parties/applicants

<applicant mxw-id="PPAR495536593" load-source="docdb" sequence="1" format="epo">
   <addressbook>
      <last-name>IBM</last-name><address>
      <country>US</country>
      </address>
   </addressbook>
</applicant>
<applicant mxw-id="PPAR495567572" load-source="docdb" sequence="1" format="intermediate">
   <addressbook>
      <last-name>INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION IBM</last-name>
   </addressbook>
</applicant>
<applicant mxw-id="PPAR495203212" load-source="patent-office" sequence="1" format="original">
   <addressbook>
      <last-name>International Business Machines Corporation IBM</last-name>
      <address>
         <street>One New Orchard Road</street>
         <city>Armonk NY 10504</city>
         <country>US</country>
      </address>
   </addressbook>
</applicant>

Applicant refers to an entity that applies for a patent. Before September 16, 2012, only inventors could apply for patents in the US. This was changed on September 16, 2012 so that an assignee (or patent owner) may now be the applicant, as has been customary in other countries for many years.

Applicant data includes the inventor-applicants for WO records when US is a designated state.

US pre-grants will list inventors as applicants when no assignee info is present.

Since the EPO Register data updates the applicant information when reassignment of an application occurs and DOCDB does not update this information, the "original" applicant may differ from the epo and intermediate formats.

Attribute	Description
format	See Common XML Attributes.
sequence	Sequence number, present when there has been more than one applicant.
applicant-category	Defines the type of applicant, e.g., assignee.

Element	INID	Description
name	71	Name of applicant(s), as described in the `format` attribute above. Names may be parsed into `last-name, first-name` or `orgname` within the `addressbook` element. Firm names may be parsed into the `last-name` element, as shown in the example above.
address	-	When available, the address occurs in the `format`="original" element within `addressbook`. If possible, the address is parsed into 3 elements: `street`, `city`, and `country`.
country	-	When available, the country may be present in "epo" or "original" formats. Country is represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.

parties/inventors

<inventors>
   <inventor mxw-id="PPAR1182647381" load-source="docdb" sequence="1" format="epo">
      <addressbook>
         <last-name>NOWAK EDWARD J</last-name>
         <address>
            <country>US</country>
         </address>
      </addressbook>
   </inventor>
   <inventor mxw-id="PPAR1182652882" load-source="docdb" sequence="1" format="intermediate">
      <addressbook>
         <last-name>NOWAK, EDWARD, J.</last-name>
      </addressbook>
   </inventor>
   <inventor mxw-id="PPAR1182201091" load-source="patent-office" sequence="1" format="original">
      <addressbook>
         <last-name>NOWAK, EDWARD, J.</last-name>
         <address>
            <street>8 Windridge Road</street>
            <city>Essex, VT 05452</city>
            <country>US</country>
         </address>
      </addressbook>
   </inventor>
</inventors>

Attribute	Description
format	See Common XML Attributes.
sequence	Sequence number, present when there has been more than one inventor.

Element	INID	Description	Example(s)
name	72, 75, 76	Name of inventor(s), as described in the `format` attribute (may include company name of inventor as well). Names may be parsed into `last-name, first-name` or `orgname` within the `addressbook` element.	See Common XML Attributes
address	-	When available, the address occurs in the `format`="original" element within `addressbook`. If possible, the address is parsed into 3 elements: `street`, `city`, and `country`.	Leigh Delamere House, Leigh Delamere Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 6JZ
country	-	When available, the country may be present in "epo" or "original" formats. Country is represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.	GB

parties/assignees

<assignees>
   <assignee mxw-id="PPAR1105861888" load-source="patent-office" sequence="1" format="original" us-assignee-type="03">
      <addressbook>
         <name>BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, HALLSTADT</name>
         <address>
            <city>Hallstadt</city>
            <country>DE</country>
         </address>
      </addressbook>
   </assignee>
</assignees>

Assignee refers to the patent owner or buyer, i.e., the person or legal entity to which the entire right, title, and interest in the application has been assigned (sold or transferred) regardless of whether the assignee filed the application for the patent or has taken over prosecution of the application to the exclusion of the inventor. Note that this field contains the assignee information provided by the publishing authority and in most cases doesn’t reflect reassignments.

Attribute	Description
format	See Common XML Attributes
sequence	Sequence number, present when there has been more than one assignee
us-assignee-type	US only. Values include: 01=Unassigned 02=US company or corporation 03=Non-US company or corporation 04=US individual 05=Non-US individual 06=US federal government 07=Non-US government 08=US county government 09=US state government
enabled	CA only. Date of assignment.
disabled	CA only. Date of reassignment.

Element	INID	Description	Example(s)
name	73	Name of assignee(s). As received from publishing authority where `format`=original. Names may be parsed into `last-name, first-name` or `orgname` within the `addressbook` element.	LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP.
address	-	The address is found within `addressbook` and if possible, is parsed into 3 elements: `street`, `city`, and `country`.	Taipei
country	-	Available where possible. Country is represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.	TW

parties/assignee-history/reassignments/reassignment (AU and US)

<assignee-history>
   <reassignments>
      <reassignment mxw-id="RID14895693" load-source="us-assign" reel-frame="030807-0936" recorded-date="20130716">
         <assignees>
            <assignee mxw-id="RPAR66819416" format="original">
               <addressbook>
                  <last-name>BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH & CO. KG, HALLSTADT</last-name>
                  <address>
                     <address-1>MAX-BROSE-STRASSE 2</address-1>
                     <city>HALLSTADT</city>
                     <postcode>D-96103</postcode>
                     <country>DE</country>
                  </address>
               </addressbook>
            </assignee>
         </assignees>
         <assignors>
            <assignor mxw-id="RPAR66822104" load-source="us-assign" format="original" execution-date="20130627">
               <addressbook>
                  <last-name>BAUERSACHS, STEFFEN</last-name>
               </addressbook>
            </assignor>
            <assignor mxw-id="RPAR66823442" load-source="us-assign" format="original" execution-date="20130507">
               <addressbook>
                  <last-name>STRAUB, CHRISTOPH</last-name>
               </addressbook>
            </assignor>
         </assignors>
      </reassignment>
   </reassignments>
</assignee-history>

This element is available for AU and US. For the US, all assignments reported to the USPTO since August 1980 are available.

Attribute	Description	Example(s)
reel-frame	A unique identifier for a given US assignment recordation. A `reel-frame` record may include multiple patents. Format: NNNNNN/NNNN	011333-0953
recorded-date	Date the assignment was recorded. For the US, this is a single date per reel/frame.	20001128

Element	INID	Description	Example(s)
assignors	-	In the first US assignment recorded, the assignors are the inventors. Thereafter, the assignee will be the current owner. Execution dates are recorded for each assignee as an attribute. Names may be parsed into `last-name, first-name` or `orgname` within the `addressbook` element.	3COM CORPORATION
assignees	-	Entity to whom the property is being transferred according to the specific conveyance information. Names may be parsed into `last-name, first-name` or `orgname` within the `addressbook` element. The address is often included with this element.	PALM, INC.
correspondence-address	-	Name and address of correspondent. If possible, the address is parsed into 3 elements: `street`, `city`, and `country`.	WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI 650 PAGE MILL ROAD PALO ALTO CA 94304-1050 US
conveyance	-	A description of the type of assignment. Often, this data simply refers to the original document.	ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST, SECURITY, RELEASE OF SECURITY, CHANGE OF NAME etc.

parties/agents

<agents>
   <agent mxw-id="PPAR1231847767" load-source="patent-office" sequence="1" format="original">
      <addressbook>
         <name>Crowell & Moring LLP</name>
      </addressbook>
   </agent>
</agents>

This element is available for AU, CA, CN, EP, JP, KR, US, and WO, and partially for BE, BR, DE, ES, IN, RU, and TW. The agent name may appear in the name or last-name elements or in sub-elements of the addressbook.

Attribute	Description
format	See Common XML Attributes.
sequence	Sequence number, present when there has been more than one agent.

Element	INID	Description	Example(s)
name	74	Name of agent(s). May be firm or individual name; parsed when possible. Names may be parsed into `last-name, first-name` or `orgname` within the `addressbook` element.	Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley
address	-	May be present within the `addressbook` element.	-

parties/correspondence-address (US Apps)

<correspondence-address mxw-id="PPAR575461970" load-source="patent-office" sequence="1" format="original">
   <addressbook>
      <last-name>St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC</last-name>
      <address>
         <address-1>986 BEDFORD STREET</address-1>
         <city>STAMFORD</city>
         <state>CT</state>
         <postcode>06905-5619</postcode>
         <country>US</country>
      </address>
   </addressbook>
</correspondence-address>

This element is available only for US applications prior to 2012.

Element	INID	Description	Example(s)
name	-	Where possible, the name is parsed out of the full address info. Names may be parsed into `last-name, first-name` or `orgname` within the `addressbook` element. Firm names may be parsed into the `last-name` element, as shown in the example above.	Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
address	-	Where possible, all address elements are parsed within the `addressbook` element.	2040 MAIN STREET FOURTEENTH FLOOR Irvine CA 92614 US

parties/examiners

<examiners>
   <examiner examiner-level="primary" mxw-id="PPAR1231815658" load-source="patent-office" sequence="1" format="original">
      <addressbook>
         <last-name>Bryant</last-name>
         <first-name>Casey</first-name>
         <department>2884</department>
      </addressbook>
   </examiner>
</examiners>

This element is available for CN, ES, JP, KR, and US.

Attribute

Description

examiner-level

Values include primary or assistant.

format

See Common XML Attributes.

sequence

Sequence number, present when there has been more than one examiner. Primary and assistant examiners may be listed separately, for example:

<examiners>
  <examiner examiner-level="primary" mxw-id="PPAR353513482" load-source="patent-office" sequence="1" format="original">
    <addressbook>
      <last-name>Wu</last-name>
      <first-name>Jingge</first-name>
    </addressbook>
  </examiner>
  <examiner examiner-level="assistant" mxw-id="PPAR353513483" load-source="patent-office" sequence="1" format="original">
    <addressbook>
      <last-name>Hung</last-name>
      <first-name>Yubin</first-name>
    </addressbook>
  </examiner>
</examiners>

Element

INID

Description

Example(s)

name

-

Name of examiner(s). The name is parsed, if possible, into last-name and first-name within the addressbook element.

Mah Chuck Y.

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