TLS_215 documentation inconsistency
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:37 am
Dear all,
I came across an inconsistency in the documentation of the citation category table (TLS_215). The current data catalogue documentation on the Spring2018 version of PATSTAT (http://documents.epo.org/projects/babyl ... _11_en.pdf) states "Regular used citation categories are: X, Y and A. For example: category "X" is applicable where a document is such that when taken alone, a claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive step" (page 63). To my mind, this contradicts, however, the more detailed description in the DOCDB manual Annex XIV (http://www.epo.org/searching-for-patent ... nuals.html). Here, on page 167 it is specified that category "X" is applicable where a document is "particularly relevant if taken alone". In fact, the description from the data catalogue seems to resemble category "A" as described in the DOCDB manual.
Am I missing something here, or this indeed a small bug? Which of the two definitions is correct then?
Thank you in advance for clarification. (:
Best,
David
I came across an inconsistency in the documentation of the citation category table (TLS_215). The current data catalogue documentation on the Spring2018 version of PATSTAT (http://documents.epo.org/projects/babyl ... _11_en.pdf) states "Regular used citation categories are: X, Y and A. For example: category "X" is applicable where a document is such that when taken alone, a claimed invention cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive step" (page 63). To my mind, this contradicts, however, the more detailed description in the DOCDB manual Annex XIV (http://www.epo.org/searching-for-patent ... nuals.html). Here, on page 167 it is specified that category "X" is applicable where a document is "particularly relevant if taken alone". In fact, the description from the data catalogue seems to resemble category "A" as described in the DOCDB manual.
Am I missing something here, or this indeed a small bug? Which of the two definitions is correct then?
Thank you in advance for clarification. (:
Best,
David