Specification of New "Standardized Data" on Bibliographic and Legal Status Data(version 2018.7.31)

July 31, 2018
Information Technology and Patent Information Management Office,
General Coordination Division,
Policy Planning and Coordination Department,
Japan Patent Office (JPO)

JPO announces specifications of New "Standardized Data"on Bibliographic and Legal Status Data to be provided in May 2019.

Specifications of New "Standardized Data" on Bibliographic and Legal Status (version 2018.7.31)

• Chapter 1 Overview
  (Table of content, Description (PDF:135KB))
• Chapter 2 Data Specifications
  (Table of content, Description (PDF:71KB))
• Chapter 3 File list
  • 3.1 File List details
    (Table of content, Chapter3.1(PDF:69KB), Annex3.1 (XLSX:66KB), Annex3.2 (XLSX:19KB))
  • 3.2 Items (Chapter3.2 (PDF:85KB), Annex3.3(XLSX:1,405KB))
  • 3.3 Update details (PDF:122KB)
  • 3.4 Others (PDF:104KB)
• Chapter 4 Code Table (Japanese)
  • Code Table List (PDF:269KB)
  • Code Table (01_Application master (patent, utility model) (PDF:2,349KB), 02_Application master (design, trademark) (PDF:1,916KB), 03_Applicant registration master (PDF:160KB), 04_Appeal master (PDF:1,971KB), 05_Registration master (PDF:1,896KB), 06_Search master (PDF:294KB), 07_Cited document master (PDF:480KB), 09_Publicly known design master (PDF:288KB), 10_Foreign design gazette master (PDF:287KB), 12_Trademark basic master (PDF:515KB), 13_Madrid protocol application master (PDF:473KB), 14_Madrid protocol original register master (PDF:287KB), 15_Madrid protocol application/original register master (PDF:1,629KB), 17_Hague designated office master (PDF:264KB)), Data attribute described in each code table (PDF:128KB)
• Chapter 5 Details of differences compared with Standardized Data
  • 5.1 Comparison Table (1) (New "Standardized Data" → Standardized Data) (XLSX:1,085KB)
  • 5.2 Comparison Table (2) (Standardized Data → New "Standardized Data") (Japanese) (XLSX:1,385KB)

<Reference>

• Standardized Data Specifications XML ver2.2 (PDF:1,647KB)
• Standardized Data Specifications SGML ver5.3 (PDF:10,039KB)

Note: the above-mentioned specifications as of July 31, 2018 is subject to change depending on the progress of system development.

Note: Specifications attached in this page are temporary translation. In case of dispute over translation, Japanese text shall prevail.

[Last updated 10 September 2019]