The reading of the legal status information for a patent or a patent family is not very friendly and can become tedious.

The new Matheo Patent "Time Line" tool provides the user with an instantaneous view of the main patent legal information.

Matheo Patent sorts automatically the different stages of the patent life cycle, and presents them on an easy to read graphic: the Time Line.

The Time Line integrates 16 color codes categories to emphasise the patent life cycle steps (according to each country specificities).

Moreover Matheo Patent inserts "-" or "+" signs for positive or negative aspects of the patent life.