(Proposed) WIPO STANDARD ST.36 RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROCESSING OF PATENT DOCUMENTS USING XML (E X TENSIBLE M ARKUP L ANGUAGE) Presented to the SCIT/SDWG 4ht Session, Geneva, January 26-30, 2004

Draft ST.36 2 ST.36 is a draft: It is built on: PCT, Annex F ST.32 (SGML) Work of the TWXWG (Trilateral/WIPO XML Work Group) Includes processing: Filing data Publication data Procedural data

Draft ST.36 3 ST.36 comprises the following parts: Introduction, structure, requirements of the recommendation ST36/ICE: International Common Elements ST36/A, B and C: Model DTDs

Draft ST.36 4 ST.36 Introduction, structure, requirements of the recommendation 16 pages explaining the standard To be translated Published on paper Electronic version

Draft ST.36 5 ST36/ICE: International Common Elements Lists, in categories, the elements, attributes, and their definitions, used in the DTDs – these are derived from the PCT Administrative Instructions Part 7 Annex F Appendix 2, WIPO Standard ST.32, TWXWG and other sources. 113 pages of element names Not translated Paper Electronic

Draft ST.36 6 ST36/A, B and C: Model DTDs 22 DTDs 150+ pages Not translated Electronic version only

Draft ST.36 7 ST36/A: Filing, transmission and packaging of patent documents: pkgheader.dtd package-data.dtd xmit-receipt.dtd request.dtd power-of-attorney.dtd declaration.dtd ro-request-receiving-info.dtd fee-sheet.dtd dispatch-list.dtd demand.dtd bio-deposit.dtd

Draft ST.36 8 ST36/B: Processing applications: amendment-request.dtd ex-officio-correction.dtd

Draft ST.36 9 ST36/C: Patent documents: xx-patent-document.dtd xx-patent-bibliographic-data.dtd application-body.dtd table-external.dtd sequence-list.dtd priority-doc.dtd search-report.dtd

Draft ST Approach for making a New XML Standard (ST.36) ST.32 (SGML-DTD including Tag sets) (includes each offices special Tag ) ePCT component repository (XML element set) Convert from SGML tag sets of ST.32 to XML element sets expanded element sets e.g. Office specific element set Common element set New XML Standard ST.36 extract input

Draft ST IP common schema component ST.36 applicant inventor IPC appeal-reference patent-reference examination-info US national component JP national component EP regional component Annex F DTDs request.dtd application-body.dtd fee-sheet.dtd Model DTD publication.dtd search-report.dtd National office DTDs ANNEX F

Draft ST Draft ST.36 for published patents

Draft ST If it is not in ST.36/Annex F – what to do? Eg. Article 158(3) EPC cases Add two letter country code (WIPO ST.3) OR OR as namespace - ep:art158 Submit tag to WIPO (it may be generic) as a Proposal for Change (PFC)

Draft ST Proposed Calendar: Jan/Feb: Presentation to SDWG and SCIT of the draft of ST.36 for consultation Feb – June: Consultation period March: Meeting of TWXWG June: Proposed special meeting (in WIPO) to discuss all comments and final version of ST.36 – if sufficient interest July: delivery of document for translation and distribution November: proposed adoption of ST.36

Draft ST Proposed consultation method: Please use the EDPES forum to post comments: [For Annex F proposed changes: ard/en/index.html]

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