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Patent Information Standardized Data (Bibliographic and History Information Data) Outline

March 24, 2025
Information Technology and Patent Information Management Office,
General Coordination Division,
Policy Planning and Coordination Department,
Japan Patent Office (JPO)

Patent Information Standardized Data is bulk data of JPO’s bibliographic and history information, etc. on Patent, Utility Model, Design and Trademark compiled for each given time period, which are available for users, for examples, to develop patent information database. Patent Information Standardized Data are issued on business days of the JPO and are also provided in a weekly bundle (please refer to "Release Schedule"). In principle, updated bibliographic and history information, etc. will be reflected on the data of the following business day.

Patent Information Standardized Data will be classified by type of information and be provided as TSV format data. Please refer to "Major Types of Provided Data" below for type of provided data. Please also refer to "Specification" and "Sample Data".

*On and after March 24, 2025, JPO provide Patent Information Standardized Data (data on bibliographic and history information) in accordance with Trademark consent system.

Please refer to "Latest Specification" below.

Release Schedule

Major Types of Provided Data

Number of Item Type of Provided Data Contents of Provided Data
1 Application Master Information on "the Bibliographic Data Base for Applications" of the JPO is recorded (e.g. bibliographic and history information etc. from the acceptance of application to the final action.)
2 Applicant registration master Information on applicant of the JPO is recorded (e.g. Applicant identification code, Applicant name etc.)
4 Registration master Information on "the Bibliographic Data Base for Registrations" of the JPO is recorded (e.g. b bliographic information concerning the patent rights, Trademark rights, and other rights related to transfer, extinction and change thereof etc.)
5 Search master Information on search of patent documents of the JPO is recorded (e.g. theme codes and F terms etc.)
6 Cited document master Information on documents cited by reasons of refusal in patent application, of the JPO, is recorded (e.g. information concerning cited documents, cited non-patent literature etc.)
7 IPC master Information on International Patent Classification (IPC) is recorded (e.g. first classification information, additional information etc.)
8 Publicly known design master Information on publicly known design of the JPO is recorded (e.g. design classifications, publicly known design number, issued date etc.)
9 Foreign design gazette master Information on foreign design gazette (foreign design gazette documented by JPO) is recorded (e.g. design classifications, publicly known design number, issued date etc.)
10 Application document search master (design) Information on reference document cited in design registration is recorded (e.g. design registration number, publicly known design number etc.)
11 Trademark basic master Information on trademark publications is recorded (e.g. trademark registered, name of trademark and transliteration in trademarks newly submitted)
12 Madrid protocol application master Information on international trademark registration application is recorded (history information and bibliographic information of designated office (JP) application generated by international trademark registration application).
13 Madrid protocol original register master Information on original record of international trademark registration application is recorded (history information, bibliographic and original record information of designated office (JP) application generated by international trademark registration application).
14 Trademark sample file Information on trademark image data in figure trademark etc. is recorded.
15 Hague designated office master Information on application information (history information etc.) generated by a designated office (JP) on international design registration application is recorded
16 sharedDB (Appeal) Information on "the Bibliographic Data Base for Appeal" of the JPO is recorded (e.g. bibliographic and history information from the reception of demand for appeal trial to appeal decision etc.)

Specification

Latest Specification

Prior Updated Specifications

Reference Information

Bulk Download Service of Patent Information

JPO provides the patent information such as New "Standardized Data" from a download service site (advanced-registration is required). The details are as follows.

(1) Eligible party

The party who uses the data for the purpose strictly related to industrial property rights, such as information providing service, research in a university.

(2) Data to be provided

Data list (PDF: 118KB)

(3) Application

If you would like to receive "Bulk Download Service of Patent Information", please send an email to PA0630@jpo.go.jp. JPO will resend you an application form.

[Last updated 24 March 2025]

Contact

Patent Innformation Policy Planning Office,
General Coordination Division,
Japan Patent Office

TEL:+81-3-3581-1101 (ex.2361)

Email: PA0630@jpo.go.jp

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