office-specific-data/eptags

The eptags container includes EPO-specific information.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ustags container includes USPTO-specific information.

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