Specification of "Standardized Data" on Bibliographic and Legal Status Data(version 2025.01.07)

January 7, 2025
Information Technology and Patent Information Management Office,
General Coordination Division,
Policy Planning and Coordination Department,
Japan Patent Office (JPO)

JPO announces the specifications of "Standardized Data" on Bibliographic and Legal Status Data.

As of January 7th, 2025, "Appeal Master" has been changed to "Data ShareDB Appeal".

Specifications of "Standardized Data" on Bibliographic and Legal Status (version 2025.01.07)

Revision History

• See the Japanese version

Chapter 1 Overview

• C1.1 Table of content (PDF:5KB)
• C1.2 Description (PDF:87KB, Japanese)

Chapter 2 Data Specifications

• C2.1 Table of content (PDF:52KB)
• C2.2 Description (PDF:898KB, Japanese)

Chapter 3 File list

• C3.1 Table of content (PDF:50KB)
• C3.2 Description (PDF:393KB, Japanese)
• Annex 3.1 (XLSX:65KB, Japanese)
• Annex 3.2 (XLSX:22KB, Japanese)
• Annex3.3 (XLSX:1,410KB, Japanese)

Chapter 4 Code Table

• 01_Application master (patent, utility model) (PDF:2,327KB)
• 02_Application master (design, trademark)(PDF:1,846KB)
• 03_Applicant registration master(PDF:22KB)
• 05_Registration master(PDF:2,106KB)
• 06_Search master file(PDF:166KB)
• 07_Cited document master(PDF:442KB)
• 08_IPC master(PDF:183KB)
• 09_Publicly known design master(PDF:254KB)
• 10_Foreign design gazette master(PDF:252KB)
• 12_Trademark basic master(PDF:349KB)
• 13_Madrid protocol application master(PDF:482KB)
• 14_Madrid protocol original register master(PDF:170KB)
• 15_Madrid protocol application/original register master(PDF:1,516KB)
• 16_Trademark sample file(PDF:104KB)
• 17_Hague designated office master(PDF:159KB)
• 18_Data ShareDB Appeal(PDF:620KB, Japanese)
• Data attribute described in each code table(PDF:66KB)

Chapter 5 Correspondence table between "Appeal Master" and "Data ShareDB Appeal"

• See the Japanese version

[Last updated 7 January 2025]