New DTD ep-patent-document
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:19 pm
The DTD ep-patent-document is used for the XML of EP publications and we inform you that the new DTD version 1.5.1 is now available in our download area under “DTD/Schema repository 14.12 - EP data”.
This XML is used, for example in the European publication server, EP full-text search and Global Patent Index – it is also available as bulk data set.
The differences with version 1.5 are as follows:
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This XML is used, for example in the European publication server, EP full-text search and Global Patent Index – it is also available as bulk data set.
The differences with version 1.5 are as follows:
- Addition of XML elements for CPC information
- Addition of XML elements for erroneously filed information in Euro-PCT applications published by WIPO and republished by the EPO
- this new DTD will be used in EP publications as of week 27 (Wednesday 07/07/2021)
- EP publications published in week 27 will not have CPC and/or erroneously filed information – the availability of this information will be confirmed at a later stage
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