SchemaDOC wo-bibliographic-data-v1-6.dtd

XML DTD : wo-bibliographic-data-v1-6.dtd
Schema has:	269 element definitions and 256 element attribute definitions.
Possible root elements:	title, wo-bibliographic-data

Element list

Element title

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attributes
uses	b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup, u

used by	Not used by other elements. Possible root element.
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT title (#PCDATA | b | i | u | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>

Element wo-bibliographic-data

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description	******************************************************************** * SECTION II - DTD * ********************************************************************
attributes	date-produced, lang, dtd-version, file, status, office-name, produced-by
uses	application-reference, classification-ipc, classifications-ipcr, correspondence-address, declaration-info, designation-of-states, dtext, figure-to-publish, file-reference-id, invention-title, parties, publication-reference, search-authority, signatories, wo-amendment-info, wo-application-info, wo-bib-change-info, wo-demand-info, wo-priority-info, wo-publication-info

used by	Not used by other elements. Possible root element.
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values
date-produced	string (default)	no (default)
lang	string (default)	no (default)
dtd-version	string (default)	no (default)
file	string (default)	no (default)
status	string (default)	no (default)
office-name	string (default)	no (default)
produced-by	Enumeration	Yes	applicant RO ISA IPEA IB DO EO national-office regional-office

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<!ELEMENT wo-bibliographic-data (publication-reference? , wo-publication-info? , application-reference? , wo-application-info? , wo-amendment-info? , wo-bib-change-info? , wo-demand-info? , file-reference-id? , invention-title* , parties? , designation-of-states? , wo-priority-info? , search-authority? , declaration-info? , classification-ipc? , classifications-ipcr? , figure-to-publish? , signatories? , correspondence-address? , dtext?)>
<!ATTLIST wo-bibliographic-data date-produced CDATA #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED dtd-version CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED office-name CDATA #IMPLIED produced-by (applicant | RO | ISA | IPEA | IB | DO | EO | national-office | regional-office ) #REQUIRED >

Element later-election

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description	Later election information
attributes	expiration-19months
uses	received-at-ib

used by	wo-demand-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
expiration-19months	Enumeration	Yes	before after

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<!ELEMENT later-election (received-at-ib)>
<!ATTLIST later-election expiration-19months (before | after ) #REQUIRED >

Element receipt-after-19month

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description	PCT/IPEA/401 The date of receipt of the demand is AFTER the expiration of 19 months from the priority date
attributes	informed
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	wo-demand-info
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
informed	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no

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<!ELEMENT receipt-after-19month EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST receipt-after-19month informed (yes | no ) #IMPLIED >

Element iper-status

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description	IPER status information, date of receipt at IB, information of new IPER or corrected IPER.
attributes	iper-status
uses	received-at-ib

used by	wo-demand-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
iper-status	Enumeration	Yes	new corrected

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<!ELEMENT iper-status (received-at-ib?)>
<!ATTLIST iper-status iper-status (new | corrected ) #REQUIRED >

Element electronic-signature

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description	A signature represented by electronic means
attributes	date, place-signed
uses	basic-signature, enhanced-signature

used by	signatory
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
date	string (default)	Yes
place-signed	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT electronic-signature (basic-signature | enhanced-signature)>
<!ATTLIST electronic-signature date CDATA #REQUIRED place-signed CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element fax-image

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description	A TIFF image of a signature
attributes	file
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	basic-signature
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
file	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT fax-image EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST fax-image file CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element classifications-ipcr

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attributes	id
uses	classification-ipcr

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT classifications-ipcr (classification-ipcr+)>
<!ATTLIST classifications-ipcr id ID #IMPLIED >

Element classification-ipcr

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description	International Patent Classification (IPC) data;
attributes	id, sequence
uses	action-date, class, classification-data-source, classification-level, classification-status, classification-value, generating-office, ipc-version-indicator, main-group, section, subclass, subgroup, symbol-position, text

used by	classifications-ipcr
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
sequence	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT classification-ipcr ((ipc-version-indicator , classification-level? , section , class , subclass , main-group? , subgroup? , symbol-position? , classification-value? , action-date? , generating-office? , classification-status? , classification-data-source?) | text)>
<!ATTLIST classification-ipcr id ID #IMPLIED sequence CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element classification-ipc

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description	International Patent Classification (IPC) data; (INID 51, ST.32:B510)
attributes	id
uses	additional-info, edition, further-classification, linked-indexing-code-group, main-classification, text, unlinked-indexing-code

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT classification-ipc (edition , main-classification , further-classification* , (additional-info | linked-indexing-code-group | unlinked-indexing-code)* , text?)>
<!ATTLIST classification-ipc id ID #IMPLIED >

Element further-classification

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description	Further/secondary classification (ST.32:B512/B522)
attributes	id, sequence
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipc
content	character data
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
sequence	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT further-classification (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST further-classification id ID #IMPLIED sequence CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element p

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description	Paragraph Recommended id = p0001, p0002, etc. num = 0001, 0002, etc. Note: paragraphs may occur in sections other than the description and at different times eg. for the abstract, in this case use for example "p0001a"; amended claims: "p0001ac", etc.
attributes	id, num
uses	b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, dl, figref, i, img, maths, nplcit, o, ol, patcit, pre, smallcaps, sub, sup, table-external-doc, tables, u, ul

used by	additional-info
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
num	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT p (#PCDATA | b | i | u | o | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | pre | dl | ul | ol | crossref | figref | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | img | chemistry | maths | tables | table-external-doc)*>
<!ATTLIST p id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element table-external-doc

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description	References a stand-alone table authored with the table-external DTD.
attributes	id, file, lang, carriers, external-type, status
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	p
content	character data
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values
id	ID	no (default)
file	string (default)	Yes
lang	string (default)	no (default)
carriers	Enumeration	no (default)	internal-electronic external-electronic paper
external-type	Enumeration	no (default)	math chemistry program-listing other
status	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT table-external-doc (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST table-external-doc id ID #IMPLIED file CDATA #REQUIRED lang CDATA #IMPLIED carriers (internal-electronic | external-electronic | paper ) #IMPLIED external-type (math | chemistry | program-listing | other ) #IMPLIED status CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element tables

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description	TABLES This is image data or coded according to OASIS Exchange model with modified cell 'entry' content. Recommended id = tabl0001, tabl0002, etc.
attributes	id, num
uses	img, table

used by	p
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
num	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT tables (img | table)>
<!ATTLIST tables id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element dl

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description	Definition list Recommended id = dlis0001, dlis0002, etc.
attributes	tsize, compact, id
uses	dd, dt

used by	li, p
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	OneOrMore

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values
tsize	string (default)	no (default)
compact	Enumeration	no (default)	compact
id	ID	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT dl (dt , dd)+>
<!ATTLIST dl tsize CDATA #IMPLIED compact (compact ) #IMPLIED id ID #IMPLIED >

Element dt

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description	Term to be defined Recommended id = dtrm0001, dtrm0002, etc.
attributes	id
uses	b, i, o, smallcaps, sub, sup, u

used by	dl
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT dt (#PCDATA | b | i | u | o | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST dt id ID #IMPLIED >

Element ul

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description	Unordered Lists list-style may be empty for lists with no bullet or other symbol default list-style is 'bullets' Recommended id = ulis0001, ulis0002, etc.
attributes	id, list-style, compact
uses	li

used by	dd, li, p
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default
id	ID	no (default)
list-style	Enumeration	no (default)	bullet dash none	bullet
compact	Enumeration	no (default)	compact

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<!ELEMENT ul (li+)>
<!ATTLIST ul id ID #IMPLIED list-style (bullet | dash | none ) 'bullet' compact (compact ) #IMPLIED >

Element li

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description	List item Recommended id = list0001, list0002, etc.
attributes	id, num
uses	b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, dl, figref, i, img, maths, nplcit, o, ol, patcit, pre, smallcaps, sub, sup, u, ul

used by	ol, ul
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
num	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT li (#PCDATA | b | i | u | o | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | pre | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | crossref | figref | img | dl | ul | ol | chemistry | maths)*>
<!ATTLIST li id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element maths

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description	MATHEMATICS This is image data or coded according to mathml, version 2 Recommended id = math0001, math0002, etc.
attributes	id, num
uses	img, math

used by	dd, li, p
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
num	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT maths (img | (math , img?))>
<!ATTLIST maths id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element chemistry

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description	Chemistry Chemical formulae, ring structures, Markush structures, etc. For now treat as image data. Depending on industry support we may use, e.g., chemML, CML later Recommended id = chem0001, chem0002, etc
attributes	id, num
uses	chem, img

used by	dd, li, p
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
num	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT chemistry (img | (chem , img?))>
<!ATTLIST chemistry id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element chem

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description	This is a pointer to an external DTD for chemical markup - to be determined. For EPO probably CML; http://www.xml-cml.org/
attributes	id, file, chem-type
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	chemistry
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required
id	ID	no (default)
file	string (default)	Yes
chem-type	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT chem EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST chem id ID #IMPLIED file CDATA #REQUIRED chem-type CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element ol

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description	Ordered Lists: attribute 'ol-style' Recommded use: 1 arablic numbers 1, 2, 3, ... a lower alpha a, b, c, ... A upper alpha A, B, C, ... i lower roman i, ii, iii, ... I upper roman I, II, III, ...
attributes	id, compact, ol-style
uses	li

used by	dd, li, p
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values
id	ID	no (default)
compact	Enumeration	no (default)	compact
ol-style	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT ol (li+)>
<!ATTLIST ol id ID #IMPLIED compact (compact ) #IMPLIED ol-style CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element img

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description	Image data Image is used for any kind of image: art work, figures, complex work units (math, tables, chemistry), etc. Recommended: id = i0001, i0002, etc. he, wi = "11" - milimeters - height, width; file = file name,location; label - not used; alt = alternate text if image not shown; img-content = drawing is the default; img-format = common will be tiff, st33 and st35 in for backward compatibilty and, later, publication. orientation = orientation of the image (portrait \| landscape). Default is portrait inline = (yes \| no). Whether the image is to be presented inline or separated by line breaks. Default is no.
attributes	id, he, wi, file, alt, img-content, img-format, orientation, inline
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	chemistry, dd, li, maths, p, tables
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default
id	ID	no (default)
he	string (default)	Yes
wi	string (default)	Yes
file	string (default)	Yes
alt	string (default)	no (default)
img-content	Enumeration	no (default)	drawing photograph character dna undefined chem table math program-listing flowchart graph	drawing
img-format	Enumeration	Yes	jpg tif st33 st35
orientation	Enumeration	no (default)	portrait landscape	portrait
inline	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no	no

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<!ELEMENT img EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST img id ID #IMPLIED he CDATA #REQUIRED wi CDATA #REQUIRED file CDATA #REQUIRED alt CDATA #IMPLIED img-content (drawing | photograph | character | dna | undefined | chem | table | math | program-listing | flowchart | graph ) 'drawing' img-format (jpg | tif | st33 | st35 ) #REQUIRED orientation (portrait | landscape ) 'portrait' inline (yes | no ) 'no' >

Element figref

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description	A reference to a figure; e.g., "...as shown in <figref idref='f0001'>figure<b>1</b></figref>..."
attributes	idref, num
uses	b, i, o, smallcaps, sub, sup, u

used by	dd, li, p
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
idref	IDRefs	no (default)
num	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT figref (#PCDATA | b | i | u | o | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST figref idref IDREFS #IMPLIED num CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element crossref

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description	Cross reference to any other element with an identifier (id)
attributes	idref
uses	b, i, o, smallcaps, sub, sup, u

used by	dd, li, p
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
idref	IDRef	Yes

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<!ELEMENT crossref (#PCDATA | b | i | u | o | sup | sub | smallcaps)*>
<!ATTLIST crossref idref IDREF #REQUIRED >

Element bio-deposit

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description	Biological deposit citation (US EFS: biological-deposit) (INID 83, ST.32:B830) According to PCT Rule 13bis, EPC Rule 28 This covers all bio data references long and short within the description and/or claims Recommended id = biod0001, biod0002, etc.
attributes	id, num, url, dnum
uses	bio-accno, date, depositary, dtext, term

used by	dd, li, p
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required
id	ID	no (default)
num	string (default)	Yes
url	string (default)	no (default)
dnum	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT bio-deposit (depositary , bio-accno , date? , term? , dtext?)>
<!ATTLIST bio-deposit id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #REQUIRED url CDATA #IMPLIED dnum CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element nplcit

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description	Non-Patent Literature (NPL) CITation; Notes: This can be free text data without any structure (#PCDATA) which is NOT recommended or it can be highly structured data which is marked up according to ST.14 and ISO 690 layout; This part of the DTD has used many different sources for element names and DTD structure and reference: AACR2 / MARC ISO 12083 - Electronic manuscript prep. and markup. DTD Association of American Publishers (AAP) Z39.59 DTD European Working Group for SGML (EWS) MAJOUR DTD SuperJournal Full Article DTD www.superjournal.ac.uk/sj Elsevier DTD Medline DTD (NLM) Attributes (recommended): id - ncit0001, ncit0002, etc num - 0001, 0002 npltype - The TYPE of citation is office specific (recommended):; A - Abstract citation of no specific kind B - Book citation I - Bilogical abstract citation C - Chemical abstracts citation E - Database citation D - Derwent citation P - Patent cited within NPL group J - Patent Abstracts of Japan citation (REC 067) S - Serial / Journal / Periodical citation W - World Wide Web / Internet search citation medium - the type of medium e.g., CD (CD-ROM), MT (Magnetic Tape), DISK, ONLINE file - file name on local systems eg. XP number in EPO url - where possible give full web link to document
attributes	id, num, lang, file, npl-type, medium, url
uses	article, book, online, othercit, rel-passage, text

used by	dd, li, p
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required
id	ID	no (default)
num	string (default)	no (default)
lang	string (default)	no (default)
file	string (default)	no (default)
npl-type	string (default)	no (default)
medium	string (default)	no (default)
url	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT nplcit ((text | article | book | online | othercit) , rel-passage*)>
<!ATTLIST nplcit id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #IMPLIED npl-type CDATA #IMPLIED medium CDATA #IMPLIED url CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element refno

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description	Reference number (general); for the EPO this is the XP number
attributes	id
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	article, book, online
content	character data
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT refno (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST refno id ID #IMPLIED >

Element class

diagram
description	Classification code; e.g., ipc, dewey etc.
attributes	class-type
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	article, book, classification-ipcr, online
content	character data
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
class-type	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT class (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST class class-type CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element subname

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description	Subordinate responsibility; e.g., editor, translator, etc.
attributes	subname-type
uses	addressbook, department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym

used by	article, book, online, serial
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
subname-type	Enumeration	no (default)	editor translator other-subname-type	editor

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<!ELEMENT subname (%name_group; | addressbook)>
<!ATTLIST subname subname-type (editor | translator | other-subname-type ) 'editor' >

Element author

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description	Author Prime responsibility for the work there is no distinguishing between personal and corporate authors <author> followed by name or addressbook information use the ID attribute if, for example, there is a need to distinguish between multiple authors. Can also include affiliation details Recommended id = auth0001, auth0002, etc.
attributes	id
uses	addressbook, department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym

used by	article, book, online
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT author (%name_group; | addressbook)>
<!ATTLIST author id ID #IMPLIED >

Element patcit

diagram
description	PATENT CITATIONS: (ST.32:B561) Patent Citation within abstract, description or claims. For patent citations within Search Report see Search Report DTD Notes: Tags arranged according to WIPO ST.14 order. This can be free text data without any structure (text). Example: <patcit id='pcit0001' dnum='US4793675A' dnum-type='publication number'> <document-id> <country>US</country> <doc-number>4793675</doc-number> <kind>A</kind> <name>Handa</name> <date>19881227</date> </document-id> </patcit> Note: It is NOT expected that the applicant will create the tagged data - it could be generated from a 'pull down' data entry form or generated from internal SR databases Attributes (recommended): id - pcit0001, pcit0002, etc. num - 0001, 0002, etc. dnum - use full number as one string, eg, "US5401234A"; url - where possible give full web link to patent file - file name eg. if stored on local systems dnum-type - type of document number (e.g., application number, publication number)
attributes	id, num, dnum, dnum-type, file, url
uses	document-id, rel-passage, text

used by	dd, li, p
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required
id	ID	no (default)
num	string (default)	no (default)
dnum	string (default)	no (default)
dnum-type	string (default)	no (default)
file	string (default)	no (default)
url	string (default)	no (default)

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<!ELEMENT patcit (text | (document-id , rel-passage*))>
<!ATTLIST patcit id ID #IMPLIED num CDATA #IMPLIED dnum CDATA #IMPLIED dnum-type CDATA #IMPLIED file CDATA #IMPLIED url CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element pre

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description	This element is one method to identify content consisting of text objects that require preservation (pre) of their whitespace in order to preserve internal logical relationships. (e.g., sequence listing fragments, computer program listings)
attributes	id, space, listing-type
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	dd, li, p
content	character data
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values
id	ID	no (default)
space	Enumeration	no (default)	preserve default
listing-type	Enumeration	Yes	sequence program-listing other

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<!ELEMENT pre (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST pre id ID #IMPLIED xml:space (preserve | default ) #IMPLIED listing-type (sequence | program-listing | other ) #REQUIRED >

Element designated-states-as-dec

diagram
description	Designated states for declarations
attributes	dec-type
uses	all-designations, all-designations-except-us, national, regional

used by	declaration-info
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
dec-type	Enumeration	Yes	1 2 3 4 5 combined

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<!ELEMENT designated-states-as-dec (all-designations | all-designations-except-us | (regional* , national?))>
<!ATTLIST designated-states-as-dec dec-type (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | combined ) #REQUIRED >

Element combined-declaration

diagram
description	Information of combined declaration(declaration 1 and 2)
attributes	quantity
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	declaration-info
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
quantity	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT combined-declaration EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST combined-declaration quantity CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element declaration5

diagram
description	Declaration as to non-prejudical disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty (Rules 4.17(v) and 51bis.1(a)(v))
attributes	quantity
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	declaration-info
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
quantity	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT declaration5 EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST declaration5 quantity CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element declaration4

diagram
description	Declaration of inventorship (Rules 4.17(iv) and 51bis.1(a)(iv)) for the purposes of the designation of the United States of America
attributes	quantity
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	declaration-info
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
quantity	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT declaration4 EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST declaration4 quantity CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element declaration3

diagram
description	Declaration as applicant's entitlement, as at the international filing date, to claim the priority of the earlier application, where the applicant is not the applicant who filed the earlier application or where the applicant's name has changed since the filing of the earlier application (Rules 4.17(iii) and 51bis.1(a)(iii))
attributes	quantity
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	declaration-info
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
quantity	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT declaration3 EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST declaration3 quantity CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element declaration2

diagram
description	Declaration as applicant's entitlement, as at the international filing date, to apply for and be granted a patent (Rules 4.17(ii) and 51bis.1(a)(ii)), in a case where the declaration under Rule 4.17(iv) is not appropriate
attributes	quantity
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	declaration-info
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
quantity	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT declaration2 EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST declaration2 quantity CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element declaration1

diagram
description	Declaration as to the identity of the inventor (Rules 4.17(i) and 51bis.1(a)(i))
attributes	quantity
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	declaration-info
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
quantity	string (default)	Yes

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<!ELEMENT declaration1 EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST declaration1 quantity CDATA #REQUIRED >

Element earlier-search-documents

diagram
description
attributes	results-of-earlier-search, earlier-application, translation-of-earlier-application, translation-of-results-of-earlier-search, documents-cited-in-earlier-search-results, available-at-isa, request-ro-to-transmit-to-isa
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	earlier-search-request
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values
results-of-earlier-search	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no
earlier-application	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no
translation-of-earlier-application	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no
translation-of-results-of-earlier-search	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no
documents-cited-in-earlier-search-results	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no
available-at-isa	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no
request-ro-to-transmit-to-isa	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no

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<!ELEMENT earlier-search-documents EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST earlier-search-documents results-of-earlier-search (yes | no ) #IMPLIED earlier-application (yes | no ) #IMPLIED translation-of-earlier-application (yes | no ) #IMPLIED translation-of-results-of-earlier-search (yes | no ) #IMPLIED documents-cited-in-earlier-search-results (yes | no ) #IMPLIED available-at-isa (yes | no ) #IMPLIED request-ro-to-transmit-to-isa (yes | no ) #IMPLIED >

Element priority-claim

diagram
description	Priority claim (PCT Rule 4.10) (INID 32/33/34, ST.32:B320/B330/B340)
attributes	id, sequence, kind
uses	country, date, doc-number, office-of-filing, priority-doc-attached, priority-doc-requested, restore-rights

used by	wo-priority-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values
id	ID	no (default)
sequence	string (default)	Yes
kind	Enumeration	Yes	national regional international

source

<!ELEMENT priority-claim (country , doc-number? , date , office-of-filing? , (priority-doc-requested | priority-doc-attached)? , restore-rights?)>
<!ATTLIST priority-claim id ID #IMPLIED sequence CDATA #REQUIRED kind (national | regional | international ) #REQUIRED >

Element pct-rule17-1

diagram
description	PCT Rule 17.1: Obligation to Submit Copy of Earlier National or International Application
attributes	compliance
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	priority-claim-ib-info
content	empty
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
compliance	Enumeration	Yes	yes no

source

<!ELEMENT pct-rule17-1 EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST pct-rule17-1 compliance (yes | no ) #REQUIRED >

Element protection-request

diagram
description	Protection request for the designated office.
attributes	subset
uses	document-id, kind-of-protection

used by	national, regional
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
subset	Enumeration	no (default)	yes no

source

<!ELEMENT protection-request (kind-of-protection , document-id?)>
<!ATTLIST protection-request subset (yes | no ) #IMPLIED >

Element invention-title

diagram
description	Title of the Invention: (INID 54, ST.32:B540/B542) Preferably two to seven words when in English or translated into English and precise. (Rule 4.3) Recommended id = 'invt'
attributes	id, lang
uses	b, i, o, sub, sup, u

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
lang	string (default)	no (default)

source

<!ELEMENT invention-title (#PCDATA | b | i | u | o | sup | sub)*>
<!ATTLIST invention-title id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element u

diagram
description	Underscore: style - single is default
attributes	style
uses	b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup

used by	b, crossref, dd, dt, figref, i, invention-title, li, othercit, p, smallcaps, sub, sub2, sup, sup2, title
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
style	Enumeration	no (default)	single double dash dots	single

source

Element o

diagram
description	Overscore: style - single is default
attributes	style
uses	b, i, smallcaps, sub, sup

used by	b, crossref, dd, dt, figref, i, invention-title, li, othercit, p, smallcaps, sub, sub2, sup, sup2
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
style	Enumeration	no (default)	single double dash dots leftarrow rightarrow leftrightarrow	single

source

Element agent

diagram
description	Agent or common representative (Rules 90.1, 90.2)
attributes	sequence, rep-type
uses	addressbook

used by	agents, previous-record
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
sequence	string (default)	Yes
rep-type	Enumeration	Yes	agent attorney common-representative

source

<!ELEMENT agent (addressbook+)>
<!ATTLIST agent sequence CDATA #REQUIRED rep-type (agent | attorney | common-representative ) #REQUIRED >

Element deceased-inventor

diagram
description	Deceased inventor name
attributes	sequence, lang
uses	department, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym

used by	inventors, previous-record
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
sequence	string (default)	no (default)
lang	string (default)	no (default)

source

<!ELEMENT deceased-inventor (%name_group;)>
<!ATTLIST deceased-inventor sequence CDATA #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element inventor

diagram
description	The individual or entity responsible for creating the matter that protection is sought for. (ST.32:B721)
attributes	sequence, designation
uses	addressbook, designated-states

used by	inventors, previous-record
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
sequence	string (default)	Yes
designation	Enumeration	no (default)	all all-except-us us-only as-indicated

source

<!ELEMENT inventor (addressbook+ , designated-states?)>
<!ATTLIST inventor sequence CDATA #REQUIRED designation (all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated ) #IMPLIED >

Element applicant

diagram
description	Applicant information: (INID 71, ST.32:B710) attributes for applicant sequence : sequence number of each applicant e.g, sequence="1" app-type : applicant type app-type="applicant" : the applicant is only applicant app-type="applicant-inventor" : the applicant is also inventor designation: This person is applicant for the purpose of: designation="all" : all designated states designation="all-except-us": all designated states except US designation="us-only" : US only designation="as-indicated" : the states indicated in designated-states element under applicant element
attributes	sequence, app-type, designation
uses	addressbook, designated-states, designated-states-as-inventor, nationality, residence, us-rights

used by	applicants, previous-record
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values
sequence	string (default)	Yes
app-type	Enumeration	Yes	applicant applicant-inventor
designation	Enumeration	Yes	all all-except-us us-only as-indicated

source

<!ELEMENT applicant (addressbook+ , nationality , residence , us-rights* , designated-states? , designated-states-as-inventor?)>
<!ATTLIST applicant sequence CDATA #REQUIRED app-type (applicant | applicant-inventor ) #REQUIRED designation (all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated ) #REQUIRED >

Element us-rights

diagram
description	This person is successor to the rights of an inventor who is deceased, insane, or legally incapacitated, for the purposes of the designation of the United States of America
attributes	to-dead-inventor, kind
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	applicant
content	character data
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
to-dead-inventor	string (default)	Yes
kind	Enumeration	Yes	heir heiress executor executrix estate legal-representative administrator administratrix legal-representatives heirs executors legal-heirs

source

Element addressbook

diagram
description	ADDRESSBOOK GROUP: Holds name and contact information for individuals/organizations The LANG attribute is REQUIRED for certain document types, e.g., the JPO PCT Request where names and addresses may be repeated in two different languages. If no structure possible use text.
attributes	id, lang
uses	address, department, dtext, ead, email, fax, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, phone, prefix, registered-number, role, suffix, synonym, text, url

used by	agent, applicant, author, confsponsor, correspondence-address, inventor, subname
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
lang	string (default)	no (default)

source

<!ELEMENT addressbook ((%name_group; , address , phone* , fax* , email* , url* , ead* , dtext?) | text)>
<!ATTLIST addressbook id ID #IMPLIED lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element email

diagram
description	Email address Attribute: email-purpose reason for which email address is included: informal for informal contact only general for any type of communication confirmation any type of communication, but formal messages followed up by conventional mailing (to the extent offered) main where applicant desires this address to be used as primary means of contact as a replacement of the use of conventional post (to the extent that an Office offers this) the default value depends on e-mail policies of the relevant Office. For PCT purposes as at 1 July 2008, no attribute being included is equivalent to 'informal'
attributes	email-purpose
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook
content	character data
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
email-purpose	Enumeration	no (default)	informal general advance main

source

<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST email email-purpose (informal | general | advance | main ) #IMPLIED >

Element application-reference

diagram
description	Application reference information: application number, country (INID 21, ST.32:B210)
attributes	id, appl-type
uses	document-id

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)
appl-type	string (default)	no (default)

source

<!ELEMENT application-reference (document-id)>
<!ATTLIST application-reference id ID #IMPLIED appl-type CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element isr-status

diagram
description	ISR status information, date of receipt at IB, information of new ISR or corrected ISR.
attributes	isr-status
uses	received-at-ib

used by	wo-publication-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
isr-status	Enumeration	Yes	new corrected

source

<!ELEMENT isr-status (received-at-ib?)>
<!ATTLIST isr-status isr-status (new | corrected ) #REQUIRED >

Element wo-dtext

diagram
description	IB original dtext, br tag is available.
attributes	lang
uses	br

used by	wo-correction
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
lang	string (default)	no (default)

source

<!ELEMENT wo-dtext (#PCDATA | br)*>
<!ATTLIST wo-dtext lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element publication-reference

diagram
description	Publication reference information: publication number, date, etc (INID 11, ST.32:B110)
attributes	id
uses	document-id

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
id	ID	no (default)

source

<!ELEMENT publication-reference (document-id)>
<!ATTLIST publication-reference id ID #IMPLIED >

Element document-id

diagram
description	Document identification refers to patents (and patent applications) only. See WIPO ST.14
attributes	lang
uses	country, date, doc-number, kind, name

used by	application-reference, earlier-search-request, patcit, pct-art64, protection-request, publication-reference, wo-correction
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
lang	string (default)	no (default)

source

<!ELEMENT document-id (country , doc-number , kind? , name? , date?)>
<!ATTLIST document-id lang CDATA #IMPLIED >

Element name

diagram
description	Name: If no distinction or detail can be given. Also to be used for: personal (natural person) and corporate (legal entity) names
attributes	name-type
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, document-id, imprint, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

Attribute	Datatype	Required	Values	Default	Comments
name-type	Enumeration	no (default)	legal natural

source

<!ELEMENT name (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST name name-type (legal | natural ) #IMPLIED >

Element wo-demand-info

diagram
description	information for chapter II demand at IB
attributes
uses	completion-date, considered-not-made, elected-office, ipea, iper-status, later-election, receipt-after-19month, received-at-ipea, withdrawn

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT wo-demand-info (ipea? , received-at-ipea? , elected-office? , later-election? , receipt-after-19month? , considered-not-made? , withdrawn? , iper-status* , completion-date?)>

Element ipea

diagram
description	International Preliminary Examination Authority
attributes
uses	country

used by	wo-demand-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT ipea (country)>

Element received-at-ipea

diagram
description	Date of receipt by International Preliminary Examination Authority
attributes
uses	date

used by	wo-demand-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT received-at-ipea (date)>

Element elected-office

diagram
attributes
uses	country, region

used by	wo-demand-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT elected-office (country* , (region , country+)*)>

Element completion-date

diagram
attributes
uses	date

used by	wo-demand-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT completion-date (date)>

Element signatories

diagram
description	Signatories
attributes
uses	signatory

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT signatories (signatory+)>

Element signatory

diagram
description	PCT/RO/101 Box No. X: The signature must be that of the applicant (if there are several applicants, all must sign); however, the signature may be that of the agent, or the common representative, where a separate power of attorney appointing the agent or the common representative, respectively, or a copy of a general power of attorney is already in possession of the receiving Office, is furnished... (PCT Rules 4.1(d), 4.15, and 90) Indicate the capacity of the signer with 'signatory-capacity'
attributes
uses	address, department, electronic-signature, first-name, iid, last-name, middle-name, name, orgname, prefix, registered-number, role, signatory-capacity, suffix, synonym

used by	signatories
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT signatory (%name_group; , address? , electronic-signature , signatory-capacity?)>

Element signatory-capacity

diagram
description	The capacity in which the person signs
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	signatory
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT signatory-capacity (#PCDATA)>

Element enhanced-signature

diagram
description	A PKI / PKCS #7 digital signature data type
attributes
uses	pkcs7

used by	electronic-signature
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT enhanced-signature (pkcs7)>

Element pkcs7

diagram
description	PKCS7 digital signature
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	enhanced-signature
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT pkcs7 EMPTY>

Element basic-signature

diagram
description	A non-PKI electronic signature
attributes
uses	click-wrap, fax-image, text-string

used by	electronic-signature
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT basic-signature (fax-image | text-string | click-wrap)>

Element click-wrap

diagram
description	A simple 'signature'; e.g., clicking a button labeled 'accept' or 'I agree'
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	basic-signature
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT click-wrap EMPTY>

Element text-string

diagram
description	A simple text string is to be used as the basic electronic signature; e.g., John Doe <text-string>/jd/</text-string>
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	basic-signature
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT text-string (#PCDATA)>

Element figure-to-publish

diagram
description	Figure of the drawings which should accompany the abstract
attributes
uses	fig-number

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT figure-to-publish (fig-number+)>

Element fig-number

diagram
description	PCT/RO/101 Box IX: the number of the figure which should accompany the abstract. (ST.32:B598)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	figure-to-publish
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT fig-number (#PCDATA)>

Element classification-data-source

diagram
description	Possible sources: human-generated-classification, machine-propagated-classification, software-analysis-generated-classification
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipcr
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT classification-data-source (#PCDATA)>

Element classification-status

diagram
description	Possible status: original-classification, reclassified, various-classification, deleted-classification
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipcr
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT classification-status (#PCDATA)>

Element generating-office

diagram
description
attributes
uses	country

used by	classification-ipcr
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT generating-office (country)>

Element action-date

diagram
description
attributes
uses	date

used by	classification-ipcr
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT action-date (date)>

Element classification-value

diagram
description	Possible values: invention, non-invention
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipcr
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT classification-value (#PCDATA)>

Element symbol-position

diagram
description	Possible positions: first-symbol-position, later-symbol-position.
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipcr
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT symbol-position (#PCDATA)>

Element subgroup

diagram
description
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipcr
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT subgroup (#PCDATA)>

Element main-group

diagram
description
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipcr
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT main-group (#PCDATA)>

Element subclass

diagram
description
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipcr
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT subclass (#PCDATA)>

Element section

diagram
description
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipcr
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT section (#PCDATA)>

Element classification-level

diagram
description	Levels: ipcr-advanced, ipcr-core
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipcr
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT classification-level (#PCDATA)>

Element ipc-version-indicator

diagram
description
attributes
uses	date

used by	classification-ipcr
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT ipc-version-indicator (date)>

Element unlinked-indexing-code

diagram
description	Unlinked indexing code. (ST.32:B515/B525)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipc
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT unlinked-indexing-code (#PCDATA)>

Element linked-indexing-code-group

diagram
description	Linked indexing code. (ST.32:B514/B524)
attributes
uses	main-linked-indexing-code, sub-linked-indexing-code

used by	classification-ipc
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT linked-indexing-code-group (main-linked-indexing-code , sub-linked-indexing-code+)>

Element sub-linked-indexing-code

diagram
description	Sub/further Linked Indexing Code.
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	linked-indexing-code-group
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT sub-linked-indexing-code (#PCDATA)>

Element main-linked-indexing-code

diagram
description	Main Linked Indexing Code.
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	linked-indexing-code-group
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT main-linked-indexing-code (#PCDATA)>

Element main-classification

diagram
description	Main classification. (ST.32:B511/B521)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	classification-ipc
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT main-classification (#PCDATA)>

Element additional-info

diagram
description	Additional information. (ST.32:B513)
attributes
uses	p

used by	classification-ipc
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT additional-info (p+)>

Element dd

diagram
description	Definition description
attributes
uses	b, bio-deposit, br, chemistry, crossref, figref, i, img, maths, nplcit, o, ol, patcit, pre, smallcaps, sub, sup, u, ul

used by	dl
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT dd (#PCDATA | b | i | u | o | sup | sub | smallcaps | br | pre | patcit | nplcit | bio-deposit | crossref | figref | img | ul | ol | chemistry | maths)*>

Element term

diagram
description	Identifies the period of time during which the depository must be able to furnish samples of the biological material.
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	bio-deposit
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT term (#PCDATA)>

Element bio-accno

diagram
description	Biological accession number: (ST.32:B831) The identification assigned to the biological material by the depository
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	bio-deposit
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT bio-accno (#PCDATA)>

Element depositary

diagram
description	Information regarding the facility storing the biological deposit. (ST.32:B832)
attributes
uses	address

used by	bio-deposit
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT depositary (#PCDATA | address)*>

Element othercit

diagram
description	Other citations - free form
attributes
uses	b, i, o, sub, sup, u

used by	nplcit
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT othercit (#PCDATA | b | i | u | o | sup | sub)*>

Element online

diagram
description	Online citation Revised according to ISO-690-2 - Electronic documents and parts thereof. Please refer to this standard for definitions and examples. See: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/iso/tc46sc9/standard/690-2e.htm#Contents The tagging in fact is a mixture of article and book tags together with specific electronic source tags. 'Online' is taken to mean any kind of electronic documentation: databases, internet, CD-Roms, DVD, email, etc EXAMPLES:; Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology [online]. 3rd ed. New York : John Wiley, 1984 [cited 3 January 1990]. Available from: DIALOG Information Services, Palo Alto (Calif.). <nplcit id='ncit1' num='0001' type='E' medium='online'> <online> <online-title>Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology </online-title> <edition>3rd ed.</edition> <imprint> <address> <text>New York</text> </address> <name>John Wiley</name> <pubdate>19840000</pubdate> </imprint> <avail>dialog information services, palo alto (calif.).</avail> <datecit> <date>19900103</date> </datecit> </online> </nplcit> * Article on Internet: Clark, Carol. On the Threshold of a Brave New World. In Blueprint of the Body [online]. CNN.com, 2000. [cited 24 August 2000;10:25 EST]. In-depth specials. Available from: [http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/genome/story/overview/] <nplcit id='ncit1' num='0002' type='E' medium='online'> <online> <author> <name>Clark, Carol</name> </author> <online-title>On the Threshold of a Brave New World</online-title> <imprint> <name>CNN.com, 2000</name> </imprint> <series> <text>In-depth specials</text> </series> <avail>http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/genome/story/</avail> <datecit> <date>20000824; 10:25 est</date> </datecit> </online> </nplcit> * Personal communication (e-mail) Thacker, Jane. MPEG-21 project stream on digital item identification [online]. Message to: [iso.tc46.sc9@nlc-bnc.ca]. 3 October 2000; 13:33 EST [cited 6 October 2000; 13:10 EST]. Message-ID: [002f01c02d60$051a64a0$22a2580c@vaio]. Personal communication. <nplcit id='ncit3' num='0003' type='E' medium='online'> <online> <author> <name>Thacker, Jane</name> </author> <online-title>MPEG-21 project stream on digital item identification </online-title> <subname> <name>Message to: <iso.tc46.sc9@nlc-bnc.ca></name> </subname> <pubdate>3 October 2000; 13:33 EST</pubdate> <notes>Personal communication</notes> <avail>Message-ID: <002f01c02d60$051a64a0$22a2580c@vaio></avail> <datecit><date>6 october 2000; 13:10 EST</date></datecit> </online> </nplcit>
attributes
uses	absno, author, avail, book, class, cpyrt, datecit, doi, edition, history, hostno, hosttitle, imprint, ino, isbn, issn, keyword, location, notes, online-title, pubdate, refno, serial, series, srchdate, srchterm, subname, text, vid

used by	nplcit
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT online (text | (author* , online-title* , hosttitle? , subname* , edition? , (serial | book)? , imprint? , pubdate? , history? , series? , hostno? , location? , notes? , avail , class* , keyword* , cpyrt? , issn? , isbn? , datecit? , srchterm* , srchdate? , refno* , vid? , ino? , doi? , absno?))>

Element srchdate

diagram
description	Date of search/retrieval YYYYMMDD
attributes
uses	date

used by	online
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT srchdate (date)>

Element srchterm

diagram
description	Search terms
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	online
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT srchterm (#PCDATA)>

Element datecit

diagram
description	Date cited - date on which the citation was cited. May be different from srchdate below
attributes
uses	date

used by	online
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT datecit (date)>

Element avail

diagram
description	Availability and access - REQUIRED use for URL, online database, ftp address, email, etc.; e.g., Available from Internet: http://www.epoline.org Available from DIALOG Information Systems, Palo Alto (Calif.)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	online
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT avail (#PCDATA)>

Element hostno

diagram
description	Numeration within host document
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	online
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT hostno (#PCDATA)>

Element history

diagram
description	History of the article (not serial)
attributes
uses	accepted, misc, received, revised, text

used by	online
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT history (text | (received | accepted | revised | misc))>

Element misc

diagram
description	Miscellaneous information relating to the history of the article; see ISO 12083
attributes
uses	date

used by	history
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT misc (#PCDATA | date)*>

Element revised

diagram
description	Date article was revised
attributes
uses	date

used by	history
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT revised (date)>

Element accepted

diagram
description	Date article was accepted
attributes
uses	date

used by	history
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT accepted (date)>

Element received

diagram
description	Date article was received
attributes
uses	date

used by	history
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT received (date)>

Element hosttitle

diagram
description	Title of the host document/database
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	online
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT hosttitle (#PCDATA)>

Element online-title

diagram
description	The title of the electronic resource
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	online
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT online-title (#PCDATA)>

Element article

diagram
description	Article citations within a 'host' document After patent citations the most common citations are articles within serials (periodicals, magazines), books and electronic (eg. internet) sources. This is a very complex and varied area to standardise. The tag set below is drawn from a number of sources as is the order of the tags (which in any case can be changed depending on the stylesheet used).; The order of tags is that of WIPO ST.14 / ISO 690 layout. DROP, J.G. Integrated Circuit Personalization at the Module Level. IBM Tech. Dis. Bull. October 1974, Vol. 17, No. 5, p. 1344 and 1345. [XPnnnnnnnnnnn]. <nplcit id='ncit1' num='0012' type='S' file='XP1234456'> <article> <author> <name>DROP, J.G.</name> </author> <atl>Integrated Circuit Personalization at the Module Level</atl> <serial> <sertitle>IBM Tech. Dis. Bull.</sertitle> <pubdate>19741000</pubdate> <vid>17</vid> <ino>5</ino> </serial> <location> <pp>1344 and 1345</pp> </location> <refno id='XP1'>XP1234456</refno> </article> </nplcit> Note: it is NOT expected that the applicant will create the tagged data - it can be generated from a 'pull down' data entry form (eg. in Word) or generated from internal SR databases
attributes
uses	absno, artid, atl, author, book, class, cpyrt, keyword, location, refno, serial, subname, text

used by	nplcit
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT article (text | (author* , atl? , subname* , (serial | book) , absno? , location? , class* , keyword* , cpyrt? , artid? , refno*))>

Element artid

diagram
description	Article unique ID - assigned by a publisher to an article
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	article
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT artid (#PCDATA)>

Element book

diagram
description	Book citation In the order specified by WIPO ST.14 and ISO 690 and AACR2 rules for layout WALTON, Herrmann. Microwave quantum theory. London : Sweet and Maxwell, 1973. ISBN 0123456789. Vol.2, p. 138 to 192. <nplcit id='ncit12' num='0013' type='b'> <book> <author> <name>WALTON, Herrman</name> </author> <book-title>Microwave quantum theory</book-title> <imprint> <address> <text>London</text> </address> <name>Sweet and Maxwell</name> <pubdate>19730000</pubdate> </imprint> <location> <pp>138 to 192</pp> </location> <isbn>0-1234-568-9</isbn> </book> </nplcit>
attributes
uses	absno, author, bookno, book-title, class, conference, cpyrt, descrip, doi, edition, imprint, ino, isbn, issn, keyword, location, notes, pubid, refno, series, subname, subtitle, text, vid

used by	article, nplcit, online
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT book (text | (author* , (book-title+ | conference) , (subtitle? , subname* , edition? , imprint? , descrip? , series? , absno? , location* , isbn* , pubid? , vid? , bookno? , notes? , class* , keyword* , cpyrt? , refno* , doi? , ino? , issn?)))>

Element keyword

diagram
description	Keyword; e.g., from a Thesaurus or class. scheme (ST.32:B550)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	article, book, online
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT keyword (#PCDATA)>

Element bookno

diagram
description	Book number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT bookno (#PCDATA)>

Element location

diagram
description	Location within the cited work
attributes
uses	chapter, column, line, para, pp, serpart, sersect, text

used by	article, book, online
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT location (text | (serpart? , sersect? , chapter? , pp? , column? , para? , line?))>

Element line

diagram
description	Referenced line within cited work
attributes
uses	linef, linel

used by	location
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT line (#PCDATA | linef | linel)*>

Element linel

diagram
description	Cited document line, last
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	line
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT linel (#PCDATA)>

Element linef

diagram
description	Cited document line, first
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	line
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT linef (#PCDATA)>

Element para

diagram
description	Referenced paragraph within cited work
attributes
uses	paraf, paral

used by	location
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT para (#PCDATA | paraf | paral)*>

Element paral

diagram
description	Cited paragraph, last
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	para
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT paral (#PCDATA)>

Element paraf

diagram
description	Cited paragraph, first
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	para
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT paraf (#PCDATA)>

Element column

diagram
description	Cited document column numbers
attributes
uses	colf, coll

used by	location
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT column (#PCDATA | colf | coll)*>

Element coll

diagram
description	Cited document column, last
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	column
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT coll (#PCDATA)>

Element colf

diagram
description	Cited document column, first
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	column
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT colf (#PCDATA)>

Element pp

diagram
description	Cited document page numbers
attributes
uses	ppf, ppl

used by	location
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT pp (#PCDATA | ppf | ppl)*>

Element ppl

diagram
description	Cited document page, last
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	pp
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT ppl (#PCDATA)>

Element ppf

diagram
description	Cited document page , first
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	pp
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT ppf (#PCDATA)>

Element chapter

diagram
description	Chapter; e.g., in a book. Example: Chapter 2
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	location
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT chapter (#PCDATA)>

Element sersect

diagram
description	Serial section
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	location
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT sersect (#PCDATA)>

Element serpart

diagram
description	Part within a serial
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	location
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT serpart (#PCDATA)>

Element absno

diagram
description	Abstract number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	article, book, online
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT absno (#PCDATA)>

Element series

diagram
description	Series statement
attributes
uses	issn, msn, mst, text

used by	book, online
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT series (text | (mst , msn? , issn?))>

Element msn

diagram
description	Monographic series number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	series
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT msn (#PCDATA)>

Element mst

diagram
description	Monographic series title
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	series
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT mst (#PCDATA)>

Element edition

diagram
description	Edition statement (ST.32:B516)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book, classification-ipc, online
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT edition (#PCDATA)>

Element subtitle

diagram
description	Book subtitle
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT subtitle (#PCDATA)>

Element conference

diagram
description	CONFERENCE GROUP / CITATION There is no standard way of citing conference proceedings; date of the conf. may come before or after place, for example. The tags are specified in a set order where it is not possible or correct then simply use <text>
attributes
uses	confdate, confno, confplace, confsponsor, conftitle, text

used by	book
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT conference (text | (conftitle , confdate? , confno? , confplace? , confsponsor*))>

Element confdate

diagram
description
attributes
uses	date, edate, sdate

used by	conference
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT confdate (date | (sdate , edate))>

Element confsponsor

diagram
description	Conference sponsor
attributes
uses	addressbook

used by	conference
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT confsponsor (#PCDATA | addressbook)*>

Element confplace

diagram
description	Conference place
attributes
uses	address

used by	conference
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT confplace (#PCDATA | address)*>

Element confno

diagram
description	Conference number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	conference
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT confno (#PCDATA)>

Element conftitle

diagram
description	Conference title
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	conference
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT conftitle (#PCDATA)>

Element book-title

diagram
description	The title of the cited book
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT book-title (#PCDATA)>

Element serial

diagram
description	Serial citation data: This describes the volume or issue as a whole and not a particular article within it.
attributes
uses	alttitle, cpyrt, descrip, doi, imprint, ino, isbn, issn, issue, notes, pubdate, pubid, sertitle, subname, vid

used by	article, online
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT serial (sertitle , alttitle? , subname* , issue? , imprint? , pubdate? , descrip? , notes? , isbn? , issn? , pubid? , vid? , ino? , cpyrt? , doi?)>

Element doi

diagram
description
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book, online, serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT doi (#PCDATA)>

Element cpyrt

diagram
description	Copyright info. Copyright of publisher of serial
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	article, book, online, serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT cpyrt (#PCDATA)>

Element ino

diagram
description	Issue number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book, online, serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT ino (#PCDATA)>

Element vid

diagram
description	Volume id/number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book, online, serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT vid (#PCDATA)>

Element pubid

diagram
description	Publisher's unique id
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book, serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT pubid (#PCDATA)>

Element isbn

diagram
description	International Standard Book Number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book, online, serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT isbn (#PCDATA)>

Element issn

diagram
description	International Standard Serial Number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book, online, serial, series
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT issn (#PCDATA)>

Element notes

diagram
description	Notes about the journal; e.g. Continues Journal of XYZ 1910-1998, published in French and English, etc.
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book, online, serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT notes (#PCDATA)>

Element descrip

diagram
description	Physical description - generally NOT used in citations in pats; e.g., v., 27cm
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	book, serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT descrip (#PCDATA)>

Element imprint

diagram
description	Imprint: Publication / creation data Place of publication : publisher, date(s) of publication usually only date of publication is used for journal citations
attributes
uses	address, name, pubdate, text

used by	book, online, serial
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT imprint (text | (address? , name , pubdate*))>

Element pubdate

diagram
description	Publication date used in npl citations
attributes
uses	edate, sdate, time

used by	imprint, online, serial
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT pubdate (#PCDATA | sdate | edate | time)*>

Element time

diagram
description	Time; format HHMM
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	pubdate
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT time (#PCDATA)>

Element edate

diagram
description	End date used in pubdate
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	confdate, pubdate
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT edate (#PCDATA)>

Element sdate

diagram
description	Start date used in pubdate
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	confdate, pubdate
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT sdate (#PCDATA)>

Element issue

diagram
description	Issue designation; e.g., Annual, 1971-, 1890-1972
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT issue (#PCDATA)>

Element alttitle

diagram
description	Alternate title for serial; e.g. BMJ = British Medical Journal
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT alttitle (#PCDATA)>

Element sertitle

diagram
description	Serial title
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	serial
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT sertitle (#PCDATA)>

Element atl

diagram
description	Article title
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	article
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT atl (#PCDATA)>

Element rel-passage

diagram
description	Relevant passage group within patent; most used in search reports - use text in abstract, description and claims
attributes
uses	category, passage, rel-claims, text

used by	nplcit, patcit
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT rel-passage (text | (passage+ , (category , rel-claims?)*))>

Element rel-claims

diagram
description	Relevant claims
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	rel-passage
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT rel-claims (#PCDATA)>

Element category

diagram
description	Category (ST.32:B563)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	rel-passage
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT category (#PCDATA)>

Element passage

diagram
description	Passage within the cited patent literature
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	rel-passage
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT passage (#PCDATA)>

Element declaration-info

diagram
description	Declaration information including combined declaration and desgnated country
attributes
uses	combined-declaration, declaration1, declaration2, declaration3, declaration4, declaration5, designated-states-as-dec

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT declaration-info (declaration1? , declaration2? , declaration3? , declaration4? , declaration5? , combined-declaration? , designated-states-as-dec*)>

Element all-designations-except-us

diagram
description	Designated states for which indications are made: all except United States
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	designated-states-as-dec
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT all-designations-except-us EMPTY>

Element all-designations

diagram
description	All designations permitted by the Treaty are made (Rule 4.9(b))
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	designated-states-as-dec
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT all-designations EMPTY>

Element search-authority

diagram
description	PCT/RO/101 Box No.VII :International Searching Authority
attributes
uses	earlier-search-request, isa

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT search-authority (isa , earlier-search-request?)>

Element earlier-search-request

diagram
description	Request to use results of earlier search; reference to that search
attributes
uses	document-id, earlier-search-documents, substantially-equivalent

used by	search-authority
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	OneOrMore

source

<!ELEMENT earlier-search-request (document-id , substantially-equivalent? , earlier-search-documents?)+>

Element substantially-equivalent

diagram
description
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	earlier-search-request
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT substantially-equivalent EMPTY>

Element isa

diagram
description	International Search Authority; international search to be carried out by
attributes
uses	country

used by	search-authority
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT isa (country)>

Element wo-priority-info

diagram
description	information of priority claims and priority document.
attributes
uses	incorporation-by-reference, priority-claim, priority-claim-ib-info

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	OneOrMore

source

<!ELEMENT wo-priority-info (priority-claim , priority-claim-ib-info? , incorporation-by-reference?)+>

Element incorporation-by-reference

diagram
description	where an element of the international application referrred to in Article 11(1)(iii)(d) or (e) or a part of the description, claims or drawings referred to in Rule 20.5(a) is not otherwise contained in this international application but is completely contained in an earlier application whose priority is claimed on the date on which one or more elements referred to in Article 11(1)(iii) were first received by the receiving Office, that element or part is, subject to confirmation under Rule 20.6, incorporated by reference in this international application for the purposes of Rule 20.6
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	wo-priority-info
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT incorporation-by-reference EMPTY>

Element priority-doc-attached

diagram
description	The priority document is attached to the application
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	priority-claim
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT priority-doc-attached EMPTY>

Element priority-doc-requested

diagram
description	The receiving office is requested to prepare and transmit to the IB a certified copy of the earlier application
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	priority-claim
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT priority-doc-requested EMPTY>

Element restore-rights

diagram
description	This element is made when the receiving Office is requested to restore the right of priority.
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	priority-claim
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT restore-rights EMPTY>

Element office-of-filing

diagram
description	Where the earlier application is an ARIPO application,indicate at least one country party to the PARIS convention for the protection of industrial property or one member of the WTO for which that earlier application was filed.
attributes
uses	country, region

used by	priority-claim
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT office-of-filing ((region , country?) | country)>

Element priority-claim-ib-info

diagram
description	Additional priority claim information by IB
attributes
uses	considered-not-made, pct-rule17-1, received-at-ib, withdrawn

used by	wo-priority-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT priority-claim-ib-info (received-at-ib? , pct-rule17-1? , withdrawn? , considered-not-made?)>

Element designation-of-states

diagram
description	PCT/RO/101 Box No.V Designation Of States (PCT Rule 4.9)
attributes
uses	designation-pct, exclusion-from-designation, precautionary-designation-statement

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT designation-of-states (designation-pct , (precautionary-designation-statement? , exclusion-from-designation?))>

Element precautionary-designation-statement

diagram
description	Rule 4.9(b),(c) In addition to the designations made above [i.e, designation-of states], the applicant also makes under Rule 4.9(b) all other designations which would be permitted under the PCT except any designation(s) indicated in the Supplemental Box [i.e., exclusion-from-designation] as being excluded form the scope of this statement. The applicant declares that those additional designations are subject to confirmation and that any designation which is not confirmed before the expiration of 15 months from the priority date is to be regarded as withdrawn by the applicant at the expiration of that time limit.
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	designation-of-states
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT precautionary-designation-statement (#PCDATA)>

Element exclusion-from-designation

diagram
description	State(s) excluded from precautionary designations under Rule 4.9(b)
attributes
uses	national, regional

used by	designation-of-states
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT exclusion-from-designation (regional* , national?)>

Element designation-pct

diagram
description	The Contracting States in which protection is desired (Rules 4.1(a)(iv) and 4.9(a))
attributes
uses	national, new-designation-country, regional

used by	designation-of-states
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT designation-pct (regional* , national? , new-designation-country*)>

Element new-designation-country

diagram
description	New PCT member country states (e.g., not yet published in WIPO ST.3, joined after PCT electronic filing software published)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	designation-pct
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT new-designation-country (#PCDATA)>

Element national

diagram
description	The States for which protection or exclusion (depending upon context) is desired
attributes
uses	country, protection-request

used by	designated-states-as-dec, designation-pct, exclusion-from-designation
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	OneOrMore

source

<!ELEMENT national (country , protection-request*)+>

Element regional

diagram
description	Regional (as opposed to national) protection being sought
attributes
uses	any-other-state, country, protection-request, region

used by	designated-states-as-dec, designation-pct, exclusion-from-designation
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT regional (region , (country , protection-request*)+ , any-other-state?)>

Element any-other-state

diagram
description	Any other state in which protection is being sought
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	regional
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT any-other-state EMPTY>

Element kind-of-protection

diagram
description	Kind of protection; e.g., patent, utility model
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	protection-request
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT kind-of-protection (#PCDATA)>

Element parties

diagram
description	PCT/RO/101 Box No.II, III and IV APPLICANTS, FURTHER APPLICANT(S) AND/OR (FURTHER) INVENTOR(S)AGENT OR COMMON REPRESENTATIVE; OR ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE (PCT Rule 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8) (INID 70, ST.32:B700)
attributes
uses	agents, applicants, correspondence-address, inventors

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT parties (applicants , inventors? , correspondence-address? , agents?)>

Element agents

diagram
description	Information regarding Agents or common representatives
attributes
uses	agent, customer-number

used by	parties
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT agents (customer-number | agent+)>

Element correspondence-address

diagram
description	Address used for general correspondence
attributes
uses	addressbook, customer-number

used by	parties, wo-bibliographic-data
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT correspondence-address (customer-number | addressbook+)>

Element customer-number

diagram
description	Customer number for agents by office
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	agents, correspondence-address
content	character data
occurrence

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<!ELEMENT customer-number (#PCDATA)>

Element inventors

diagram
description	Inventors information: If the US is designated, all of the inventors must also be named as applicants for purposes of that designation.
attributes
uses	deceased-inventor, inventor

used by	parties
content	choice
occurrence	OneOrMore

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<!ELEMENT inventors (inventor | deceased-inventor)+>

Element applicants

diagram
description	Applicants information: At least one of the applicants named must be a resident or national of a PCT Contracting State for which the receiving Office acts.
attributes
uses	applicant

used by	parties
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT applicants (applicant+)>

Element b

diagram
description	Bold formatting for text
attributes
uses	i, o, smallcaps, sub, sup, u

used by	crossref, dd, dt, figref, i, invention-title, li, o, othercit, p, smallcaps, sub, sub2, sup, sup2, title, u
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT b (#PCDATA | i | u | o | smallcaps | sup | sub)*>

Element i

diagram
description	Italic formatting for text
attributes
uses	b, o, smallcaps, sub, sup, u

used by	b, crossref, dd, dt, figref, invention-title, li, o, othercit, p, smallcaps, sub, sub2, sup, sup2, title, u
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT i (#PCDATA | b | u | o | smallcaps | sup | sub)*>

Element smallcaps

diagram
description	Small capitals
attributes
uses	b, i, o, u

used by	b, crossref, dd, dt, figref, i, li, o, p, title, u
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT smallcaps (#PCDATA | b | u | i | o)*>

Element sub

diagram
description	Subscripted text
attributes
uses	b, i, o, sub2, sup2, u

used by	b, crossref, dd, dt, figref, i, invention-title, li, o, othercit, p, title, u
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT sub (#PCDATA | b | u | i | o | sup2 | sub2)*>

Element sup

diagram
description	Superscripted text
attributes
uses	b, i, o, sub2, sup2, u

used by	b, crossref, dd, dt, figref, i, invention-title, li, o, othercit, p, title, u
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT sup (#PCDATA | b | u | i | o | sup2 | sub2)*>

Element sub2

diagram
description	Subscripted text
attributes
uses	b, i, o, u

used by	sub, sup
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT sub2 (#PCDATA | b | u | i | o)*>

Element sup2

diagram
description	Superscripted text
attributes
uses	b, i, o, u

used by	sub, sup
content	character data and a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT sup2 (#PCDATA | b | u | i | o)*>

Element file-reference-id

diagram
description	Applicant's or agent's file reference, if desired, 12 characters maximum
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	character data
occurrence

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<!ELEMENT file-reference-id (#PCDATA)>

Element wo-bib-change-info

diagram
description	information of changing of bibliograchic data
attributes
uses	bib-change-request

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT wo-bib-change-info (bib-change-request+)>

Element bib-change-request

diagram
description	Bibliographic chnaging information address, name,nationality,residence
attributes
uses	previous-record, received-at-ib

used by	wo-bib-change-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT bib-change-request (received-at-ib , previous-record)>

Element previous-record

diagram
description	Previous record of bibliographic in application before changing
attributes
uses	agent, applicant, deceased-inventor, inventor

used by	bib-change-request
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT previous-record (applicant | inventor | deceased-inventor | agent)>

Element designated-states-as-inventor

diagram
description	Rule 4.6(c): "The request may, for different designated states, indicate different persons as inventors where, in this respect, the requirements of the national laws of the designated States are not the same. In such a case, the request shall contain a separate statement for each designated State or group of States in which a particular person, or the same person, is to be considered the inventor, or in which particular persons, or the same persons, are to be considered the inventors."
attributes
uses	country, region

used by	applicant
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT designated-states-as-inventor (country* , (region , country+)*)>

Element designated-states

diagram
description	Indication of specific Contracting States in or for which the applicant is seeking protection for his invention (Rule 4.9(a))
attributes
uses	country, region

used by	applicant, inventor
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT designated-states (country* , (region , country+)*)>

Element residence

diagram
description	Country of residence
attributes
uses	country

used by	applicant
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT residence (country)>

Element nationality

diagram
description	Country of nationality
attributes
uses	country

used by	applicant
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT nationality (country)>

Element url

diagram
description	Universal Resource Locator; e.g. www.wipo.int
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook
content	character data
occurrence

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<!ELEMENT url (#PCDATA)>

Element fax

diagram
description	Fax number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook
content	character data
occurrence

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<!ELEMENT fax (#PCDATA)>

Element phone

diagram
description	Telephone number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook
content	character data
occurrence

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<!ELEMENT phone (#PCDATA)>

Element ead

diagram
description	Electronic address use for other than email
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook
content	character data
occurrence

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<!ELEMENT ead (#PCDATA)>

Element address

diagram
description	Address components: Address formats differ from country to country If no structure possible use text
attributes
uses	address-1, address-2, address-3, address-4, address-5, address-floor, building, city, country, county, mailcode, pobox, postcode, room, state, street, text

used by	addressbook, confplace, depositary, imprint, signatory
content	choice
occurrence	required (default)

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<!ELEMENT address (%address_group;)>

Element text

diagram
description	If no structure is possible, enter text (without markup)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address, addressbook, article, book, classification-ipc, classification-ipcr, conference, history, imprint, location, nplcit, online, patcit, rel-passage, series
content	character data
occurrence

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<!ELEMENT text (#PCDATA)>

Element postcode

diagram
description	Postal code or zip code
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT postcode (#PCDATA)>

Element state

diagram
description	Region of country; e.g., state, province, etc.
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT state (#PCDATA)>

Element county

diagram
description	County, parish, department, etc (mainly UK, USA)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

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<!ELEMENT county (#PCDATA)>

Element city

diagram
description	City or town name
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>

Element street

diagram
description	Street may contain house number or name
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT street (#PCDATA)>

Element building

diagram
description	Building information in address; e.g., Hoffman building
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT building (#PCDATA)>

Element address-floor

diagram
description	Address floor; e.g., 10th
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT address-floor (#PCDATA)>

Element room

diagram
description	Address room; e.g., Room 55B
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT room (#PCDATA)>

Element pobox

diagram
description	Post Office Box number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT pobox (#PCDATA)>

Element mailcode

diagram
description	Organizational mail code
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT mailcode (#PCDATA)>

Element address-5

diagram
description	Address, fifth line
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT address-5 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-4

diagram
description	Address, fourth line
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT address-4 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-3

diagram
description	Address, third line
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT address-3 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-2

diagram
description	Address, second line
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT address-2 (#PCDATA)>

Element address-1

diagram
description	Address, first line
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	address
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT address-1 (#PCDATA)>

Element registered-number

diagram
description	Registered number
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT registered-number (#PCDATA)>

Element synonym

diagram
description	Synonym
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT synonym (#PCDATA)>

Element department

diagram
description	Department, division, section, etc. name
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT department (#PCDATA)>

Element orgname

diagram
description	Organisation name or company name
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT orgname (#PCDATA)>

Element role

diagram
description	Role; e.g., President, Chairman, etc.
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT role (#PCDATA)>

Element iid

diagram
description	SDOBI : Individual id
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT iid (#PCDATA)>

Element suffix

diagram
description	Name suffix (e.g., II, Jr., Dip., Ing., BA, etc.)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT suffix (#PCDATA)>

Element middle-name

diagram
description	Middle name(s) or initial(s)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT middle-name (#PCDATA)>

Element first-name

diagram
description	First or given name(s), initial(s)
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT first-name (#PCDATA)>

Element last-name

diagram
description	Last, family, surname
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT last-name (#PCDATA)>

Element prefix

diagram
description	Title: e.g., Mr., Mrs., Dr. etc
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, author, deceased-inventor, signatory, subname
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT prefix (#PCDATA)>

Element wo-amendment-info

diagram
description	WIPO amendment information: art 19 amendment, date of receipt at IB
attributes
uses	received-at-ib

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT wo-amendment-info (received-at-ib)>

Element wo-application-info

diagram
description	WIPO application information: received-at-ib : date of receipt of record copy by International Bureau
attributes
uses	considered-not-made, date-of-earliest-priority, received-at-ib, withdrawn

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT wo-application-info (date-of-earliest-priority? , received-at-ib? , considered-not-made? , withdrawn?)>

Element date-of-earliest-priority

diagram
description	Where the international application claims the priority of several earlier applications, the filing date of the earliest application whose priority is claimed must be indicated as the priority date.
attributes
uses	date

used by	wo-application-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT date-of-earliest-priority (date)>

Element withdrawn

diagram
description	Demand withdrawn by a notice from applicant (PCT Article 37; PCT Rule 90bis.4)
attributes
uses	date

used by	priority-claim-ib-info, wo-application-info, wo-demand-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT withdrawn (date)>

Element considered-not-made

diagram
description	Declaration by the receiving office or IB that priority claim is considered, for the purposes of the procedure under the Treaty not to have been made
attributes
uses	date, made-by

used by	priority-claim-ib-info, wo-application-info, wo-demand-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT considered-not-made (date , made-by?)>

Element made-by

diagram
attributes
uses	country, region

used by	considered-not-made
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT made-by (country* , (region , country+)*)>

Element region

diagram
description	The region for which protection or exclusion (depending upon context) is desired.
attributes
uses	country

used by	designated-states, designated-states-as-inventor, elected-office, made-by, office-of-filing, regional
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT region (country)>

Element wo-publication-info

diagram
description	WIPO publication information:
attributes
uses	isr-status, pct-pub-info, wo-bio-material-after-pub, wo-correction, wo-pubnum

used by	wo-bibliographic-data
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT wo-publication-info (wo-correction* , wo-bio-material-after-pub? , isr-status* , pct-pub-info* , wo-pubnum?)>

Element wo-pubnum

diagram
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	wo-correction, wo-publication-info
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT wo-pubnum (#PCDATA)>

Element pct-pub-info

diagram
description	PCT published pamphlet information
attributes
uses	pct-art64, wo-published-text

used by	wo-publication-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT pct-pub-info (wo-published-text , pct-art64*)>

Element wo-published-text

diagram
description	published text in PCT pamphlet front page.
attributes
uses	wo-text-letter-code

used by	pct-pub-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT wo-published-text (wo-text-letter-code+)>

Element wo-text-letter-code

diagram
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	wo-published-text
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT wo-text-letter-code (#PCDATA)>

Element pct-art64

diagram
description	PCT Article 64: Reservations
attributes
uses	date, document-id

used by	pct-pub-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT pct-art64 (date? , document-id?)>

Element wo-bio-material-after-pub

diagram
description	a reference to deposited biological material that was received by IB after completion of technical preparations for international publication
attributes
uses	received-at-ib, relevant-date

used by	wo-publication-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT wo-bio-material-after-pub (received-at-ib , relevant-date?)>

Element relevant-date

diagram
description	Relevant date
attributes
uses	date

used by	wo-bio-material-after-pub
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT relevant-date (date)>

Element received-at-ib

diagram
description	International Bureau receipt date
attributes
uses	date

used by	bib-change-request, iper-status, isr-status, later-election, priority-claim-ib-info, wo-amendment-info, wo-application-info, wo-bio-material-after-pub
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT received-at-ib (date)>

Element wo-correction

diagram
description	WO Patent correction information.
attributes
uses	document-id, type-of-correction, wo-dtext, wo-pubnum, wo-repub-code

used by	wo-publication-info
content	a sequence of elements
occurrence	required (default)

source

<!ELEMENT wo-correction (document-id? , type-of-correction? , wo-repub-code , wo-pubnum? , wo-dtext*)>

Element dtext

diagram
description	Descriptive text
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	addressbook, bio-deposit, wo-bibliographic-data
content	character data
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT dtext (#PCDATA)>

Element br

diagram
description	br - break, line break within a paragraph
attributes
uses	Does not use other elements.

used by	dd, li, p, wo-dtext
content	empty
occurrence

source

<!ELEMENT br EMPTY>

Element wo-repub-code

diagram