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| Attribute | Description |
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| dnum | Document number |
| dnum-type | Document number type. Populated with "application" if the citation refers to an application. If no dnum-type is present, then the citation is referencing a publication. |
patent-citations/patcit/document-id
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country | 56 | Country of the publication being cited. Country is represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3. | ||||||||||||||||||||
doc-number | 56 | Document number of the publication being cited. doc-number is generally provided in DocDB-normalized format. An exception to this is made for WO documents, where the doc-number is normalized to YYYYnnnnnn. Patent document numbering is a complex subject, as the examples below illustrate:
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kind | 56 | Kind code of the publication being cited. The kind code is used to designate the publication stage of the document, including whether it is a published application or a granted patent. See ST.16. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| rel-passage | 56 | Relevant passage within the cited document |
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