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Element | INID | Description |
|---|---|---|
edition | 51 | Effective dates: |
main-classification | 51 | Format for all IPC is space-filled to 4-characters at main group: ANNA^^nn/n[...]. See XML example above. |
further-classification | 51 | Further/secondary classification. Same format as |
additional-info | 51 | Additional information |
linked-indexing-code-group | 51 | Indexing codes are used in association with classification symbols to provide technical information. Their format is similar to classification symbols, but they employ a colon in place of the slash. For example: ANNAnnnn:n[...]. Linked indexing codes show which classification symbols the indexing code is associated with. See Review of the Hybrid Systems in the IPC for more information. |
unlinked-indexing-code | 51 | Unlinked indexing codes are similar to linked indexing codes, but are not linked to an associated classification symbol. |
text | 51 | Not populated |
technical-data/classifications-ipcr
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Element | INID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| edition | 52 | Edition of the classification schedule |
main-classification | 52 | The format for all US classes is zero-filled to a 3-character class and 3-character subclass. Characters following those 6 numbers are not zero-filled, and non-significant trailing zeros are removed. There is no punctuation present. Slashes and decimal points can be easily inferred for display purposes. |
further-classification | 52 | Further/secondary classification. Same format as |
| additional-info | 52 | Additional information |
| linked-indexing-code-group | 52 | Indexing codes are used in association with classification symbols to provide technical information. Their format is similar to classification symbols, but they employ a colon in place of the slash. For example: ANNAnnnn:n[...]. Linked indexing codes show which classification symbols the indexing code is associated with. See Review of the Hybrid Systems in the IPC for more information. |
| unlinked-indexing-code | 52 | Unlinked indexing codes are similar to linked indexing codes, but are not linked to an associated classification symbol. |
text | 52 | In certain data parsing errors, the structure of the classification as delivered in the raw data cannot be established. In these cases, the raw classification data is output in the child: text. |
| Note |
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As of 2015, the USPTO has transitioned from using the over 100-year-old U.S. Patent Classification (USPC) system to the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC), a new classification system jointly developed with the European Patent Office (EPO). The USPTO currently only uses CPC for classifying new utility patent documents; however, it will continue to use U.S. Patent Classification for classifying design and plant patents. |
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| Element | INID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| theme code | 51 | 5-character alphanumeric code which represents a technical field. |
| f-term | 51 | See table below. More information about F-terms can be found at https://www.jpo.go.jp/torikumi_e/searchportal_e/classification.htm. |
Characters | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 2C | Group of Theme |
| 1-5 | 2C088 | Theme |
| 6-7 | AA | Viewpoint |
| 6-9 | AA02 | F-term |
| 10 | A | Additional Code (optional) |
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| Code Block | ||
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<classifications-cpc>
<classification-cpc mxw-id="PCL1987075595" load-source="docdb" scheme="CPC">C12N2760/16121 20130101 LA20130101BHEP</classification-cpc>
<classification-cpc mxw-id="PCL1987079213" load-source="docdb" scheme="CPC">C12N2760/16161 20130101 LA20130101BHEP</classification-cpc>
</classifications-cpc> |
Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
Schemescheme | CPCNO indicates CPC symbols that have been allocated to a document by a patent examiner who does not work for the EPO. For more information on CPC, see Cooperative Patent Classification in IFI Claims Direct and CPC Scheme and Definitions. |
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| Code Block | ||
|---|---|---|
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<classification-ecla>
<classification-symbol scheme="ICO" mxw-id="PCL684638563">L65D519:00Y1B4</classification-symbol>
<classification-symbol scheme="ICO" mxw-id="PCL684640847">L65D519:00Y3A1B</classification-symbol>
<classification-symbol scheme="EC" mxw-id="PCL684643157">B65D 21/02E5</classification-symbol>
<classification-symbol scheme="EC" mxw-id="PCL935789780">A63B 69/36P2</classification-symbol>
</classification-ecla> |
Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
Schemescheme | Indicates when the ECLA code is based on the European Classification System (EC) or is an internal EPO classification (ICO=In Computer Only). Other scheme values are IDT (Indeling der Techniek), an old Dutch Patent Classification scheme, and ECNO, which indicates ECLA symbols that have been allocated to a document by a patent examiner who does not work for the EPO. |
ElementINID | Description |
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classification-symbol | ECLA codes assigned by EPO examiners |
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