******************************************************************************* DESCRIPTION (SUB-DOCUMENT) ******************************************************************************* : The description must disclose the invention in a manner sufficiently clear and complete for it to be carried out by a person skilled in the art (PCT Rule 5). EPO See EPC Rule 27 - Content of the description EPO required usage: - id="desc" - lang - element doc-page removed - for PUBLICATION purposes it will not be used - In very rare cases there may be multiple descriptions we will treat as one description use heading tag where this occurs - The headings within the description are PCT headings. These elements must NOT be used by contractors - use the element: <heading> with the exception of older PatXML files - PatXML files: if <invention-title> is present REMOVE IT for publication - the actual title is at tag <B542> EPO Style: Depending on language code the heading will be, in bold, left justified, with breaks around: en - Description de - Beschreibung fr - Description Example: <description id="desc" lang="de"> ******************************* CLAIMS (SUB-DOCUMENT) ******************************* Defines the matter for which protection is sought ST.36/ANNEX F compliance: - element doc-page removed - for PUBLICATION purposes it will not be used EPO EPC Article 84 The claims The claims shall define the matter for which protection is sought. They shall be clear and concise and be supported by the description. EPO required usage, - Since there are multiple types of claims we will number them: - id="claims01" - this is the default and the most common in A docs. For the translated versions in B docs "claims02" and "claims03" - lang - for claims for different contracting states also use claims01, claims02 etc. - claim-type - this is used only for Claims for different contracting states, eg. claim-type="Claim(s) for the following Contracting State(s): AT, BE" - this text used for the heading. Patentanspr??gende Vertragsstaaten Patentanspr??genden Vertragsstaat Revendications pour les Etats contractants suivants Revendications pour l'Etat contractant suivant EPO Style: Depending on language code the heading will be, in bold, left justified, with breaks around: en - Claims de - Patentanspr? fr - Revendications Examples : Claims in B docs: <claims id="claims01" lang="en"> <claims id="claims02" lang="de"> <claims id="claims03" lang="fr"> Claims for contracting states: <claims id="claims01" lang="en" claim-type="Claim(s) for the following Contracting State(s): AT, BE"> <claims id="claims02" lang="en" claim-type="Claim(s) for the following Contracting State(s): GB"> <claims id="claims03" lang="de"> <claims id="claims05" lang="fr"> ?** add in language ******************************* THE ACTUAL CLAIMS ******************************* EPO required usage (as specified in ST.36, para. ): - If the parent element is claims and there is only ONE set of claims: - id="c-fr-0001", c-fr-0002, etc. - num = 0001, 0002, etc. EPO style: - arabic numerals, bold, full stop; eg. 1. - block indent all text Example: <claims id="claims01" lang="en"> <claim id="c-en-0001" num="0001"> <claim-text>Here is the first claim ... </claim-text> </claim> </claims> Notes: - If parent element is claims and there are MULTIPLE sets of claims (for EP-B docs) then: - id="c-en-01-0001", c-en-01-0002, etc. - num="0001", 0002, etc. - id="c-de-01-0001", c-de-01-0002, etc. - num"="0001", 0002, etc. - id="c-fr-0001", c-fr-0002, etc. - num="0001", 0002, etc. - If parent element is amended-claims and there is only ONE set then use "aclaims"; in the unlikely event of multiple amended claims use: "aclaims01" etc, the actual claims will be numbered (for single occurrence): - id="ac-en-0001", ac-en-0002, etc. - num="0001", 0002, etc. *** Note for data capture: if the claims are numbered incorrectly by the applicant: THEIR NUMBERING MUST BE KEPT FOR A-DOCUMENTS and the num attribute will be: num=""; the actual claim number must be placed within the <claim-text> ******************************* THE TEXT WITHIN CLAIMS ******************************* The text of the claim; also used for for sub-para indentation. This has the same model as <p> but no lists; for lists use <claim-text> and any amrk required for the list within the text. EPO style: indent any 2nd level <claim-text> Refers to patents (and patent applications) only; see WIPO ST.14 definition as in DOCDB/XML to accommodate OPS/Publication Server Date: components of a date. Format: YYYYMMDD Document kind code; e.g., A1 (INID 13, ST.32:B130) The number of the referenced patent (or application) document Country: use ST.3 country code; e.g. DE, FR, GB, NL, etc. Also includes EP, WO. Always in upper case. Also can use "stateless" Country names and codes taken from WIPO ST.3 and ISO 3166. From IETF RFC 1766: "NOTE: The ISO 639/ISO 3166 convention is that language names are written in lower case, while country codes are written in upper case." 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