XML DTD - st32-us-grant-024turbo.dtd
Schema has:
 300 element definitions and 206 element attribute definitions.
Possible root elements: < PATDOC >  

Element list

Element ADR
 
diagram
attributes
uses OMC   STR   CITY   CNTY   STATE   CTRY   PCODE   EAD   TEL   FAX  
 
used by PARTY-US  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B100
 
diagram
description Document identification. Contains a document number, optional Statutory Invention Registration explanation, document kind code, document date, and country of publication. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses B110   B122US   B130   B140   B190  
 
used by SDOBI  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [10]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B110
 
diagram
description Document number. Contains a document number, optional Statutory Invention Registration explanation, document kind code, document date, and country of publication. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses DNUM  
 
used by B100  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [11]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B122US
 
diagram
description Statutory Invention Registration (SIR) flag. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. If this tag is present, the following text is displayed on the front page of the patent: "A statutory invention registration is not a patent. It has the defensive attributes of a patent but does not have the enforceable attributes of a patent. No article or advertisement or the like may use the term patent, or any term suggestive of a patent, when referring to a statutory invention registration. For more specific information on the rights associated with a statutory invention registration see 35 U.S.C.157." Although boiler-plate text such as this may be rendered from a style sheet, it must also be present in each document instance to which it applies.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B100  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B130
 
diagram
description Document kind code from WIPO Standard ST.16. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. For U.S. documents, the following kind codes are used: A1 - Utility Patent issued prior to January 2, 2001. A1 - Utility Patent Application published on or after January 2, 2001. A2 - Second or subsequent publication of a Utility Patent Application. A9 - Corrected published Utility Patent Application. Bn - Reexamination Certificate issued prior to January 2, 2001. NOTE: "n" represents a value 1 through 9. B1 - Utility Patent (no pre-grant publication) issued on or after January 2, 2001. B2 - Utility Patent (with pre-grant publication) issued on or after January 2, 2001. Cn - Reexamination Certificate issued on or after January 2, 2001. NOTE: "n" represents a value 1 through 9 denoting the publication level. E1 - Reissue Patent. Fn - Reexamination Certificate of a Reissue Patent NOTE: "n" represents a value 1 through 9 denoting the publication level. H1 - Statutory Invention Registration (SIR) Patent Documents. SIR documents began with the December 3, 1985 issue. I1 - "X" Patents issued from July 31, 1790 to July 13, 1836. I2 - "X" Reissue Patents issued from July 31, 1790 to July 13, 1836. I3 - Additional Improvements - Patents issued issued between 1838 and 1861. I4 - Defensive Publication - Documents issued from November 5, 1968 through May 5, 1987. I5 - Trial Voluntary Protest Program (TVPP) Patent Documents. NP - Non-Patent Literature. P1 - Plant Patent issued prior to January 2, 2001. P1 - Plant Patent Application published on or after January 2, 2001. P2 - Plant Patent (no pre-grant publication) issued on or after January 2, 2001. P3 - Plant Patent (with pre-grant publication) issued on or after January 2, 2001. P4 - Second or subsequent publication of a Plant Patent Application. P9 - Correction publication of a Plant Patent Application. S1 - Design Patent.
attributes INID  
uses PDAT  
 
used by B100  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [12]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B140
 
diagram
description Document date is either the date of publication for an application or date of grant for a patent. For Grant Red Book documents, this is always the date of grant which is also the day that the specification is published and that the grant is announced in the Official Gazette.
attributes INID  
uses DATE  
 
used by B100   CIT  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [45]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B190
 
diagram
description WIPO Standard ST.3 code for the publishing country or organization. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. For Grant Red Book documents, the content of this element is always "US".
attributes INID  
uses PDAT  
 
used by B100  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [19]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B200
 
diagram
description Domestic filing information. Contains an application number, series code, filing date, an optional rule 47 flag, and an optional CPA flag. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses B210   B211US   B220   B221US   B222US  
 
used by SDOBI  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B210
 
diagram
description Application number. Contains a document number structure. An end tag is required. For U.S. documents, the application number is composed of a series code followed by a serial number, left-padded with zero to six digits.
attributes INID  
uses DNUM  
 
used by B200  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [21]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B211US
 
diagram
description Patent applications in the U.S. are numbered consecutively from 1 through 999,999, after which the numbering restarts from 1. To distinguish between the different applications that would otherwise have the same number, a series code is prefixed to the serial number. Series codes can also be used to distinguish various application types. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. A series code consists of a two-digit number, left padded with zero where necessary, representing the following time periods and document types (ignore the periods): 02 .. . . . . . through . 1947-12-31; 03 1948-01-01 . through . 1959-12-31; 04 1960-01-01 . through . 1969-12-31; 05 1970-01-01 . through . 1978-12-31; 06 1979-01-01 . through . 1986-12-31; 07 1987-01-01 . through . 1992-12-31; 08 1993-01-01 . through . 1997-12-29; 09 1997-12-30 . and after; 02 through 28 Utility application; 29 Design application; 60 Provisional application; 90 Reexamination request. The series code is also part of a U.S. application number encoded in DNUM.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B200  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B220
 
diagram
description Date that the application was filed. Contains a date. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses DATE  
 
used by B200   CIT  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [22]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B221US
 
diagram
description When present, this tag signifies that the application was filed under Rule 47, indicating that the applicant(s) refused to execute the application or could not be found. An end tag is forbidden.
attributes
uses
 
used by B200  
content empty
occurrence

Element B222US
 
diagram
description The presence of this element signifies that the prosecution of the application includes the Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) procedure. An end tag is forbidden.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B200  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B300
 
diagram
description Foreign priority data. Contains a priority application number, publication date, and publishing country or organization. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses B310   B320   B330  
 
used by SDOBI  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [30]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B310
 
diagram
description The application number of the priority document. Contains a document identification. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DNUM  
 
used by B300  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B320
 
diagram
description Filing date of the priority application.
attributes
uses DATE  
 
used by B300  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B330
 
diagram
description Country or organization code for the entity that published the priority document. Contains a country code. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses CTRY  
 
used by B300  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B400
 
diagram
description Public availability dates and term of protection.
attributes
uses B472  
 
used by SDOBI  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B472
 
diagram
description Term of grant. Contains a disclaimer date, a terminal-disclaimer flag, a term of grant, and a term extension, all of which are optional. An end tag is required. For U.S. design patents, B474 is required, even though it is optional for all other types of U.S. patents.
attributes
uses B473   B473US   B474   B474US  
 
used by B400  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B473
 
diagram
description Date upon which part or all of the term of the patent was disclaimed. Contains a date. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DATE  
 
used by B472  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B473US
 
diagram
description Date upon which part or all of the term of the patent was disclaimed. Contains a date. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses
 
used by B472  
content empty
occurrence

Element B474
 
diagram
description Term of grant. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. The term of the patent is expressed as a number of years with no more than two digits. Mandatory for US Design Patents only.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B472  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B474US
 
diagram
description Indicates that the term of the patent has been extended under 35 USC 154(b) by showing the length of the extension. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. The content of this tag must be literally either "5 years", or the number of days (as an integer) if the extension is less than five years.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B472  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B500
 
diagram
description Technical details of the document. Contains both international and domestic classification information, the field of search, information about other patents and non-patent literature cited (optional), the number of claims, which claim is the exemplary claim, and information about drawings that may be present.
attributes
uses B510   B520   B540   BOTANIC   B560   B570   B580   B590  
 
used by SDOBI  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B510
 
diagram
description International Patent Classification (IPC) data for patents other than designs, or the Locarno Classification (LC) for design patents. Contains the main IPC (LC), an optional further IPC (LC), and the IPC (LC) edition number. An end tag is required. In U.S. documents other than design patents, the IPC is formatted as fixed-length records as described here (ignore the periods): Position .Content . Format 1. . . . .Section . 1 alphabetic; 2-3. . . .Class . . 2 numeric; 4. . . . .Subclass. 1 alphabetic; 5-7. . . .Group . . 3 alphanumeric, right justified, leading spaces; 8+ . . . .Subgroup. Up to 7 alphanumeric; In U.S. documents which are design patents, the Locarno Classification (LC) is formatted as fixed-length records as described here: Position .Content . Format 1-2. . . .Class . . 2 numeric, right justified, leading zeros; 3-4. . . .Subclass. 2 numeric, right justified, leading zeros.
attributes INID  
uses B511   B512   B516  
 
used by B500  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [51]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B511
 
diagram
description International Patent Classification (IPC) main classification or Locarno Classification if the document is a design patent. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B510  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B512
 
diagram
description Further IPC classification, that is, an additional classification (equivalent to U.S. cross-reference classification). Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B510  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B516
 
diagram
description Indicates the edition number and/or version of the International Patent Classification (IPC) from which the classifications in B500 have been taken. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. The edition number is a single-digit number.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B510  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B520
 
diagram
description Domestic or national classification data. Contains a main classification, any number of official cross-reference classifications, and any number of un-official cross-reference classifications. An end tag is required. For U.S. patents this is always the United States Patent Classification (USPC).
attributes INID  
uses B521   B522   B522US  
 
used by B500  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [52]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B521
 
diagram
description Domestic or national main classification. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. For U.S. patents, this is the original (OR) classification which is based on the primary claim of the invention.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B520  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B522
 
diagram
description Further classification. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. For U.S. patents, this is a cross-reference classification. Use this element only for official cross-references. For unofficial cross-references, use B522US.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B520  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B522US
 
diagram
description Further classification. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. For U.S. patents, this is a cross-reference classification. Use this element only for unofficial cross-references. For official cross-references, use B522.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B520  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B540
 
diagram
description Title of the invention. Contains one or more of: parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers; or a footnote reference; or an image; or highlighting. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses STEXT  
 
used by B500  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [54]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B560
 
diagram
description Citations of other documents. Contains at least one of patent citations or non-patent literature citations. An end tag is required. References to U.S. patents appear before references to foreign patents when both types are present.
attributes INID  
uses B561   B562  
 
used by B500  
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [56]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B561
 
diagram
description Citation of a patent document. Contains one patent citation. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PCIT   CITED-BY-EXAMINER   CITED-BY-OTHER  
 
used by B560  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B562
 
diagram
description Citation of non-patent literature. Contains one non-patent citation and a flag indicated who provided the citation. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses NCIT   CITED-BY-EXAMINER   CITED-BY-OTHER  
 
used by B560  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B570
 
diagram
description Information about the claims. Contains the number of allowed claims and any number of exemplary claim numbers. An end tag is required. For claims, see the element SDOCL and its substructures.
attributes INID  
uses B577   B578US  
 
used by B500  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [57]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B577
 
diagram
description Number of claims allowed. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. For U.S. design patents and plant patents the contents of this element will be the digit "1" since these types of patents can have only one claim.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B570  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B578US
 
diagram
description The exemplary claim number. The exemplary claim is the claim published in the Official Gazette. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B570  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B580
 
diagram
description The field of search, that is, the classification(s) in which the examiner searched. Contains any number of IPCs, one or more USPCs searched in structured format, and any number of USPCs searched in unstructured format. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses B581   B582   B583US  
 
used by B500  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [58]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B581
 
diagram
description The International Patent Classifications (IPCs) that were searched by the examiner. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B580  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B582
 
diagram
description U.S. Patent Classifications (USPCs) searched by the examiner. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. Use this element for structured USPCs only, formatted as follows. See also B583US. Position 1-3: U.S. Class, 3 positions, consisting of: 3 alphanumeric, right justified with leading space; or "D" followed by 1 or 2 right-justified digits with leading space; or "PLT". Position 4 +: U.S. Subclass, variable length, consisting of: 3 alphanumeric, right justified with leading space followed by optional decimal portion of 1 to 3 characters, left justified (decimal point implied); or 3 alphabetic ("DIG", "FOR", etc.).
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B580  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B583US
 
diagram
description U.S. Patent Classifications (USPCs) searched by the examiner. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. Use this element for unstructured USPCs only, which could be any combination of classes, subclasses, or ranges of subclasses, etc. See also B582.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B580  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B590
 
diagram
description Information about the specification and drawings. Contains attachments, number of drawing sheets, number of drawing sheets in color, and the number of figures. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses B594US   B595   B595US   B596   B597US  
 
used by B500  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B594US
 
diagram
description Information about attachments. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. If there is an optical-microform appendix (microfiche, microfilm, microcard, etc.), the number of microforms and the number of pages imaged thereon (separated by a comma) are placed in this element.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B590  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B595
 
diagram
description The number of pages of drawings submitted by the applicant. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B590  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B595US
 
diagram
description The number of pages of drawings in color submitted by the applicant. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B590  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B596
 
diagram
description The number of figures submitted by the applicant. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. The number of figures might not be the same as the number of drawing pages and is usually greater.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B590  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B597US
 
diagram
description A flag indicating that there is an exemplary drawing. An end tag is forbidden.
attributes
uses
 
used by B590  
content empty
occurrence

Element B600
 
diagram
description Various relationships between the patent in hand and other patent grants or applications. Contains either an additional application, a divisional application, continuations, reissues, divisional reissues, reexamination, merged reissues reexamination, substitute, or provisional application. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses B610   B620   B630   B640   B641US   B645   B645US   B660   B680US  
 
used by SDOBI  
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [60]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B610
 
diagram
description Earlier application to which the present document is an addition. Contains one parent document. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARENT-US  
 
used by B600  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B620
 
diagram
description Earlier application from which the present document has been divided out. Contains one parent document. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses PARENT-US  
 
used by B600  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [62]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B630
 
diagram
description Identification of document(s) to which the present document is some type of continuation. Contains one or more of: a continuation, or a continuation-in-part, or a continuing reissue. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses B631   B632   B633  
 
used by B600  
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [63]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B631
 
diagram
description Earlier application of which the present document is a continuation. Contains one parent document. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARENT-US  
 
used by B630  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B632
 
diagram
description Earlier application of which the present document is a continuation-in-part. Contains one parent document. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARENT-US  
 
used by B630  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B633
 
diagram
description Earlier document of which the present document is a continuing reissue. Contains one parent document. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARENT-US  
 
used by B630  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B640
 
diagram
description Earlier document of which the present document is a reissue. Contains one parent document. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses PARENT-US  
 
used by B600  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [64]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B641US
 
diagram
description Identification of related U.S. documents of which the present document is a divisional reissue. Contains a parent document and one or more sibling documents. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARENT-US   SIBLING  
 
used by B600  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B645
 
diagram
description U.S. patent of which the present document is a reexamination. Contains one parent document. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARENT-US  
 
used by B600  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B645US
 
diagram
description This element is present when a reissue application was merged with a reexamination proceeding. Contains parsable text data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. The issuing document is a reissue patent that shows the following Reexamination results statement on the reissue patent front page, immediately following the abstract (where NNNNN represents the Reexamination Request Number, and YYYYMMDD the filing date): "The questions raised in reexamination request No.90/NNNNN, filed YYYYMMDD, have been considered and the results thereof are reflected in this reissue patent which constitutes the reexamination certificate required by 35 USC 307 as provided in 37 CFR 1.570(e)."
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B600  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B650
 
diagram
description Previously-published document concerning the same application. Contains a document identification. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DOC  
 
used by PARENT-US  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B660
 
diagram
description Identification of the document for which the present document is a substitute. Contains one parent document. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses PARENT-US  
 
used by B600  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [66]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B680US
 
diagram
description Identification of the provisional application upon which the present document was based. Contains one document identification. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DOC  
 
used by B600  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B700
 
diagram
description Various parties concerned with the document. Contains an inventor, an assignee (optional), an attorney (optional), and other persons acting on the document. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses B720   B730   B740   B745  
 
used by SDOBI  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B720
 
diagram
description Identification of the inventor(s) associated with the document. Contains one or more inventors. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses B721  
 
used by B700  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B721
 
diagram
description Name, address, and residence of the inventor(s) associated with the document. Contains the structure for identifying an individual or organization and associated address information. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARTY-US   LEGAL-REPRESENTATIVE  
 
used by B720  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B730
 
diagram
description Identification of the assignee(s) associated with the document. Contains one or more of: an assignee identification and a corresponding assignee type. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses B731   B732US  
 
used by B700  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [73]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B731
 
diagram
description Name and address of the assignee(s) associated with the document. Contains the structure for identifying an individual or organization and associated address information. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARTY-US  
 
used by B730  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B732US
 
diagram
description This element contains a two-digit code indicating the U.S. assignee. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. Assignee types for U.S. patents are taken from the following table: 01 Unassigned; 02 United States company or corporation; 03 Foreign company or corporation; 04 United States individual; 05 Foreign individual; 06 U.S. Federal government; 07 Foreign government; 08 U.S. county government; 09 U.S. state government.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B730  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B740
 
diagram
description Identification of legal representation, that is, attorneys, agents, or representatives associated with the document. Contains one or more of attorney address. An end tag is required. For U.S. documents, legal representation may consist of a firm, a firm and one individual, a firm and two individuals, or up to three individuals.
attributes
uses B741  
 
used by B700  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B741
 
diagram
description Name and address of the attorney, agent, or representative associated with the document. Contains the structure for identifying an individual or organization and associated address information. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARTY-US  
 
used by B740  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B745
 
diagram
description Identification of various persons acting upon the document. Contains a primary examiner, optional assistant examiner(s), and the examiner group. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses B746   B747   B748US  
 
used by B700  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B746
 
diagram
description Identification of the primary examiner associated with the document. Contains the structure for identifying an individual or organization and associated address information. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARTY-US  
 
used by B745  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B747
 
diagram
description Identification of the assistant examiner associated with the document. Contains the structure for identifying an individual or organization and associated address information. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PARTY-US  
 
used by B745  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B748US
 
diagram
description The technology center, industry sector, art unit, or other grouping of U.S. paten examiners in which the application was examined. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B745  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B800
 
diagram
description Data related to various international conventions other than the Paris Convention. Contains PCT filing information and an optional PCT or other regional authority application.
attributes
uses B860   B870  
 
used by SDOBI  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B830
 
diagram
description Data related to various international conventions other than the Paris Convention. Contains PCT filing information and an optional PCT or other regional authority application.
attributes
uses B831   B832   B833  
 
used by PTEXT  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B831
 
diagram
description Data related to various international conventions other than the Paris Convention. Contains PCT filing information and an optional PCT or other regional authority application.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B830  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B832
 
diagram
description Identification of the authority where the microorganism was deposited. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B830  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B833
 
diagram
description Date of the deposit. Contains a date. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DATE  
 
used by B830  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B860
 
diagram
description Data related to filing an application via the PCT or a regional authority. Contains a PCT document identification, a 25 USC 371 date, and a 35 USC 102(e) date. An end tag is required. For U.S. documents, only PCT filings will be found in this element.
attributes INID  
uses B861   B863   B864  
 
used by B800  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [86]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B861
 
diagram
description PCT document. Contains a document identification. An end tag is required. In the DOC structure, CTRY is always WO for a PCT document.
attributes
uses DOC  
 
used by B860  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B863
 
diagram
description 35 USC 371 date, that is, PCT date. Contains a date. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DATE  
 
used by B860  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B864
 
diagram
description 35 USC 102(e) date. Contains a date. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DATE  
 
used by B860  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element B870
 
diagram
description PCT or regional authority publication information. Contains one published document. An end tag is required.
attributes INID  
uses B871  
 
used by B800  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
INID string (default) Yes   [87]   Corresponding WIPO Standard ST.9 INID code.  

Element B871
 
diagram
description PCT or regional authority published document identification. Contains the structure for document identification. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DOC  
 
used by B870  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element BNUM
 
diagram
description Number of the official gazette or equivalent publication in which the document was announced. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by DOC  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element BOLD
 
diagram
description An enlargement of the strokes in the glyphs of a font. Contains any number of either parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers; or, highlighting. An end tag is required. Used to replicate equivalent emphasis of text in the file wrapper.
attributes
uses PDAT   HIL  
 
used by HIL  
content choice
occurrence ZeroOrMore

Element BOTANIC
 
diagram
description Plant patent botanical information.
attributes
uses LATIN-NAME   VARIETY  
 
used by B500  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element BRFSUM
 
diagram
description Brief summary of the invention. Contains body text, that is, one or more headers, paragraphs, complex work units, or images. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses BTEXT  
 
used by SDODE  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element BTEXT
 
diagram
description Structure for text used in the description and abstract. Contains one or more headers, paragraphs, complex work units, or images. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses H   PARA   CWU   IMG  
 
used by BRFSUM   DETDESC   DRWDESC   GOVINT   RELAPP   SDOAB  
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore

Element CDOC
 
diagram
description Identification of a child document, that is, a document which is derived in some way from another document. Contains one document identification. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DOC  
 
used by PARENT-US   SIBLING  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element CHEM-US
 
diagram
description Structure for chemical entities. Contains three representations of the same entity, as a ChemDraw-proprietary CDX file, as a MOL file, and as an image file. An end tag is required.
attributes ID  
uses CHEMCDX   CHEMMOL   EMI  
 
used by CWU  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID ID Yes     ID = "CHEM-US-nnnn" Sequence number within the document. Chemical entities are numbered separately from other numbered series within the document.  

Element CHEMCDX
 
diagram
description A chemical entity encoded using the proprietary CDX file structure of ChemDraw. An end tag is forbidden.
attributes ID   FILE  
uses
 
used by CHEM-US  
content empty
occurrence
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID ID Yes     ID = "CHEMCDX-nnnn" Sequence number within the document. CHEMCDX entities are numbered separately from other numbered series within the document. FILE = "name" System-independent file name.  
FILE Entity Yes      

Element CHEMMOL
 
diagram
description A chemical entity encoded using the MOL file structure. An end tag is forbidden.
attributes ID   FILE  
uses
 
used by CHEM-US  
content empty
occurrence
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID ID Yes     ID = "CHEMMOL-nnnn" Sequence number within the document. CHEMMOL entities are numbered separately from other numbered series within the document. FILE = "name" System-independent file name.  
FILE Entity Yes      

Element CIT
 
diagram
description Citation of another document, either a patent or something else. Contains one or more citations, each of which contains either the cited document number, application filing date, publication or issue date, applicant or patentee identification, IPC, PC; or a non-patent citation; followed by any reference(s) to relevant section(s) or passage(s). An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DOC   B220   B140   NAM   PIC   PNC   NCIT   REL  
 
used by PTEXT  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore

Element CITED-BY-EXAMINER
 
diagram
description References cited by the eximiner.
attributes
uses
 
used by B561   B562  
content empty
occurrence

Element CITED-BY-OTHER
 
diagram
description References cited by someone other than examiner.
attributes
uses
 
used by B561   B562  
content empty
occurrence

Element CITY
 
diagram
description City or town. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by ADR   RESIDENCE  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element CL
 
diagram
description Structure for an ordered list of claims. Contains one or more claims. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses CLM  
 
used by SDOCL  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element CLM
 
diagram
description Structure for a singular claim. Contains one or more of text, paragraph, or claim step. An end tag is required. Each claim must consist of a single sentence.
attributes ID  
uses PTEXT   PARA   CLMSTEP  
 
used by CL  
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID ID Yes     ID = "CLM-nnnn" Sequence number within the document. Claims are numbered separately from other numbered series in the document.  

Element CLMSTEP
 
diagram
description A logical step or element of a claim. Contains one or more of text or paragraphs. An end tag is required. A claim step is always a fragment of the sentence that constitutes the claim.
attributes LVL  
uses PTEXT   PARA  
 
used by CLM  
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
LVL Enumeration no (default)   0   1   2   3   4   5     LVL = "n" Integer indicating step level. Used to encode the hierarchy of the steps in a single claim.  

Element CLREF
 
diagram
description Reference to a claim. An end tag is forbidden.
attributes ID  
uses
 
used by PTEXT  
content empty
occurrence
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID IDRef Yes     ID = "CLM-nnnn" Sequence number within the document of the claim referred to.  

Element CNTY
 
diagram
description County, parish, department, etc. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by ADR  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element CRF
 
diagram
description Reference to a chemical expression. An end tag is forbidden.
attributes ID  
uses
 
used by PTEXT  
content empty
occurrence
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID IDRefs Yes      

Element CTRY
 
diagram
description WIPO Standard ST.3 code for the country. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by ADR   B330   DOC   NCTRY   RCTRY   RESIDENCE  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element CUSTOM-CHARACTER
 
diagram
description Reference to an entity file for a single character not found in any standard character set declared in the DTD. An end tag is forbidden. Refers to a bitmap image of the character that is presented in place of a standard glyph.
attributes FILE   ID  
uses
 
used by PDAT  
content empty
occurrence
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
FILE Entity Yes     ID = "CCHAR-nnnn" Sequence number within the document. Custom-character entity references are numbered separately from other numbered series in the document. FILE = "name" System-independent file name.  
ID ID Yes      

Element CWU
 
diagram
description A complex work unit is content which, because it requires exceptional processing for presentation, is delivered as a bitmap image, and because it represents technically significant content, is also delivered in an appropriate functional format. Contains a table, mathematical expression, chemical expression, sequence listing, or revision markers. An end tag is required. It is the intention of the U.S. PTO that this element will be used for all instances of the included content types, even if the content could have been expressed using other text markup. However, simple in-line formulas, such as E=MC2 or H2O, may be tagged using F.
attributes
uses TABLE-US   MATH-US   CHEM-US   SEQLST-US   DEL-S   DEL-E   INS-S   INS-E  
 
used by BTEXT   PTEXT   STEXT  
content choice
occurrence required (default)

Element DATE
 
diagram
description Date. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. Formatted as YYYYMMDD, that is, a four-digit year, two-digit month with leading zero, two-digit day with leading zero.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B140   B220   B320   B473   B833   B863   B864   DOC   S-2-X-G   S-2-X-I   S-2-X-J   S307   S309   S311  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element DD
 
diagram
description Description (definition) of an item (term) in a definition list. Contains one or more of text or paragraphs. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PTEXT   PARA  
 
used by DL  
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore

Element DEL-E
 
diagram
description Marks the end of text which was deleted as the result of some action taken after issue. An end tag is forbidden. Must be paired with a DEL-S to which it refers.
attributes ID  
uses
 
used by CWU   IMG   PDAT   SDODR  
content empty
occurrence
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID IDRef Yes     ID = "DEL-S-nnnn" Sequence number within the document of the corresponding DEL-S tag.  

Element DEL-S
 
diagram
description Marks the start of text which was deleted as the result of some action taken after issue. An end tag is forbidden. Must be paired with a DEL-E which refers to it by its unique ID.
attributes ID   DATE  
uses
 
used by CWU   IMG   PDAT   SDODR  
content empty
occurrence
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID ID Yes     ID = "DEL-S-nnnn" Sequence number within the document. DEL-S tags are numbered separately from other numbered series in the document.  
DATE Nmtoken no (default)      

Element DETDESC
 
diagram
description The detailed description of the invention. Contains body text, that is, one or more headers, paragraphs, complex work units, or images. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses BTEXT  
 
used by SDODE  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element DFREF
 
diagram
description Reference to a mathematical expression. An end tag is forbidden.
attributes ID  
uses
 
used by PTEXT  
content empty
occurrence
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID IDRefs Yes     ID = "MATH-US-nnnn" Sequence number within the document of the mathematical expression referred to. Math entities are numbered separately from other numbered series within the document.  

Element DID
 
diagram
description Identifying number of a division within an organization. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by NAM  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element DL
 
diagram
description Structure for a definition or glossary list, consisting of one or more items, each followed by its description. Contains one or more pairs of an item and it description. An end tag is required.
attributes TSIZE   COMPACT  
uses DT   DD  
 
used by LST  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
TSIZE Nmtoken no (default)     tsize = Term size attribute compact = Spacing between items  
COMPACT Enumeration no (default)   COMPACT      

Element DNUM
 
diagram
description Identifying number of the document, whether it be a patent application or a published patent grant. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required. For PCT patent applications, the document number is 14 alphanumeric positions including slashes. For U.S. patent applications, the document number is a fixed length of eight digits. The first two digits are the series code and the following six digits are the serial number, left-padded with zeros. For U.S. patent grants, the document number is a fixed length of eight characters which has the following format (ignore periods): Patent Type....Position..Content Design.........1.........Constant "D" ...............2 - 8.....7-digit numeric, right justified, with leading zeros Design SIR.....1 - 2.....Constant "HD" ...............3 - 8.....6-digit numeric, right justified, with leading zeros Plant SIR......1 - 2.....Constant "HP" ...............3 - 8.....6-digit numeric, right justified, with leading zeros Utility SIR....1.........Constant "H" ...............2 - 8.....7-digit numeric, right justified, with leading zeros Plant..........1 - 2.....Constant "PP" ...............3 - 8.....6-digit numeric, right justified, with leading zeros Reissue........1 - 2.....Constant "RE" ...............3 - 8.....6-digit numeric, right justified, with leading zeros Utility........1 - 8.....8-digit numeric, right justified, with leading zeros Reexamination certificate: Reexamination certificates retain the document number of the original patent upon which they are based. See B130 for further information about reexaminations.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by B110   B210   B310   DOC   PTEXT   S-2-X-H   S310  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element DOC
 
diagram
description Identification of a patent document. Contains document number, date of publication, issuing country using WIPO Standard ST.3 code, document kind using WIPO Standard ST.16 code, number of the bulletin or gazette in which the document was announced, and any additional descriptive text. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses DNUM   DATE   CTRY   KIND   BNUM   DTXT  
 
used by B650   B680US   B861   B871   CDOC   CIT   NCIT   PCIT   PDOC   PPUB   SDOC   SPUB  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element DRWDESC
 
diagram
description Description of the drawings, that is, the numbered figures. Contains body text, that is, one or more headers, paragraphs, complex work units, or images. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses BTEXT  
 
used by SDODE  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element DT
 
diagram
description A term (item) in a definition list. Contains one or more of: parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers; or a footnote reference; or an image; or highlighting. An end tag is required
attributes
uses STEXT  
 
used by DL  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element DTXT
 
diagram
description Descriptive text. Contains one or more of: parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers; or a footnote reference; or an image; or highlighting. An end tag is required. In DOC, DTXT content helps specify the document in question. In PARTY-US, DTXT content further describes the status of the individual. When PARTY-US refers to an inventor (B721), for example, DTXT may contain "deceased" or "administrator of the estate" when the actual inventor is unable to file the application.
attributes
uses STEXT  
 
used by DOC   PARTY-US  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element DULINE
 
diagram
description A double score under text. Contains any number of either parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers; or, highlighting. An end tag is required. Used to replicate equivalent emphasis of text in an application.
attributes
uses PDAT   HIL  
 
used by HIL  
content choice
occurrence ZeroOrMore

Element EAD
 
diagram
description Electronic address, for example, an e-mail address. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers. An end tag is required.
attributes
uses PDAT  
 
used by ADR  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)

Element ELE
 
diagram
description Caption or other text associated with an embedded image. Contains parsable character data, custom characters, or revision markers; or a footnote reference; or an image; or highlighting. An end tag is required.
attributes ID  
uses STEXT  
 
used by IMG  
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
 
Attribute Datatype Required Values Default Comments
ID IDRef Yes     ID = "EMI-nnnn" Sequence number within the document of the image with which the text is associated.  

Element EMI
 
diagram
description Any information which cannot be economically coded using SGML is captured and delivered as an image file. An end tag is forbidden.
attributes ID   FILE   TYPE   IMF  
uses
 
used by CHEM-US   IMG   MATH-US   SDODR   SEQLST-US   TABLE-US  
content empty
occurrence