# Available data sources

SureChEMBL is built upon the Claims® Global Patent Database, a comprehensive international patent collection provided by IFI Claims®. This state of the art database is normalised and curated to provide unprecedented consistency and quality.

| Country/Authority                           | Data                         | Description (languages)                                                        | Years                                      |
| ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| EP applications                             | <p>Bib Data<br>Full text</p> | <p>DocDB + Original<br>Original (EN, DE, FR)</p>                               | <p>from 1978<br>from 1978</p>              |
| EP granted                                  | <p>Bib Data<br>Full text</p> | <p>DocDB + Original<br>Original (EN, DE, FR)</p>                               | <p>from 1980<br>from 1980</p>              |
| WO applications                             | <p>Bib Data<br>Full text</p> | <p>DocDB + Original<br>Original (EN, DE, FR, ES, RU) <br>Original (KR, JP)</p> | <p>from 1978<br>from 1978<br>from 2009</p> |
| US applications                             | <p>Bib Data<br>Full text</p> | <p>DocDB + Original<br>Original (EN)</p>                                       | <p><br>from 2001</p>                       |
| US granted                                  | <p>Bib Data<br>Full text</p> | <p>DocDB + Original<br>Original (EN)</p>                                       | <p>from 1920<br>from 1976</p>              |
| JP applications                             | <p>Bib Data<br></p>          | <p>DocDB<br>PAJ - English abstracts/titles</p>                                 | <p>from 1973<br>from 1976</p>              |
| JP granted and utility models               | Bib Data                     | DocDB                                                                          | from 1994                                  |
| CN applications, granted and utility models | Full text                    | English translation                                                            | from 1985                                  |

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