Proposed WIPO Standard ST.36 (Recommendation for the Processing of Patent Documents Using XML (Extensible Markup Language))

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• 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

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

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

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• 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

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• ST36/A, B and C Model DTDs
• 22 DTDs
• 150 pages
• Not translated
• Electronic version only

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• 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

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• ST36/B Processing applications
• amendment-request.dtd
• ex-officio-correction.dtd

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• 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

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Approach for making a New XML Standard (ST.36)
extract
ePCT component repository (XML element set)
expanded element sets e.g. ltB565gt
ltB528gt
Convert from SGML tag sets of ST.32 to XML
element sets
input
input


Office
specific

element set
Common element set
New XML Standard ST.36
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ANNEX F
ST.36
IPC
applicant
inventor
appeal-reference
examination-info
US national component
patent-reference
IP common schema component
JP national component
Model DTD publication.dtd search-report.dtd
Annex F DTDs request.dtd application-body.dtd fee
-sheet.dtd
EP regional component
National office DTDs
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Draft ST.36 for published patents
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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) ltep-art158/gt OR ltB121EPgt OR
as namespace - epart158 Submit tag to WIPO (it
may be generic) as a Proposal for Change (PFC)
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• 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

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Proposed consultation method Please use the
EDPES forum to post comments http//webforum.wip
o.int/webboard For Annex F proposed
changes http//www.wipo.int/pct/efiling_standard
/en/index.html
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