Hi, I am noticing that requests for family members of US applications give 404 responses. I am not sure but I believe that used to work fine.
Example:
http://ops.epo.org/rest-services/family ... 4505718.A/
Are there any limitations regarding US applications on this endpoint?
Best regards.
Retrieving family members of US applications
Re: Retrieving family members of US applications
US applications in docdb format are not the same as the original US application number and is rather messy as well.
Original US application number ss/#### filed in yyyy-mm-dd
ss: series number
######: serial application number (within that series)
Will be represented in docdb as:
yyyy-###### or as YYYY-ss######
US Application 14/505718 was filed on 2014-10-03
so the docdb numer is likely US.2014-505718.A or US.2014-14505718.A. Please try these both and see if either works.
If you have the corresponding publication numbers, it is better to use the corresponding publication numbers taking into account that for US pre-grant publications docdb deletes the fifth digit from the original publication number.
Regards,
Gerben
Original US application number ss/#### filed in yyyy-mm-dd
ss: series number
######: serial application number (within that series)
Will be represented in docdb as:
yyyy-###### or as YYYY-ss######
US Application 14/505718 was filed on 2014-10-03
so the docdb numer is likely US.2014-505718.A or US.2014-14505718.A. Please try these both and see if either works.
If you have the corresponding publication numbers, it is better to use the corresponding publication numbers taking into account that for US pre-grant publications docdb deletes the fifth digit from the original publication number.
Regards,
Gerben
Re: Retrieving family members of US applications
Unfortunately, all I have is the application number (parsed out of an office action), no publication number or filing date. Would it be better to use epodoc notation perhaps?
Re: Retrieving family members of US applications
That won't help, the epodoc format for US application also includes the filing year. If all you have is the application number, the only option you have is to try a search using the original format.
Re: Retrieving family members of US applications
Implemented, as suggested, a search if CC is US and number does not start with year. Seems to work. Thanks!