---
title: "P026 Legal Information"
method: GET
path: "/advanced-patent-data/legal-data"
tags: ["Patent Legal Data"]
---

# P026 Legal Information

`GET /advanced-patent-data/legal-data`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://connect.patsnap.com`
- URL: `https://connect.patsnap.com/advanced-patent-data/legal-data`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/patsnap/apis/patsnap-open-platform-api/docs/advanced-patent-data/legal-data/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Receive detailed legal data by patent_id or patent_number. Detailed legal data includes INPADOC legal data (PRS code, PRS code description, PRS date, Ref. Authority code) and official legal data (date, event number, event code, legal status)

## Query parameters

- `patent_id` string: patent_id
- `patent_number` string: patent_number

## Response `200`

Successful p026 legal information response.

- P026AdvancedPatentDataLegalDataResponse
  - `data` P026AdvancedPatentDataLegalDataPatentLegalDataResponse[]: response data
    - `pn` string: patent number
    - `patent_id` string: patent id
    - `patsnap_legal_data` P026AdvancedPatentDataLegalDataPatsnapLegalData
      - `inpadoc_legal_data` P026AdvancedPatentDataLegalDataInpadocLegalData[]: inpadoc Legal Data
        - `event_code` string: PRS legal status code
        - `event_date` integer: PRS legal status date
        - `event_desc` string: PRS legal status code description
        - `ref_country_code` string: Ref. Authority code
      - `official_legal_data` P026AdvancedPatentDataLegalDataOfficialLegalData[]: official Legal Data
        - `event_vol` string: Volume number
        - `event_code` string: Event code
        - `event_date` integer: Event date
        - `event_desc` string: Legal status added information
        - `event_others` string: Legal status others information (this field only for CN jurisdictions)
        - `event_legal_status` string: Legal status (this field only for CN jurisdictions)
  - `status` boolean, required: Status
  - `error_msg` string: Error Message
  - `error_code` integer, required: Error Code

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized.
- `403`: Forbidden.
- `404`: Not Found.

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