The Patents Report contains NIH and CDC patents currently managed by the NIH.

Patent Application Codes

AP: ARIPO regional patent¹
CIP: Continuation-in-part patent²
CPA: Continued prosecution application (no longer in use)²
CN: Hong Kong or Macau standard patent based on Chinese patent³
CON: Continuation patent²
DIV: Divisional patent²
EA: Eurasian regional patent¹
EP: European regional patent¹
FWC: File wrapper continuation patent (no longer in use)²
National Stage: National stage (or phase) patent²
OA: OAPI regional patent¹
ORD: Non-provisional, ordinary examination patent claiming no prior priority date (no longer in use)²
PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty patent²
PCT COMB: PCT patent that claims priority to one or more previous patent applications²
PRV: Provisional patent application²
REEXAM: Reexamination patent²
REISSUE: Reissue patent²
SIR: Statutory invention registration²

Notes:

¹ See Type of Protection Available via the PCT in PCT Contracting States (wipo.int)
² See Chapter 0200 Types and Status of Application; Benefit and Priority Claims (uspto.gov)
³ See Patent basics (ipd.gov.hk)

Patent Status Codes

Abandoned: The application or patent is no longer active
Expired: The patent has reached the end of its term
Issued: The patent has been granted and is in force
Pending: The application has bee nfiled but is not yet granted