application-reference 

Application-reference, IFD tags :
	040 = doc-number;
	070 = kind-code; 
	050 = date 
	country is not included as separate entity;
Application-reference,ST.30 tags :
	A21 = country; 
	210 = doc-number;
	221 = kind-code; 
	220 = date; 
Notes on Contents :
	Defined  "repeatable" to be able to cater for multiple formats;
		when data-format = "original", application-reference will contain ONLY the application-number	
	DOCDB keeps record of very early publications; in these instances
		doc-number = suffixed by letter 'D';
		date = all zeroes;
	DOCDB contains "exotic" kind-codes introduced for internal EPO business purposes, in these instances
		kind = 'D', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'Q';
	DOCDB has reformatted PCT applications for reasons of standardisation, in these instances :
		country = country of filing;
		doc-number = numerical string, preceded by year indication;
		kind = 'W';
Attributes used :
	data-format = "docdb" - standardised following DOCDB standardisation rules - then exchange of a full set of reference; 
	data-format=  "epodoc" - format as represented in espacenet; concatenated in "doc-number"
	data-format = "original" - as supplied by the provider - then exchange of "doc-number" only;
	is-representative, identifies whether this application is the family representative in the EPO simple patent family

Element Information

Model

document-id+
Children: document-id

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
appl-type xs:string optional
doc-id xs:string optional
id xs:ID optional
is-representative xs:string optional

Used By

Complex Types bibliographic-dataType, family-memberType, ops:any-reference-listType, ops:any-referenceType, ops:any-referenceType-with-biblio, ops:patent-familyType
Elements ops:biblio-retrieval, ops:family-member

Source 

<xs:element name="application-reference" type="application-referenceType">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Application-reference, IFD tags : 040 = doc-number; 070 = kind-code; 050 = date country is not included as separate entity; Application-reference,ST.30 tags : A21 = country; 210 = doc-number; 221 = kind-code; 220 = date; Notes on Contents : Defined "repeatable" to be able to cater for multiple formats; when data-format = "original", application-reference will contain ONLY the application-number DOCDB keeps record of very early publications; in these instances doc-number = suffixed by letter 'D'; date = all zeroes; DOCDB contains "exotic" kind-codes introduced for internal EPO business purposes, in these instances kind = 'D', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'Q'; DOCDB has reformatted PCT applications for reasons of standardisation, in these instances : country = country of filing; doc-number = numerical string, preceded by year indication; kind = 'W'; Attributes used : data-format = "docdb" - standardised following DOCDB standardisation rules - then exchange of a full set of reference; data-format= "epodoc" - format as represented in espacenet; concatenated in "doc-number" data-format = "original" - as supplied by the provider - then exchange of "doc-number" only; is-representative, identifies whether this application is the family representative in the EPO simple patent family</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
</xs:element>

Sample

< bibliographic-data xmlns = "http://www.epo.org/exchange" >

[...]

< publication-reference>

< document-id document-id-type = "docdb" >

< country>

KR

</ country>

< doc-number>

20100130646

</ doc-number>

< kind>

A

</ kind>

< date>

20101213

</ date>

</ document-id>

< document-id document-id-type = "epodoc" >

< doc-number>

KR20100130646

</ doc-number>

< date>

20101213

</ date>

</ document-id>

</ publication-reference>

< application-reference doc-id = "331447793" >

< document-id document-id-type = "epodoc" >

< doc-number>

KR20107026618

</ doc-number>

< date>

20060720

</ date>

</ document-id>

< document-id document-id-type = "original" >

< doc-number>

1020107026618

</ doc-number>

</ document-id>

</ application-reference>

< parties>

< applicants>

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

< applicant-name>