Description of EP Register data in the ST.36 compatible XML ... - EPO

EP Register data in ST.36 compatible XML format
The element applicants contains 1 or more elements applicant (R.41(2)(c) EPC). It
can occur more than once in case of changes / corrections, making use of the
change-gazette-num attribute.
The element applicant contains following elements:
addressbook - the id attribute provides the internal
identification of the applicant as used
in the EPO
nationality - supplied with an empty country
element inside, as the EPO does not
register the nationality
residence - idem
designated-states - will be supplied if the applicant seeks
protection in a subset of the states
designated in the application, and
will contain country elements
The element applicant can have the following attributes:
app-type - always set to "applicant"
designation - this indicates the countries in which
the applicant will acquire patent
protection; values can either be "all"
for all countries designated in the
application, or "as-indicated" which
will result in a designated-states
element
sequence - the sequence number of the
applicant
Example:
Schott Glas
Hattenbergstrasse 10
55122 Mainz
DE
AT
BE
14 / 74