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 will include 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.
address	-	When available, the address occurs in the `format`="original" element.
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).	See Common XML Attributes
address	-	When available, the address occurs in the `format`="original" element. 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.

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

Element	INID	Description	Example(s)
name	73	Name of assignee(s). As received from publishing authority where `format`=original.	LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP.
address	-	If possible, the address is parsed into 3 elements: <`street`>, <`city`>, and <`country`>.	Taipei
country	-	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.	3COM CORPORATION
assignees	-	Entity to whom the property is being transferred according to the specific conveyance information. 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 (US and EP)

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

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.	Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley
address	-	May be present.	-

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. Note that 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.	2040 MAIN STREET FOURTEENTH FLOOR Irvine CA 92614 US

parties/examiners (US and KR)

<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>

Attribute	Description
examiner-level	US only. Values include primary or assistant.
format	See Common XML Attributes.
sequence	Sequence number, present when there has been more than one examiner.

Element

INID

Description

Example(s)

name

-

Name of examiner(s). The name is parsed, if possible, into <last-name> and <first-name>.

Mah Chuck Y.

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