office-specific-data/autags

The autags container includes Australia-specific information. Access to the Australian office-specific-data is available with Premium and Premium Plus subscriptions.

<office-specific-data>
  <autags> 
    <au-opi-date> 
      <date>20141023</date>
    </au-opi-date>
    <au-opi-published-in-journal-date>  
      <date>20141023</date>
    </au-opi-published-in-journal-date>
    <au-acceptance-details>  
      <au-acceptance-date>   
        <date>20151109</date>  
      </au-acceptance-date> 
      <au-acceptance-published-date>    
        <date>20151126</date> 
      </au-acceptance-published-date>  
      <au-final-acceptance-date>    
        <date>20151121</date>  
      </au-final-acceptance-date>
    </au-acceptance-details>
    <au-sealing-details>  
      <au-sealing-date>     
        <date>20160310</date> 
      </au-sealing-date>  
      <au-sealed-published-date>    
        <date>20160324</date> 
      </au-sealed-published-date>
    </au-sealing-details>
    <au-extensions-of-term>  
      <au-extension-of-term>    
        <au-final-expiry-date>      
          <date>20310301</date>    
        </au-final-expiry-date>    
        <au-extension-of-term-application-filing-date>      
          <date>20160418</date>   
        </au-extension-of-term-application-filing-date>    
        <au-extension-of-term-acceptance-date>      
          <date>20170516</date>
        </au-extension-of-term-acceptance-date>    
        <au-extension-of-term-acceptance-published-date>      
          <date>20170525</date>   
        </au-extension-of-term-acceptance-published-date>  
      </au-extension-of-term>
    </au-extensions-of-term>
    <au-fee-history>
      <au-date-paid>    
        <date>20170822</date> 
      </au-date-paid>  
      <au-paid-to-date>    
        <date>20180922</date>  
      </au-paid-to-date>  
      <au-next-fee-due>12</au-next-fee-due>
    </au-fee-history>
  </autags>
</office-specific-data>

Element	Description
au-opi-date	Date an application became open for public inspection in Australia. Generally, this is the date of publication either by IP Australia or by WIPO if the PCT was filed after January 1, 2004. For PCT applications filed before January 1, 2004, this is the date a copy of the PCT application was received at IP Australia after publication by WIPO.
au-opi-published-in-journal-date	Date an application was published in the Australian Official Journal of Patents.
au-exam-details	Examination details. See below for sub-elements.
au-acceptance-details	Acceptance details. See below for sub-elements.
au-certification-details	Certification details for innovation patents. See Types of patents for more information about innovation patents. See below for sub-elements.
au-sealing-details	Sealing details. "Sealing" is the act of applying a physical seal to paper patent deeds. Patents granted after April 15, 2013 are subject to an electronic means of grant. See below for sub-elements.
au-extensions-of-term	Term extensions. See below for sub-elements.
au-fee-history	Fee history. See below for sub-elements.
au-oppositions-and-disputes	Oppositions and disputes. See below for sub-elements.
au-re-examinations	Re-examinations. See below for sub-elements.

office-specific-data/autags/au-exam-details

Element	Description
au-direction-date	Date Commissioner directed applicant to request examination. A request for examination must be filed within 2 months of the direction date.
au-third-party-examination-request-date	Date a third party requested examination

office-specific-data/autags/au-acceptance-details

Element	Description
au-acceptance-date	Acceptance date
au-acceptance-published-date	Acceptance publication date
au-final-acceptance-date	Final acceptance date

office-specific-data/autags/au-certification-details

Element	Description
au-certified-date	Date of certification
au-final-certification-date	Final certification date
au-certified-published-date	Certified publication date

office-specific-data/autags/au-sealing-details

Element	Description
au-sealing-date	Sealing date
au-sealed-published-date	Sealing publication date

office-specific-data/autags/au-extensions-of-term/au-extension-of-term

Element	Description
au-final-expiry-date	Final expiry date
au-extension-of-term-application-filing-date	Application filing date for term extension
au-extension-of-term-acceptance-date	Acceptance date for term extension
au-extension-of-term-acceptance-published-date	Acceptance publication date for term extension
au-extension-of-term-granted-date	Grant date for term extension

office-specific-data/autags/au-fee-history

Element	Description
au-date-paid	Date of payment
au-paid-to-date	Date up to which continuation/renewal fees have been paid. The application/patent may be considered active for up to six months past this date.
au-next-fee-due	Anniversary number of the next continuation/renewal fee. Indicates the number of years for which continuation/renewal fees have been paid and is calculated as the number of years between the Date of Patent and the Paid to Date. This is not populated for patents of addition.
au-last-agency-address	Address of last agency

office-specific-data/autags/au-oppositions-and-disputes

Element	Description
au-current-oppositions-and-disputes	Current oppositions and disputes. See below for sub-elements.
au-completed-oppositions-and-disputes	Completed oppositions and disputes. See below for sub-elements.

office-specific-data/autags/au-oppositions-and-disputes/au-current-oppositions-and-disputes|au-completed-oppositions-and-disputes/au-opposition

Attribute	Description
sequence	Sequence number

Element	Description
au-proceeding-type	Type of proceeding. Values include: Opposition to Amendments by Applicants and Patentees Opposition to Extension of Time Opposition to Grant of Extension of Term Opposition to Grant of Standard Patent Opposition to Innovation Patent Opposition to Protection or Compensation of Certain Persons Opposition to Restoration of a Patent
au-proceeding-status	Status of proceeding. Values include: Evidence in Answer Due Evidence in Reply Due Evidence in Support Due Finalised In Progress Notice of Intention Due Statement of Grounds and Particulars Due
au-proceeding-result	Result of proceeding. Values include: Application Refused Application Withdrawn Finalised Opposition Allowed Opposition Dismissed Opposition Refused Opposition Withdrawn
au-opposition-dispute-parties	Opposition dispute parties. See below for sub-elements.
au-opposition-dispute-agent	Opposition dispute agent
au-opposition-dispute-agent-address	Address of opposition dispute agent

office-specific-data/autags/au-oppositions-and-disputes/au-current-oppositions-and-disputes|au-completed-oppositions-and-disputes/au-opposition/au-opposition-dispute-parties

Attribute	Description
sequence	Sequence number

Element	Description
au-opposition-dispute-party-name	Name of opposition dispute party

office-specific-data/autags/au-re-examinations/au-re-examination

Attribute	Description
sequence	Sequence number

Element

Description

au-re-examination-status

Status of re-examination. Values include:

- Finalised
- In Progress

au-re-examination-request-date

Date re-examination was requested

office-specific-data/eptags

The eptags container includes EPO-specific information.

<office-specific-data>
  <eptags>
    <ep-no-a-document-published>*</ep-no-a-document-published>
    <ep-limitations>
      <ep-limitation-procedure limitation-sequence="1" mxw-id="LIM307" load-source="patent-office">
        <ep-limitation-filing>
          <ep-limitation-date>
            <date>20140711</date>
          </ep-limitation-date>
          <ep-limitation-filing-kind>2</ep-limitation-filing-kind>
          <ep-limitation-filing-decision>1</ep-limitation-filing-decision>
          <ep-limitation-payment-date>
            <date>20140912</date>
          </ep-limitation-payment-date>
        </ep-limitation-filing>
        <ep-limitation-rejection>
          <ep-limitation-rejection-kind>1</ep-limitation-rejection-kind>
          <ep-limitation-rejection-dispatch-date>
            <date>20150128</date>
          </ep-limitation-rejection-dispatch-date>
          <ep-limitation-rejection-legal-date>
            <date>20150207</date>
          </ep-limitation-rejection-legal-date>
        </ep-limitation-rejection>
      </ep-limitation-procedure>
      <ep-limitation-procedure limitation-sequence="2" mxw-id="LIM308" load-source="patent-office">
        <ep-limitation-filing>
          <ep-limitation-date>
            <date>20150528</date>
          </ep-limitation-date>
          <ep-limitation-filing-kind>2</ep-limitation-filing-kind>
          <ep-limitation-filing-decision>1</ep-limitation-filing-decision>
          <ep-limitation-payment-date>
            <date>20150528</date>
          </ep-limitation-payment-date>
        </ep-limitation-filing>
        <ep-limitation-allowed>
          <ep-limitation-allowed-dispatch-date>
            <date>20150911</date>
          </ep-limitation-allowed-dispatch-date>
          <ep-limitation-allowed-trans-date>
            <date>20151130</date>
          </ep-limitation-allowed-trans-date>
          <ep-limitation-allowed-payment-date>
            <date>20151130</date>
          </ep-limitation-allowed-payment-date>      
        </ep-limitation-allowed>
        <ep-limitation-decision limitation-sequence="2">
          <kind>B3</kind>
          <date>20160113</date>
          <bnum>201602</bnum>
        </ep-limitation-decision>
      </ep-limitation-procedure>
    </ep-limitations>
  </eptags>
</office-specific-data>

Element	Description
ep-no-a-document-published	Contains an "*" (asterisk) for the Euro-PCT applications for which no A-document has been published by the EPO because it was filed with WIPO in one of the official languages of the EPO
ep-limitations	Request by the patent proprietor to limit the scope of a patent
ep-petition-reviews	Petition for review of the outcome of an appeal

office-specific-data/eptags/ep-limitations/ep-limitation-procedure

Attribute	Description
limitation-sequence	Limitation sequence number

office-specific-data/eptags/ep-limitations/ep-limitation-procedure/ep-limitation-filing

Element	Description
ep-limitation-date	Date of filing
ep-limitation-filing-kind	Limitation kind: 01=Filed during opposition period 02=Filed after opposition period
ep-limitation-filing-decision	Decision code: 01=Admissible 02=Inadmissible 03=Deemed not filed 04=Deemed not filed, opposition pending/filed
ep-limitation-payment-date	Date of payment

office-specific-data/eptags/ep-limitations/ep-limitation-procedure/ep-limitation-rejection

Element	Description
ep-limitation-rejection-kind	Rejection of limitation: 01=Substantive refusal 02=Inadmissible for formal reasons (R. 94) 03=No/late reply to subset report 04=RALL (request allowed), requirements not fulfilled
ep-limitation-rejection-dispatch-date	Date decision was dispatched
ep-limitation-rejection-legal-date	Date of legal effect
ep-limitation-rejection-bulletin-number	Issue number of the bulletin

office-specific-data/eptags/ep-limitations/ep-limitation-procedure/ep-limitation-allowed

Element	Description
ep-limitation-allowed-dispatch-date	Date decision was dispatched
ep-limitation-allowed-trans-date	Date translation was received
ep-limitation-allowed-payment-date	Date full payment was received

office-specific-data/eptags/ep-limitations/ep-limitation-procedure/ep-limitation-decision

Attribute	Description
limitation-sequence	Limitation sequence number

Element	Description
kind	Kind code; when the request is accepted, the result will be a new B3 publication
date	Date of publication
bnum	Issue number of the bulletin

office-specific-data/eptags/ep-petition-reviews

Attribute	Description
review-number	Petition for review number (as there can be multiple petitions for review); comprises a unique number for a given year, e.g., R0001/08

Element	Description
ep-petition-review-appeal-number	Appeal number
ep-petition-review-petitioner-code	Petitioner code
ep-petition-review-notice-date	Date of notice of petition
ep-petition-review-decision-date	Date of decision
ep-petition-review-decision-kind	Kind of decision: R01=Obviously inadmissible R02=Obviously unsubstantiated R03=Free R04=Inadmissible R05=Rejection R06=Allowed with total refund of review fee R07=Allowed with partial refund of review fee R08=Free R09=Withdrawal R10=Deemed to be withdrawn R11=Other kind of disposal R12=Free

office-specific-data/ustags

The ustags container includes USPTO-specific information.

<office-specific-data>
  <ustags>
    <us-gazette>
      <us-adverse-decisions>
        <us-adverse-decision gazette-date="19881213">
          <date>19880728</date>
          <number>101768</number>
          <text>claims 1-9</text>
        </us-adverse-decision>
      </us-adverse-decisions>
      <us-reexaminations>
        <us-reexamination gazette-date="19860225">
          <application-reference>
            <document-id>
              <country>US</country>
              <doc-number>90/000927</doc-number>
              <date>19851220</date>
            </document-id>
          </application-reference>
          <publication-reference ucid="US-4490148-B1">
            <document-id>
            <country>US</country>
            <doc-number>4490148</doc-number>
            <kind>B1</kind>
            <date>19861118</date>
            </document-id>
          </publication-reference>
            <number>592</number>
            <requester>
              <addressbook>
                <name>PROCTOR &amp; GAMBLE CO</name>
                <address>
                  <address-1>CINCINNATI OH</address-1>
                  <country>US</country>
                </address>
              </addressbook>
            </requester>
            <text>AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
              CLAIM 1 IS DETERMINED TO BE PATENTABLE AS AMENDED. CLAIMS 2-9, DEPENDENT ON AN
              AMENDED CLAIM, ARE DETERMINED TO BE PATENTABLE. 1. PROTECTOR AGAINST
              INCONTINENCE OR DIAPER WHICH WHEN EXTENDED HAS AN ESSENTIALLY RECTANGULAR SHAPE
              AND WHICH COMPRISES A BOTTOM, LIQUID-TIGHT LAYER SUCH AS A PLASTIC SHEET, WHICH
              CARRIES AN OBLONG ABSORBENT BODY FIXED TO THE BOTTOM LAYER, THE BOTTOM LAYER
              BEING PROVIDED WITH LONGITUDINAL ELASTIC LINES SUCH AS ELASTIC THREADS, BANDS
              OR LINES OR ELASTIC COATING ARRANGED ALONT AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF
              THE PROTECTOR TO GATHER TOGETHER THE PROTECTOR IN THE FREE STATE BY ELASTIC
              CONTRACTION OF THE ELASTIC PORTIONS AND TO EFFECT ELASTIC AND SEALING CONTACT
              WITH ADJACENT BODILY PARTS IN THE POSITION FOR USE, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE
              BOTTOM LAYER IS EXTENDED TO THE SIDES WITH SIDE FLAPS WHICH ARE FOLDED IN OVER
              THE BOTTOM LAYER AND OVER THE LONGITUDINAL SIDES OF THE OBLONG ABSORBENT BODY,
              THE BOTTOM LAYER BEING EXTENDED ENDWISE BY ENDS THAT ARE DISPOSED ENDWISE
              BEYOND THE ENDS OF THE OBLONG ABSORBENT BODY, THAT SAID FOLDED OVER SIDE FLAPS
              ARE FASTENED AT THEIR END PORTIONS TO SAID EXTENDED ENDS OF THE BOTTOM LAYER AT
              LOCATIONS INTERMEDIATE THE WIDTH OF THE PROTECTOR, AND THAT THE ELASTIC LINES
              ARE ARRANGED AT THE FREE EDGES OF THE SIDE FLAPS AND ARE EACH FIXED AT BOTH
              THEIR ENDS TO THE SIDE FLAPS ENDWISE BEYOND THE ENDS OF THE ABSORBENT BODY AT
              LOCATIONS INTERMEDIATE THE WIDTH OF THE PROTECTOR.</text>
        </us-reexamination>
      </us-reexaminations>
      <us-reissues>
        <us-reissue gazette-date="19870303"> 
          <application-reference us-art-unit="336">
            <document-id>
              <country>US</country>
              <doc-number>07/946531</doc-number>
                <date>19861229</date>
            </document-id>
          </application-reference>
          <publication-reference ucid="US-RE33106-E">
            <document-id>
              <country>US</country>
              <doc-number>RE33106</doc-number>
              <kind>E1</kind>
              <date>19891107</date>
            </document-id>
          </publication-reference>       
        </us-reissue>
        <us-reissue gazette-date="19881227">
          <application-reference us-art-unit="336">
            <document-id>
              <country>US</country>
              <doc-number>07/267224</doc-number>
              <date>19881102</date>
            </document-id>
          </application-reference>
          <publication-reference ucid="US-RE33106-E">
            <document-id>
              <country>US</country>
              <doc-number>RE33106</doc-number>
              <kind>E1</kind>
              <date>19891107</date>
            </document-id>
          </publication-reference>
        </us-reissue>
      </us-reissues>
    </us-gazette>
  </ustags>
</office-specific-data>

office-specific-data/ustags/usgazette

Element	Description
us-adverse-decisions	Adverse decisions
us-certificates-of-correction	Certificates of correction
us-disclaimers	Disclaimer statements
us-expirations	Patent expirations
us-extensions	Patent extensions
us-reexaminations	Patent reexaminations
us-reinstatements	Patent reinstatements
us-reissues	Patent reissues

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