XML DTD : us-patent-application-v41-2005-08-25.dtd -
DTD Comments:
 Document Type Definition for United States Patent Application Publications
 USPTO-modified version of WIPO Standard ST.36 DTD xx-patent-document
 Reference this DTD as PUBLIC "-//USPTO//DTD us-patent-application v4.1 2005-08-25//EN"
 Alias: Application Red Book (ARB)
 Contact: Bruce B. Cox
 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
 600 Dulany, MDW-5D01
 Alexandria, VA  22313
 +1-571-272-9004
 bruce.cox@uspto.gov

 ***** Revision History *****
 2005-08-25
 . Added an optional us-claim-statement element to make a place for the claim lead-in text.
 . US-localized sequence-list-doc element. Added optional p element to the content models.
 . ReAdded a new us-megatable-doc element
 . Added ENTITY % tbl.entry.att "id ID #IMPLIED" to cals table model.
 . Removed wipo.ent reference.
 . Removed classification-ipc element from bibliographic-data.
 . Changed comment on us-divisional-reissue, INID code from B631 to B41US.
 . Changed comment on us-371c124-date to read"PCT Section 371(c)(1)(2)(4)date. ST.32 equivalency = B864US".
 . Changed us-publication-filing-type element optional.
 2004-12-02

 . Added optional us-provisional-application-status(#PCDATA) to us-provisional-application element.

 2004-10-28
 . Added us-deceased-inventor* to us-bibliographic-data-application. The content model
 .. of us-deceased-inventor is addressbook with required sequence attribute.
 . Changed pre attribute xml:space to (preserve) #FIXED 'preserve'.
 . Added 'undefined' value to img attribute img-content. Renamed value flow-chart to flowchart
 .. and chemistry to chem.
 . Changed chem-type attribute of chem element from required to implied.
 . Changed the order of crossref element in p element to before figref.
 . Added id ID #IMPLIED attribute to sequence-list element and removed country attribute.
 . Changed the order of attributes in a few elements in compliance with WIPO DTDs.
 . Changed the order of sub2 and sup2 elements in sub, sup element in compliance with WIPO DTDs.
 . Changed the place holder elements math and table content model to EMPTY.
 . Changed num attributes from required to implied in nplcit and patcit.
 . Added classifications-ipcr to citation element.
 . Changed dl element attribute tsize from NMTOKEN to CDATA type.
 . Changed subname subname-type CDATA to subname-type (editor | translator |
 .. other-subname-type )  'editor'
 . Changed type-of-correction element to optional in correction element.

 2004-09-27
 . Change in mathml2 dtd reference to work around with Microsoft MSXML3 parser
 .. 'Default Namespace Declaration not supported in DTD' issue in Internet Explorer.
 .. MATHML.xmlns.attrib is set to nothing instead of setting MATHML.xmlns to nothing.

   2004-09-08
     . Change element subname attribute subname-type  from CDATA #IMPLIED to
   .. subname-type  (editor | translator)  'editor'.
   . Changed element us-rights attribute applicant-ref CDATA  #REQUIRED back to
   .. to-dead-inventor CDATA  #REQUIRED.

   2004-07-19
   . Changed us-rights content model from empty to #PCDATA.
   . Changed rel-passage content model from(text | (passage+ , category? , rel-claims?)+)
   .. to rel-passage (text | (passage+ , category* , rel-claims*)+).
   . Added gazette-reference element and gazette-num elements.
   . Replaced bulletin-gazette element with gazette-reference element used in
   .. correction and pct-or-regional-publishing-data element.
   .. Added gazette-reference to correction element.
   . Removed cited-patents and cited-others with citation content model.
   .. Replaced us-references-cited with references-cited new content model.
   . Changed chemistry content model to (img | (chem,img?)).
   .. Added a place holder element chem for future chemistry xml root element.
   .. chem element has id, file and chem-type attributes.
   . Added sequence-list-doc element and modified sequence-list element.
   .. Replaced sequence-list with sequence-list-doc in us-patent-application.
   .. Changed sequence-list country attribute type to #CDATA.
   . Changed addressbook lang to optional.
   . Added claim-type to claim and claims elements.
   . Added new element classifications-ipcr to us-bibliographic-data-application.
   ..classifications-ipcr include one or more classification-ipcr. classifications-ipcr
   ..include the following elements:
   ..		ipc-version-indicator
   ..		classification-level
   ..		section
   ..		class(reuse)
   ..		subclass
   ..		main-group
   ..		subgroup
   ..		symbol-position
   ..		classification-value
   ..		action-date
   ..		generating-office
   ..		classification-status
   ..		classification-data-source
   . Added pre to claim-text,dd,li.
   . Changed nplcit (text | (article | book | online | othercit)*)
   .. to (text | article | book | online | othercit).
   . Added further-classification to classification-locarno.
   . Added sequence attribute to further-classification element.
   . Changed he and wi to #CDATA in img and doc-page.
   . Changed id attribute of crossref to IDREF type.
   . Added flow-chart to img-content allowed values and changed DNA to dna.
   . Changed date attribute to date-produced in element us-patent-application.
   . Added date-publ attribute to element us-patent-grant.
   . Changed bibliographic-data id attribute to ID type.
   . Changed address_group text element from optional to required.
   . Changed text element in depositary to #PCDATA.
   . Renamed table-external-ref element to table-external-doc.
   .. Changed external-type attribute in table-external-doc to optional.
   . Changed parent-PCT-document to parent-pct-document.
   . Added id ID #IMPLIED to addressbook,application-reference,
   .. classification-ipc,classification-locarno ,new element
   .. classification-ipcr,priority-claims and publication-reference.

   2004-04-15 H. Li
   . Added num attribute to li element.
   . Changed content model maths from  (img | math) to (img | (math,img?)).
   . Added date attribute to element us-patent-application.
   . Added math, chemistry, table, program-listing to img-content allowed values
   .. and changed dna to DNA.
   . Add figref to li, dd, claim-text elements and table cell entry.
   . Changed subname? to subname* in serial, article and online elements.
   . Renamed table-external element to table-external-ref.


   2004-03-04 B. Cox
   . Renamed element us-continued-prosecution-application to
   .. us-publication-of-continued-prosecution-application
   .. and kept the attribute and value.

   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).
   . Added subname-type to element subname.
   . Element othercit modified to support highlighting.

   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
   . Removed inid-code attribute from us-appendix-data element.
   . Added (img?) content model to us-math element.
   . Added more uspto specific character entities to the wipo.ent.
   . Added switching method within dtd to easily include/exclude mathml2, tables, etc..
   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.
   2003-08-07
   . Changed following id attribute type from CDATA to ID: abstract, claims, description, drawings.
   . Changed following idref attribute type from CDATA to IDREF: us-chemistry, us-math.
   . Please note we leave crossref idref attribute type as CDATA.
   2003-06-27
   . Changed us-assignees to assignees.
   2003-06-10
   . Added assignees element.
   . Added id attr for author element.
   . depository changed to (text|address)*.
   . Reverse sequence of address? and name in imprint element.
   . Added lang to deceased-inventor.
   . Changed table-external content model from empty to #PCDATA,
   ..changed external-type attribute.
   . Added sup2 and sub2.
   . Added pre to p.
   . Added lang attr to nplcit.
   . Added class-type attr to class element.
   . Added figure-labels attr to figure element.
   2002-04-16 Bruce B. Cox
   . Final draft.
   . External content element moved from p(aragraph) to us-patent-application.
   . Elements not used removed.
   . Change quantifier of us-ocr-text from + to ?
 ***** End Revision History *****
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 <!ENTITY % name_group "((name | (prefix? , (last-name | orgname) , first-name? , middle-name? ,
 suffix? , iid? , role? , orgname? , department? , synonym*)) , registered-number?)">

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DTD has: 283 element definitions and 178 element attribute definitions.
Document Legend: Legend
root elements: us-patent-application

Element list

Element absno
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Abstract number.
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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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the alleged problem that the invention purports to solve Recommended id = 'absp'
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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USPTO 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-PGPUB subdoc-abstract
attributes id, lang, status
uses abst-problem, abst-solution, doc-page, p
used by us-patent-application
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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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publishing.)
Description the solution to the alleged problem that the invention purports to solve. Recommended id = 'abss'
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
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description date article was accepted.
attributes
uses date
used by history
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT accepted (date)>

Element action-date
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USPTO Comments
attributes
uses date
used by classification-ipcr
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT action-date (date)>

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

Element additional-info
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USPTO Comments Additional information. ST.32 equivalency = B513.
Description Additional information.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipc, classification-national
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT additional-info (#PCDATA)>

Element address
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USPTO Comments
ST.32 equivalency ADR
US-PGPUB address
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
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USPTO Comments Address, first line.
Description Address, first line
US-PGPUB address-1
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-1 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-2
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USPTO Comments Address, second line.
Description Address, second line
US-PGPUB address-2
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT address-2 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-3
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USPTO Comments Address, third line.
Description Address, third line
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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USPTO 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.
attributes id, 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, us-deceased-inventor
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
source
<!ELEMENT addressbook ((%name_group; , address , phone* , fax* , email* , url* , ead* , dtext?) | text)>
<!ATTLIST addressbook id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element address-floor
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USPTO Comments Address floor, e.g., 10th.
Description address floor, e.g., 10th
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description advantageous effects of the invention (PCT Rule 5.1(a)(iii) Recommended id = 'adve'
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
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USPTO Comments ST.32 name: B741
ST.32 equivalency 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
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USPTO Comments Information regarding Agents or common representatives.
ST.32 equivalency B740
Description information regarding Agents or common representatives.
attributes
uses agent, customer-number
used by parties
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT agents (customer-number | agent+)>

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

Element applicant
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USPTO 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."
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
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USPTO 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.
attributes
uses applicant
used by parties
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT applicants (applicant+)>

Element application-reference
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USPTO Comments Identification of a patent application.
ST.32 equivalency B200
Description application reference information: application number, country.
attributes id, appl-type
uses document-id
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
appl-type string (default) Yes   determined from B130
source
<!ELEMENT application-reference (document-id)>
<!ATTLIST application-reference id ID #IMPLIED appl-type CDATA #REQUIRED >

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

Element assignee
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USPTO 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 name: B730.
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-PGPUB assignee
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
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USPTO Comments
attributes
uses assignee
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT assignees (assignee+)>

Element atl
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description article title
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT atl (#PCDATA)>

Element author
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USPTO 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.
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 avail
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USPTO 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.)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT avail (#PCDATA)>

Element b
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USPTO Comments Bold formatting.
Description bold formatting for text
US-PGPUB 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, us-claim-statement
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT b (#PCDATA | i | u | smallcaps)*>

Element background-art
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Background art, background of the invention. Recommended id = 'bart'
US-PGPUB background-of-invention
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 best-mode
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the best mode contemplated by the applicant for carrying out the invention claimed. Recommended id = 'bmod'
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
USPTO 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
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
USPTO 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-PGPUB biological-deposit
attributes id, num, url, dnum
uses bio-accno, date, depositary, dtext, term
used by dd, li, p, us-bibliographic-data-application
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
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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>
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description book number
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT bookno (#PCDATA)>

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

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

Element building
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Building information in address, e.g., Hoffman building.
Description building information in address, e.g., Hoffman building
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT building (#PCDATA)>

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

Element chapter
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description chapter, e.g., in a book. Example: Chapter 2
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by location
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT chapter (#PCDATA)>

Element chem
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes id, file, chem-type
uses Does not use other elements.
used by chemistry
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
file string (default) Yes  
chem-type string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT chem EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST chem id ID #IMPLIED file CDATA #REQUIRED chem-type CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element chemistry
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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
attributes id, num
uses chem, img
used by claim-text, dd, li, p
content choice
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 | (chem , img?))>
<!ATTLIST chemistry id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element child-doc
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Child Document. ST.32 equivalency = CDOC.
Description Child Document.
US-PGPUB child
attributes
uses document-id
used by relation, us-relation
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT child-doc (document-id)>

Element citation
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes srep-phase
uses category, classification-ipc, classification-national, classifications-ipcr, corresponding-docs, nplcit, patcit, rel-claims, rel-passage
used by references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
srep-phase string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT citation ((patcit | nplcit) , corresponding-docs* , rel-passage* , category* , rel-claims* , classification-ipc? , classifications-ipcr? , classification-national?)>
<!ATTLIST citation srep-phase CDATA #IMPLIED >

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

Element claim
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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-PGPUB claim
attributes id, num, claim-type
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
claim-type string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT claim (claim-text+)>
<!ATTLIST claim id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED claim-type CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element claim-ref
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Reference to a claim.
Description reference to a claim
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
USPTO 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-PGPUB subdoc-claims
attributes id, lang, claim-type, status
uses claim, doc-page
used by us-patent-application
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   SDOCL / @ID
lang string (default) no (default)   "en"
claim-type string (default) no (default)  
status string (default) no (default)   new in ICE
source
<!ELEMENT claims (doc-page+ | claim+)>
<!ATTLIST claims id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED claim-type CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element claim-text
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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-PGPUB claim-text
attributes
uses b, br, chemistry, claim-ref, claim-text, crossref, figref, i, img, maths, pre, 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 | pre | crossref | figref | img | chemistry | maths | tables)*>

Element class
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description classification code; e.g. ipc, dewey etc.
US-PGPUB class
attributes class-type
uses Does not use other elements.
used by article, book, classification-ipcr, 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-data-source
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipcr
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT classification-data-source (#PCDATA)>

Element classification-ipc
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments International Patent Classification (IPC) data. INID 51. ST.32 name = B510
ST.32 equivalency B510; B581
INID 51
Description International Patent Classification (IPC) data.
attributes id
uses additional-info, edition, further-classification, linked-indexing-code-group, main-classification, text, unlinked-indexing-code
used by citation
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT classification-ipc (edition , main-classification , further-classification* , (additional-info | linked-indexing-code-group | unlinked-indexing-code)* , text?)>
<!ATTLIST classification-ipc id ID #IMPLIED >

Element classification-ipcr
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes id, sequence
uses action-date, class, classification-data-source, classification-level, classification-status, classification-value, generating-office, ipc-version-indicator, main-group, section, subclass, subgroup, symbol-position
used by classifications-ipcr
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
sequence string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT classification-ipcr (ipc-version-indicator , classification-level? , section , class , subclass , main-group? , subgroup? , symbol-position? , classification-value? , action-date? , generating-office? , classification-status? , classification-data-source?)>
<!ATTLIST classification-ipcr id ID #IMPLIED sequence CDATA #IMPLIED >

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

Element classification-locarno
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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). ST.32 name: B511
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).
attributes id
uses edition, further-classification, main-classification, text
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT classification-locarno (edition , main-classification , further-classification* , text?)>
<!ATTLIST classification-locarno id ID #IMPLIED >

Element classification-national
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Domestic or national classification. INID 52. ST.32 equivalency = B520
ST.32 equivalency B520, B582, B583US
INID 52
Description Domestic or national classification.
US-PGPUB classification-us-primary
attributes id
uses additional-info, country, edition, further-classification, linked-indexing-code-group, main-classification, text, unlinked-indexing-code
used by citation, us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT classification-national (country , edition? , main-classification , further-classification* , (additional-info | linked-indexing-code-group | unlinked-indexing-code)* , text?)>
<!ATTLIST classification-national id ID #IMPLIED >

Element classifications-ipcr
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes id
uses classification-ipcr
used by citation, us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT classifications-ipcr (classification-ipcr+)>
<!ATTLIST classifications-ipcr id ID #IMPLIED >

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

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

Element colf
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Cited document column, first.
Description cited document column, first
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by column
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT colf (#PCDATA)>

Element coll
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Cited document column, last.
Description cited document column, last
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by column
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT coll (#PCDATA)>

Element column
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Cited document column numbers.
Description cited document column numbers
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
USPTO 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>
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference number
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by conference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT confno (#PCDATA)>

Element confplace
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference place
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference sponsor
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Conference title
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by conference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT conftitle (#PCDATA)>

Element continuation
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Earlier application of which the present document is a continuation. ST.32 equivalency = B631.
ST.32 equivalency B631
Description Earlier application of which the present document is a continuation.
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
USPTO Comments Document of which this is a continuation-in-part. ST.32 equivalency = B632.
ST.32 equivalency B632
Description Document of which this is a continuation-in-part.
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
USPTO Comments Document of which this is a continuing reissue. ST.32 equivalency = B633.
ST.32 equivalency B633
Description Document of which this is a continuing reissue.
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
USPTO Comments Correction information. ST.32 equivalency = B665.
Description Patent correction information.
attributes
uses document-corrected, gazette-reference, 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? , gazette-reference? , text?)>

Element correspondence-address
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Address used for general correspondence.
Description Address used for general correspondence.
US-PGPUB correspondence-address
attributes
uses addressbook, customer-number
used by parties
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT correspondence-address (customer-number | addressbook+)>

Element corresponding-docs
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes
uses document-id, nplcit
used by citation
content choice
occurrence ZeroOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT corresponding-docs (document-id | nplcit)*>

Element country
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address, classification-national, designated-states, designated-states-as-inventor, document-id, generating-office, nationality, office-of-filing, place-of-search, priority-claim, region, residence
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT country (#PCDATA)>

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

Element cpyrt
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description copyright info. Copyright of publisher of serial
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
USPTO Comments Cross reference to any other element in the instance with an identifier (id).
Description Cross reference to any other element with an identifier (id)
US-PGPUB cross-reference
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 IDRef Yes  
source
<!ELEMENT crossref (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST crossref idref IDREF #REQUIRED >

Element customer-number
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Customer number for agents.
Description customer number for agents by office
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
USPTO Comments Components of a date. Format: YYYYMMDD.
ST.32 equivalency B140; B220; B320
Description date: components of a date. Format: YYYYMMDD
US-PGPUB datedocument-date
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by accepted, action-date, bio-deposit, conference, datecit, date-search-completed, date-search-report-mailed, document-id, gazette-reference, ipc-version-indicator, misc, priority-claim, received, revised, srchdate, us-371c124-date
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT date (#PCDATA)>

Element datecit
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description date cited - date on which the citation was cited. May be different from srchdate below
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Date of completion of search report.
attributes
uses date
used by references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT date-search-completed (date)>

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

Element dd
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Definition description.
Description definition description
attributes
uses b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, figref, i, img, maths, nplcit, ol, patcit, pre, 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 | pre | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | crossref | figref | img | ul | ol | chemistry | maths)*>

Element deceased-inventor
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Deceased inventor name.
Description Deceased inventor name.
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
USPTO Comments Name of department, division, section, etc.
Description department, division, section, etc. name
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, author, deceased-inventor, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT department (#PCDATA)>

Element depositary
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Information regarding the facility storing the biological deposit.
Description Information regarding the facility storing the biological deposit
attributes
uses address
used by bio-deposit
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT depositary (#PCDATA | address)*>

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

Element description
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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-PGPUB subdoc-description
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-application
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Brief description of the drawings (Rule 5.1(a)(iv) Recommended id = 'desd'
US-PGPUB brief-description-of-drawings
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
USPTO 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))
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
USPTO 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."
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 disclosure
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USPTO 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'.
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
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USPTO Comments Earlier application from which the present document has been divided out. INID 62. ST.32 equivalency = B620.
ST.32 equivalency B620
INID 62
Description Earlier application from which the present document has been divided out.
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT division (relation)>

Element dl
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USPTO Comments Definition list.
Description Definition list. Recommended id = dlis01, dlis02, etc.
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 string (default) 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 CDATA #IMPLIED compact (compact ) #IMPLIED id ID #IMPLIED >

Element doc-number
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments The number of the referenced document.
ST.32 equivalency B110; B210; B310
Description the number of the referenced patent (or application) document
US-PGPUB doc-number
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
USPTO 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. 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.
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-application
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)   new in ICE
he string (default) Yes   height
wi string (default) 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 CDATA #REQUIRED wi CDATA #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
USPTO Comments Document being corrected. ST.32 equivalent = B666.
Description Document being corrected.
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
USPTO 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-PGPUB document-id
attributes lang
uses country, date, doc-number, kind, name
used by application-reference, child-doc, corresponding-docs, document-corrected, parent-doc, parent-grant-document, parent-pct-document, patcit, pct-or-regional-filing-data, pct-or-regional-publishing-data, publication-reference, related-publication, search-report-publication, 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
USPTO 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-PGPUB subdoc-drawings
attributes id, lang, status
uses doc-page, figure
used by us-patent-application
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
USPTO Comments Term to be defined.
Description term to be defined Recommended id = dtrm01, dtrm02, etc.
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
USPTO Comments Where structured data is not possible, enter text
Description if no structure is possible, enter text (without markup).
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, bio-deposit, us-bibliographic-data-application
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT dtext (#PCDATA)>

Element ead
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Electronic address; use for other than email.
Description electronic address use for other than email.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT ead (#PCDATA)>

Element edate
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description end date used in pubdate.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pubdate
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT edate (#PCDATA)>

Element edition
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Edition statement. Indicates the edition of the classification schedule.
ST.32 equivalency B516
Description edition statement.
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 email
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Email address.
Description email address.
US-PGPUB email
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>

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

Element figref
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments A reference to a figure; e.g., "...as shown in figure 1..."
Description a reference to a figure; e.g., "...as shown in <figref idref="f01">figure <b>1</b></figref>..."
attributes idref, num
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 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
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments A figure. (US: often equates to one drawing page that might contain multiple figures.)
Description a drawing (figure), necessary for the understanding of the invention Recommended id = f01, f02, etc.
US-PGPUB figure
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 first-name
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments First or given name(s).
Description First or given name(s), initial(s)
US-PGPUB given-name
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, author, deceased-inventor, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT first-name (#PCDATA)>

Element further-classification
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Further/secondary classification. ST.32 equivalency = B512/B522 (US: XR classification)
ST.32 equivalency B512; B522; B522US
Description further/secondary classification.
attributes id, sequence
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipc, classification-locarno, classification-national
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
sequence string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT further-classification (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST further-classification id ID #IMPLIED sequence CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element gazette-num
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by gazette-reference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT gazette-num (#PCDATA)>

Element gazette-reference
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Patent bulletin / gazette information. ST.32 equivalency = B405
attributes id, country, lang
uses date, gazette-num, text
used by correction, pct-or-regional-publishing-data
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
country string (default) no (default)  
lang string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT gazette-reference (gazette-num , date , text?)>
<!ATTLIST gazette-reference id ID #IMPLIED country CDATA #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element generating-office
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes
uses country
used by classification-ipcr
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT generating-office (country)>

Element heading
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Heading. Level attribute determines indentation and style.
ST.32 equivalency H
Description heading text; see Rule 5. Recommended id = h01, h02, etc.
US-PGPUB heading
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description history of the article (not serial)
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description numeration within host document
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by online
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT hostno (#PCDATA)>

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

Element i
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Italic formatting.
Description italic formatting for text
US-PGPUB 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, us-claim-statement
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT i (#PCDATA | b | u | smallcaps)*>

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

Element img
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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-PGPUB image
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 string (default) Yes   height
wi string (default) 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 chem table math program-listing flowchart 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 CDATA #REQUIRED wi CDATA #REQUIRED file CDATA #REQUIRED alt CDATA #IMPLIED img-content (drawing | photograph | character | dna | undefined | chem | table | math | program-listing | flowchart ) 'drawing' img-format (jpg | tif | st33 | st35 ) #REQUIRED orientation (portrait | landscape ) 'portrait' inline (yes | no ) 'no' >

Element imprint
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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.
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
USPTO 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'
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description issue number.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT ino (#PCDATA)>

Element invention-title
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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-PGPUB title-of-invention
attributes id, lang
uses b, i, sub, sup, u
used by description, us-bibliographic-data-application
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
USPTO 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-PGPUB inventor
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
USPTO 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-PGPUB inventors
attributes
uses deceased-inventor, inventor
used by parties
content choice
occurrence OneOrMore
source
<!ELEMENT inventors (inventor | deceased-inventor)+>

Element ipc-version-indicator
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes
uses date
used by classification-ipcr
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT ipc-version-indicator (date)>

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

Element keyword
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Keyword; e.g., from a Thesaurus or class. Scheme.
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
USPTO Comments Document kind code; e.g. A1.
ST.32 equivalency B130
Description document kind code; e.g. A1
US-PGPUB kind-code
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by document-id
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT kind (#PCDATA)>

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

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

Element li
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments List item.
Description list item Recommended id = list01, list02, etc.
US-PGPUB list-item
attributes id, num
uses b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, dl, figref, i, img, maths, nplcit, ol, patcit, pre, 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)  
num string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT li (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | pre | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | crossref | figref | img | dl | ul | ol | chemistry | maths)*>
<!ATTLIST li id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element line
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Referenced line within cited work.
Description referenced line within cited work
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
USPTO Comments Cited document line, first.
Description cited document line, first
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by line
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT linef (#PCDATA)>

Element linel
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Cited document line, last.
Description cited document line, last
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used for publishing.) Linked indexing code. ST.32 equivalency = B514/B524.
Description Linked indexing code.
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description location within the cited work
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
USPTO Comments Organizational mail code.
Description organizational mail code
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT mailcode (#PCDATA)>

Element main-classification
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Main classification. ST.32 equivalency = B511/B521 (US: OR classification)
ST.32 equivalency B521
Description main classification.
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-group
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipcr
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT main-group (#PCDATA)>

Element main-linked-indexing-code
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Main Linked Indexing Code.
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
USPTO Comments (PLACEHOLDER:w3c math dtd)
US-PGPUB math-cwu
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by maths
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT math EMPTY>

Element maths
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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.
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 , img?))>
<!ATTLIST maths id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

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

Element misc
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description miscellaneous information relating to the history of the article; see ISO 12083
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
USPTO 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'
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description monographic series number
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by series
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT msn (#PCDATA)>

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

Element name
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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-PGPUB name
attributes name-type
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, author, deceased-inventor, document-id, imprint, 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
USPTO Comments Country of nationality.
ST.32 equivalency NCTRY
Description country of nationality
US-PGPUB citizenship
attributes
uses country
used by applicant
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT nationality (country)>

Element notes
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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.
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
USPTO 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
attributes id, num, lang, file, npl-type, medium, url
uses article, book, online, othercit, text
used by citation, corresponding-docs, dd, li, p
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
num string (default) no (default)  
lang string (default) no (default)  
file string (default) no (default)  
npl-type string (default) no (default)  
medium string (default) no (default)  
url string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT nplcit (text | article | book | online | othercit)>
<!ATTLIST nplcit id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #IMPLIED npl-type CDATA #IMPLIED medium CDATA #IMPLIED url CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element object-contents
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
US-PGPUB object-contents
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by object-reference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT object-contents (#PCDATA)>

Element object-description
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
US-PGPUB object-description
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by object-reference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT object-description (#PCDATA)>

Element object-id
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
US-PGPUB object-id
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by object-reference
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT object-id (#PCDATA)>

Element object-reference
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
US-PGPUB object-reference
attributes id
uses object-contents, object-description, object-id
used by us-appendix-data
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID Yes  
source
<!ELEMENT object-reference (object-description , object-id , object-contents)>
<!ATTLIST object-reference id ID #REQUIRED >

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

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

Element othercit
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Other citations. Format not defined.
Description other citations - free form
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
USPTO 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-PGPUB paragraph
attributes id, num
uses b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, dl, figref, i, img, maths, nplcit, ol, patcit, pre, smallcaps, sub, sup, table-external-doc, 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, us-megatable-doc, us-sequence-list-doc
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 | crossref | figref | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | img | chemistry | maths | tables | table-external-doc)*>
<!ATTLIST p id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element para
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Referenced paragraph within cited work.
Description referenced paragraph within cited work.
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
USPTO Comments Cited paragraph, first.
Description cited paragraph, first.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by para
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT paraf (#PCDATA)>

Element paral
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Cited paragraph, last.
Description cited paragraph, last.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by para
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT paral (#PCDATA)>

Element parent-doc
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Describes parent document. ST.32 equivalency = PARENT.
Description Describes parent document.
US-PGPUB parent
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
USPTO Comments If the parent document was granted.
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
USPTO 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
USPTO Comments Status of the parent document.
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
USPTO 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)
attributes
uses agents, applicants, correspondence-address, inventors
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT parties (applicants , inventors? , correspondence-address? , agents?)>

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

Element patcit
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments 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
attributes id, num, dnum, dnum-type, file, url
uses document-id, rel-passage, text
used by citation, dd, li, p
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
num string (default) no (default)  
dnum string (default) no (default)  
dnum-type string (default) no (default)  
file string (default) no (default)  
url string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT patcit (text | (document-id , rel-passage*))>
<!ATTLIST patcit id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #IMPLIED dnum CDATA #IMPLIED dnum-type CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #IMPLIED url CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element pct-or-regional-filing-data
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments PCT or regional filing information. INID 86; ST.32 equivalency = B860.
ST.32 equivalency B860
INID 86
Description PCT or regional filing information.
attributes
uses document-id, us-371c124-date
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
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
USPTO Comments PCT or regional publication information. INID 87; ST.32 equivalency = B870.
ST.32 equivalency B870, B871
INID 87
Description PCT or regional publication information.
attributes
uses document-id, gazette-reference
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT pct-or-regional-publishing-data (document-id , gazette-reference?)>

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

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

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

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

Element pp
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Cited document page numbers.
Description cited document page numbers.
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
USPTO Comments Cited document page , first.
Description cited document page , first.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pp
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT ppf (#PCDATA)>

Element ppl
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Cited document page, last.
Description cited document page, last.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pp
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT ppl (#PCDATA)>

Element pre
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Indicates that the white space of the text should be preserved at rendering. In all cases, a fixed-width font should be used.
attributes id, space, listing-type
uses Does not use other elements.
used by claim-text, dd, li, 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
USPTO Comments Title: e.g., Mr., Mrs., Dr. etc.
Description title: e.g., Mr., Mrs., Dr. etc.
US-PGPUB name-prefix
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, author, deceased-inventor, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT prefix (#PCDATA)>

Element priority-claim
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Priority claim.
Description priority claim (PCT Rule 4.10)
attributes id, 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
id ID no (default)  
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 id ID #IMPLIED sequence CDATA #REQUIRED kind (national | regional | international ) #REQUIRED >

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

Element priority-doc-attached
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the priority document is attached to the application
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
USPTO 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
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description publication date used in npl citations
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Publisher's unique id
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
USPTO Comments Identification of a published patent document.
ST.32 equivalency B100
Description publication reference information: publication number, date, etc
attributes id
uses document-id
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT publication-reference (document-id)>
<!ATTLIST publication-reference id ID #IMPLIED >

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

Element reexamination
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Document of which this is a reexamination. ST.32 equivalency = B645.
Description Document of which this is a reexamination.
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT reexamination (relation)>

Element references-cited
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes
uses citation, date-search-completed, date-search-report-mailed, place-of-search, searcher, search-report-publication, text
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT references-cited (text | (citation+ , date-search-completed? , date-search-report-mailed? , place-of-search? , search-report-publication? , searcher?))>

Element refno
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Reference number (general); for the EPO this is the XP number
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
USPTO 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
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
USPTO Comments Registered number, format undefined.
Description registered number
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, author, deceased-inventor, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT registered-number (#PCDATA)>

Element reissue
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Document being reissued. INID 64. ST.32 equivalency = B640.
INID 64
Description Document being reissued.
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
USPTO Comments Previously published document concerning same application. INID 65. ST.32 equivalency = B650.
ST.32 equivalency B690US
INID 65
Description Previously published document concerning same application.
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
USPTO Comments
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
USPTO Comments (US: used for different data types depending on context.)
Description relevant claims
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by citation, rel-passage
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT rel-claims (#PCDATA)>

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

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

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

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

Element room
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Address room; e.g., Room 55B.
Description address room.
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
USPTO 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-PGPUB rule-47-flag
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT rule-47-flag EMPTY>

Element sdate
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description start date used in pubdate
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by pubdate
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT sdate (#PCDATA)>

Element searcher
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USPTO Comments
attributes
uses addressbook, department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym
used by references-cited
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT searcher (%name_group; | addressbook)>

Element search-report-publication
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
attributes
uses document-id
used by references-cited
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT search-report-publication (document-id+)>

Element section
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USPTO Comments
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipcr
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT section (#PCDATA)>

Element sequence-list
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USPTO 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
attributes id, file, lang, carriers, seq-file-type, status
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-sequence-list-doc
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
file string (default) Yes  
lang string (default) no (default)  
carriers Enumeration no (default)   internal-electronic external-electronic paper
seq-file-type string (default) no (default)   ST.25
status string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT sequence-list EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST sequence-list id ID #IMPLIED file CDATA #REQUIRED lang CDATA #IMPLIED carriers (internal-electronic | external-electronic | paper ) #IMPLIED seq-file-type CDATA #FIXED 'ST.25' status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element sequence-list-text
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USPTO 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
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USPTO 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.
attributes
uses alttitle, cpyrt, descrip, imprint, ino, isbn, issn, issue, notes, pubdate, pubid, sertitle, subname, vid
used by article, 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
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description series statement
attributes
uses issn, msn, mst, text
used by book, online
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT series (text | (mst , msn? , issn?))>

Element serpart
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description part within a serial
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by location
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT serpart (#PCDATA)>

Element sersect
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description serial section
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by location
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT sersect (#PCDATA)>

Element sertitle
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description serial title
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by serial
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT sertitle (#PCDATA)>

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

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

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

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

Element street
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USPTO Comments Street may contain house number or house name.
Description street may contain house number or name
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT street (#PCDATA)>

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

Element sub2
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USPTO Comments Second level subscripted text.
Description second level subscripted text
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 subclass
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USPTO Comments
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipcr
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT subclass (#PCDATA)>

Element subgroup
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USPTO Comments
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipcr
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT subgroup (#PCDATA)>

Element sub-linked-indexing-code
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description sub/further Linked Indexing Code.
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Subordinate responsibility, e.g. editor, translator, etc.
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 Enumeration no (default)   editor translator other-subname-type editor
source
<!ELEMENT subname (%name_group; | addressbook)>
<!ATTLIST subname subname-type (editor | translator | other-subname-type ) 'editor' >

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

Element subtitle
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description book subtitle
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by book
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT subtitle (#PCDATA)>

Element suffix
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USPTO Comments Name suffix (e.g., II, Jr., Dip., Ing., BA, etc.)
Description name suffix (e.g., II, Jr., Dip., Ing., BA, etc.)
US-PGPUB name-suffix
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by addressbook, assignee, author, deceased-inventor, searcher, subname
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT suffix (#PCDATA)>

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

Element sup2
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Superscripted text.
Description superscripted text
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 symbol-position
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USPTO Comments
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by classification-ipcr
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT symbol-position (#PCDATA)>

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

Element table
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (PLACEHOLDER:cals table dtd)
US-PGPUB table-cwu
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by tables
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT table EMPTY>

Element table-external-doc
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes id, file, lang, carriers, external-type, status
uses Does not use other elements.
used by p, us-patent-application
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
file string (default) Yes  
lang string (default) no (default)  
carriers Enumeration no (default)   internal-electronic external-electronic paper
external-type Enumeration no (default)   math chemistry program-listing other
status string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT table-external-doc (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST table-external-doc id ID #IMPLIED file CDATA #REQUIRED lang CDATA #IMPLIED carriers (internal-electronic | external-electronic | paper ) #IMPLIED external-type (math | chemistry | program-listing | other ) #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element tables
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USPTO 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.
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
USPTO 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-PGPUB summary-of-invention
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the problem the invention purports to solve (Rule 5.1(a)(iii)
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
USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description the solution to the problem that the invention purports to solve. (PCT Rule 5.1(a)(iii)
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
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USPTO 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.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by bio-deposit
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT term (#PCDATA)>

Element text
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments If no structure is possible, enter content verbatim.
ST.32 equivalency DTXT
Description if no structure is possible, enter text (without markup)
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by address, addressbook, article, book, classification-ipc, classification-locarno, classification-national, conference, correction, gazette-reference, history, imprint, location, nplcit, online, patcit, references-cited, rel-passage, series
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT text (#PCDATA)>

Element time
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Time; format HHMM.
Description time; format HHMM
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
USPTO Comments Type of correction. ST.32 equivalency = B667.
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
USPTO Comments Underscore: style - single is default.
Description underscore: style - single is default
US-PGPUB uline
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, us-claim-statement
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
USPTO 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.
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 unlinked-indexing-code
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments (US: not used for publishing.)
Description Unlinked indexing code.
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
USPTO Comments Universal Resource Locator; e.g. www.wipo.int.
Description Universal Resource Locator; e.g. www.wipo.int
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
USPTO Comments PCT Section 371(c)(1)(2)(4)date. ST.32 equivalency = B864US
ST.32 equivalency B863, B864
Description PCT section 371 Date.
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-appendix-data
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Used for physical objects included with the application, for example, microfiche or optical discs).
US-PGPUB appendix-data
attributes
uses object-reference
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-appendix-data (object-reference+)>

Element us-application-series-code
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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 name: B211US.
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.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-application-series-code (#PCDATA)>

Element us-bibliographic-data-application
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments Biblilographic data for a published patent application. Contains document identification, domestic filing data, priority data, related patent or application information, parties concerned with the document, and data related to international conventions.
US-PGPUB subdoc-bibliographic-information
attributes id, lang, status, country
uses application-reference, assignees, bio-deposit, classification-locarno, classification-national, classifications-ipcr, dtext, invention-title, parties, pct-or-regional-filing-data, pct-or-regional-publishing-data, priority-claims, publication-reference, references-cited, rule-47-flag, us-appendix-data, us-application-series-code, us-botanic, us-deceased-inventor, us-publication-filing-type, us-publication-of-continued-prosecution-application, us-related-documents
used by us-patent-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
lang string (default) no (default)  
status string (default) no (default)  
country string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT us-bibliographic-data-application (publication-reference , application-reference , us-application-series-code , us-publication-filing-type? , us-publication-of-continued-prosecution-application? , rule-47-flag? , priority-claims? , classifications-ipcr? , classification-locarno? , classification-national , invention-title , us-botanic? , references-cited? , us-related-documents? , parties , us-deceased-inventor* , assignees? , bio-deposit? , pct-or-regional-filing-data? , pct-or-regional-publishing-data? , us-appendix-data? , dtext*)>
<!ATTLIST us-bibliographic-data-application id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED country CDATA #IMPLIED >

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

Element us-chemistry
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments External files containing alternative formats of chemical structures.
attributes idref, cdx-file, mol-file
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-patent-application
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-claim-statement
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes
uses b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup, u
used by us-patent-application
content character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-claim-statement (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>

Element us-deceased-inventor
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes sequence
uses addressbook
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
sequence string (default) Yes  
source
<!ELEMENT us-deceased-inventor (addressbook)>
<!ATTLIST us-deceased-inventor sequence CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element us-divisional-reissue
diagram View Diagram
USPTO 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. ST. 32 name: B641US.
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.
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-math
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments External files containing alternative formats of mathematical equations.
attributes idrefs, nb-file
uses img
used by us-patent-application
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-megatable-doc
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
attributes
uses p
used by us-patent-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-megatable-doc (p)>

Element us-original-publication-amended
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments An application published as amended at the request of the applicant.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-publication-filing-type
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-original-publication-amended EMPTY>

Element us-original-publication-redacted
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments An application published with some part of the content removed because it is not subject to publication requirements.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-publication-filing-type
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-original-publication-redacted EMPTY>

Element us-original-publication-voluntary
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments An application published at the express wish of the applicant.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-publication-filing-type
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-original-publication-voluntary EMPTY>

Element us-patent-application
diagram View Diagram
USPTO Comments
US-PGPUB patent-application-publication
attributes lang, dtd-version, file, status, id, country, file-reference-id, date-produced, date-publ
uses abstract, claims, description, doc-page, drawings, table-external-doc, us-bibliographic-data-application, us-chemistry, us-claim-statement, us-math, us-megatable-doc, us-sequence-list-doc
used by root element.
content choice
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
lang string (default) Yes  
dtd-version string (default) no (default)  
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)  
date-produced string (default) no (default)  
date-publ string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT us-patent-application (doc-page+ | (us-bibliographic-data-application , abstract* , drawings? , description , us-sequence-list-doc? , us-megatable-doc? , table-external-doc* , us-chemistry* , us-math* , us-claim-statement? , claims))>
<!ATTLIST us-patent-application lang CDATA #REQUIRED dtd-version CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED id ID #IMPLIED country CDATA #REQUIRED file-reference-id CDATA #IMPLIED date-produced CDATA #IMPLIED date-publ CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element us-provisional-application
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USPTO Comments Provisional application that is the basis of the document in hand. ST.32 name: B680US.
ST.32 equivalency B680US
Description Provisional application that is the basis of the document in hand.
attributes
uses document-id, us-provisional-application-status
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-provisional-application (document-id , us-provisional-application-status?)>

Element us-provisional-application-status
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USPTO Comments Status of the provisional application that is the basis of the document in hand.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-provisional-application
content character data
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-provisional-application-status (#PCDATA)>

Element us-publication-filing-type
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USPTO Comments
attributes
uses us-original-publication-amended, us-original-publication-redacted, us-original-publication-voluntary, us-republication-amended, us-republication-corrected, us-republication-redacted
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content choice
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT us-publication-filing-type (us-original-publication-voluntary | us-original-publication-redacted | us-original-publication-amended | us-republication-corrected | us-republication-redacted | us-republication-amended)>

Element us-publication-of-continued-prosecution-application
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USPTO 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 application publication.
attributes cpa-text
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-bibliographic-data-application
content empty
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
cpa-text string (default) no (default)   This is a publication of a continued prosecution application (CPA) filed under 37 CFR 1.53(d).
source
<!ELEMENT us-publication-of-continued-prosecution-application EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST us-publication-of-continued-prosecution-application cpa-text CDATA #FIXED 'This is a publication of a continued prosecution application (CPA) filed under 37 CFR 1.53(d).' >

Element us-reexamination-reissue-merger
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USPTO 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 name: B645US.
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
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-related-documents
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USPTO 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 name: B600.
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.
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-application
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
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USPTO Comments If there is more than one divisional reissue, siblings are indicated by multiple occurences of child.
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-republication-amended
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USPTO Comments An application published a second time as amended.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-publication-filing-type
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-republication-amended EMPTY>

Element us-republication-corrected
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USPTO Comments An application published with corrections due to USPTO error.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-publication-filing-type
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-republication-corrected EMPTY>

Element us-republication-redacted
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USPTO Comments An application published a second time with content removed.
attributes
uses Does not use other elements.
used by us-publication-filing-type
content empty
occurrence
source
<!ELEMENT us-republication-redacted EMPTY>

Element us-rights
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USPTO Comments This person is successor to the rights of an inventor who is deceased, insane, or legally incapacitated.
attributes to-dead-inventor, kind
uses Does not use other elements.
used by applicant
content character data
occurrence
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
to-dead-inventor 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 (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST us-rights to-dead-inventor CDATA #REQUIRED kind (heir | heiress | executor | executrix | estate | legal-representative | administrator | administratrix | legal-representatives | heirs | executors | legal-heirs ) #REQUIRED >

Element us-sequence-list-doc
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USPTO Comments
attributes id, lang, status
uses p, sequence-list
used by us-patent-application
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
Attribute Detail Datatype Required Values Default Comments
id ID no (default)  
lang string (default) no (default)  
status string (default) no (default)  
source
<!ELEMENT us-sequence-list-doc (p? , sequence-list)>
<!ATTLIST us-sequence-list-doc id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element utility-model-basis
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USPTO Comments Document on which utility model is based. INID 67. ST.32 equivalency = B670.
ST.32 equivalency B670
INID 67
Description Document on which utility model is based.
attributes
uses relation
used by us-related-documents
content a sequence of elements
occurrence required (default)
source
<!ELEMENT utility-model-basis (relation)>

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

Element vid
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USPTO Comments (US: not used in publication.)
Description Volume id/number.
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 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-doc

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

Attribute chem-type
Attribute Comments
used by chem

Attribute claim-type
Attribute Comments
used by claim, claims

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 gazette-reference, us-bibliographic-data-application, us-patent-application

Attribute cpa-text
Attribute Comments
used by us-publication-of-continued-prosecution-application

Attribute date-produced
Attribute Comments
used by us-patent-application

Attribute date-publ
Attribute Comments
used by us-patent-application

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
used by us-patent-application

Attribute external-type
Attribute Comments
used by table-external-doc

Attribute figure-labels
Attribute Comments figure labels
used by figure

Attribute file
Attribute Comments
used by chem, doc-page, img, nplcit, patcit, sequence-list, table-external-doc, us-patent-application

Attribute file-reference-id
Attribute Comments
used by us-patent-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, addressbook, advantageous-effects, application-reference, author, background-art, best-mode, bio-deposit, chem, chemistry, claim, claims, classification-ipc, classification-ipcr, classification-locarno, classification-national, classifications-ipcr, description, description-of-drawings, disclosure, dl, doc-page, drawings, dt, figure, further-classification, gazette-reference, heading, img, industrial-applicability, invention-title, li, maths, mode-for-invention, nplcit, object-reference, ol, p, patcit, pre, priority-claim, publication-reference, refno, sequence-list, sequence-list-text, table-external-doc, tables, technical-field, tech-problem, tech-solution, ul, us-bibliographic-data-application, us-patent-application, us-sequence-list-doc

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, gazette-reference, invention-title, nplcit, sequence-list, table-external-doc, us-bibliographic-data-application, us-patent-application, us-sequence-list-doc

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 The sequence number of the element or elements with similar content
used by bio-deposit, chemistry, claim, figref, figure, li, 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 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 seq-file-type
Attribute Comments
used by sequence-list

Attribute sequence
Attribute Comments
used by agent, applicant, classification-ipcr, deceased-inventor, further-classification, inventor, priority-claim, us-deceased-inventor

Attribute space
Attribute Comments
used by pre

Attribute srep-phase
Attribute Comments
used by citation

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

Attribute style
Attribute Comments
used by u

Attribute subname-type
Attribute Comments
used by subname

Attribute to-dead-inventor
Attribute Comments
used by us-rights

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