classification-ipc

Element Title: IPC classification

Element Description: International Patent Classification (IPC) is a group element, consisting of a required single primary classification, zero or more secondary classifications, and a required IPC edition.

It is IPC classification information for cited patent literature or the application in hand.

Element Content:

(classification-ipc-primary,classification-ipc-secondary*,classification-ipc-edition)

Element is Located in:

cited-patent-literature, technical-information

Element Attributes:

Name	Type	Default Value	Example	Description
st32-name	CDATA	"B510, B561" (fixed)	In DTD for reference only	Data mapping to Grant Red Book/ST32
inid-code	CDATA			INID code displayed on the photocomposed page

Element Markup Instructions: none

Element Example:

<classification-ipc>
    <classification-ipc-primary>
        <ipc>B08B003/00</ipc>
    </classification-ipc-primary>
    <classification-ipc-edition>07</classification-ipc-edition>
</classification-ipc>