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

EP Register data in ST.36 compatible XML format
The reason why the application is deemed to be withdrawn is indicated in a
procedural-step-text element with attribute step-text-type =
"STEP_DESCRIPTION_NAME". The following reasons are possible:
" Application not forwarded to EPO in time"
" Filing fee / search fee not paid in time"
" Translation not filed in time "
" Date of filing cannot be accorded"
" Designation fee not paid in time"
" No designation of inventor filed"
" Examination fee not paid in time"
" Article 162(4) of EPC1973"
" Renewal fee not paid in time"
" Fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time"
" Reply to examination report not received in time"
" Reply to communication from Board of Appeal not received in time"
" A new European patent application has been filed"
" No new representative appointed in time after interruption"
" Non-payment of additional claims fee"
" EURO-PCT translation(s) not filed"
" divisional application deemed not to have been filed"
" WIPO withdrawal"
" Claims fee not paid in time"
" Information on prior art not received in time"
" reply to examination report and information on prior art not received in time"
" reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the
International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination
Report not received in time"
"reply to the invitation to file a copy of earlier search results or a statement of
non-availability not received in time"
If there was a publication of this information in the EBD file, you will also find the
year and week of publication in a gazette-num element inside a gazette-reference
element.
Example:
ADWI
Application deemed
to be withdrawn
Examination
fee not paid in time
20030728
20030301
44 / 74