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Attribute

Description

fvid

Unique database-level integer identifier

ucid

See Common XML Attributes

entity-statusUS only;

Description of filing entity based on number of employees

, possible values are micro, small, large, or

(US only). Values include:

  • micro
  • small
  • large
  • unknown

 

publication-reference/document-id

Element

INID

Description

country

19

Country is represented by a standard 2-character code based on WIPO ST.3.

doc-number

11

doc-number is generally provided in DOCDBDocDB-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, and these are some illustrative examples: US: 3732068, RE31783, 5382 (plant), D436240 (design), EP: 0129539, WO: 1985000002, JP: 60000013, 2006000022, DE: 3244404.as the examples below illustrate:

 

Patent AuthorityPatent Number
US3732068
 RE31783
US (Plant)5382
US (Design)D436240
EP0129539
WO1985000002
JP60000013
 2006000022
DE3244404


For a complete discussion of document numbers over time and over multiple authorities, please see: Number format concordance - publication numbers at 
https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/helpful-resources/data/tables/regular.html.

kind13The 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.
date14Date of publication (YYYYMMDD)
lang12Language of publication, 2-character code based on ISO 639-2.
Note: The default value is "XX" if no language information is provided by the data source.