Schema declaration.xsd


element declaration
diagram declaration_p1.png
children identity-of-inventor entitlement-to-be-granted-patent entitlement-to-claim-priority inventorship lack-of-novelty
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
lang  xsd:string  required      
dtd-version  xsd:string        
file  xsd:string        
date-produced  xsd:string        
file-reference-id  xsd:string        
status  xsd:string        
annotation
documentation
Communication
documentation

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*  declaration v1.6     2017  JULY                                             *
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*  PUBLIC "-//WIPO//DTD DECLARATION 1.6//EN" "declaration-v1-6.dtd"            *
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*  https://www.wipo.int/pct-safe/en/resources/1.15/declaration-v1-6.dtd        *
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* contact:                                                                     *
*   WIPO: Yuya USHIDA; yuya.ushida@wipo.int                                    *
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* revision history                                                             *
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Asahi HASEBE: 01/07/17 incorporated changes from PFCs:
..changed version number from v1.5 to v1.6
..added attribute 'id' to lack-of-novelty, entitlement-to-claim-priority, entitlement-to-be-granted-patent, signatory and matter-name
MO: 01/07/08 incorporated changes from PFCs:
..changed version number from v1.4 to v1.5
..added attribute 'email-purpose' to email (PFC08/006)
MO: 01/01/07 incorporated changes from PFCs:
..changed version number from v1.3 to v1.4
..implementation of PFC06/001
..changed element '(all-designations | all-designations-except-us | designated-status)'
  to '(all-designations | all-designations-except-us | designated-status)?'
  in identity-of-inventor (PFC06/002)
..changed element '(all-designations | all-designations-except-us | designated-status)'
  to '(all-designations | all-designations-except-us | designated-status)?'
  in matter (PFC06/002)
..changed element '(all-designations | designated-status)'
  to '(all-designations | designated-status)?' in lack-of-novelty (PFC06/002)
..added element 'sup' to u (PFC06/003)
..added element 'sup' to i (PFC06/003)
..added element 'sup' to b (PFC06/003)
..added element 'sub' to u (PFC06/003)
..added element 'sub' to i (PFC06/003)
..added element 'sub' to b (PFC06/003)
..added element 'o' to invention-title, b, i, sup, sup2, sub, sub2, heading, claim-text,
  p, small-caps, dt, dd, li, crossref, figref, othercit, statement (PFC06/003)
..added element 'address-4' to address (PFC06/005)
..added element 'address-5' to address (PFC06/005)
MO: 29/09/05 incorporated changes from PFCs:
..changed version number from v1.2 to v1.3
..changed occurrence of 'addressbook' in 'inventor-info' from '+' to '*'.
HT: 14/12/04 incorporated changes from PFCs:
..changed attribute he, wi of doc-page from 'NMTOKEN' to 'CDATA'
..added attribute 'id' to addressbook, application-reference
..added attribute 'ocr' to doc-page
HT: 20/07/04 incorporated changes from PFCs:
..changed version number from v1.1 to v1.2
..changed attribute lang of addressbook from '#REQUIRED' to '#IMPLIED'
JD: 03/02/03 incorporated changes from PFCs:
..changed version number from v1.0 to v1.1
..added attribute 'file-reference-id' to root
..added attribute 'orientation' to doc-page
..added attribute 'lang', 'sequence' to lack-of-novelty
..added attribute 'tense' to matter
..added (last-name | orgname) option to %name_group;
..made postcode optional within address
December 2001
..released version number as v1.0
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DECLARATION

Attributes:
  lang              = language of application - use ISO639 language code
  dtd-version       = dtd version number
  file              = filename of the whole application
  status            = status of the application; values: new = new application
  date-produced     = date this document was produced
  file-reference-id = applicant's or agent's file reference, if any

element identity-of-inventor
diagram declaration_p2.png
children doc-page application-reference addressbook all-designations all-designations-except-us designated-states
used by
element declaration
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
sequence  xsd:string  required      
lang  xsd:string        
combined  derived by: xsd:token        
annotation
documentation
Related Patents or Applications
documentation

  Declaration as to the identity of the inventor
  (Rules 4.17(i) and 51bis.1(a)(i))

element entitlement-to-be-granted-patent
diagram declaration_p3.png
children doc-page application-reference name prefix last-name orgname first-name middle-name suffix iid role department synonym registered-number matter
used by
element declaration
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
sequence  xsd:string  required      
lang  xsd:string        
combined  derived by: xsd:token        
id  xsd:ID        
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  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

element entitlement-to-claim-priority
diagram declaration_p4.png
children doc-page application-reference name prefix last-name orgname first-name middle-name suffix iid role department synonym registered-number earlier-app-reference matter
used by
element declaration
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
sequence  xsd:string  required      
lang  xsd:string        
id  xsd:ID        
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  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))

element inventorship
diagram declaration_p5.png
children doc-page application-reference earlier-app-reference inventor-info signatories dtext
used by
element declaration
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
sequence  xsd:string  required      
lang  xsd:string        
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Declaration of inventorship.  For purposes of the United States the declaration
  shall be worded with the original and first inventor clause.

element lack-of-novelty
diagram declaration_p6.png
children doc-page application-reference name prefix last-name orgname first-name middle-name suffix iid role department synonym registered-number date address title-of-disclosure method-of-disclosure dtext all-designations designated-states
used by
element declaration
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
sequence  xsd:string  required      
lang  xsd:string        
id  xsd:ID        
annotation
documentation
International Conventions
documentation

  Declaration as to non-prejudical disclosures or exceptions to lack of novelty
  (PCT Rules 4.17(v) and 51bis.1(a)(v))

element application-reference
diagram declaration_p7.png
children document-id
used by
elements entitlement-to-be-granted-patent entitlement-to-claim-priority identity-of-inventor inventorship lack-of-novelty
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xsd:ID        
appl-type  xsd:string        
annotation
documentation
Document Identification
documentation

  Application reference information: application number, country
    (INID 21, ST.32:B210)

element addressbook
diagram declaration_p8.png
children name prefix last-name orgname first-name middle-name suffix iid role department synonym registered-number address phone fax email url ead dtext text
used by
elements identity-of-inventor inventor-info matter
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xsd:ID        
lang  xsd:string        
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  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.

element all-designations
diagram declaration_p9.png
used by
elements identity-of-inventor lack-of-novelty matter
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  All designations permitted by the Treaty are made  (Rule 4.9(b))

element all-designations-except-us
diagram declaration_p10.png
used by
elements identity-of-inventor matter
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  Designated states for which indications are made: all except United States

element designated-states
diagram declaration_p11.png
children country region
used by
elements identity-of-inventor lack-of-novelty matter
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  Indication of specific Contracting States in or for which the applicant is
  seeking protection for his invention
  (Rule 4.9(a))

element doc-page
diagram declaration_p12.png
used by
elements entitlement-to-be-granted-patent entitlement-to-claim-priority identity-of-inventor inventorship lack-of-novelty
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xsd:ID        
he  xsd:string  required      
wi  xsd:string  required      
type  derived by: xsd:token  required      
alt  xsd:string        
pp  xsd:string        
ppf  xsd:string        
ppl  xsd:string        
file  xsd:string  required      
ocr  xsd:string        
color  derived by: xsd:token        
orientation  derived by: xsd:token    portrait    
annotation
documentation
Document Structure
documentation

  doc-page - DOCument or PAGE

  This is primarily to be used when data for the whole or major sections of an
  application are in image format OR other formats such as pdf.

  Page range attributes are given when required
    pp  - page range
    ppf - first page
    ppl - last page (for pdf).
  The 'img' may also be used for complete pages, e.g. in drawings

  Recommended id = docp0001, docp0002, etc.
  Attributes "he" and "wi" mean height and width.


group name_group
diagram declaration_p13.png
children name prefix last-name orgname first-name middle-name suffix iid role department synonym registered-number
used by
elements addressbook entitlement-to-be-granted-patent entitlement-to-claim-priority lack-of-novelty matter-name signatory

element earlier-app-reference
diagram declaration_p14.png
children document-id
used by
elements entitlement-to-claim-priority inventorship
annotation
documentation
Document Identification
documentation

  Earlier application identification group
appinfo
Document Identification

element matter
diagram declaration_p15.png
children date matter-name addressbook court-name kind-of-transfer all-designations all-designations-except-us designated-states
used by
elements entitlement-to-be-granted-patent entitlement-to-claim-priority
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
item  derived by: xsd:token        
tense  derived by: xsd:token        
annotation
documentation
International Conventions
documentation

  Section 212, 213.
  Attribute 'item':  reason for entitlement.  See Sections 212, 213 for values.
    i)   (name) of (address) is the inventor of the subject matter for which
          protection is sought by way of [the] [this] international application
    ii)  (name) [is] [was] entitled as employer of the inventor, (inventor's name)
    iii)  an agreement between... (name) and ... (name), dated...
    iv)  an assignment from ... (name) to ...(name), dated...
    v)   consent from ... (name) in favor of ...(name), dated...
    vi)  a court order issued by ... (name of court), effecting a transfer from
          ... (name) to...(name), dated...
    vii)  transfer of entitlement from ...(name) to ...(name) by way of (specify
          kind of transfer), dated ...
    viii) the applicant's name changed from ...(name) to ...(name) on ...(date)

element inventor-info
diagram declaration_p16.png
children addressbook us-residence authority-applicant
used by
element inventorship
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Information regarding inventor(s)
    (INID 72, ST.32:B720)

element signatories
diagram declaration_p17.png
children signatory
used by
element inventorship
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Signatories

element address
diagram declaration_p18.png
children address-1 address-2 address-3 address-4 address-5 mailcode pobox room address-floor building street city county state postcode country text
used by
elements addressbook lack-of-novelty signatory
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Address components:
  Address formats differ from country to country
  If no structure possible use text

element title-of-disclosure
diagram declaration_p19.png
used by
element lack-of-novelty
annotation
documentation
Patent Bibliographic (Front Page) Information
documentation

  Title of what is being disclosed under PCT Rule 51bis.1(a)(v)

element method-of-disclosure
diagram declaration_p20.png
children international-exhibition publication abuse other
used by
element lack-of-novelty
annotation
documentation
International Conventions
documentation

  Method by which prior art was disclosed to the public

element dtext
diagram declaration_p21.png
used by
elements addressbook inventorship lack-of-novelty
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  Descriptive text

element document-id
diagram declaration_p22.png
children country doc-number kind name date
used by
elements application-reference earlier-app-reference
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
lang  xsd:string        
annotation
documentation
Document Identification
documentation

  Document identification refers to patents (and patent applications) only.
  See WIPO ST.14

element ead
diagram declaration_p23.png
used by
element addressbook
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Electronic address use for other than email

element email
diagram declaration_p24.png
used by
element addressbook
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
email-purpose  derived by: xsd:token        
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

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'

element phone
diagram declaration_p25.png
used by
element addressbook
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Telephone number

element fax
diagram declaration_p26.png
used by
element addressbook
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Fax number

element url
diagram declaration_p27.png
used by
element addressbook
annotation
documentation
Citations
documentation

  Universal Resource Locator; e.g. www.wipo.int

element country
diagram declaration_p28.png
used by
elements designated-states document-id non-us region us
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Country: use ST.3 country code; e.g. DE, FR, GB, NL, etc.
  Also includes EP, WO

element region
diagram declaration_p29.png
children country
used by
element designated-states
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  The region for which protection or exclusion (depending upon context) is desired.

element name
diagram declaration_p30.png
used by
element document-id
group name_group
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
name-type  derived by: xsd:token        
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Name:
  If no distinction or detail can be given.
  Also to be used for: personal (natural person) and corporate (legal entity) names

element prefix
diagram declaration_p31.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Title: e.g., Mr., Mrs., Dr. etc

element last-name
diagram declaration_p32.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Last, family, surname

element first-name
diagram declaration_p33.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  First or given name(s), initial(s)

element middle-name
diagram declaration_p34.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Middle name(s) or initial(s)

element suffix
diagram declaration_p35.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Name suffix (e.g., II, Jr., Dip., Ing., BA, etc.)

element iid
diagram declaration_p36.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Citations
documentation

  SDOBI : Individual id

element role
diagram declaration_p37.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Role; e.g., President, Chairman, etc.

element orgname
diagram declaration_p38.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Organisation name or company name

element department
diagram declaration_p39.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Department, division, section, etc. name

element synonym
diagram declaration_p40.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Synonym

element registered-number
diagram declaration_p41.png
used by
group name_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Registered number

element matter-name
diagram declaration_p42.png
children name prefix last-name orgname first-name middle-name suffix iid role department synonym registered-number
used by
element matter
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xsd:ID        
annotation
documentation
International Conventions

element court-name
diagram declaration_p43.png
used by
element matter
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  Name of court; e.g., U.S. Supreme Court

element kind-of-transfer
diagram declaration_p44.png
used by
element matter
annotation
documentation
International Conventions
documentation

  Section 212(a)(vii): kind of transfer of entitlement

element date
diagram declaration_p45.png
used by
elements document-id lack-of-novelty matter
annotation
documentation
Dates
documentation

  Date: components of a date.  Format: YYYYMMDD

element us-residence
diagram declaration_p46.png
children military-service us non-us
used by
element inventor-info
annotation
documentation
Parties Concerned with the Document
documentation

  Identifies the residence of a U.S. inventor

element authority-applicant
diagram declaration_p47.png
used by
element inventor-info
annotation
documentation
Parties Concerned with the Document
documentation

  Identifies the authority for the applicant. In certain circumstances an inventor
  is unable to file his/her own patent application and an authorized individual must do so

element signatory
diagram declaration_p48.png
children name prefix last-name orgname first-name middle-name suffix iid role department synonym registered-number address electronic-signature signatory-capacity
used by
element signatories
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
id  xsd:ID        
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  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'

group address_group
diagram declaration_p49.png
children address-1 address-2 address-3 address-4 address-5 mailcode pobox room address-floor building street city county state postcode country text
used by
element address

element international-exhibition
diagram declaration_p50.png
used by
element method-of-disclosure
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  An international exhibition was used as the method of disclosure

element publication
diagram declaration_p51.png
used by
element method-of-disclosure
annotation
documentation
Related Patents or Applications
documentation

  A publication was used as the method of disclosure

element abuse
diagram declaration_p52.png
used by
element method-of-disclosure
annotation
documentation
Technical Information
documentation

  Exceptions to lack of novelty resulting from abuse;
  Rule 51bis.1(a)(v)
appinfo
Technical Information

element other
diagram declaration_p53.png
used by
element method-of-disclosure
annotation
documentation
Fees
documentation

  Other method by which prior art was disclosed to the public

element doc-number
diagram declaration_p54.png
used by
element document-id
annotation
documentation
Document Identification
documentation

  The number of the referenced patent (or application) document

element kind
diagram declaration_p55.png
used by
element document-id
annotation
documentation
Document Identification
documentation

  Document kind code; e.g., A1
    (INID 13, ST.32:B130)

element military-service
diagram declaration_p56.png
used by
element us-residence
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Military address where the applicant is considered to reside

element us
diagram declaration_p57.png
children city state country citizenship
used by
element us-residence
annotation
documentation
Parties Concerned with the Document
documentation

  Identifies the residence of a US inventor that resides in the US

element non-us
diagram declaration_p58.png
children city country citizenship
used by
element us-residence
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Identifies the residence of a U.S. inventor that does not reside in the U.S.

element electronic-signature
diagram declaration_p59.png
children basic-signature enhanced-signature
used by
element signatory
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
date  xsd:string  required      
place-signed  xsd:string        
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  A signature represented by electronic means

element signatory-capacity
diagram declaration_p60.png
used by
element signatory
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  The capacity in which the person signs

element address-1
diagram declaration_p61.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Address, first line

element address-2
diagram declaration_p62.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Address, second line

element address-3
diagram declaration_p63.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Address, third line

element address-4
diagram declaration_p64.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Address, fourth line

element address-5
diagram declaration_p65.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Address, fifth line

element mailcode
diagram declaration_p66.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Organizational mail code

element pobox
diagram declaration_p67.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Post Office Box number

element room
diagram declaration_p68.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Address room; e.g., Room 55B

element address-floor
diagram declaration_p69.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Address floor; e.g., 10th

element building
diagram declaration_p70.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Building information in address; e.g., Hoffman building

element street
diagram declaration_p71.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Street may contain house number or name

element city
diagram declaration_p72.png
used by
elements non-us us
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  City or town name

element county
diagram declaration_p73.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  County, parish, department, etc (mainly UK, USA)

element state
diagram declaration_p74.png
used by
element us
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Region of country; e.g., state, province, etc.

element postcode
diagram declaration_p75.png
used by
group address_group
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  Postal code or zip code

element text
diagram declaration_p76.png
used by
element addressbook
group address_group
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  If no structure is possible, enter text (without markup)

element citizenship
diagram declaration_p77.png
used by
elements non-us us
annotation
documentation
Parties
documentation

  A person's status as a citizen of a country

element basic-signature
diagram declaration_p78.png
children fax-image text-string click-wrap
used by
element electronic-signature
annotation
documentation
Parties Concerned with the Document
documentation

  A non-PKI electronic signature

element enhanced-signature
diagram declaration_p79.png
children pkcs7
used by
element electronic-signature
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  A PKI / PKCS #7 digital signature data type

element fax-image
diagram declaration_p80.png
used by
element basic-signature
attributes
Name  Type  Use  Default  Fixed  Annotation
file  xsd:string  required      
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  A TIFF image of a signature

element text-string
diagram declaration_p81.png
used by
element basic-signature
annotation
documentation
General Text
documentation

  A simple text string is to be used as the basic electronic signature;
  e.g., John Doe  <text-string>/jd/</text-string>

element click-wrap
diagram declaration_p82.png
used by
element basic-signature
annotation
documentation
Parties Concerned with the Document
documentation

  A simple 'signature';
  e.g., clicking a button labeled 'accept' or 'I agree'

element pkcs7
diagram declaration_p83.png
used by
element enhanced-signature
annotation
documentation
General Text
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  PKCS7 digital signature


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