The International Bureau of WIPO is pleased to announce that the revision of WIPO Standard ST.3 was published on the WIPO website on April 11, 2016. 

The following modifications were reflected in the revised WIPO Standard ST.3:

• adding a new two-letter alphabetic code “XX” which refers to unknown states, other entities or organizations according to the decision by the Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS) at its reconvened fourth session which took place from March 21 to 24, 2016;
• adding a new two-letter alphabetic code “XV” which represents the Visegrad Patent Institute (VPI) as a result of consultation by correspondence (see Circular C.CWS 61); and
• changing the name “Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trademarks and Designs) (OHIM)” to “European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)” as a consequence of the Regulation (EU) 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 December 2015  which came into force on 23 March 2016 (Official Journal of the European Union 24/12/2015).

The revised WIPO Standard ST.3 is available in English, French and Spanish on the WIPO website.