DTD 1.6 with UPP XML structure available for EBD and EP full text data

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DTD 1.6 with UPP XML structure available for EBD and EP full text data

Post by EPO / OPS Support » Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:58 pm

Please note that the new DTD ep-bulletin version 1.6 and DTD ep-patent-document version 1.6 will be available in 14.1 EP bibliographic data EBD in a bulk and 14.12 EP full text in a bulk packages as of week 10/2023.

ep-patent-document 1.6 is used for the XML of EP publications and 14.12 EP full text data in a bulk frontfile and backfile.

ep-bulletin 1.6 is used for the XML of 14.1 EP bibliographic data EBD in a bulk (bibliographic and procedural information).

Version 1.6 provides Unitary Patent information XML structures and will be first added to XML deliveries as of week 10/2023 (in weekly packages of the two mentioned products, published on Wednesday, 8 March 2023).

Please note that no Unitary Patent information will be available on 08.03.2023.

The two DTDs are already available here: https://publication-bdds.apps.epo.org/r ... product/19

The EBD user manual 4.5 is available here: https://www.epo.org/searching-for-paten ... nuals.html

More information on the Unitary Patent here: https://www.epo.org/applying/european/unitary.html

For more information about datasets at the EPO contact patentdata@epo.org


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