-EPO-Tables at the EPO
How to interpret and use information from our free resources onthe EPO website

Vesna Vajsbaher

Patent Data ServiceAgenda
 Application/priority and Publication number format tables
 Citation coverage tables
 ST30 TAG aka “Date of public availability” in Kind code concordance table Sources of information on national phase entries of EP patents
 Contact information for further questions

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-EPO-1.) Application/priority and Publication tables
and how to use them in praxis

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Number format in EPO’s data, datasets, tools and services
Doc TypeDOCDBEPODOCORIGINAL
XML ST36

ORIGINAL
IMAGE

Application/priority

US0010199W

WO2000US10199

US0010199

PCT/US00/10199

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-EPONumber format in EPO’s data, datasets, tools and services
Doc Type

DOCDB

EPODOCORIGINAL IMAGE

Application

EP99203729A

EP19990203729

99203729.1

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Example: Application/priority in original documents – Original document

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-EPOApplication/ priority format in our tools – original versus DOCDB numberformat

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Application number – rules for inserting PCT application number

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-EPOApplication/priority and Publication number format tableation/priority and Publication number format table

https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/data/coverage.html
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9How to turn US priority into DOCDB format priority number

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-EPOSearch with DOCDB priority number format

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/
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Priority number of US is priority used for entire simple family,
not only WO publication

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-EPOHow to turn WO (PCT) application into DOCDB application format

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Search with DOCDB application number format

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/
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-EPOWhere to find DOCDB numbering tables on the website

https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/data/coverage/regular.html
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Which tools/ services use which application/priority number formats
Data and tools

DOCDB

EPODOCEspacenet New

yes

no

Espacenet Classic

no

yes

Global Patent Dossier

yes

yes

OPS webservices

yes

yes

DOCDB in XML

yes

yes

PATSTATyes

yes

EP Register

noyes

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-EPO-2.) Citation tables and how to use them in praxis

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Citation coverage and enriched format tables on EPO’s website

https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/data/coverage/regular.html
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-EPOCitations in our data, datasets, tools and services
Cited references or backward citations in our data

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How to know where citations are linked

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-EPOWhy does only A document show SEA (search report) citations

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Citation coverage table

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-EPOCategories of cited references at the EPO

European Patent Office233.) ST30 TAG aka “Date of public availability”
and how to use them in praxis

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-EPOKind code concordance list and ST30 TAG information in Kindcode concordance list

https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/data/coverage/regular.html
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What is ST30 aka “Date of public availability” information

DOCDB in XML manual:https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/data/bulk-data-sets/manuals.html
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-EPOHow to use ST30 in praxis

https://www.iconspng.com/uploads/question-mark-symbol-with-cartoon-eyes/question-marksymbol-with-cartoon-eyes.png

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How to interpret ST30 TAG 450 – “printed‐with‐grant”

This is granted patent publication from Belgium withdate of public availability aka publication date on 15 January 1991
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-EPOTools and services that display ST30 TAG information

https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents.html
European Patent Office294.) Sources of information on national phase entries of EPpatents table and how to use it in praxis

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-EPOSources of information on national phase entries of EP patents

https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/data/coverage/regular.html
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-EPOExample of usage in praxis
https://register.epo.org/application?number=EP16744560&lng=en&tab=federated

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP3114048A1

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-EPO- https://www.epo.org/searching‐for‐patents/data/bulk‐data‐sets.html
 https://www.epo.org/searching‐for‐patents/data/web‐services.html
 https://forums.epo.org/patent‐information‐products‐and‐services‐41/

Thank you for your attention
Vesna Vajsbaher
Bulk data and OPS at Patent Data Management
Patent Knowledge Experts Pool
European Patent Officevvajsbaher@epo.orgpatentknowledgeexpert@epo.org
patentdata@epo.org
https://www.epo.org/
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