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Brief Description/Derivation: Series code
Detailed Description: (U.S. only) 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.
Content Model:
(PDAT)
Parent(s):
Attributes: None
Tag Minimization: Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.
Markup Instructions: A series code consists of a two-digit number, left padded with zero where necessary, representing either time period or document type. The following are valid time period types: 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), and 09 (1997-12-30 and after). The following are valid time document types: 02 through 28 (Utility application), 29 (Design application), 60 (Provisional application), and 90 (Reexamination request). The series code is also part of a U.S. application number encoded in DNUM.
Example Text:
<B211US><PDAT>08</PDAT></B211US>
Example Image: Not available