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Red Book ICE (Grants and Applications)
Weekly Status Report - August 19, 2005
Item Number Date Reported Description and Status

1
December 14,
2004
Private use area Unicode characters cannot be rendered in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications)
August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved with Red Book files for the week of August 1, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005.

Note: The 14 private use character entities are present in accordance with the table provided in the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005.

2 March 3,
2005
MathML contains invalid line end characters in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications)

August 19, 2005 - The data capture environment was unable to eliminate private use characters in the scheduled Red Book Grant issue of August 16, 2005 and the Red Book Application issue of August 18, 2005. Please refer to FAQ 75. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005.

3 March 4,
2005
Some num attribute values include the word “header-“ as a prefix in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications)

August 19, 2005- Closed - This has been resolved as of April 22, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 22, 2005.

4 March 8,
2005
Num attribute values not consistent between Patent Application Red Book and Patent Grant Red Book

August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved as of April 22, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 22, 2005.

5 March 14,
2005
Table “footnotes” no longer tagged as such in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications)

August 19, 2005 - January 2006 DTD Changes - Please reference FAQ 74 e. for a detailed description of this change. Test data for "footnotes" in tables will be available in the very near future. Also please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 22, 2005.

6 March 16,
2005
References to non-US patent documents missing “/” in some positions in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications)

August 19, 2005 - Closed - Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005.

7 March 18,
2005
The appearance of the International Patent Classification (IPC) in the Patent Grant Data/XML v4.0 (ICE) beginning February 8, 2005 and in the Patent Application Data/XML v4.0 (ICE) beginning February 10, 2005 changed

August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved as of April 15, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 15, 2005.

8 April 4,
2005
Legacy descriptive text markup(e.g., <city>Schw{hacek over (a)}bisch Gmünd</city>) in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications)

August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved with Red Book files for the week of August 1, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005.

9 April 5,
2005
Synchronizing num attribute values between Yellow Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications) and Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications)

August 19, 2005 - Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005.

10
April 19,
2005

There were no prior publication data for 20050000097 in Red Book ICE although there are 3 documents present in the Yellow Book 2 image file.

August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved as of May 13, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 29, 2005.

11 April 19,
2005
There is an inconsistency between Red Book ICE and Yellow Book 2 in indentification of References Cited by Examiner and References Cited by Others.

August 19, 2005 - Closed - Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 22, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated June 3, 2005.

12 April 19, 2005

The 371C-124-date is not included in the ICE version of Red Book. This date had been included in the previous ST.32 version of Red Book.

August 19, 2005 - Beginning with the Red Book Application issue dated Thursday, September 1, 2005 the us-371c124-date element will be populated with the date that a PCT application entered the US National Stage. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated May 27, 2005.

Note: The Red Book Application issue dated September 1, 2005 will have 142 PCT applications containing the <us-371c124-date>. An example of the pct-or-regional-filing-data element follows:

<pct-or-regional-filing-data>
<document-id>
<country>WO</country>
<doc-number>PCT/CN03/00414</doc-number>
<date>20030530</date>
</document-id>
<us-371c124-date><date>20041028</date>
</us-371c124-date>
</pct-or-regional-filing-data>

13 June 3,
2005
The Classification Locarno element for all Design documents will contain an “8”.

August 19, 2005 - Closed - Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated June 3, 2005.

14
June 10,
2005

The appearance of IPC Reform that will be present in Red Book ICE for published applications and patent grants beginning January 2006.

August 19, 2005 - January 2006 DTD Changes. Please reference FAQ 74 a. and b. for a detailed description of this change. Red Book DTD's, Documentation, and Sample Documents are located on the Red Book ICE Information page.

15
August 5,
2005

January 2006 Red Book DTDs, Documentation, and Sample Documents

August 19, 2005 - January 2006 DTD Changes. Please reference FAQ 74 c for the claim lead-in text.

The remaining FAQ 74 items d, f, g, h, and i will have test data available in the very near future.

16 August 19,
2005
Calendar Year 2006 USPTO Data Products Price Schedule

August 19, 2005 - Please reference FAQ 76.

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Weekly Status Report - August 19, 2005
Item Number	Date Reported	Description and Status
1	December 14, 2004	Private use area Unicode characters cannot be rendered in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications) August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved with Red Book files for the week of August 1, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005. Note: The 14 private use character entities are present in accordance with the table provided in the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005.
2	March 3, 2005	MathML contains invalid line end characters in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications) August 19, 2005 - The data capture environment was unable to eliminate private use characters in the scheduled Red Book Grant issue of August 16, 2005 and the Red Book Application issue of August 18, 2005. Please refer to FAQ 75. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005.
3	March 4, 2005	Some num attribute values include the word “header-“ as a prefix in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications) August 19, 2005- Closed - This has been resolved as of April 22, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 22, 2005.
4	March 8, 2005	Num attribute values not consistent between Patent Application Red Book and Patent Grant Red Book August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved as of April 22, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 22, 2005.
5	March 14, 2005	Table “footnotes” no longer tagged as such in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications) August 19, 2005 - January 2006 DTD Changes - Please reference FAQ 74 e. for a detailed description of this change. Test data for "footnotes" in tables will be available in the very near future. Also please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 22, 2005.
6	March 16, 2005	References to non-US patent documents missing “/” in some positions in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications) August 19, 2005 - Closed - Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005.
7	March 18, 2005	The appearance of the International Patent Classification (IPC) in the Patent Grant Data/XML v4.0 (ICE) beginning February 8, 2005 and in the Patent Application Data/XML v4.0 (ICE) beginning February 10, 2005 changed August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved as of April 15, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 15, 2005.
8	April 4, 2005	Legacy descriptive text markup(e.g., <city>Schw{hacek over (a)}bisch Gmünd</city>) in Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications) August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved with Red Book files for the week of August 1, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 22, 2005.
9	April 5, 2005	Synchronizing num attribute values between Yellow Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications) and Red Book (Patent Grants and Patent Applications) August 19, 2005 - Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated July 1, 2005.
10	April 19, 2005	There were no prior publication data for 20050000097 in Red Book ICE although there are 3 documents present in the Yellow Book 2 image file. August 19, 2005 - Closed - This has been resolved as of May 13, 2005. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 29, 2005.
11	April 19, 2005	There is an inconsistency between Red Book ICE and Yellow Book 2 in indentification of References Cited by Examiner and References Cited by Others. August 19, 2005 - Closed - Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated April 22, 2005 and the Red Book ICE Status Report dated June 3, 2005.
12	April 19, 2005	The 371C-124-date is not included in the ICE version of Red Book. This date had been included in the previous ST.32 version of Red Book. August 19, 2005 - Beginning with the Red Book Application issue dated Thursday, September 1, 2005 the us-371c124-date element will be populated with the date that a PCT application entered the US National Stage. Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated May 27, 2005. Note: The Red Book Application issue dated September 1, 2005 will have 142 PCT applications containing the <us-371c124-date>. An example of the pct-or-regional-filing-data element follows: <pct-or-regional-filing-data> <document-id> <country>WO</country> <doc-number>PCT/CN03/00414</doc-number> <date>20030530</date> </document-id> <us-371c124-date><date>20041028</date> </us-371c124-date> </pct-or-regional-filing-data>
13	June 3, 2005	The Classification Locarno element for all Design documents will contain an “8”. August 19, 2005 - Closed - Please reference the Red Book ICE Status Report dated June 3, 2005.
14	June 10, 2005	The appearance of IPC Reform that will be present in Red Book ICE for published applications and patent grants beginning January 2006. August 19, 2005 - January 2006 DTD Changes. Please reference FAQ 74 a. and b. for a detailed description of this change. Red Book DTD's, Documentation, and Sample Documents are located on the Red Book ICE Information page.
15	August 5, 2005	January 2006 Red Book DTDs, Documentation, and Sample Documents August 19, 2005 - January 2006 DTD Changes. Please reference FAQ 74 c for the claim lead-in text. The remaining FAQ 74 items d, f, g, h, and i will have test data available in the very near future.
16	August 19, 2005	Calendar Year 2006 USPTO Data Products Price Schedule August 19, 2005 - Please reference FAQ 76.

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