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

EP Register data in ST.36 compatible XML format
The element procedural-data is used to provide information about (groups of)
procedural data that is not or not entirely published in the EBD file but part of the EP
Register. To this end, the element procedural-data will contain a procedural-step
element for each data field or logical group of data fields that have occurred during
the granting procedure.
The element procedural-data can have the following attributes:
country - always "EP"
id - not used
lang - not used
status - not used
The element procedural-step can contain the following elements:
procedural-step-code - a mnemonic identification of the kind
of data in this procedural-step tag
procedural-step-text - a text relating to the procedural step,
the attribute step-text-type describes
what kind of text it is
procedural-step-date - a date relating to the procedural
step, the attribute step-date-type
describes what kind of date it is
procedural-step-affected-states - will contain country elements with the
ICIREPAT country codes of states
that are affected by this procedural
step
time-limit - a time limit involved in this
procedural step, the attribute
time-limit-unit indicates whether the
time limit is in days, weeks or
months.
procedural-step-result - indicates the result or outcome of the
procedural step, the attribute
step-result-type describes the kind of
result
gazette-reference - if a part of the procedural step data
has been published in the EBD file,
the year and week number will be in
the sub-element, the sub-element
date will be empty
Below are paragraphs describing for each possible procedural step-code what
elements will be used, with examples.
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