applicant 

DOCDB only keeps a record of applicant-name and country of residence; address is only available sporadically 	
	address is included in applicant data-format="docdba"
	country of residence in applicant data-format="docdb"	 
Attributes used on "applicant" level
	sequence = sequence as printed on the published document;
	NOTE THAT "sequence" restarts with every change of "data-format"
	applicants in different format but with identical sequence numbers cannot be guaranteed to be representations of one and the same 
Attributes used on "applicant-name" level
	data-format = "docdb", standardised following DOCDB primary standardisation rules; 
	data-format = "docdba", standardised following DOCDB secondary rules (translation upper-case);
	data-format = "original", as supplied by the provider, converted to UTF8;
IFD tags, applicant :
	121 = name "docdb"; 
	120 = name "docdba"; 
	973 = name "original"; 
	123 = address;
	122 = residence;
ST.30 tags, applicant :
	710 = name;
	714 = country of residence;

Element Information

Model

applicant-name+ , address{0,1} , nationality{0,1} , residence{0,1} , us-rights* , designated-states{0,1}
Children: address, applicant-name, designated-states, nationality, residence, us-rights

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
app-type restriction of xs:string optional
data-format xs:string optional
designation restriction of xs:string optional
sequence xs:string optional
status xs:string optional

Used By

Complex Type applicantsType

Source 

<xs:element name="applicant" type="applicantType">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>DOCDB only keeps a record of applicant-name and country of residence; address is only available sporadically address is included in applicant data-format="docdba" country of residence in applicant data-format="docdb" Attributes used on "applicant" level sequence = sequence as printed on the published document; NOTE THAT "sequence" restarts with every change of "data-format" applicants in different format but with identical sequence numbers cannot be guaranteed to be representations of one and the same Attributes used on "applicant-name" level data-format = "docdb", standardised following DOCDB primary standardisation rules; data-format = "docdba", standardised following DOCDB secondary rules (translation upper-case); data-format = "original", as supplied by the provider, converted to UTF8; IFD tags, applicant : 121 = name "docdb"; 120 = name "docdba"; 973 = name "original"; 123 = address; 122 = residence; ST.30 tags, applicant : 710 = name; 714 = country of residence;</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

Sample

< applicants xmlns = "http://www.epo.org/exchange" >

< applicant sequence = "1" data-format = "epodoc" >

< applicant-name>

< name>

IBM [US]

</ name>

</ applicant-name>

</ applicant>

< applicant sequence = "1" data-format = "original" >

< applicant-name>

< name>

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

</ name>

</ applicant-name>

</ applicant>

</ applicants>