XML DTD : us-patent-grant-v30-2004-03-04.dtd -
DTD Comments: 
Document Type Definition for United States Patent Grant Publications
     USPTO-modified version of WIPO Standard ST.36 DTD xx-patent-document
     Reference this DTD as
     PUBLIC "-//USPTO//DTD us-patent-grant v3.0 2004-03-04//EN"
     Alias: Grant Red Book (GRB)
     Contact: Bruce B. Cox
     U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
     Crystal Park 3, Suite 451
     Washington, DC 20231
     +1-703-306-2606
     bruce.cox@uspto.gov
     ***** Revision History *****


    2004-03-04 B. Cox
    . Renamed us-continued-prosecution-application to
    .. us-issued-on-continued-prosecution-application
    .. and renamed attribute from cpa-text to grant-cpa-text
    .. and changed attribute value (see below).

    2004-02-14
    . Removed tiff-file attribute from us-math element
    . Confirmed change made on 2003-11-12 from disclaimer(date... to
      disclaimer(date?...

     2004-02-12
     . Renamed element references-cited to us-references-cited
     . Renamed element cited-patents to us-cited-patents
     . Added element us-classification to us-cited-patents

     2003-11-23
     . Changed us-math element attribute idref (IDREF) to idrefs (IDREFS).
     . Element othercit modified to support highlighting.
     . Added subname-type to element subname.

     2003-11-12
     . changed disclaimer( date... to disclaimer(date?....

     2003-10-31
     . Modified element us-rights to contain legal-representative information.
     . Changed element related-publication content model from (#PCDATA) to
       (#PCDATA | document-id)*.
     . Added new optional element parent-PCT-document to the content model
       of parent-doc.
     . Added attributes pgwide, orient and tabstyle to the cals table
       attributes to support required composition features
       (see entity tbl.table.att).
     . Element crossref modified to support highlighting.


     2003-10-09
     . add (img?) content model to us-math element.
     . add more uspto specific character entities to the wipo.ent, please
       update accordingly.
     2003-08-14 Bruce B. Cox
     . changed comments on elements and attributes from PCT to USPTO practice.
     . moved us-continued-prosecution-application text from comment to
       cpa-text attribute.
     . moved us-sir-flag text from comment to sir-text attribute.
     2003-08-07
     . change following id attribute type from CDATA to ID: abstract,
       claims, description, drawings.
     . change following idref attribute type from CDATA to IDREF:
       us-chemistry, us-math.
     . please note we leave crossref idref attribute type as CDATA.
     2003-06-10
     . add assignees element
     . add id attr for author element
     . depository changed to (text|address)*
     . imprint reverse address? and name
     . add lang to deceased-inventor
     . table-external from empty to #PCDATA, change external-type attr
     . add sup2 and sub2
     . add pre to p
     . add lang attr to nplcit
     . add class-type attr to class element
     . add figure-labels attr to figure element
     2002-05-10 Bruce B. Cox
     . First public draft.
    ***** End Revision History *****
DTD has: 289 element definitions and 152 element attribute definitions.
Document Legend: Legend
root elements: us-patent-grant

Element list

Element absno
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Abstract number.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article, book
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT absno (#PCDATA)>

Element abst-problem
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the alleged problem that the invention purports to solve Recommended id = 'absp'
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes id
uses p
used by abstract
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT abst-problem (p+)>
<!ATTLIST abst-problem id ID #IMPLIED >

Element abstract
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US Comments A concise summary of the disclosure.
ST.32 equivalency SDOAB
Description ABSTRACT: PCT Rule 8 A concise summary of the disclosure, 50-150 words. Recommended id = 'abst'
US-GRBv2.5 SDOAB
attributes id, lang, status
uses abst-problem, abst-solution, doc-page, p
used by us-patent-grant
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   abstract
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
status string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT abstract (doc-page+ | (abst-problem , abst-solution) | p+)>
<!ATTLIST abstract id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element abst-solution
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US Comments (US: not used in publishing.)
Description the solution to the alleged problem that the invention purports to solve. Recommended id = 'abss'
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes id
uses p
used by abstract
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT abst-solution (p+)>
<!ATTLIST abst-solution id ID #IMPLIED >

Element accepted
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description date article was accepted.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses date
used by history
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT accepted (date)>

Element addition
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US Comments Earlier document to which this Is an addition.
ST.32 equivalency B610
INID 61
Description Earlier document to which this Is an addition.
US-GRBv2.5 B610
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT addition (relation)>

Element additional-info
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Additional information.
Description Additional information.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipc, classification-national
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT additional-info (#PCDATA)>

Element address
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
ST.32 equivalency ADR
US-GRBv2.5 ADR
attributes
uses address-1, address-2, address-3, address-floor, building, city, country, county, mailcode, pobox, postcode, room, state, street, text
used by addressbook, confplace, depositary, imprint
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT address (%address_group;)>

Element address-1
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Address, first line.
Description Address, first line
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-1 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-2
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Address, second line.
Description Address, second line
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-2 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-3
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Address, third line.
Description Address, third line
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-3 (#PCDATA)>

Element addressbook
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US Comments ADDRESSBOOK GROUP: Holds name and contact information for individuals/organizations. The LANG attribute is REQUIRED for certain document types, e.g. the JPO PCT Request where names and addresses may be repeated in two different languages. If no structure possible use text.
Description ADDRESSBOOK GROUP: Holds name and contact information for individuals/organizations The LANG attribute is REQUIRED for certain document types, e.g. the JPO PCT Request where names and addresses may be repeated in two different languages. If no structure possible use text.
US-GRBv2.5 Grouping Element
attributes lang
uses address, department, dtext, ead, email, fax, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, phone, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym, text, url
used by agent, applicant, assignee, author, confsponsor, correspondence-address, inventor, searcher, subname
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
lang string (default) Yes   "en"
source
<!ELEMENT addressbook ((%name_group; , address , phone* , fax* , email* , url* , ead* , dtext?) | text)>
<!ATTLIST addressbook lang CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element address-floor
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US Comments Address floor, e.g., 10th.
Description address floor, e.g., 10th
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-floor (#PCDATA)>

Element advantageous-effects
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description advantageous effects of the invention (PCT Rule 5.1(a)(iii) Recommended id = 'adve'
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by disclosure
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT advantageous-effects (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST advantageous-effects id ID #IMPLIED >

Element agent
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
ST.32 equivalency B741
US-GRBv2.5 B741
attributes sequence, rep-type
uses addressbook
used by agents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sequence string (default) Yes  
rep-type Enumeration Yes   agent attorney common-representative "attorney"
source
<!ELEMENT agent (addressbook+)>
<!ATTLIST agent sequence CDATA #REQUIRED rep-type (agent | attorney | common-representative ) #REQUIRED >

Element agents
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Information regarding Agents or common representatives.
ST.32 equivalency B740
Description information regarding Agents or common representatives.
US-GRBv2.5 B740
attributes
uses agent, customer-number
used by parties
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT agents (customer-number | agent+)>

Element alttitle
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Alternate title for serial eg. BMJ = British Medical Journal.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT alttitle (#PCDATA)>

Element applicant
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US Comments (US: applicant is always the inventor. Use "applicant" with applicant type attribute of "applicant-inventor.")
Description US: applicant is inventor. Use "applicant" with applicant type attribute of "applicant-inventor."
US-GRBv2.5 B721
attributes sequence, app-type, designation
uses addressbook, designated-states, designated-states-as-inventor, nationality, residence, us-rights
used by applicants
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sequence string (default) Yes  
app-type Enumeration Yes   applicant applicant-inventor "applicant-inventor"
designation Enumeration Yes   all all-except-us us-only as-indicated "us-only"
source
<!ELEMENT applicant (addressbook+ , nationality , residence , us-rights* , designated-states? , designated-states-as-inventor?)>
<!ATTLIST applicant sequence CDATA #REQUIRED app-type (applicant | applicant-inventor ) #REQUIRED designation (all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated ) #REQUIRED >

Element applicants
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Applicants information.
ST.32 equivalency B720
Description Applicants information: At least one of the applicants named must be a resident or national of a PCT Contracting State for which the receiving Office acts.
US-GRBv2.5 B720
attributes
uses applicant
used by parties
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT applicants (applicant+)>

Element application-reference
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Identification of a patent application.
ST.32 equivalency B200
Description application reference information: application number, country.
US-GRBv2.5 B200
attributes appl-type
uses document-id
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
appl-type string (default) Yes   determined from B130
source
<!ELEMENT application-reference (document-id)>
<!ATTLIST application-reference appl-type CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element article
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description article citations within a 'host' document After patent citations the most common citations are articles within serials (periodicals, magazines), books and electronic (eg. internet) sources. This is a very complex and varied area to standardise. The tag set below is drawn from a number of sources as is the order of the tags (which in any case can be changed depending on the stylesheet used).; The order of tags is that of WIPO ST.14 / ISO 690 layout DROP, J.G. Integrated Circuit Personalization at the Module Level. IBM Tech. Dis. Bull. October 1974, Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 1344 and 1345. [XPnnnnnnnnnnn]. <nplcit id="ncit1" num="0012" type="S" file="XP1234456"> <article> <author> <name>DROP, J.G.</name></author> <atl>Integrated Circuit Personalization at the Module Level</atl> <serial> <sertitle>IBM Tech. Dis. Bull.</sertitle> <pubdate>19741000</pubdate> <vid>17</vid> <ino>5</ino> </serial> <location><pp>1344 and 1345</pp></location> <refno id="XP1">XP1234456</refno> </article> </nplcit> Note: it is NOT expected that the applicant will create the tagged data - it can be generated from a 'pull down' data entry form (eg. in Word) or generated from internal SR databases
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses absno, artid, atl, author, book, class, cpyrt, keyword, location, refno, serial, subname, text
used by nplcit
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT article (text | (author* , atl? , subname? , (serial | book) , absno? , location? , class* , keyword* , cpyrt? , artid? , refno*))>

Element artid
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Article unique ID - assigned by a publisher to an article
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT artid (#PCDATA)>

Element assignee
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: for assignee type, one of the following codes is placed in the role element. 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.)
ST.32 equivalency B730
INID 73
Description US: for assignee type, one of the following codes is placed in the role element. 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.
US-GRBv2.5 B731
attributes
uses addressbook, department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by assignees
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT assignee (%name_group; | addressbook)>

Element assignees
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Grouping element of assignee
US-GRBv2.5 B730
attributes
uses assignee
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT assignees (assignee+)>

Element assistant-examiner
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Identification of the assistant examiner associated with the document. Contains name structure for identifying an individual or organization or registratered number, possibly contains electronic signature. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B747
US-GRBv2.5 B747
attributes
uses department, electronic-signature, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by examiners
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT assistant-examiner (%name_group; , electronic-signature?)>

Element atl
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description article title
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT atl (#PCDATA)>

Element author
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Prime responsibility for the work. There is no distinguishing between personal and corporate authors. element author followed by name or addressbook information use the ID attribute if, for example, there is a need to distinguish between multiple authors. Can also include affiliation details. Recommended id = auth01, auth02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes id
uses addressbook, department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by article, book, online
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT author (%name_group; | addressbook)>
<!ATTLIST author id ID #IMPLIED >

Element authorized-officer
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Used only in grant.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses department, electronic-signature, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by examiners
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT authorized-officer (%name_group; , electronic-signature?)>

Element avail
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Availability and access - REQUIRED use for URL, online database, ftp address, email, etc.; e.g. Available from Internet: http://www.epoline.org Available from DIALOG Information Systems, Palo Alto (Calif.)
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT avail (#PCDATA)>

Element b
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Bold formatting.
Description bold formatting for text
US-GRBv2.5 BOLD
attributes
uses i, smallcaps, u
used by claim-text, crossref, dd, dt, figref, heading, i, invention-title, li, othercit, p, smallcaps, sub, sub2, sup, sup2, u
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT b (#PCDATA | i | u | smallcaps)*>

Element background-art
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Background art, background of the invention. Recommended id = 'bart'
US-GRBv2.5 not convertible
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT background-art (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST background-art id ID #IMPLIED >

Element basic-signature
diagram View Diagram
US Comments A non-PKI electronic signature.
Description a non-PKI electronic signature
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses click-wrap, fax-image, text-string
used by electronic-signature
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT basic-signature (fax-image | text-string | click-wrap)>

Element best-mode
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the best mode contemplated by the applicant for carrying out the invention claimed. Recommended id = 'bmod'
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT best-mode (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST best-mode id ID #IMPLIED >

Element bio-accno
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Biological accession number: the identification assigned to the biological material by the depository.
Description biological accession number: the identification assigned to the biological material by the depository
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by bio-deposit
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT bio-accno (#PCDATA)>

Element bio-deposit
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Biological deposit citation (US EFS: biological-deposit).
Description biological deposit citation (US EFS: biological-deposit) According to PCT Rule 13bis, EPC Rule 28 This covers all bio data references long and short within the description and/or claims Recommended id = biod01, biod02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes id, num, url, dnum
uses bio-accno, date, depositary, dtext, term
used by dd, li, p, us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
num string (default) Yes   not populated in US
url string (default) no (default)   not populated in US
dnum string (default) no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT bio-deposit (depositary , bio-accno , date? , term? , dtext?)>
<!ATTLIST bio-deposit id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED url CDATA #IMPLIED dnum CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element book
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description book citation In the order specified by WIPO ST.14 and ISO 690 and AACR2 rules for layout WALTON, Herrmann. Microwave quantum theory. London : Sweet and Maxwell, 1973. ISBN 0123456789. Vol.2, p. 138 to 192. <nplcit id="ncit12" num="0013" type="b"> <book> <author> <name>WALTON, Herrman</name></author> <book-title>Microwave quantum theory</book-title> <imprint><address><text>London</text></address> <name>Sweet and Maxwell</name> <pubdate>19730000</pubdate></imprint> <location><pp>138 to 192</pp></location> <isbn>0-1234-568-9</isbn> </book> </nplcit>
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses absno, author, bookno, book-title, class, conference, cpyrt, descrip, edition, imprint, isbn, keyword, location, notes, pubid, refno, series, subname, subtitle, text, vid
used by article, nplcit, online
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT book (text | (author* , (book-title+ | conference) , (subtitle? , subname* , edition? , imprint? , descrip? , series? , absno? , location* , isbn* , pubid? , vid? , bookno? , notes? , class* , keyword* , cpyrt? , refno*)))>

Element bookno
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description book number
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT bookno (#PCDATA)>

Element book-title
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the title of the cited book
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT book-title (#PCDATA)>

Element br
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US Comments (US: not used in publishing.) Line break within a paragraph.
Description br - break, line break within a paragraph
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by claim-text, dd, li, p
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT br EMPTY>

Element building
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US Comments Building information in address, e.g., Hoffman building.
Description building information in address, e.g., Hoffman building
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT building (#PCDATA)>

Element bulletin-gazette
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Patent bulletin / gazette information.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses serial, text
used by dates-of-public-availability, pct-or-regional-publishing-data, unexamined-without-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT bulletin-gazette (serial , text?)>

Element category
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: used for different data types depending on context.)
ST.32 equivalency CITED-BY-EXAMINER; CITED-BY-OTHER
US-GRBv2.5 PIC | PNC
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by cited-others, rel-passage, us-cited-patents
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT category (#PCDATA)>

Element chapter
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description chapter, e.g., in a book. Example: Chapter 2
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by location
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT chapter (#PCDATA)>

Element chemistry
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Chemical formulae, ring structures, Markush structures, etc. (US: see us-chemistry as well.)
Description chemistry Chemical formulae, ring structures, Markush structures, etc. For now treat as image data. Depending on industry support we may use, e.g., chemML, CML later Recommended id = chem01, chem02, etc
US-GRBv2.5 CHEM-US
attributes id, num
uses img
used by claim-text, dd, li, p
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   CHEM-US / @ID
num string (default) Yes   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT chemistry (img)>
<!ATTLIST chemistry id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element child-doc
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Child Document.
Description Child Document.
US-GRBv2.5 CDOC
attributes
uses document-id
used by relation, us-relation
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT child-doc (document-id)>

Element cited-others
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Non-patent citation (with category and relevant-claims).
ST.32 equivalency B562
Description Non-patent citation (with category and relevant-claims).
US-GRBv2.5 B562
attributes
uses category, nplcit, relevant-claims
used by us-references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT cited-others (nplcit? , category? , relevant-claims?)+>

Element city
diagram View Diagram
US Comments City or town name.
Description City or town name
US-GRBv2.5 CITY
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>

Element claim
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
ST.32 equivalency CLM
Description defines the matter for which protection is sought See PCT Rule 6: 6.1.a: 'the number of claims shall be reasonable in consideration of what is being claimed.' 6.1.b: 'if there are several claims, they shall be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals.' Recommended id = c01, c02, etc.; num 001, 002, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 CLM
attributes id, num
uses claim-text
used by claims
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   CLM / @ID
num string (default) Yes   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT claim (claim-text+)>
<!ATTLIST claim id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element claim-ref
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Reference to a claim.
Description reference to a claim
US-GRBv2.5 CLREF
attributes idref
uses Does not use other elements.
used by claim-text
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
idref IDRefs Yes   claim id
source
<!ELEMENT claim-ref (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST claim-ref idref IDREFS #REQUIRED >

Element claims
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
ST.32 equivalency SDOCL
Description claims: the claims shall define the matter sought for patent and be supported by the description. Recommended id = 'claim'
US-GRBv2.5 SDOCL
attributes id, lang, status
uses claim, doc-page
used by us-patent-grant
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   SDOCL / @ID
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
status string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT claims (doc-page+ | claim+)>
<!ATTLIST claims id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element claims-only-available
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.) Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B460
INID 46
Description Document claim(s) only available.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses document-id, text
used by dates-of-public-availability
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT claims-only-available (document-id , text?)>

Element claim-text
diagram View Diagram
US Comments The text of the claim; recursion of claim-text indicates claim step hierarchy and should be rendered accordingly.
ST.32 equivalency CLMSTP, PTEXT, PARA
Description The text of the claim; also used for for sub-para indentation
US-GRBv2.5 CLMSTP
attributes
uses b, br, chemistry, claim-ref, claim-text, crossref, i, img, maths, smallcaps, sub, sup, tables, u
used by claim, claim-text
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT claim-text (#PCDATA | claim-text | claim-ref | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | crossref | img | chemistry | maths | tables)*>

Element class
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description classification code; e.g. ipc, dewey etc.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes class-type
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article, book, online
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
class-type string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT class (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST class class-type CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element classification-ipc
diagram View Diagram
US Comments International Patent Classification (IPC) data.
ST.32 equivalency B510; B581
INID 51
Description International Patent Classification (IPC) data.
US-GRBv2.5 B510 | B581
attributes
uses additional-info, edition, further-classification, linked-indexing-code-group, main-classification, text, unlinked-indexing-code
used by field-of-search, us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT classification-ipc (edition , main-classification , further-classification* , (additional-info | linked-indexing-code-group | unlinked-indexing-code)* , text?)>

Element classification-locarno
diagram View Diagram
US Comments For design patents only. Formerly inlcuded in IPC main classification. The Locarno Classification (LC) is formatted as fixed-length records as described here: Positions 1-2, "Class" (2 numeric, right justified, leading zeros); positions 3-4, "Subclass" (2 numeric, right justified, leading zeros). Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B511
Description For design patents only. Formerly inlcuded in IPC main classification. The Locarno Classification (LC) is formatted as fixed-length records as described here: Positions 1-2, "Class" (2 numeric, right justified, leading zeros); positions 3-4, "Subclass" (2 numeric, right justified, leading zeros).
US-GRBv2.5 B510 | B581
attributes
uses edition, main-classification, text
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT classification-locarno (edition , main-classification , text?)>

Element classification-national
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Domestic or national classification.
ST.32 equivalency B520, B582, B583US
INID 52
Description Domestic or national classification.
US-GRBv2.5 B520 | B582 | B583US
attributes
uses additional-info, country, edition, further-classification, linked-indexing-code-group, main-classification, text, unlinked-indexing-code
used by field-of-search, us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT classification-national (country , edition? , main-classification , further-classification* , (additional-info | linked-indexing-code-group | unlinked-indexing-code)* , text?)>

Element click-wrap
diagram View Diagram
US Comments A simple 'signature', e.g., clicking a button labeled 'accept' or 'I agree'. Used only in grant.
Description a simple 'signature', e.g., clicking a button labeled 'accept' or 'I agree'
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by basic-signature
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT click-wrap EMPTY>

Element colf
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited document column, first.
Description cited document column, first
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by column
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT colf (#PCDATA)>

Element coll
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited document column, last.
Description cited document column, last
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by column
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT coll (#PCDATA)>

Element column
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited document column numbers.
Description cited document column numbers
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses colf, coll
used by location
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT column (#PCDATA | colf | coll)*>

Element conference
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description CONFERENCE GROUP / CITATION There is no standard way of citing conference proceedings; date of the conf. may come before or after place, for example. The tags are specified in a set order where it is not possible or correct then simply use <text>
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses confno, confplace, confsponsor, conftitle, date, text
used by book
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT conference (text | (conftitle , date? , confno? , confplace? , confsponsor*))>

Element confno
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference number
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by conference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT confno (#PCDATA)>

Element confplace
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference place
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses address
used by conference
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT confplace (#PCDATA | address)*>

Element confsponsor
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference sponsor
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses addressbook
used by conference
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT confsponsor (#PCDATA | addressbook)*>

Element conftitle
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference title
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by conference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT conftitle (#PCDATA)>

Element continuation
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Earlier application of which the present document is a continuation.
ST.32 equivalency B631
Description Earlier application of which the present document is a continuation.
US-GRBv2.5 B631
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT continuation (relation)>

Element continuation-in-part
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Document of which this is a continuation-in-part.
ST.32 equivalency B632
Description Document of which this is a continuation-in-part.
US-GRBv2.5 B632
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT continuation-in-part (relation)>

Element continuing-reissue
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Document of which this is a continuing reissue.
ST.32 equivalency B633
Description Document of which this is a continuing reissue.
US-GRBv2.5 B633
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT continuing-reissue (relation)>

Element correction
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Correction information.
Description Patent correction information.
US-GRBv2.5 not presented in RB
attributes
uses document-corrected, text, type-of-correction
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT correction (document-corrected , type-of-correction , text?)>

Element correspondence-address
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Address used for general correspondence.
Description Address used for general correspondence.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses addressbook, customer-number
used by parties
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT correspondence-address (customer-number | addressbook+)>

Element country
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Country: use ST.3 country code, e.g. DE, FR, GB, NL, etc. Also includes EP, WO, etc.
ST.32 equivalency B190; B330
Description Country: use ST.3 country code, e.g. DE, FR, GB, NL, etc. Also includes EP, WO
US-GRBv2.5 CTRY | B190 | B330
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address, classification-national, designated-states, designated-states-as-inventor, document-id, nationality, office-of-filing, place-of-search, priority-claim, region, residence
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT country (#PCDATA)>

Element county
diagram View Diagram
US Comments County, parish, department, etc.
Description County, parish, department, etc (mainly UK, USA)
US-GRBv2.5 CNTY
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT county (#PCDATA)>

Element cpyrt
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description copyright info. Copyright of publisher of serial
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article, book, online, serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT cpyrt (#PCDATA)>

Element crossref
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cross reference to any other element with an identifier (id)
Description Cross reference to any other element with an identifier (id)
US-GRBv2.5 CRF | DFREF | FOR | LSTREF | PAREF | SEQREF | TBLREF
attributes idref
uses b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup, u
used by claim-text, dd, li, p
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
idref string (default) Yes  
source
<!ELEMENT crossref (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST crossref idref CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element customer-number
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Customer number for agents.
Description customer number for agents by office
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by agents, correspondence-address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT customer-number (#PCDATA)>

Element date
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Components of a date. Format: YYYYMMDD.
ST.32 equivalency B140; B220; B320
Description date: components of a date. Format: YYYYMMDD
US-GRBv2.5 DATE | B140 | B220 | B320
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by accepted, bio-deposit, conference, datecit, date-search-completed, date-search-report-mailed, disclaimer, document-id, laid-open-to-public, misc, priority-claim, received, revised, srchdate, unexamined-without-grant, us-371c124-date
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT date (#PCDATA)>

Element datecit
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description date cited - date on which the citation was cited. May be different from srchdate below
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses date
used by online
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT datecit (date)>

Element date-search-completed
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Date of completion of search report.
US-GRBv2.5 not convertible
attributes
uses date
used by us-references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT date-search-completed (date)>

Element date-search-report-mailed
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Date of mailing of search report.
US-GRBv2.5 not convertible
attributes
uses date
used by us-references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT date-search-report-mailed (date)>

Element dates-of-public-availability
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.) Public availability dates and term of protection. Used only in grant.
Description Public availability dates and term of protection. US: not used.
US-GRBv2.5 not convertible
attributes
uses bulletin-gazette, claims-only-available, examined-without-grant, invalidation-of-patent, laid-open-to-public, printed-as-amended, unexamined-no-grant, unexamined-without-grant
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT dates-of-public-availability (bulletin-gazette? , claims-only-available? , laid-open-to-public? , examined-without-grant? , invalidation-of-patent? , printed-as-amended? , unexamined-no-grant? , unexamined-without-grant?)>

Element dd
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Definition description.
Description definition description
US-GRBv2.5 DD
attributes
uses b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, i, img, maths, nplcit, ol, patcit, smallcaps, sub, sup, u, ul
used by dl
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT dd (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | crossref | img | ul | ol | chemistry | maths)*>

Element deceased-inventor
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Deceased inventor name.
Description Deceased inventor name.
US-GRBv2.5 applicant
attributes sequence, lang
uses department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by inventors
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sequence string (default) no (default)   correspondence to the applicant sequence?
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
source
<!ELEMENT deceased-inventor (%name_group;)>
<!ATTLIST deceased-inventor sequence CDATA #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element department
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Name of department, division, section, etc.
Description department, division, section, etc. name
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE or use DID
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT department (#PCDATA)>

Element depositary
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Information regarding the facility storing the biological deposit.
Description Information regarding the facility storing the biological deposit
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses address, text
used by bio-deposit
content choice
occurrence ZeroOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT depositary (text | address)*>

Element descrip
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Physical description - generally NOT used in citations in pats. eg. v., 27cm
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book, serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT descrip (#PCDATA)>

Element description
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Description. Specification of the invention.
ST.32 equivalency SDODE, RELAPP, GOVINT, BRFSUM, DRWDESC, DETDESC
Description description: The description must disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for it to be carried out by a person skilled in the art (Rule 5). Recommended id = 'desc'
US-GRBv2.5 "SDODE (RELAPP,GOVINT,BRFSUM,DETDESC)"
attributes id, lang, status
uses background-art, best-mode, description-of-drawings, disclosure, doc-page, heading, industrial-applicability, invention-title, mode-for-invention, p, sequence-list-text, technical-field
used by us-patent-grant
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   ID
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
status string (default) no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT description (doc-page+ | (invention-title? , (technical-field | background-art | disclosure | description-of-drawings | best-mode | mode-for-invention | industrial-applicability | sequence-list-text | (heading* , p+)+)+))>
<!ATTLIST description id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element description-of-drawings
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Brief description of the drawings (Rule 5.1(a)(iv) Recommended id = 'desd'
US-GRBv2.5 DRWDESC
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT description-of-drawings (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST description-of-drawings id ID #IMPLIED >

Element designated-states
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description indication of specific Contracting States in or for which the applicant is seeking protection for his invention (Rule 4.9(a))
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses country, region
used by applicant, inventor
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT designated-states (country* , (region , country+)*)>

Element designated-states-as-inventor
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Rule 4.6(c): "The request may, for different designated states, indicate different persons as inventors where, in this respect, the requirements of the national laws of the designated States are not the same. In such a case, the request shall contain a separate statement for each designated State or group of States in which a particular person, or the same person, is to be considered the inventor, or in which particular persons, or the same persons, are to be considered the inventors."
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses country, region
used by applicant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT designated-states-as-inventor (country* , (region , country+)*)>

Element disclaimer
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Disclaimer date. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B473; B473US
Description Disclaimer date.
US-GRBv2.5 B473 | B473US
attributes
uses date, text
used by us-term-of-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT disclaimer (date? , text?)>

Element disclosure
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description disclosure of the invention with sub-headings: technical problem; technical solution; advantageous effects (of the invention); Recommended id = 'disc'.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes id
uses advantageous-effects, heading, p, tech-problem, tech-solution
used by description
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT disclosure ((tech-problem | tech-solution | advantageous-effects)* | (heading* , p+)+)>
<!ATTLIST disclosure id ID #IMPLIED >

Element division
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Earlier application from which the present document has been divided out.
ST.32 equivalency B620
INID 62
Description Earlier application from which the present document has been divided out.
US-GRBv2.5 B620
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT division (relation)>

Element dl
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Definition list.
Description Definition list. Recommended id = dlis01, dlis02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 DL
attributes tsize, compact, id
uses dd, dt
used by li, p
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
tsize Nmtoken no (default)   DL / @TSIZE
compact Enumeration no (default)   compact new in ICE
id ID no (default)   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT dl (dt , dd)+>
<!ATTLIST dl tsize NMTOKEN #IMPLIED compact (compact ) #IMPLIED id ID #IMPLIED >

Element doc-number
diagram View Diagram
US Comments The number of the referenced document.
ST.32 equivalency B110; B210; B310
Description the number of the referenced patent (or application) document
US-GRBv2.5 DNUM | B110 | B210 | B310
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by document-id, priority-claim
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT doc-number (#PCDATA)>

Element doc-page
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: Not used in publishing) DOCument or PAGE This is primarily to be used when data for the whole or major sections of an application are in image format OR other formats such as pdf. Page range attributes are given when required pp- page range ppf - first page ppl - last page (for pdf). The 'img' may also be used for complete pages, eg. in drawings Recommended id = docp01, docp02, etc.
Description doc-page - DOCument or PAGE This is primarily to be used when data for the whole or major sections of an application are in image format OR other formats such as pdf. Page range attributes are given when required pp- page range ppf - first page ppl - last page (for pdf). The 'img' may also be used for complete pages, eg. in drawings Recommended id = docp01, docp02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes id, he, wi, type, alt, pp, ppf, ppl, file, color, orientation
uses Does not use other elements.
used by abstract, claims, description, drawings, us-patent-grant
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   new in ICE
he Nmtoken Yes   height
wi Nmtoken Yes   width
type Enumeration Yes   jpg pdf tif "PDF, DOC, TIF etc."
alt string (default) no (default)   text
pp string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
ppf string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
ppl string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
file string (default) Yes   file path
color Enumeration no (default)   color bw "boolean, color or BW"
orientation Enumeration no (default)   portrait landscape portrait landscape or portray
source
<!ELEMENT doc-page EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST doc-page id ID #IMPLIED he NMTOKEN #REQUIRED wi NMTOKEN #REQUIRED type (jpg | pdf | tif ) #REQUIRED alt CDATA #IMPLIED pp CDATA #IMPLIED ppf CDATA #IMPLIED ppl CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #REQUIRED color (color | bw ) #IMPLIED orientation (portrait | landscape ) 'portrait' >

Element document-corrected
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Document being corrected.
Description Document being corrected.
US-GRBv2.5 not convertible
attributes
uses document-id
used by correction
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT document-corrected (document-id)>

Element document-id
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Document identification refers to patents (and patent applications) only. See WIPO ST.14.
Description Document identification refers to patents (and patent applications) only. See WIPO ST.14
US-GRBv2.5 DOC
attributes lang
uses country, date, doc-number, kind, name
used by application-reference, child-doc, claims-only-available, document-corrected, examined-without-grant, invalidation-of-patent, lapse-of-patent, parent-doc, parent-grant-document, parent-PCT-document, patcit, patent-family, pct-or-regional-filing-data, pct-or-regional-publishing-data, printed-as-amended, priority-application, publication-reference, related-publication, search-report-publication, unexamined-no-grant, us-provisional-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
lang string (default) no (default)   document language
source
<!ELEMENT document-id (country , doc-number , kind? , name? , date?)>
<!ATTLIST document-id lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element drawings
diagram View Diagram
US Comments The drawing pages.'
ST.32 equivalency SDODR
Description drawings: PCT Article 7 / Rule 7 Drawings shall be required when they are necessary for the understanding of the invention. Recommended id = 'draw'
US-GRBv2.5 SDODR
attributes id, lang, status
uses doc-page, figure
used by us-patent-grant
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   @ID
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
status string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT drawings (doc-page+ | figure+)>
<!ATTLIST drawings id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element dt
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Term to be defined.
Description term to be defined Recommended id = dtrm01, dtrm02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 DT
attributes id
uses b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup, u
used by dl
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT dt (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST dt id ID #IMPLIED >

Element dtext
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Where structured data is not possible, enter text (without markup)
Description if no structure is possible, enter text (without markup).
US-GRBv2.5 DTXT
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, bio-deposit
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT dtext (#PCDATA)>

Element ead
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US Comments Electronic address; use for other than email.
Description electronic address use for other than email.
US-GRBv2.5 EAD
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT ead (#PCDATA)>

Element edate
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description end date used in pubdate.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pubdate
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT edate (#PCDATA)>

Element edition
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US Comments Edition statement. Indicates the edition of the classification schedule.
ST.32 equivalency B516
Description edition statement.
US-GRBv2.5 B516
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book, classification-ipc, classification-locarno, classification-national, online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT edition (#PCDATA)>

Element electronic-signature
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US Comments A signature represented by electronic means. Used only in grant.
Description a signature represented by electronic means.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes date, place-signed
uses basic-signature, enhanced-signature
used by assistant-examiner, authorized-officer, primary-examiner
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
date string (default) Yes   signature date
place-signed string (default) no (default)   place signed
source
<!ELEMENT electronic-signature (basic-signature | enhanced-signature)>
<!ATTLIST electronic-signature date CDATA #REQUIRED place-signed CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element email
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US Comments Email address.
Description email address.
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>

Element enhanced-signature
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US Comments A PKI / PKCS #7 digital signature data type. Used only in grant.
Description A PKI / PKCS #7 digital signature data type.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses pkcs7
used by electronic-signature
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT enhanced-signature (pkcs7)>

Element examined-without-grant
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.) Used only in grant.
INID 44
US-GRBv2.5 not convertible
attributes
uses document-id, text
used by dates-of-public-availability
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT examined-without-grant (document-id , text?)>

Element examiner-group
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Art unit. Used only in grant.
Description art unit
US-GRBv2.5 B748US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by examiners
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT examiner-group (#PCDATA)>

Element examiners
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US Comments Persons acting on the document. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B745
Description Persons acting on the document.
US-GRBv2.5 B745
attributes
uses assistant-examiner, authorized-officer, examiner-group, primary-examiner
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT examiners (primary-examiner? , assistant-examiner? , examiner-group? , authorized-officer?)>

Element fax
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US Comments Fax number, format undefined.
Description fax number.
US-GRBv2.5 FAX
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT fax (#PCDATA)>

Element fax-image
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US Comments A TIFF image of a signature. Used only in grant.
Description a TIFF image of a signature.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes file
uses Does not use other elements.
used by basic-signature
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
file string (default) Yes   path
source
<!ELEMENT fax-image EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST fax-image file CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element field-of-search
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Field of search. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B580
INID 58
Description Field of search.
US-GRBv2.5 B580
attributes
uses classification-ipc, classification-national
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT field-of-search (classification-ipc | classification-national)+>

Element fig-number
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US Comments The number of the figure. Used only in grant.
Description PCT/RO/101 Box IX: the number of the figure which should accompany the abstract
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by figure-to-publish
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT fig-number (#PCDATA)>

Element figref
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US Comments A reference to a figure; e.g., "...as shown in <figref idref='f01'>figure <b>1</b></figref>..."
Description a reference to a figure; e.g., "...as shown in <figref idref="f01">figure <b>1</b></figref>..."
US-GRBv2.5 FGREF | EMR
attributes idref, num
uses b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup, u
used by p
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
idref IDRefs no (default)   figure id
num string (default) no (default)   figure reference number
source
<!ELEMENT figref (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST figref idref IDREFS #IMPLIED num CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element figure
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US Comments A figure. (US: often equates to one drawing page that might contain multiple figures.) Used only in grant.
Description a drawing (figure), necessary for the understanding of the invention Recommended id = f01, f02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 EMI
attributes id, num, figure-labels
uses img
used by drawings
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   figure id
num string (default) Yes   figure number
figure-labels string (default) no (default)   figure labels
source
<!ELEMENT figure (img)>
<!ATTLIST figure id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED figure-labels CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element figures
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US Comments Drawing pages with figures. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B590
US-GRBv2.5 B590
attributes
uses figure-to-publish, number-of-drawing-sheets, number-of-figures
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT figures (number-of-drawing-sheets , number-of-figures , figure-to-publish?)>

Element figure-to-publish
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US Comments Figure(s) to be published on front page or in Offical Gazette. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B597US
Description figure of the drawings which should accompany the abstract
US-GRBv2.5 B597US
attributes
uses fig-number
used by figures
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT figure-to-publish (fig-number+)>

Element first-name
diagram View Diagram
US Comments First or given name(s).
Description First or given name(s), initial(s)
US-GRBv2.5 FNM
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT first-name (#PCDATA)>

Element further-classification
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US Comments Further/secondary classification. (US: XR classification)
ST.32 equivalency B512; B522; B522US
Description further/secondary classification.
US-GRBv2.5 B512 | B522 | B522US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipc, classification-national
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT further-classification (#PCDATA)>

Element heading
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Heading. Level attribute determines indentation and style.
ST.32 equivalency H
Description heading text; see Rule 5. Recommended id = h01, h02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 H
attributes level, id
uses b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup, u
used by advantageous-effects, background-art, best-mode, description, description-of-drawings, disclosure, industrial-applicability, mode-for-invention, sequence-list-text, technical-field, tech-problem, tech-solution
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
level Enumeration no (default)   1 2 3 LVL
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT heading (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST heading level (1 | 2 | 3 ) #IMPLIED id ID #IMPLIED >

Element history
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description history of the article (not serial)
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses accepted, misc, received, revised, text
used by online
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT history (text | (received | accepted | revised | misc))>

Element hostno
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description numeration within host document
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT hostno (#PCDATA)>

Element hosttitle
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description title of the host document/database
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT hosttitle (#PCDATA)>

Element i
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Italic formatting.
Description italic formatting for text
US-GRBv2.5 ITALIC
attributes
uses b, smallcaps, u
used by b, claim-text, crossref, dd, dt, figref, heading, invention-title, li, othercit, p, smallcaps, sub, sub2, sup, sup2, u
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT i (#PCDATA | b | u | smallcaps)*>

Element iid
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Individual id, format undefined.
Description individual id
US-GRBv2.5 IID
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT iid (#PCDATA)>

Element img
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Image data is used for any kind of image: art work, figures, complex work units (math, tables, chemistry), etc.
ST.32 equivalency EMI
Description image data image is used for any kind of image: art work, figures, complex work units (math, tables, chemistry), etc. Recommended: id = i01, i02, etc. he, wi = "11" - milimeters - height, width; file = file name,location; label - not used; alt = alternate text if image not shown; img-content = drawing is the default; img-format = common will be tiff, st33 and st35 in for backward compatibilty and, later, publication.
US-GRBv2.5 EMI | RTI
attributes id, he, wi, file, alt, img-content, img-format, orientation, inline
uses Does not use other elements.
used by chemistry, claim-text, dd, figure, li, maths, p, tables, us-math
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   image id
he Nmtoken Yes   height
wi Nmtoken Yes   width
file string (default) Yes   file path
alt string (default) no (default)   alternative text
img-content Enumeration no (default)   drawing photograph character dna undefined drawing
img-format Enumeration Yes   jpg tif st33 st35
orientation Enumeration no (default)   portrait landscape portrait
inline Enumeration no (default)   yes no no
source
<!ELEMENT img EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST img id ID #IMPLIED he NMTOKEN #REQUIRED wi NMTOKEN #REQUIRED file CDATA #REQUIRED alt CDATA #IMPLIED img-content (drawing | photograph | character | dna | undefined ) 'drawing' img-format (jpg | tif | st33 | st35 ) #REQUIRED orientation (portrait | landscape ) 'portrait' inline (yes | no ) 'no' >

Element imprint
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Imprint: Publication / creation data; Place of publication : publisher, date(s) of publication; usually only date of publication is used for journal citations.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses address, name, pubdate, text
used by book, online, serial
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT imprint (text | (address? , name , pubdate*))>

Element industrial-applicability
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Article 33(4): "For purposes of the international preliminary examination, a claimed invention shall be considered industrially applicable if, according to its nature, it can be made or used (in the technological sense) in any kind of industry. Recommended id = 'inap'
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT industrial-applicability (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST industrial-applicability id ID #IMPLIED >

Element ino
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description issue number.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT ino (#PCDATA)>

Element invalidation-of-patent
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.) Used only in grant.
Description Invalidation of patent.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses document-id, text
used by dates-of-public-availability
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT invalidation-of-patent (document-id , text?)>

Element invention-title
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Title of the Invention.
ST.32 equivalency B540
Description Title of the Invention: preferably two to seven words when in English or translated into English and precise. (Rule 4.3) Recommended id = 'invt'
US-GRBv2.5 B540
attributes id, lang
uses b, i, sub, sup, u
used by description, us-bibliographic-data-grant
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
lang string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT invention-title (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub)*>
<!ATTLIST invention-title id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element inventor
diagram View Diagram
US Comments The individual or entity responsible for creating the matter that protection is sought for. (US: populated only when the inventor was unable to be the applicant.)
Description The individual or entity responsible for creating the matter that protection is sought for.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in USnot populated in US
attributes sequence, designation
uses addressbook, designated-states
used by inventors
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sequence string (default) Yes  
designation Enumeration no (default)   all all-except-us us-only as-indicated
source
<!ELEMENT inventor (addressbook+ , designated-states?)>
<!ATTLIST inventor sequence CDATA #REQUIRED designation (all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated ) #IMPLIED >

Element inventors
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Inventors information.
ST.32 equivalency B720
Description Inventors information: If the US is designated, all of the inventors must also be named as applicants for purposes of that designation.
US-GRBv2.5 B720(when LEGAL-REPRESENTATIVE presents)
attributes
uses deceased-inventor, inventor
used by parties
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT inventors (inventor | deceased-inventor)+>

Element isbn
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description International standard book number.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book, online, serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT isbn (#PCDATA)>

Element issn
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description International standard serial number.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by online, serial, series
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT issn (#PCDATA)>

Element issue
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description issue designation; e.g.: Annual, 1971-, 1890-1972
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT issue (#PCDATA)>

Element keyword
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Keyword; e.g., from a Thesaurus or class. Scheme.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article, book, online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT keyword (#PCDATA)>

Element kind
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Document kind code; e.g. A1.
ST.32 equivalency B130
Description document kind code; e.g. A1
US-GRBv2.5 KIND
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by document-id
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT kind (#PCDATA)>

Element laid-open-to-public
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Used only in grant.
INID 47
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses date
used by dates-of-public-availability
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT laid-open-to-public (date)>

Element lapse-of-patent
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Lapse of patent. Used only in grant.
Description Lapse of patent.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses document-id, text
used by us-term-of-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT lapse-of-patent (document-id , text?)>

Element last-name
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Last, family, surname.
Description last, family, surname.
US-GRBv2.5 SNM
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT last-name (#PCDATA)>

Element latin-name
diagram View Diagram
US Comments The scientific name of the plant.
US-GRBv2.5 LATIN-NAME
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-botanic
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT latin-name (#PCDATA)>

Element length-of-grant
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Length of Grant. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B474
Description Length of Grant.
US-GRBv2.5 B474
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-term-of-grant
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT length-of-grant (#PCDATA)>

Element li
diagram View Diagram
US Comments List item.
Description list item Recommended id = list01, list02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 LI
attributes id
uses b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, dl, i, img, maths, nplcit, ol, patcit, smallcaps, sub, sup, u, ul
used by ol, ul
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT li (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | crossref | img | dl | ul | ol | chemistry | maths)*>
<!ATTLIST li id ID #IMPLIED >

Element line
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Referenced line within cited work.
Description referenced line within cited work
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses linef, linel
used by location
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT line (#PCDATA | linef | linel)*>

Element linef
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited document line, first.
Description cited document line, first
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by line
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT linef (#PCDATA)>

Element linel
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited document line, last.
Description cited document line, last
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by line
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT linel (#PCDATA)>

Element linked-indexing-code-group
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used for publishing.) Linked indexing code.
Description Linked indexing code.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses main-linked-indexing-code, sub-linked-indexing-code
used by classification-ipc, classification-national
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT linked-indexing-code-group (main-linked-indexing-code , sub-linked-indexing-code+)>

Element location
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description location within the cited work
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses chapter, column, line, para, pp, serpart, sersect, text
used by article, book, online
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT location (text | (serpart? , sersect? , chapter? , pp? , column? , para? , line?))>

Element mailcode
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Organizational mail code.
Description organizational mail code
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT mailcode (#PCDATA)>

Element main-classification
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Main classification. (US: OR classification)
ST.32 equivalency B521
Description main classification.
US-GRBv2.5 B511 | B521
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipc, classification-locarno, classification-national
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT main-classification (#PCDATA)>

Element main-linked-indexing-code
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used for publishing.)
Description Main Linked Indexing Code.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by linked-indexing-code-group
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT main-linked-indexing-code (#PCDATA)>

Element math
diagram View Diagram
US Comments W3C mathml or mathml2 root element.
US-GRBv2.5 math
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by maths
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT math (#PCDATA)>

Element maths
diagram View Diagram
US Comments This is image data or coded according to mathml, version 2.
Description MATHEMATICS This is image data or coded according to mathml, version 2 Recommended id = math01, math02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 MATHML
attributes id, num
uses img, math
used by claim-text, dd, li, p
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
num string (default) Yes  
source
<!ELEMENT maths (img | math)>
<!ATTLIST maths id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element middle-name
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Middle name(s) or initial(s).
Description middle name(s) or initial(s)
US-GRBv2.5 parse FNM
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT middle-name (#PCDATA)>

Element misc
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description miscellaneous information relating to the history of the article; see ISO 12083
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses date
used by history
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT misc (#PCDATA | date)*>

Element mode-for-invention
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description PCT Rule 5.1(a)(vi): "The description shall...indicate explicitly, when it is not obvious from the description or nature of the invention, the way in which the invention is capable of exploitation in industry and the way in which it can be made and used..." Recommended id = 'mode'
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes id, mode-num
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
mode-num string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT mode-for-invention (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST mode-for-invention id ID #IMPLIED mode-num CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element msn
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description monographic series number
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by series
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT msn (#PCDATA)>

Element mst
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description monographic series title
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by series
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT mst (#PCDATA)>

Element name
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Name: if no distinction or detail can be given. Also to be used for: personal (natural person) and corporate (legal entity) names.
Description name: if no distinction or detail can be given. Also to be used for: personal (natural person) and corporate (legal entity) names
US-GRBv2.5 NAM
attributes name-type
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, document-id, imprint, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
name-type Enumeration no (default)   legal natural
source
<!ELEMENT name (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST name name-type (legal | natural ) #IMPLIED >

Element nationality
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Country of nationality.
ST.32 equivalency NCTRY
Description country of nationality
US-GRBv2.5 NCTRY
attributes
uses country
used by applicant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT nationality (country)>

Element notes
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description notes about the journal; e.g. Continues Journal of XYZ 1910-1998, published in French and English, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book, online, serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT notes (#PCDATA)>

Element nplcit
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Non-Patent Literature (NPL) CITation; (US: use text option ONLY. No structured data will be published.)
Description Non-Patent Literature (NPL) CITation; Notes: This can be free text data without any structure (#PCDATA) which is NOT recommended or it can be highly structured data which is marked up according to ST.14 and ISO 690 layout; This part of the DTD has used many different sources for element names and DTD structure and reference: AACR2 / MARC ISO 12083 - Electronic manuscript prep. and markup. DTD Association of American Publishers (AAP) Z39.59 DTD European Working Group for SGML (EWS) MAJOUR DTD SuperJournal Full Article DTD www.superjournal.ac.uk/sj Elsevier DTD Medline DTD (NLM) Attributes (recommended): id - ncit1, ncit2, etc num - 0001, 0002 The TYPE of citation is office specific: (recommended):; A - Abstract citation of no specific kind B - Book citation I - Bilogical abstract citation C - Chemical abstracts citation E - Database citation D - Derwent citation P - Patent cited within NPL group J - Patent Abstracts of Japan citation (REC 067) S - Serial / Journal / Periodical citation W - World Wide Web / Internet search citation medium - the type of medium eg. CD (CD-ROM), MT (Magnetic Tape), DISK, ONLINE file - file name on local systems eg. XP number in EPO url - where possible give full web link to document
US-GRBv2.5 NCIT
attributes id, num, npl-type, medium, file, url, lang
uses article, book, online, othercit, text
used by cited-others, dd, li, p
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
num string (default) Yes  
npl-type string (default) no (default)  
medium string (default) no (default)  
file string (default) no (default)  
url string (default) no (default)  
lang string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT nplcit (text | (article | book | online | othercit)*)>
<!ATTLIST nplcit id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED npl-type CDATA #IMPLIED medium CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #IMPLIED url CDATA #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element number-of-claims
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Total number of claims in the grant. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B577
US-GRBv2.5 B577
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT number-of-claims (#PCDATA)>

Element number-of-drawing-sheets
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Total number of drawing pages submitted. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B595
US-GRBv2.5 B595
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by figures
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT number-of-drawing-sheets (#PCDATA)>

Element number-of-figures
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Number of figures. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B596
Description Number of figures.
US-GRBv2.5 B596
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by figures
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT number-of-figures (#PCDATA)>

Element office-of-filing
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Where the earlier application is an ARIPO application,indicate at least one country party to the PARIS convention for the protection of industrial property or one member of the WTO for which that earlier application was filed.
Description Where the earlier application is an ARIPO application,indicate at least one country party to the PARIS convention for the protection of industrial property or one member of the WTO for which that earlier application was filed.
US-GRBv2.5 "could be B330 too, but not populated"
attributes
uses country, region
used by priority-claim
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT office-of-filing ((region , country?) | country)>

Element ol
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Ordered Lists: attribute 'ol-style' - recommded use: 1 arablic numbers 1, 2, 3, ... a lower alpha a, b, c, ... A upper alpha A, B, C, ... i lower roman i, ii, iii, ... I upper roman I, II, III, ...
Description Ordered Lists: attribute 'ol-style' - recommded use: 1 arablic numbers 1, 2, 3, ... a lower alpha a, b, c, ... A upper alpha A, B, C, ... i lower roman i, ii, iii, ... I upper roman I, II, III, ...
US-GRBv2.5 OL
attributes id, compact, ol-style
uses li
used by dd, li, p
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
compact Enumeration no (default)   compact
ol-style string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT ol (li+)>
<!ATTLIST ol id ID #IMPLIED compact (compact ) #IMPLIED ol-style CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element online
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US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description online citation Revised according to ISO-690-2 - Electronic documents and parts thereof. Please refer to this standard for definitions and examples. See: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/iso/tc46sc9/standard/690-2e.htm#Contents The tagging in fact is a mixture of article and book tags together with specific electronic source tags 'Online' is taken to mean any kind of electronic documentation: databases, internet, CD-Roms, DVD, email, etc EXAMPLES:; Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology [online]. 3rd ed. New York : John Wiley, 1984 [cited 3 January 1990]. Available from: DIALOG Information Services, Palo Alto (Calif.). <nplcit id="ncit1" num="0001" type="E" medium="online"> <online> <online-title>Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology </online-title> <edition>3rd ed.</edition> <imprint><address><text>New York</text> </address> <name>John Wiley</name> <pubdate>19840000</pubdate></imprint> <avail>dialog information services, palo alto (calif.).</avail> <datecit><date>19900103</date></datecit> </online> </nplcit> * Article on Internet: Clark, Carol. On the Threshold of a Brave New World. In Blueprint of the Body [online]. CNN.com, 2000. [cited 24 August 2000; 10:25 EST]. In-depth specials. Available from: [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/genome/story/overview/] <nplcit id="ncit1" num="0002" type="E" medium="online"> <online> <author><name>Clark, Carol</name></author> <online-title>On the Threshold of a Brave New World</online-title> <imprint><name>CNN.com, 2000</name></imprint> <series><text>In-depth specials</text></series> <avail>http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/genome/story/</avail> <datecit><date>20000824; 10:25 est</date></datecit> </online> </nplcit> * Personal communication (e-mail) Thacker, Jane. MPEG-21 project stream on digital item identification [online]. Message to: [iso.tc46.sc9@nlc-bnc.ca]. 3 October 2000; 13:33 EST [cited 6 October 2000; 13:10 EST]. Message-ID: [002f01c02d60$051a64a0$22a2580c@vaio]. Personal communication. <nplcit id="ncit3" num="0003" type="E" medium="online"> <online> <author><name>Thacker, Jane</name></author> <online-title>MPEG-21 project stream on digital item identification </online-title> <subname><name>Message to: <iso.tc46.sc9@nlc-bnc.ca> </name></subname> <pubdate>3 October 2000; 13:33 EST</pubdate> <notes>Personal communication</notes> <avail>Message-ID: <002f01c02d60$051a64a0$22a2580c@vaio> </avail> <datecit><date>6 october 2000; 13:10 EST</date></datecit> </online> </nplcit>
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses author, avail, book, class, cpyrt, datecit, edition, history, hostno, hosttitle, imprint, isbn, issn, keyword, location, notes, online-title, pubdate, refno, serial, series, srchdate, srchterm, subname, text
used by nplcit
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT online (text | (author* , online-title* , hosttitle? , subname? , edition? , (serial | book)? , imprint? , pubdate? , history? , series? , hostno? , location? , notes? , avail , class* , keyword* , cpyrt? , issn? , isbn? , datecit? , srchterm* , srchdate? , refno*))>

Element online-title
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the title of the electronic resource
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT online-title (#PCDATA)>

Element orgname
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Organisation name or company name.
Description organisation name or company name
US-GRBv2.5 ONM
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT orgname (#PCDATA)>

Element othercit
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Other citations. Format not defined.
Description other citations - free form
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses b, i, sub, sup, u
used by nplcit
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT othercit (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub)*>

Element p
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Paragraph. Recommended id = p01, p02, etc. num = 001, 002, etc. (US: ID is unique in the instance. Num indicates sequence of paragraphs for display.)
ST.32 equivalency PTEXT, PARA
Description paragraph Recommended id = p01, p02, etc. num = 001, 002, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 PARA | PTEXT | FOO
attributes id, num
uses b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, dl, figref, i, img, maths, nplcit, ol, patcit, pre, smallcaps, sub, sup, table-external, tables, u, ul
used by abst-problem, abstract, abst-solution, advantageous-effects, background-art, best-mode, description, description-of-drawings, disclosure, industrial-applicability, mode-for-invention, sequence-list-text, technical-field, tech-problem, tech-solution
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
num string (default) Yes  
source
<!ELEMENT p (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | pre | dl | ul | ol | figref | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | crossref | img | chemistry | maths | tables | table-external)*>
<!ATTLIST p id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element para
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Referenced paragraph within cited work.
Description referenced paragraph within cited work.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses paraf, paral
used by location
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT para (#PCDATA | paraf | paral)*>

Element paraf
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited paragraph, first.
Description cited paragraph, first.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by para
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT paraf (#PCDATA)>

Element paral
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited paragraph, last.
Description cited paragraph, last.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by para
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT paral (#PCDATA)>

Element parent-doc
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Describes parent document.
Description Describes parent document.
US-GRBv2.5 PDOC
attributes
uses document-id, parent-grant-document, parent-PCT-document, parent-status
used by relation, us-relation
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT parent-doc (document-id , parent-status? , parent-grant-document? , parent-PCT-document?)>

Element parent-grant-document
diagram View Diagram
US Comments If the parent document was granted.
US-GRBv2.5 PPUB
attributes
uses document-id
used by parent-doc
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT parent-grant-document (document-id)>

Element parent-PCT-document
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
attributes
uses document-id
used by parent-doc
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT parent-PCT-document (document-id)>

Element parent-status
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Status of the parent document.
US-GRBv2.5 PSTA
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by parent-doc
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT parent-status (#PCDATA)>

Element parties
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Parties to the application.
ST.32 equivalency PARTY, PARTY-US, B700
Description PCT/RO/101 Box No.II, III and IV APPLICANTS, FURTHER APPLICANT(S) AND/OR (FURTHER) INVENTOR(S)AGENT OR COMMON REPRESENTATIVE; OR ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE (PCT Rule 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8)
US-GRBv2.5 B700
attributes
uses agents, applicants, correspondence-address, inventors
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT parties (applicants , inventors? , correspondence-address? , agents?)>

Element passage
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description passage within the cited patent literature
US-GRBv2.5 REL
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by rel-passage
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT passage (#PCDATA)>

Element patcit
diagram View Diagram
US Comments PATENT CITATIONS: Patent Citation within abstract, description or claims.
Description PATENT CITATIONS: Patent Citation within abstract, description or claims. For patent citations within Search Report see Search Report DTD Notes: Tags arranged according to WIPO ST.14 order. This can be free text data without any structure (text). Example: <patcit id="pcit1" dnum="US4793675A"> <document-id><country>US</country> <doc-number>4793675</doc-number><kind>A</kind> <name>Handa</name> <date>19881227</date></document-id> </patcit> Note: it is NOT expected that the applicant will create the tagged data - it could be generated from a 'pull down' data entry form or generated from internal SR databases Attributes (recommended): id - pcit01, pcit02, etc. num - 001, 002, etc. dnum - use full number as one string, eg, "US5401234A"; url - where possible give full web link to patent file - file name eg. if stored on local systems
US-GRBv2.5 PCIT
attributes id, dnum, dnum-type, file, url, num
uses document-id, rel-passage, text
used by dd, li, p, us-cited-patents
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
dnum string (default) no (default)  
dnum-type string (default) no (default)  
file string (default) no (default)  
url string (default) no (default)  
num string (default) Yes  
source
<!ELEMENT patcit (text | (document-id , rel-passage*))>
<!ATTLIST patcit id ID #IMPLIED dnum CDATA #IMPLIED dnum-type CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #IMPLIED url CDATA #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element patent-family
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Patent family members. Used only in grant.
Description patent family member
US-GRBv2.5 B310?
attributes
uses document-id, priority-application
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT patent-family (priority-application? , document-id+)>

Element pct-or-regional-filing-data
diagram View Diagram
US Comments PCT or regional filing information.
ST.32 equivalency B860
INID 86
Description PCT or regional filing information.
US-GRBv2.5 B860
attributes
uses document-id, us-371c124-date
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT pct-or-regional-filing-data (document-id , us-371c124-date?)>

Element pct-or-regional-publishing-data
diagram View Diagram
US Comments PCT or regional publication information.
ST.32 equivalency B870, B871
INID 87
Description PCT or regional publication information.
US-GRBv2.5 B870
attributes
uses bulletin-gazette, document-id
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT pct-or-regional-publishing-data (document-id , bulletin-gazette?)>

Element phone
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Telephone number, format undefined.
Description telephone number
US-GRBv2.5 TEL
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT phone (#PCDATA)>

Element pkcs7
diagram View Diagram
US Comments PKCS7 digital signature.
Description PKCS7 digital signature
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by enhanced-signature
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT pkcs7 EMPTY>

Element place-of-search
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.) Used only in grant.
Description Place of search - international search authority.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses country
used by us-references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT place-of-search (country)>

Element pobox
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Post Office Box number.
Description Post Office Box number.
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT pobox (#PCDATA)>

Element postcode
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Postal code or zip code
Description postal code or zip code.
US-GRBv2.5 PCODE
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT postcode (#PCDATA)>

Element pp
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited document page numbers.
Description cited document page numbers.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses ppf, ppl
used by location
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT pp (#PCDATA | ppf | ppl)*>

Element ppf
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited document page , first.
Description cited document page , first.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pp
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT ppf (#PCDATA)>

Element ppl
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Cited document page, last.
Description cited document page, last.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pp
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT ppl (#PCDATA)>

Element pre
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Indicates that the white space of the text should be preserved at rendering. In all cases, a fixed-width font should be used.
US-GRBv2.5 LTL
attributes id, space, listing-type
uses Does not use other elements.
used by p
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
space string (default) no (default)   preserve
listing-type Enumeration Yes   sequence program-listing other
source
<!ELEMENT pre (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST pre id ID #IMPLIED xml:space CDATA #FIXED 'preserve' listing-type (sequence | program-listing | other ) #REQUIRED >

Element prefix
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Title: e.g., Mr., Mrs., Dr. etc.
Description title: e.g., Mr., Mrs., Dr. etc.
US-GRBv2.5 TTL
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT prefix (#PCDATA)>

Element primary-examiner
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Identification of the primary examiner associated with the document. Contains name structure for identifying an individual or organization or registratered number, possibly contains electronic signature.
ST.32 equivalency B746
US-GRBv2.5 B746
attributes
uses department, electronic-signature, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by examiners
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT primary-examiner (%name_group; , electronic-signature?)>

Element printed-as-amended
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.) Used only in grant.
Description Document printed as amended, (eg. EPO B2).
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses document-id, text
used by dates-of-public-availability
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT printed-as-amended (document-id , text?)>

Element priority-application
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Priority application number. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B310
INID 31
Description Priority application number.
US-GRBv2.5 B310?
attributes
uses document-id
used by patent-family
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT priority-application (document-id)>

Element priority-claim
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Priority claim.
Description priority claim (PCT Rule 4.10)
US-GRBv2.5 B300
attributes sequence, kind
uses country, date, doc-number, office-of-filing, priority-doc-attached, priority-doc-requested
used by priority-claims
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sequence string (default) Yes  
kind Enumeration Yes   national regional international
source
<!ELEMENT priority-claim (country , doc-number? , date , office-of-filing? , (priority-doc-requested | priority-doc-attached)?)>
<!ATTLIST priority-claim sequence CDATA #REQUIRED kind (national | regional | international ) #REQUIRED >

Element priority-claims
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Applications in which priority is claimed. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B300
Description PCT/RO/101 BOX No.VI Priority Claim (PCT Rule 4.10)
US-GRBv2.5 B300
attributes
uses priority-claim
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT priority-claims (priority-claim+)>

Element priority-doc-attached
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the priority document is attached to the application
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by priority-claim
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT priority-doc-attached EMPTY>

Element priority-doc-requested
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the receiving office is requested to prepare and transmit to the IB a certified copy of the earlier application
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by priority-claim
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT priority-doc-requested EMPTY>

Element pubdate
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description publication date used in npl citations
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses edate, sdate, time
used by imprint, online, serial
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT pubdate (#PCDATA | sdate | edate | time)*>

Element pubid
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Publisher's unique id
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book, serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT pubid (#PCDATA)>

Element publication-reference
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Identification of a published patent document.
ST.32 equivalency B100
Description publication reference information: publication number, date, etc
US-GRBv2.5 B100
attributes
uses document-id
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT publication-reference (document-id)>

Element received
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description date article was received
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses date
used by history
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT received (date)>

Element reexamination
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Document of which this is a reexamination.
Description Document of which this is a reexamination.
US-GRBv2.5 B645
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT reexamination (relation)>

Element refno
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Reference number (general); for the EPO this is the XP number
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes id
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article, book, online
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT refno (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST refno id ID #IMPLIED >

Element region
diagram View Diagram
US Comments The region for which protection or exclusion (depending upon context) is desired.
Description the region for which protection or exclusion (depending upon context) is desired
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses country
used by designated-states, designated-states-as-inventor, office-of-filing
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT region (country)>

Element registered-number
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Registered number.
Description registered number
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT registered-number (#PCDATA)>

Element reissue
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Earlier document of which the present document is a reissue. Contains relation element structure in which the child-doc (document in hand) is a reissue of the parent-doc.
INID 64
Description Document being reissued.
US-GRBv2.5 B640
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT reissue (relation)>

Element related-publication
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Previously published document concerning same application.
ST.32 equivalency B690US
INID 65
Description Previously published document concerning same application.
US-GRBv2.5 B690US
attributes
uses document-id
used by us-related-documents
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT related-publication (#PCDATA | document-id)*>

Element relation
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Contains a parent child relationship. The child document usually is the document in hand.
US-GRBv2.5 PARENT-US
attributes
uses child-doc, parent-doc
used by addition, continuation, continuation-in-part, continuing-reissue, division, reexamination, reissue, substitution, us-reexamination-reissue-merger, utility-model-basis
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT relation (parent-doc , child-doc)>

Element rel-claims
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: used for different data types depending on context.)
Description relevant claims
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by rel-passage
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT rel-claims (#PCDATA)>

Element relevant-claims
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Claims to which cited document is relevant.
Description Claims to which cited document is relevant.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by cited-others
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT relevant-claims (#PCDATA)>

Element rel-passage
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Relevant passage within cited document.
Description Relevant passage group within patent; most used in search reports - use text in abstract, description and claims
US-GRBv2.5 REL
attributes
uses category, passage, rel-claims, text
used by patcit
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT rel-passage (text | (passage+ , category? , rel-claims?)+)>

Element residence
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Country of residence.
ST.32 equivalency RCTRY
Description country of residence
US-GRBv2.5 RCTRY
attributes
uses country
used by applicant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT residence (country)>

Element revised
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description date article was revised
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses date
used by history
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT revised (date)>

Element role
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Role, e.g. President, Chairman, etc.
Description role, e.g. President, Chairman, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 B732US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT role (#PCDATA)>

Element room
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Address room; e.g., Room 55B.
Description address room.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT room (#PCDATA)>

Element rule-47-flag
diagram View Diagram
US Comments When present, signifies that the application was filed under Rule 47, indicating the applicant(s) refused to execute the application or could not be found.
Description When present, signifies that the application was filed under Rule 47, indicating the applicant(s) refused to execute the application or could not be found.
US-GRBv2.5 B221US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT rule-47-flag EMPTY>

Element sdate
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description start date used in pubdate
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pubdate
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT sdate (#PCDATA)>

Element searcher
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses addressbook, department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by us-references-cited
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT searcher (%name_group; | addressbook)>

Element search-report-publication
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses document-id
used by us-references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT search-report-publication (document-id+)>

Element sequence-list
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Sequence listing that conforms to WIPO Standrad ST.25. (US: markup in XML as in ARB v2.5. See us-sequence-listing.dtd.)
Description SEQUENCE LISTING According to WIPO ST.25: STANDARD FOR THE PRESENTATION OF NUCLEOTIDE AND AMINO ACID SEQUENCE LISTINGS IN PATENT APPLICATIONS: see http://www.wipo.int/scit/en/index.html "The sequence listing as defined in paragraph 2(i) shall, where it is filed together with the application, be placed at the end of the application. This part shall be entitled Sequence Listing, begin on a new page and preferably have independent page numbering. The sequence listing forms an integral part of the description; it is therefore unnecessary, subject to paragraph 36, to describe the sequences elsewhere in the description." Therefore we create here a separate sub-document for sequence listings, it should follow any drawings or the claims. It should follow the format of ST.25 and be an external file
US-GRBv2.5 SEQLST-US
attributes id, file, lang, status, carriers
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-patent-grant
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
file string (default) Yes  
lang string (default) no (default)  
status string (default) no (default)  
carriers Enumeration no (default)   internal-electronic external-electronic paper
source
<!ELEMENT sequence-list EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST sequence-list id ID #IMPLIED file CDATA #REQUIRED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED carriers (internal-electronic | external-electronic | paper ) #IMPLIED >

Element sequence-list-text
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Sequence listing free text WIPO ST.25: "36. Where the sequence listing part of the description contains free text, any such free text shall be repeated in the main part of the description in the language thereof. It is recommended that the free text in the language of the main part of the description be put in a specific section of the description called "Sequence Listing Free Text".
Description Sequence listing free text WIPO ST.25: "36. Where the sequence listing part of the description contains free text, any such free text shall be repeated in the main part of the description in the language thereof. It is recommended that the free text in the language of the main part of the description be put in a specific section of the description called "Sequence Listing Free Text". Recommended id = 'seqt'
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT sequence-list-text (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST sequence-list-text id ID #IMPLIED >

Element serial
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description serial citation data: this describes the volume or issue as a whole and not a particular article within it.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses alttitle, cpyrt, descrip, imprint, ino, isbn, issn, issue, notes, pubdate, pubid, sertitle, subname, vid
used by article, bulletin-gazette, online
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT serial (sertitle , alttitle? , subname? , issue? , imprint? , pubdate? , descrip? , notes? , issn? , isbn? , pubid? , vid? , ino? , cpyrt?)>

Element series
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description series statement
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses issn, msn, mst, text
used by book, online
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT series (text | (mst , msn? , issn?))>

Element serpart
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description part within a serial
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by location
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT serpart (#PCDATA)>

Element sersect
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description serial section
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by location
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT sersect (#PCDATA)>

Element sertitle
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description serial title
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT sertitle (#PCDATA)>

Element smallcaps
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Small capitals.
Description small capitals
US-GRBv2.5 SMALLCAPS
attributes
uses b, i, u
used by b, claim-text, crossref, dd, dt, figref, heading, i, li, p, u
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT smallcaps (#PCDATA | b | u | i)*>

Element srchdate
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Date of search/retrieval YYYYMMDD
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses date
used by online
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT srchdate (date)>

Element srchterm
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Search terms
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT srchterm (#PCDATA)>

Element state
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Region of country eg. state, province, etc.
Description Region of country eg. state, province, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 STATE
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT state (#PCDATA)>

Element street
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Street may contain house number or house name.
Description street may contain house number or name
US-GRBv2.5 STR
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT street (#PCDATA)>

Element sub
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Subscripted text.
Description subscripted text
US-GRBv2.5 SB
attributes
uses b, i, sub2, sup2, u
used by claim-text, crossref, dd, dt, figref, heading, invention-title, li, othercit, p
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT sub (#PCDATA | b | u | i | sub2 | sup2)*>

Element sub2
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Second level subscripted text.
Description second level subscripted text
US-GRBv2.5 SB
attributes
uses b, i, u
used by sub, sup
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT sub2 (#PCDATA | b | u | i)*>

Element sub-linked-indexing-code
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used for publishing.)
Description sub/further Linked Indexing Code.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by linked-indexing-code-group
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT sub-linked-indexing-code (#PCDATA)>

Element subname
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Subordinate responsibility, e.g. editor, translator, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes subname-type
uses addressbook, department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by article, book, online, serial
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
subname-type string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT subname (%name_group; | addressbook)>
<!ATTLIST subname subname-type CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element substitution
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Document for which this is a substitute.
ST.32 equivalency B660
INID 66
Description Document for which this is a substitute.
US-GRBv2.5 B660
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT substitution (relation)>

Element subtitle
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description book subtitle
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT subtitle (#PCDATA)>

Element suffix
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Name suffix (e.g., II, Jr., Dip., Ing., BA, etc.)
Description name suffix (e.g., II, Jr., Dip., Ing., BA, etc.)
US-GRBv2.5 SFX
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT suffix (#PCDATA)>

Element sup
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Superscripted text.
Description superscripted text
US-GRBv2.5 SP
attributes
uses b, i, sub2, sup2, u
used by claim-text, crossref, dd, dt, figref, heading, invention-title, li, othercit, p
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT sup (#PCDATA | b | u | i | sub2 | sup2)*>

Element sup2
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Superscripted text.
Description superscripted text
US-GRBv2.5 SP
attributes
uses b, i, u
used by sub, sup
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT sup2 (#PCDATA | b | u | i)*>

Element synonym
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Synonym.
Description synonym
US-GRBv2.5 SYN
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, assistant-examiner, author, authorized-officer, deceased-inventor, primary-examiner, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT synonym (#PCDATA)>

Element table
diagram View Diagram
US Comments The root element of Cals table.
US-GRBv2.5 table
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by tables
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT table (#PCDATA)>

Element table-external
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Stand-alone table, used primarily for mega content or long stretches of smaller tables. See table-external.dtd.
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes id, file, lang, status, carriers, external-type
uses Does not use other elements.
used by p, us-patent-grant
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
file string (default) Yes  
lang string (default) no (default)  
status string (default) no (default)  
carriers Enumeration no (default)   internal-electronic external-electronic paper
external-type Enumeration Yes   other math chemistry program-listing
source
<!ELEMENT table-external (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST table-external id ID #IMPLIED file CDATA #REQUIRED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED carriers (internal-electronic | external-electronic | paper ) #IMPLIED external-type (other | math | chemistry | program-listing ) #REQUIRED >

Element tables
diagram View Diagram
US Comments This is image data or coded according to OASIS Exchange model with modified cell 'entry' content.
Description TABLES This is image data or coded according to OASIS Exchange model with modified cell 'entry' content Recommended id = tabl01, tabl02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 TABLE-CALS
attributes id, num
uses img, table
used by claim-text, p
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   table id
num string (default) Yes   table number
source
<!ELEMENT tables (img | table)>
<!ATTLIST tables id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element technical-field
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description PCT Rule 5.1: (a) The description shall first state the title of the invention as appearing in the request and shall: (i) specify the technical field to which the invention relates
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by description
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT technical-field (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST technical-field id ID #IMPLIED >

Element tech-problem
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the problem the invention purports to solve (Rule 5.1(a)(iii)
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by disclosure
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT tech-problem (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST tech-problem id ID #IMPLIED >

Element tech-solution
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the solution to the problem that the invention purports to solve. (PCT Rule 5.1(a)(iii)
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes id
uses heading, p
used by disclosure
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   not populated in US
source
<!ELEMENT tech-solution (heading* , p+)+>
<!ATTLIST tech-solution id ID #IMPLIED >

Element term
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Identifies the period of time during which the depository must be able to furnish samples of the biological material.
Description identifies the period of time during which the depository must be able to furnish samples of the biological material.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by bio-deposit
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT term (#PCDATA)>

Element text
diagram View Diagram
US Comments If no structure is possible, enter content verbatim (without markup).
ST.32 equivalency DTXT
Description if no structure is possible, enter text (without markup)
US-GRBv2.5 DTXT
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address, addressbook, article, book, bulletin-gazette, claims-only-available, classification-ipc, classification-locarno, classification-national, conference, correction, depositary, disclaimer, examined-without-grant, history, imprint, invalidation-of-patent, lapse-of-patent, location, nplcit, online, patcit, printed-as-amended, rel-passage, series, unexamined-no-grant, us-bibliographic-data-grant, us-term-of-grant
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT text (#PCDATA)>

Element text-string
diagram View Diagram
US Comments A simple text string used as the basic electronic signature, e.g., John Doe <text-string>/john doe/</text-string>. Used only in grant.
Description a simple text string is to be used as the basic electronic signature, e.g., John Doe <text-string>/jd/</text-string>
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by basic-signature
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT text-string (#PCDATA)>

Element time
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Time; format HHMM
Description time; format HHMM
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pubdate
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT time (#PCDATA)>

Element type-of-correction
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Type of correction.
Description Type of correction.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by correction
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT type-of-correction (#PCDATA)>

Element u
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Underscore: style - single is default.
Description underscore: style - single is default
attributes style
uses b, i, smallcaps
used by b, claim-text, crossref, dd, dt, figref, heading, i, invention-title, li, othercit, p, smallcaps, sub, sub2, sup, sup2
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
style Enumeration no (default)   single double dash dots single
source
<!ELEMENT u (#PCDATA | b | i | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST u style (single | double | dash | dots ) 'single' >

Element ul
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Unordered Lists list-style may be empty for lists with no bullet or other symbol default list-style is 'bullets'.
Description Unordered Lists list-style may be empty for lists with no bullet or other symbol default list-style is 'bullets' Recommended id = ulis01, ulis02, etc.
US-GRBv2.5 UL | SL
attributes id, list-style, compact
uses li
used by dd, li, p
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
list-style Enumeration no (default)   bullet dash none bullet
compact Enumeration no (default)   compact
source
<!ELEMENT ul (li+)>
<!ATTLIST ul id ID #IMPLIED list-style (bullet | dash | none ) 'bullet' compact (compact ) #IMPLIED >

Element unexamined-no-grant
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.) Used only in grant.
INID 41
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses document-id, text
used by dates-of-public-availability
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT unexamined-no-grant (document-id , text?)>

Element unexamined-without-grant
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.) Used only in grant.
INID 43
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses bulletin-gazette, date
used by dates-of-public-availability
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT unexamined-without-grant (date , bulletin-gazette)>

Element unlinked-indexing-code
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used for publishing.)
Description Unlinked indexing code.
US-GRBv2.5 new in ICE
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipc, classification-national
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT unlinked-indexing-code (#PCDATA)>

Element url
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Universal Resource Locator; e.g. www.wipo.int.
Description Universal Resource Locator; e.g. www.wipo.int
US-GRBv2.5 not populated in US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT url (#PCDATA)>

Element us-371c124-date
diagram View Diagram
US Comments PCT section 371 Date.
ST.32 equivalency B863, B864
Description PCT section 371 Date.
US-GRBv2.5 B864US
attributes
uses date
used by pct-or-regional-filing-data
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-371c124-date (date)>

Element us-application-series-code
diagram View Diagram
US Comments 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. A series code consists of a two-digit number, left padded with zero where necessary, representing the following time periods and document 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; 09 = 1997-12-30 and after; 02 through 28 = Utility application; 29 = Design application; 60 = Provisional application; 90 = Reexamination request.
ST.32 equivalency B211US
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. 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.
US-GRBv2.5 B211US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-application-series-code (#PCDATA)>

Element us-bibliographic-data-grant
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Bibliographic information included on the front page of a patent. Contains document identification, domestic filing data, foreign priority data, public availability dates or term of protection, technical information, related patent or application information, parties concerned with the document, and data related to international conventions. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency SDOBI
Description Sub-document structure for the bibliographic information included on the front page of a patent. Contains document identification, domestic filing data, foreign priority data (optional), public availability dates or term of protection (optional), technical information, related patent or application information (optional), parties concerned with the document, and data related to international conventions (optional). An end tag is required.
US-GRBv2.5 SDOBI
attributes id, lang, status, country
uses application-reference, assignees, bio-deposit, classification-ipc, classification-locarno, classification-national, dates-of-public-availability, examiners, field-of-search, figures, invention-title, number-of-claims, parties, patent-family, pct-or-regional-filing-data, pct-or-regional-publishing-data, priority-claims, publication-reference, rule-47-flag, text, us-application-series-code, us-botanic, us-exemplary-claim, us-issued-on-continued-prosecution-application, us-microform-quantity, us-references-cited, us-related-documents, us-sir-flag, us-term-of-grant
used by us-patent-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id string (default) no (default)  
lang string (default) no (default)  
status string (default) no (default)  
country string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT us-bibliographic-data-grant (publication-reference , us-sir-flag? , application-reference , us-application-series-code , priority-claims? , us-issued-on-continued-prosecution-application? , rule-47-flag? , dates-of-public-availability? , us-term-of-grant? , (classification-ipc | classification-locarno)? , classification-national , invention-title , us-botanic? , us-references-cited? , number-of-claims? , us-exemplary-claim* , field-of-search? , figures? , us-microform-quantity? , us-related-documents? , parties , assignees? , examiners? , pct-or-regional-filing-data? , pct-or-regional-publishing-data? , patent-family? , bio-deposit? , text*)>
<!ATTLIST us-bibliographic-data-grant id CDATA #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED country CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element us-botanic
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US Comments Plant patent botanical information.
ST.32 equivalency BOTANIC
Description Plant patent botanical information.
US-GRBv2.5 BOTANIC
attributes
uses latin-name, variety
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-botanic (latin-name , variety)>

Element us-chemistry
diagram View Diagram
US Comments External files containing alternative formats of chemical structures.
US-GRBv2.5 CHEM-US
attributes idref, cdx-file, mol-file
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-patent-grant
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
idref IDRef Yes  
cdx-file string (default) Yes   CHEMCDX
mol-file string (default) Yes   CHEMMOL
source
<!ELEMENT us-chemistry EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST us-chemistry idref IDREF #REQUIRED cdx-file CDATA #REQUIRED mol-file CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element us-cited-patents
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
ST.32 equivalency B561
Description Patent citation (with category).
US-GRBv2.5 B561
attributes
uses category, patcit, us-classification
used by us-references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence OneOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT us-cited-patents (patcit , category? , us-classification?)+>

Element us-classification
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-cited-patents
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-classification (#PCDATA)>

Element us-divisional-reissue
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Document (parent) of which the document in hand (child) is a divisional reissue. If there is more than one divisional reissue, siblings are indicated by multiple occurences of child.
Description Document (parent) of which the document in hand (child) is a divisional reissue. If there is more than one divisional reissue, siblings are indicated by multiple occurences of child.
US-GRBv2.5 B641 |SIBLING
attributes
uses us-relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-divisional-reissue (us-relation)>

Element us-exemplary-claim
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Claim for publication in Official Gazette. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B578US
US-GRBv2.5 B578US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-exemplary-claim (#PCDATA)>

Element us-issued-on-continued-prosecution-application
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Continued prosecution application flag. If this element is present, the value of the cpa-text attribute shall be rendered on the front page of the patent grant publication.
attributes grant-cpa-text
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
grant-cpa-text string (default) no (default)   This patent issued on a continued prosecution application (CPA) filed under 37 CFR 1.53(d), and is subject to the twenty year patent term provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(a)(2).
source
<!ELEMENT us-issued-on-continued-prosecution-application EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST us-issued-on-continued-prosecution-application grant-cpa-text CDATA #FIXED 'This patent issued on a continued prosecution application (CPA) filed under 37 CFR 1.53(d), and is subject to the twenty year patent term provision of 35 U.S.C. 154(a)(2).' >

Element us-math
diagram View Diagram
US Comments External files containing alternative formats of mathematical equations.
US-GRBv2.5 MATHEMATICA
attributes idrefs, nb-file
uses img
used by us-patent-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
idrefs IDRefs Yes  
nb-file string (default) Yes   mathmatica file
source
<!ELEMENT us-math (img?)>
<!ATTLIST us-math idrefs IDREFS #REQUIRED nb-file CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element us-microform-quantity
diagram View Diagram
US Comments If there is an optical-microform appendix (microfiche, microfilm, microcard, etc.), the number of microforms followed by the number of pages imaged thereon (separated by a comma) are placed in this element. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B594US
Description 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.
US-GRBv2.5 B594US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-microform-quantity (#PCDATA)>

Element us-patent-grant
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Structure for a patent grant publication. This is the root element of the document and contains within it all elements, content, and references to external entities, that constitute the document. Contains a bibliographic section (front page information), abstract, description, claim list, and possibly drawings. An abstract is required for all types of U.S. patents except for design patents. Attributes: lang = ISO639 code for language of document (US: fixed "EN" for publishing) dtd-version = dtd version number file = filename of an instance of this DTD status = status of the document; (US: not used for publishing) id = ID for the root element, unique within the instance country = WIPO ST.3 code (US: fixed "US") file-reference-id = applicant's or agent's file reference (docket number), if any
Description Structure for a patent grant publication. This is the root element of the document and contains within it all elements, content, and references to external entities, that constitute the document. Contains a bibliographic section (front page information), abstract, description, claim list, and possibly drawings and unstructured text from an OCR process. An abstract is required for all types of U.S. patents except for design patents. ST.32 name: PATDOC Attributes: lang = language of application - use ISO639 language code dtd-version = dtd version number file = filename of the whole application id = unique id for this application - could be file name status = status of the application; values: n = new application id = an identifier for this application (could be filename) country = WIPO ST.3 code for application file-reference-id = applicant's or agent's file reference, if any
US-GRBv2.5 PATDOC
attributes lang, dtd-version, file, status, id, country, file-reference-id
uses abstract, claims, description, doc-page, drawings, sequence-list, table-external, us-bibliographic-data-grant, us-chemistry, us-math
used by root element.
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
lang string (default) Yes   "en"
dtd-version string (default) no (default)   "3.0"
file string (default) no (default)  
status string (default) no (default)  
id ID no (default)  
country string (default) Yes  
file-reference-id string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT us-patent-grant (doc-page+ | (us-bibliographic-data-grant , abstract* , drawings? , description , sequence-list? , table-external* , us-chemistry* , us-math* , claims))>
<!ATTLIST us-patent-grant lang CDATA #REQUIRED dtd-version CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED id ID #IMPLIED country CDATA #REQUIRED file-reference-id CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element us-provisional-application
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Provisional application that is the basis of the document in hand.
ST.32 equivalency B680US
Description Provisional application that is the basis of the document in hand.
US-GRBv2.5 B680US
attributes
uses document-id
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-provisional-application (document-id)>

Element us-reexamination-reissue-merger
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Present when a reissue application was merged with a reexamination proceeding. The issuing document is a reissue patent which shows the following Reexamination results statement on the reissue patent front page, immediately following the abstract. 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)." Document (parent) under rexeamination that merged with the reissue proceedings from which the document in hand (child) resulted.
ST.32 equivalency B645US
Description Present when a reissue application was merged with a reexamination proceeding. The issuing document is a reissue patent which shows the following Reexamination results statement on the reissue patent front page, immediately following the abstract. 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)." Document (parent) under rexeamination that merged with the reissue proceedings from which the document in hand (child) resulted. ST.32 name: B645US
US-GRBv2.5 B645US
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-reexamination-reissue-merger (relation)>

Element us-references-cited
diagram View Diagram
US Comments References cited. (US: search report not published separately.)
ST.32 equivalency B560
US-GRBv2.5 B560
attributes
uses cited-others, date-search-completed, date-search-report-mailed, place-of-search, searcher, search-report-publication, us-cited-patents
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-references-cited (us-cited-patents? , cited-others? , date-search-completed? , date-search-report-mailed? , place-of-search? , search-report-publication? , searcher?)>

Element us-related-documents
diagram View Diagram
US Comments 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.
ST.32 equivalency B600
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.
US-GRBv2.5 B600
attributes
uses addition, continuation, continuation-in-part, continuing-reissue, correction, division, reexamination, reissue, related-publication, substitution, us-divisional-reissue, us-provisional-application, us-reexamination-reissue-merger, utility-model-basis
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT us-related-documents (addition | division | continuation | continuation-in-part | continuing-reissue | reissue | us-divisional-reissue | reexamination | us-reexamination-reissue-merger | substitution | us-provisional-application | utility-model-basis | correction | related-publication)+>

Element us-relation
diagram View Diagram
US Comments If there is more than one divisional reissue, siblings are indicated by multiple occurences of child.
US-GRBv2.5 only in (B641 |SIBLING)
attributes
uses child-doc, parent-doc
used by us-divisional-reissue
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-relation (parent-doc , child-doc+)>

Element us-rights
diagram View Diagram
US Comments
attributes applicant-ref, kind
uses Does not use other elements.
used by applicant
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
applicant-ref string (default) Yes  
kind Enumeration Yes   heir heiress executor executrix estate legal-representative administrator administratrix legal-representatives heirs executors legal-heirs
source
<!ELEMENT us-rights EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST us-rights applicant-ref CDATA #REQUIRED kind (heir | heiress | executor | executrix | estate | legal-representative | administrator | administratrix | legal-representatives | heirs | executors | legal-heirs ) #REQUIRED >

Element us-sir-flag
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Statutory Invention Registration (SIR) flag. If this tag is present, the value of the sir-text attribute shall be rendered on the front page of the patent grant publication. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B122US
Description Statutory Invention Registration (SIR) flag. 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.
US-GRBv2.5 B122US
attributes sir-text
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sir-text string (default) no (default)   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.
source
<!ELEMENT us-sir-flag EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST us-sir-flag sir-text CDATA #FIXED '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.' >

Element us-term-extension
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Indicates that the term of the patent has been extended under 35 USC 154(b) by showing the length of the extension. 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. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B474US
Description Indicates that the term of the patent has been extended under 35 USC 154(b) by showing the length of the extension. 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.
US-GRBv2.5 B474US
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-term-of-grant
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-term-extension (#PCDATA)>

Element us-term-of-grant
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Term of the patent grant. Used only in grant.
ST.32 equivalency B472
Description US added length-of-grant and us-term-extension.
US-GRBv2.5 B472
attributes
uses disclaimer, lapse-of-patent, length-of-grant, text, us-term-extension
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT us-term-of-grant (text | length-of-grant | us-term-extension | disclaimer | lapse-of-patent)+>

Element utility-model-basis
diagram View Diagram
US Comments Document on which utility model is based.
ST.32 equivalency B670
INID 67
Description Document on which utility model is based.
US-GRBv2.5 not populated
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT utility-model-basis (relation)>

Element variety
diagram View Diagram
US Comments The plant variety name.
Description plant variety.
US-GRBv2.5 VARIETY
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-botanic
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT variety (#PCDATA)>

Element vid
diagram View Diagram
US Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Volume id/number.
US-GRBv2.5 article-book-online-serial (not populated in US)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book, serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT vid (#PCDATA)>

Attribute alt
Attribute Comments text
used by doc-page, img

Attribute applicant-ref
Attribute Comments
used by us-rights

Attribute appl-type
Attribute Comments determined from B130
used by application-reference

Attribute app-type
Attribute Comments "applicant-inventor"
used by applicant

Attribute carriers
Attribute Comments
used by sequence-list, table-external

Attribute cdx-file
Attribute Comments CHEMCDX
used by us-chemistry

Attribute class-type
Attribute Comments
used by class

Attribute color
Attribute Comments "boolean, color or BW"
used by doc-page

Attribute compact
Attribute Comments new in ICE
used by dl, ol, ul

Attribute country
Attribute Comments
used by us-bibliographic-data-grant, us-patent-grant

Attribute date
Attribute Comments signature date
used by electronic-signature

Attribute designation
Attribute Comments "us-only"
used by applicant, inventor

Attribute dnum
Attribute Comments not populated in US
used by bio-deposit, patcit

Attribute dnum-type
Attribute Comments
used by patcit

Attribute dtd-version
Attribute Comments "3.0"
used by us-patent-grant

Attribute external-type
Attribute Comments
used by table-external

Attribute figure-labels
Attribute Comments figure labels
used by figure

Attribute file
Attribute Comments file path
used by doc-page, fax-image, img, nplcit, patcit, sequence-list, table-external, us-patent-grant

Attribute file-reference-id
Attribute Comments
used by us-patent-grant

Attribute grant-cpa-text
Attribute Comments
used by us-issued-on-continued-prosecution-application

Attribute he
Attribute Comments height
used by doc-page, img

Attribute id
Attribute Comments not populated in US
used by abst-problem, abstract, abst-solution, advantageous-effects, author, background-art, best-mode, bio-deposit, chemistry, claim, claims, description, description-of-drawings, disclosure, dl, doc-page, drawings, dt, figure, heading, img, industrial-applicability, invention-title, li, maths, mode-for-invention, nplcit, ol, p, patcit, pre, refno, sequence-list, sequence-list-text, table-external, tables, technical-field, tech-problem, tech-solution, ul, us-bibliographic-data-grant, us-patent-grant

Attribute idref
Attribute Comments claim id
used by claim-ref, crossref, figref, us-chemistry

Attribute idrefs
Attribute Comments
used by us-math

Attribute img-content
Attribute Comments
used by img

Attribute img-format
Attribute Comments
used by img

Attribute inline
Attribute Comments
used by img

Attribute kind
Attribute Comments
used by priority-claim, us-rights

Attribute lang
Attribute Comments "en"
used by abstract, addressbook, claims, deceased-inventor, description, document-id, drawings, invention-title, nplcit, sequence-list, table-external, us-bibliographic-data-grant, us-patent-grant

Attribute level
Attribute Comments LVL
used by heading

Attribute listing-type
Attribute Comments
used by pre

Attribute list-style
Attribute Comments
used by ul

Attribute medium
Attribute Comments
used by nplcit

Attribute mode-num
Attribute Comments
used by mode-for-invention

Attribute mol-file
Attribute Comments CHEMMOL
used by us-chemistry

Attribute name-type
Attribute Comments
used by name

Attribute nb-file
Attribute Comments mathmatica file
used by us-math

Attribute npl-type
Attribute Comments
used by nplcit

Attribute num
Attribute Comments not populated in US
used by bio-deposit, chemistry, claim, figref, figure, maths, nplcit, p, patcit, tables

Attribute ol-style
Attribute Comments
used by ol

Attribute orientation
Attribute Comments landscape or portray
used by doc-page, img

Attribute place-signed
Attribute Comments place signed
used by electronic-signature

Attribute pp
Attribute Comments new in ICE
used by doc-page

Attribute ppf
Attribute Comments new in ICE
used by doc-page

Attribute ppl
Attribute Comments new in ICE
used by doc-page

Attribute rep-type
Attribute Comments "attorney"
used by agent

Attribute sequence
Attribute Comments
used by agent, applicant, deceased-inventor, inventor, priority-claim

Attribute sir-text
Attribute Comments
used by us-sir-flag

Attribute space
Attribute Comments
used by pre

Attribute status
Attribute Comments
used by abstract, claims, description, drawings, sequence-list, table-external, us-bibliographic-data-grant, us-patent-grant

Attribute style
Attribute Comments
used by u

Attribute subname-type
Attribute Comments
used by subname

Attribute tsize
Attribute Comments DL / @TSIZE
used by dl

Attribute type
Attribute Comments "PDF, DOC, TIF etc."
used by doc-page

Attribute url
Attribute Comments not populated in US
used by bio-deposit, nplcit, patcit

Attribute wi
Attribute Comments width
used by doc-page, img