cross-reference-to-related-applications

Element Title: Cross Reference to Related Applications

Element Description: This is a group element containing a mixture of headings and paragraphs that describe the Cross Reference to Related Applications. The applicant as part of the specifications provides this information.

Element Content:

(heading|paragraph)+

Element is Located in:

subdoc-description

Element Attributes:

Name	Type	Default Value	Example	Description
st32-name	CDATA	"RELAPP" (fixed)	In DTD for reference only	Data mapping to Grant Red Book/ST32

Element Markup Instructions: Element continuity-data within the subdoc-bibliographic-information element also contains related application information in tagged form. However the continuity information is derived from USPTO resources and may not agree with the contents of the Cross Reference to Related Applications within the specifications.

Element Example:

<cross-reference-to-related-applications>
    <heading lvl="1">CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION </heading>
    <paragraph id="P-00001" lvl="0"><number>1.</number> This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/580,840 filed Dec. 29, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,616,549 issued Apr. 1, 1997. </paragraph>
</cross-reference-to-related-applications>