages of each section of the patent application. Bibliographic data and abstracts are searchable.

Issued Patents (weekly updates on MIMOSA CD including images and bibliographic data)

Weekly delivery of "MIMOSA" CDs containing most recently granted Canadian patents. All patents contain a searchable "Mixed Mode First Page" and TIFF images of the first 250 pages of each section of the patent. Bibliographic data and abstracts are searchable.

Bibliographic Data and Full Text (weekly updates by FTP)

Bibliographic data with validated optical character recognized (OCR) abstract and claims and "as is" OCRed text of the description in WIPO ST 36 (xml) format from recently issued Canadian patents and patent applications open to public inspection as well as updates to previously published applications. Available weekly by automatic file transfer (FTP).

Please note that OCRed text does not represent a legal copy of that text. The description text is limited to the first 250 pages.

Administrative Status (weekly updates by FTP)

Administrative Status changes in WIPO ST 36 (xml) format for issued Canadian patents and patent applications open to public inspection. Available weekly by automatic file transfer (FTP).

Applications Open to Public Inspection available from July 1999 (for each calendar year requested) on MIMOSA CD

"MIMOSA" CDs containing Canadian patent applications open to public inspection. All applications contain a searchable "Mixed Mode First Page" and TIFF images of the first 250 pages of each section of the patent application. Bibliographic data and abstracts are searchable. These are available as annual collections on CDs or portable drive ($). The complete back file is only available on a portable drive ($).

Issued Patents available from January 1, 2000 (for each calendar year requested) on MIMOSA CD

"MIMOSA" CDs containing issued Canadian patents. All patents contain a searchable "Mixed Mode First Page" and TIFF images of the first 250 pages of each section of the patent. Bibliographic data and abstracts are searchable. These are available as annual collections on CDs or portable drive ($). The complete back file is only available on a portable drive ($).

Portable Drive

WD Elements 2.5 Tb portable drive. Contains USB cable, AC adapter and quick install guide. Formatted NTFS for Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. Brand, model and size may change without notice. Such storage media is required when ordering the complete MIMOSA back file.

Bibliographic Data From 1869 – 1977 on DVD

Limited bibliographic data for issued Canadian patents in WIPO ST 36 (xml) format available on DVD.

Bibliographic Data and Full Text From 1978 – 1999 on DVD

Bibliographic data with validated optical character recognized (OCR) abstract and claims and "as is" OCRed text of the description in WIPO ST 36 (xml) format for issued Canadian patents from August 15, 1978 to December 31, 1999 and patent applications opened to public inspection from October 1, 1989 to December 31, 1999. Available on DVD.

Please note that OCRed text does not represent a legal copy of that text. The description text is limited to the first 250 pages.

Bibliographic Data and Full Text From 2000 to the previous calendar year end on DVD

Bibliographic data with validated optical character recognized (OCR) abstract and claims and "as is" OCRed text of the description for issued Canadian patents and patent applications open to public inspection from the year 2000 to the previous calendar year end. All patent documents include bibliographic data, abstract, claims and descriptions in WIPO ST 36 (xml) format. Available on DVD.

Please note that OCRed text does not represent a legal copy of that text. The description text is limited to the first 250 pages.

Bibliographic Data and Full Text for any given year on DVD

Bibliographic data with validated optical character recognized (OCR) abstract and claims and "as is" OCRed text of the description when available (after August 15, 1978) in WIPO ST 36 (xml) format pertaining to issued Canadian patents and patent applications opened to public inspection during a given calendar year. Available on DVD.

Please note that OCRed text does not represent a legal copy of that text. The description text is limited to the first 250 pages.

Administrative Status From 1997 to the previous calendar year end by FTP

Administrative Status in WIPO ST 36 (xml) format for issued Canadian patents and patent applications open to public inspection available from 1997 to December 31st of the previous calendar year. This file is available by file transfer (FTP).