Annex

Structure of signatures in package-data.xml

As previously explained, the submission import functionality in the Online Filing 2.0 GUI will automatically put any imported form package into Draft status (to be digitally signed at a later stage), even if the provided package is already signed and contains signature data.

However, it is possible to import packages containing signature information directly into Signed (ready to send) status when using OLF2.0’s B2B Import API. For this reason, the present annex has been included with the intention to provide a reference on how to correctly structure the XML information for signatures so that signed packages can be imported as such via the aforementioned API.

ℹ️ Note

Please note that the structure described in this section is the same and applicable to all supported forms in OLF2.0 (EP1001, EP1200…).

Information regarding signatures is imported from the <signatories> XML element in the package-data.xml file in the signed submission package. This element may contain one or more <signatory> entries (one per signing party).

ℹ️ Note

Each signatory must correspond to a party already named in the submission, in the <parties> section in the appropriate application’s main XML data file (e.g., ep-request.xml for EP1001).

The contents and structure of each <signatory> child element under <signatories> should be as follows:

• If the signatory is a natural person, the following set of fields may be present indicating their personal data:

<signatory> Child Element	Description / attributes
<last-name>	Signatory’s last name.
<first-name>	Signatory’s first name.
<role>	Acting role of the person as signatory in the submission. This must correspond to the type of party as named in the submission in the <parties> element in the main XML application data file, and must be one of the following values: applicants representatives interveners opponents proprietors thirdParties

ℹ️ Note

Note that the following other fields may be present along the ones shown above when exporting signed submissions: <suffix>, <iid>, <orgname>, <department>, <synonym>, <registered-number>. However, these values are not used nor shown in the generated PDF application, thus can be left empty or omitted.

• If the signatory is a legal person, a single <name> child element must appear with an attribute name-type with value “legal”. This element should contain both the organisation/association’s name, followed by a colon “:” separator and the name of the specific person signing the submission. E.g.:

<name name-type="legal">Organisation : Person signing</name>

• An <electronic-signature> element must follow the signatory’s personal data. This element must contain:
  • Attributes date and place-signed, indicating the date (in YYYYmmDD format) and place of signing, respectively.
  • Child element <basic-signature>, which will specify the type of signature as indicated below depending on the chosen signature type option:
    • Text string signature: indicated by a <text-string> sub-element containing a text string delimited by characters “/”. E.g.:

<electronic-signature date="20231116" place-signed="London, UK">
  <basic-signature>
    <text-string>/Signature/</text-string>
  </basic-signature>
</electronic-signature>

• Facsimile signature: indicated by an empty <fax-image> sub-element with a file attribute stating the name of a provided image file containing the signature. E.g.:

<electronic-signature date="20231115" place-signed="London, UK">
  <basic-signature>
    <fax-image file="signature.tif"/>
  </basic-signature>
</electronic-signature>

ℹ️ Note

When choosing to provide a facsimile signature, the image file referred to by <fax-image> needs to be included in the ZIP file containing the submission to be imported.

• Lastly, a <signatory-capacity> element should appear indicating the capacity in which the indicated party is signing the submission. This value will be a string composed by the signing’s party role exactly as it appears in the Parties tab of the form (e.g., “Representative”), followed by a semi-colon and the function of the person signing (which can be any free text entered by the user). E.g.:

<signatory-capacity>Representative ; Manager</signatory-capacity>

ℹ️ Note

It is possible to include multiple <signatory> entries referencing the same party, e.g., having two people with different functions signing for the same representative association.

Below is an example showing the contents of a package-data.xml file corresponding to a signed EP1001 submission which includes two signatories: a natural person (acting as applicant) providing a basic text signature, and a legal person (acting as representative) providing a facsimile signature:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <!DOCTYPE package-data
  SYSTEM "package-data.dtd">
  <package-data dtd-version="1.0" lang="en" produced-by="applicant">
    <transmittal-info>
      <new-application>
        <to>
          <country>EP</country>
        </to>
      </new-application>
    </transmittal-info>
    <signatories>
      <signatory>
        <last-name>Manzoni</last-name>
        <first-name>Salvatore</first-name>
        <role>applicants</role>
        <electronic-signature date="20231116" place-signed="Milan - Italy">
          <basic-signature>
            <text-string>/SalvatoreManzoni/</text-string>
          </basic-signature>
        </electronic-signature>
        <signatory-capacity>Applicant ; Inventor</signatory-capacity>
      </signatory>
      <signatory>
        <name name-type="legal">IP Partners : John Smith</name>
        <electronic-signature date="20231116" place-signed="UK - London">
          <basic-signature>
            <fax-image file="signature.tif"/>
          </basic-signature>
        </electronic-signature>
        <signatory-capacity>Representative ; Manager</signatory-capacity>
      </signatory>
    </signatories>
    <application-request file="ep-request.xml"/>
    <application-body-doc file="application-body.xml"/>
    <other-documents>
      <other-doc file="ep-request.pdf" file-type="pdf">
        <document-name>1001P </document-name>
        <dtext/>
      </other-doc>
      <other-doc file="ep-request.xml" file-type="xml">
        <document-name>REQXML</document-name>
        <dtext/>
      </other-doc>
      <other-doc file="application-body.xml" file-type="xml">
        <document-name>APPBODYXML</document-name>
        <dtext/>
      </other-doc>
      <other-doc file="SPECEPO-1.pdf" file-type="pdf">
        <document-name>SPECEPO</document-name>
        <dtext/>
      </other-doc>
    </other-documents>
  </package-data>

Abbreviations

EPO = European Patent Office

DPMA = Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (German Trade Mark and Patent Office)

GUI = Graphical User Interface

BO = Business Object

FOP = Formatting Objects Processor

PMS = Patent Management System

OLF = Electronic Online Filing

International standards for PCT

XML data and structures in OLF2.0 follow the standards set by the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) as of July 1, 2010.

PCT standards, rules and regulations are published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The following sections of the WIPO website (http://www.wipo.int) may be of interest to developers looking for more information on PCT standards and rules for XML documents:

• PCT Resources (http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/)
• PCT Treaty, Regulations and Administrative Instructions

(http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/) (including the Annex F)

• Electronic Filing (PCT-SAFE) (http://www.wipo.int/pct-safe/en/)
• List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines

(http://www.wipo.int/standards/en/part_03_standards.html), Part 3 of the WIPO Handbook on Industrial Property Information and Documentation

• XML Library (http://www.wipo.int/pct-safe/en/resources/index.html) (including DTDs)

Annex F rules for documents and files

The European Patent Office can only accept electronic documents which are compliant with Annex F - Standard for the filing and processing in electronic form of international applications.

A full version of Annex F in English can be found on the WIPO website under http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/ and is available for download in PDF format (http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/texts/pdf/ai_anf.pdf).

Rules for Annex F-compliant PDF files

The PDF file format is suitable for all documents containing text or images. For example, you can store additional descriptions and notes relating to your application in PDF format or scan original documents not available in electronic form and convert them into PDF files. See section 3.1.2 of Annex F for full details.

• PDF files must be compatible with Adobe PDF version 1.4 or higher.
• PDF files must not be encrypted.
• PDF files must not contain any embedded OLE objects.
• The text in PDF files must not be compressed.
• With the exception of the 11 standard Windows fonts, any fonts used in the PDF file must be embedded.

Rules for Annex F-compliant images

See section 3.1.3 of Annex F for the full details.

• TIFF (file type .tif)
  • Only black and white images are allowed
  • When saving an image as TIFF the following settings should be selected: TIFF V6.0 with Group 4 compression, single strip, Intel encoded (i.e. for IBM PC format, NOT Macintosh).
  • Image resolution must be 300 or 400 dpi.
  • The recommended maximum page size is 255 mm x 170 mm.
• JPEG (file type .jpg)
  • Image resolution must be 300 or 400 dpi.
  • The recommended maximum page size is 255 mm x 170 mm.

Document naming conventions

The file naming convention established by the PCT lists several rules for the naming of documents, referenced files and other files. See section 4.3 of Annex F for the full details.

The basic rules are:

• Only the following characters may be used for file names:
  • ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
  • abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
  • 0123456789
• File names are case-sensitive.
• The separator must be a period (.), followed by the file type.
• Accepted file name extensions are: txt, xml, tif, jpg, pdf, app, zip (use lower-case characters).
• File names must not exceed 128 positions altogether. The tables and examples in Annex F demonstrate how to assemble the different elements of the file names. These elements are separated by dashes (-).
• The different document and package types for initial ePCT filing must follow the codes in Table 6.

ℹ️ Note

Please note that other receiving Offices may issue their own file naming rules.

XML element list

All XML elements for EP1001, EP1200, EP1038, EP2300, UP7000 and UP(7038) are listed in the element table below. Refer to the respective DTD file to see the structural rules for the elements. The attributes for each procedure are listed in the XML attribute lists section of the Annex.

1001 = ep-request.xml / ep-request-v1-16.dtd

1200 = ep-euro-pct.xml / ep-euro-pct-v1-17.dtd

1038 = ep-sfd-request.xml / ep-sfd-request-v1-8.dtd

2300 = ep-opposition-data.xml / ep-xmit-opposition-data-v1.5.dtd

3002 = ep-boa-request.xml / ep-boa-request-v1-0.dtd

7000 = up-request.xml / up-request-v1-2.dtd

7038 = up-sfd-request.xml / upsfd-request-v1-2.dtd

An x in one of the columns indicates that this element is part of the XML structure for one of the XML files used in the specific procedure.

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
absno				x	x
accepted				x	x
addcopies	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
additional-fee	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
address	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
address-1	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
address-2	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
address-3	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
addressbook	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
address-floor	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
agent			x			x	x
agents	x	x	x			x	x
alttitle				x	x
any-other-state	x	x	x
applicant	x	x	x	x
applicant-file-name	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
applicant-IB-recorded		x
applicants	x	x	x	x	x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
application-reference	x			x	x	x	x
article				x	x
article-num				x	x
artid				x	x
assignee				x	x
assignees				x	x
atl				x	x
author	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
avail				x	x
b	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
basic-signature	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
bio-accno	x	x		x	x
bio-authorization	x	x
bio-deposit				x	x
bio-other-deposant	x	x
bio-receipt	x	x
bio-restriction-to-expert	x	x
bio-waiver	x	x
book				x	x
bookno				x	x
book-title				x	x
br			x	x	x	x	x
building	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
category				x	x	x	x
chapter				x	x
check-list	x	x	x		x	x	x
chem				x	x
chemistry				x	x
cheque-info	x	x	x			x	x
city	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
cl-abstract	x	x	x
claim-num				x
class				x	x
cl-biological-material	x	x	x
cl-claims	x	x	x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
cl-copy-general-power-of-attorney	x	x	x
cl-description	x	x	x
cl-drawings	x	x	x
cl-fee-calculation	x	x	x
cl-general-power-of-attorney	x	x	x
click-wrap	x	x	x	x	x
cl-lack-of-signature	x	x	x
cl-other-document	x	x	x		x	x	x
cl-priority-document	x	x	x
cl-request	x	x	x		x	x	x
cl-separate-power-of-attorney	x	x	x
cl-sequence-listing	x	x	x
cl-translation-of-application	x	x	x
colf				x	x
coll				x	x
column				x	x
compensation						x
confdate				x	x
conference				x	x
confno				x	x
confplace				x	x
confsponsor				x	x
conftitle				x	x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
correspondence-address	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
country	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
county	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
cpyrt				x	x
crossref				x	x
customer-number	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
date	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
datecit				x	x
date-search-completed	x
dd				x	x
deceased-inventor	x	x	x	x	x
declaration1	x	x	x
declaration2	x	x	x
declaration3	x	x	x
declaration4	x	x	x
declaration5	x	x	x
declaration-application-contains-sequence-li sting		x
declaration-complete-translation-of-priority	x
declaration-intention-to-file-claims-later	x
declaration-no-intention-to-file-further-priority	x
declaration-of-entity-or-natural-person	x	x	x
declaration-of-micro-entity	x	x	x
declarations	x	x	x
declaration-translation-filed-later	x
department	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
depositary	x	x		x	x
descrip				x	x
designated-states	x	x	x	x	x
designated-states-as-inventor	x	x	x	x	x
designation-of-states	x	x	x
designation-pct	x	x	x
dl				x	x
doc-number	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
doc-page	x	x	x	x	x	x	x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
document-id	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
doi				x	x
dt				x	x
dtext	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
ead	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
earlier-search	x
earlier-searches	x
earlier-search-request	x	x	x
edate				x	x
edition				x	x
electronic-signature	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
email	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
enhanced-signature	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
enquiry_regarding_expected_issue_of_search_report			x
entire-patent				x
ep-agent	x	x	x	x	x
ep-agents				x	x
ep-art61-appl	x
ep-authorisation-number				x	x
ep-authorisations				x	x
ep-biological-material	x	x
ep-biological-material-reference	x	x
ep-bio-references-lines	x	x
ep-bio-references-page	x	x
ep-boa-request					x
ep-declaration-and-request-on-sequence-listing-of-earlier-application	x
ep-declarations	x	x	x
ep-designated-states	x	x
ep-divisional-appl	x
ep-divisional-generation	x
ep-earliest-doc	x
ep-electronic-files	x	x	x	x	x
ep-euro-pct		x
ep-external-party-participant				x
ep-external-party-participants				x
ep-fax	x
ep-file-name			x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
ep-financial-data	x	x	x	x	x
ep-first-communication	x
ep-first-communication-raising-lack-of-unity	x
ep-inventor	x	x
ep-language-of-filing	x	x
ep-no-communication	x
ep-notes-to-EPO	x	x	x	x	x
ep-office-specific-data	x	x
epo-file-name	x	x		x	x
ep-opposition-evidence				x
ep-opposition-evidence-title				x
ep-opposition-external-party				x
ep-opposition-notice				x
ep-opposition-proprietor				x
ep-opposition-submission				x
ep-parties				x
ep-previously-filed-application	x
ep-priority-claim	x	x
ep-request	x
ep-request-for-exam-art94	x	x	x
ep-submission-request				x	x
ep-submission-request-comment				x	x
ep-submission-requests				x	x
ep-xmit-opposition-data				x
exclusion-from-designation	x	x	x
extension-states	x	x
fax-image	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
fee	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
fee-calc-info	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
fee-factor	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
fee-reduction-amount	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
fee-reduction-factor	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
fees	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
fee-schedule	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
fee-sub-amount	x	x	x	x	x	x	x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
fee-total-amount	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
fig-number	x	x	x
figref				x	x
figure-to-publish	x	x	x
file-reference-id	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
first-name	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
formula-text				x	x
gazette-num				x	x
gazette-reference				x	x
grounds-for-opposition				x
heading				x	x
history				x	x
hostno				x	x
hosttitle				x	x
i	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
iid	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
img				x	x
imprint				x	x
ino				x	x
interpretation-oral-proceedings				x	x
invention-title	x	x	x	x	x
inventive-step-not-valid				x
inventor			x	x	x
inventors	x	x	x	x	x
IPEA	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
IPER	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
isa	x	x	x
isbn				x	x
issn				x	x
issue				x	x
keyword				x	x
kind	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
kind-of-protection	x	x	x
language-for-examination
language-of-filing			x			x	x
language-of-translation						x
last-name	x	x	x	x	x	x	x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
li				x	x
line				x	x
linef				x	x
linel				x	x
location				x	x
mailcode	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
maths				x	x
middle-name	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
mode-of-payment	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
name	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
national	x	x	x
nationality	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
new-designation-country	x	x	x
none				x	x
notes				x	x
not-valid-other-grounds				x
novelty-not-valid				x
nplcit				x	x
o				x	x
office-of-filing	x	x	x
office-specific-data			x		x	x	x
ol				x	x
online				x	x
online-title				x	x
opposition-clarity				x
opposition-evidence-other-file				x
opposition-expert-witness				x
opposition-filed-against				x
opposition-subject-matter				x
opposition-subject-matter-extension				x
orgname	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
othercit				x	x
other-fee	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
p				x	x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
para				x	x
paraf				x	x
paral				x	x
parent-doc	x
parties	x	x	x		x	x	x
passage				x	x
patcit				x	x
patent-granted-with-same-claims-set-rule-5-2-upr						x
phone	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
pkcs7	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
pobox	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
postcode	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
pp				x	x
ppf				x	x
ppl				x	x
pre				x	x
precautionary-designation-statement	x	x	x
priority-claim			x
priority-claims	x	x	x
priority-doc-attached	x	x	x
priority-doc-requested	x	x	x
procedural-language						x
proprietors						x	x
proprietor						x	x
protection-request	x	x	x
pubdate				x	x
pubid				x	x
publication-reference				x	x	x	x
received				x	x
refno				x	x
ref-number	x	x	x
region	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
regional	x	x	x
registered-number	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
reimbursement	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
rel-claims				x	x
rel-passage				x	x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
request_for_accelerated_search			x
request_for_accelerated_examination			x
request-petition	x	x	x			x	x
request-re-establishment	x
residence	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
revised				x	x
role	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
room	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
sdate				x	x
search-authority	x	x	x
search-region	x	x	x	x	x
sequence-number	x	x	x
serial				x	x
series				x	x
serpart				x	x
sersect				x	x
sertitle				x	x
signatories	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
signatory	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
signatory-capacity	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
smallcaps	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
srchdate				x	x
srchtearm				x	x
sr-refund	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
standard-fee	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
state	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
street	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
sub	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
sub2				x	x
subject	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
subname				x	x
subtitle				x	x

Element	1001	1200	1038	2300	3002	7000	7038
sup	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
sup2				x	x
synonym	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
table-external-doc				x	x
tables (see DTD for more child elements)				x	x
term				x	x
text	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
text-string	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
time				x	x
time-limit				x	x
title				x	x
total-time-limit				x
translations						x
translation-info		x
tr-amended-claims		x
tr-annexes		x
tr-inter-appl		x
tr-originally-filed		x
tr-prio-appl		x
type-of-fee	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
u	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
ul				x	x
up-declarations						x	x
up-electronic-files						x	x
up-file-name						x	x
up-financial-data						x	x
up-notes-to-EPO						x	x
up-request						x
upsfd-request							x
url	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
us-rights	x	x	x	x	x
validation-states	x	x
vid				x	x
waiver-communication-and-processing-of- non-designated-states	x	x
waiver-for-communication		x
waiver-to-indicate-further-processing	x	x
written_request_for_accelerated_processing _EP_application			x

See the ep-xmit-opposition-data-v1.5.dtd for more child elements to the maths element.

XML attribute lists

Attributes in ep-request.xml file – EP1001

The list relates to ep-request-v1-16.dtd.

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
accno	CDATA #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment, reimbursement
alt	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
app-type	(applicant | applicant-inventor | employee) #REQUIRED	applicant
appl-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	application-reference
bio-info	(1) #IMPLIED	ep-biological-material
certified-copy	(attached | later | available) #IMPLIED	ep-previously-filed-application
color	(color | bw) #IMPLIED	doc-page
contains-sequence-listing	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	ep-previously-filed-application
curr	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-financial-data
currency	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
date	CDATA #REQUIRED	fees, electronic-signature
date-produced	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-request
deceased	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	ep-inventor
declaration-of-no-search	(yes | no | not-determined) #REQUIRED	earlier-search
deferred-execution-date	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
designation	(all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated) #REQUIRED	applicant
designation	(all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated) #IMPLIED	ep-inventor
dnum	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-biological-material
doc-type	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-electronic-files
dtd-version	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-request
ep-association-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-agent
ep-authorisation	(filed-not-yet-registered | registered | attached) #IMPLIED	ep-agent
ep-document-type	(patent | provisional | utility | PCT) #REQUIRED	ep-previously-filed-application, ep-priority-claim
fee-amounts-unlocked-by-us er	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	ep-financial-data
fig-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-drawings
file	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-request, ep-office-specific-data

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
file	CDATA #REQUIRED	fax-image, doc-page
filing-date	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-previously-filed-application
general_authorisation_numb er	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-agent
generation	(1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5) #REQUIRED	ep-divisional-generation
he	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page
id	ID #IMPLIED	invention-title, ep-biological-material, ep-notes-to-EPO, doc-page, earlier-search, application-reference
id	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-office-specific-data
index	CDATA #REQUIRED	fee
inv-rights	(employee | successor | under-agreement) #IMPLIED	ep-inventor
inv-rights-date	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-inventor
is-also-priority	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	ep-previously-filed-application
kind	(national | regional | international) #REQUIRED	ep-priority-claim
lang	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-request, invention-title, addressbook, document-id, ep-office-specific-data, ep-request-for-exam-art94
lang-code	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-language-of-filing
mode-type	(auto | deposit | bank ) #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment
name-type	(legal | natural) #IMPLIED	name
num	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-biological-material
number-of-claims	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-previously-filed-application, cl-claims
number-claims-fee-calculatio n	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-claims
office	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-office-specific-data, earlier-search
office-dtd	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-office-specific-data
orientation	(portrait | landscape) "portrait"	doc-page
page	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-notes-to-EPO
page-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-request, cl-description, cl-claims, cl-abstract, cl-drawings, cl-sequence-listing, cl-other-document
place-signed	CDATA #IMPLIED	electronic-signature

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
pp	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppf	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-description, cl-claims, cl-abstract, cl-drawings, doc-page
ppl	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-description, cl-claims, cl-abstract, cl-drawings, doc-page
produced-by	(applicant | RO | ISA | IPEA | IB | DO | EO) #REQUIRED	ep-request
quantity	CDATA #REQUIRED	cl-sequence-listing
renunciation	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-inventor
replaces-claims	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	ep-previously-filed-application
rep-type	(agent | attorney | common-representative) #REQUIRED	ep-agent
ro	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-request
search-type	(international-type | isr | sisr | national | national-supplementary) #REQUIRED	earlier-search
sequence	CDATA #REQUIRED	applicant, ep-inventor, ep-agent, ep-priority-claim
status	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-request, ep-office-specific-data
topay	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	fee
total-page-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	check-list
translation	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-priority-claim
type	(jpg | pdf | tif) #REQUIRED	doc-page
url	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-biological-material
user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-factor, fee-reduction-factor, fee-reduction-amount
waiver	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-inventor
waiver-communication-and-pr ocessing-of-non-designated-s tates	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	ep-designated-states
wi	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page
will-be-filed-later	(yes | no) "no"	bio-receipt, bio-authorization

Attributes in ep-euro-pct.xml file – EP1200

The list relates to ep-euro-pct-v1-17.dtd.

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
accno	CDATA #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment, reimbursement
alt	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
amendments-enclosed	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	ep-euro-pct
app-type	(applicant | applicant-inventor | employee) #REQUIRED	applicant
application-pages	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-description, cl-claims, cl-drawings
bio-info	(1) #IMPLIED	ep-biological-material
color	(color | bw) #IMPLIED	doc-page
curr	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-financial-data
currency	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
date	CDATA #REQUIRED	fees, electronic-signature
date-produced	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-euro-pct
deferred-execution-date	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
designation	(all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated) #REQUIRED	applicant
designation	(all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated) #IMPLIED	ep-inventor
dnum	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-biological-material
doc-type	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-electronic-files
dtd-version	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-euro-pct
ep-association-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-agent
ep-authorisation	( includes-ep-phase | filed-not-yet-registered | registered | attached) #IMPLIED	ep-agent
fee-amounts-unlocked-b y-user	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	ep-financial-data
fig-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-drawings
file	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-euro-pct, ep-office-specific-data
file	CDATA #REQUIRED	fax-image, doc-page
furnishment-of-sequenc e-listing	(already | attached) #REQUIRED	declaration-application-contai ns-sequence-listing
general_authorisation_n umber	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-agent
he	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
id	ID #IMPLIED	ep-biological-material, ep-notes-to-EPO, doc-page
id	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-office-specific-data
index	CDATA #REQUIRED	fee
ipea	(EP | other) #REQUIRED	IPEA
iper-type	(rational | detailed) #REQUIRED	IPER
kind	(national | regional | international) #REQUIRED	ep-priority-claim
lang	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-euro-pct, addressbook, document-id, ep-office-specific-data, ep-request-for-exam-art94
lang-code	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-language-of-filing
mode-type	(auto | deposit | bank ) #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment
name-type	(legal | natural) #IMPLIED	name
not-including-matter-bey ond-original-application	(yes|no) #IMPLIED	declaration-application-contai ns-sequence-listing
num	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-biological-material
number-of-claims	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-claims
number-claims-fee-calcu lation	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-claims
office	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-office-specific-data
office-dtd	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-office-specific-data
orientation	(portrait | landscape) "portrait"	doc-page
other-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-other-document
page	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-notes-to-EPO
page-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-request, cl-description, cl-claims, cl-abstract, cl-drawings, cl-sequence-listing, cl-other-document
phase	international-application-as-filed | translation-of-international-application | amendments-after-international-srep | translation-of-amendments-after-internatio nal-srep | amendments-during-international-exam | translation-of-amendments-during-internati onal-exam | entry-into-regional-phase	cl-claims

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
phase	international-application-as-filed | translation-of-international-application | amendments-during-international-exam | translation-of-amendments-during-internati onal-exam | entry-into-regional-phase	cl-description
phase	international-application-as-filed | translation-of-international-application | amendments-during-international-exam | translation-of-amendments-during-internati onal-exam | entry-into-regional-phase	cl-drawings
place-signed	CDATA #IMPLIED	electronic-signature
pp	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppf	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-description, cl-claims, cl-abstract, cl-drawings, doc-page
ppl	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-description, cl-claims, cl-abstract, cl-drawings, doc-page
produced-by	(applicant | RO | ISA | IPEA | IB | DO | EO) #REQUIRED	ep-euro-pct
quantity	CDATA #REQUIRED	cl-sequence-listing
region	(Other | EP) "EP"	search-region
regional-phase-office	(designated | elected) #REQUIRED	ep-euro-pct
renunciation	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-inventor
rep-type	(agent | attorney | common-representative) #REQUIRED	ep-agent
replace-in-full	(yes|no) #IMPLIED	cl-claims
ro	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-euro-pct
sequence	CDATA #REQUIRED	applicant, ep-inventor, ep-agent, ep-priority-claim
sequence-listing-in-st25identical-to-pdf	(yes|no) #IMPLIED	declaration-application-contai ns-sequence-listing
seq-type	(pdf | tif | jpg | app | txt | xml | zip) #IMPLIED	cl-sequence-listing
st25	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	cl-sequence-listing
status	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-euro-pct, ep-office-specific-data
topay	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	fee
total-page-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	check-list
translation	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-priority-claim
type	(jpg | pdf | tif) #REQUIRED	doc-page
url	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-biological-material

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-factor, fee-reduction-factor, fee-reduction-amount
waiver	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-inventor
waiver-communication-a nd-processing-of-non-de signated-states	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	ep-designated-states
wi	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page
will-be-filed-later	(yes | no) "no"	bio-receipt, bio-authorization

Attributes in ep-sfd-request.xml file – EP1038

The list relates to ep-sfd-request-v2-6.dtd.

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
accno	CDATA #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment, reimbursement
alt	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
app-type	(applicant | applicant-inventor | employee) #REQUIRED	applicant
color	(color | bw) #IMPLIED	doc-page
curr	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-financial-data
currency	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
date	CDATA #REQUIRED	fees, electronic-signature
deferred-execution-date	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
designation	(all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated) #REQUIRED	applicant
doc-type	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-electronic-files
ep-association-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
fee-amounts-unlocked-by-us er	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	ep-financial-data
fig-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-drawings
file	CDATA #REQUIRED	fax-image, doc-page
he	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page
id	ID #IMPLIED	ep-notes-to-EPO, doc-page
index	CDATA #REQUIRED	fee
lang	CDATA #REQUIRED	addressbook, document-id
mode-type	(auto | deposit | bank ) #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment
name-type	(legal | natural) #IMPLIED	name
number-of-claims	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-claims
orientation	(portrait | landscape) "portrait"	doc-page

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
other-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-other-document
page	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-notes-to-EPO
page-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-request, cl-description, cl-claims, cl-abstract, cl-drawings, cl-other-document
place-signed	CDATA #IMPLIED	electronic-signature
pp	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppf	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-description, cl-claims, cl-abstract, cl-drawings, doc-page
ppl	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-description, cl-claims, cl-abstract, cl-drawings, doc-page
rep-type	(agent | attorney | common-representative) #REQUIRED	agent
sequence	CDATA #REQUIRED	applicant
topay	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	fee
total-page-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	check-list
type	(jpg | pdf | tif) #REQUIRED	doc-page
user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-factor, fee-reduction-factor, fee-reduction-amount
wi	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page

Attributes in ep-opposition-data.xml file – EP2300

The list relates to ep-xmit-opposition-data-v1.5.dtd.

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
accno	CDATA #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment, reimbursement
after-summons-to-op	( yes | no ) #IMPLIED	ep-opposition-submission
alt	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page, img
align	(left | right | center | justify | char) #IMPLIED	tgroup, colspec, entry
app-type	(applicant | applicant-inventor) #REQUIRED	applicant
appeal-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-xmit-opposition-data
appl-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	application-reference
auxiliary-request	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	ep-submission-request
carriers	(internal-electronic | external-electronic | paper) #IMPLIED	table-external-doc
char	CDATA #IMPLIED	colspec, entry

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
charoff	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	colspec, entry
chem-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	chem
class-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	class
colname	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	colspec, entry
colnum	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	colspec
color	(color | bw) #IMPLIED	doc-page
cols	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	tgroup
colsep	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	table, tgroup, colspec, entry
colwidth	CDATA #IMPLIED	colspec
convention	CDATA #IMPLIED	not-valid-other-grounds
curr	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-financial-data
currency	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
date	CDATA #REQUIRED	fees, electronic-signature
date-produced	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-xmit-opposition-data
deferred-execution-date	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
designation	(all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated) #REQUIRED	applicant
designation	(all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated) #IMPLIED	inventor
division-reference	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-opposition-evidence
dnum	CDATA #IMPLIED	bio-deposit, patcit
dnum-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	patcit
doc-type	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-electronic-files
doc-version	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-xmit-opposition-data
dtd-version	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-xmit-opposition-data
ep-association-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-agent
external-party-role	( opponent | intervener | third-party ) #REQUIRED	ep-opposition-external-party
external-type	(math | chemistry | program-listing | other) #IMPLIED	table-external-doc
file	CDATA #IMPLIED	patcit, nplcit
file	CDATA #REQUIRED	fax-image, doc-page, img, chem, table-external-doc
frame	(top | bottom | topbot | all | sides | none) #IMPLIED	table
he	CDATA #REQUIRED	doc-page, img

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
id	ID #IMPLIED	invention-title, ep-notes-to-EPO, doc-page, ep-xmit-opposition-data, ep-opposition-proprietor, ep-opposition-external-party, opposition-evidence-other-file, p, ul, ol, dt, dl, img, bio-deposit, addressbook, chemistry, chem, tables, patcit, nplcit, author, application-reference, publication-reference, pre, table-external-doc
idref	IDREFS #IMPLIED	figref
idref	IDREF #IMPLIED	crossref
img-content	(drawing | photograph | character | dna | undefined | chem | table | math | program-listing | graph | flowchart) "drawing"	img
img-format	(jpg | tif | st33 | st35) #REQUIRED	img
index	CDATA #REQUIRED	fee
inline	(yes | no) "no"	img
ipea	(EP | other) "EP"	IPEA
iper-type	(rational | detailed) #REQUIRED	IPER
kind	(heir | heiress | executor | executrix | estate | legal-representative | administrator | administratrix | legal-representatives | heirs | executors | legal-heirs) #REQUIRED	us-rights
lang	CDATA #IMPLIED	document-id, invention-title, addressbook, nplcit, deceased-inventor, table-external-doc
lang	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-xmit-opposition-data
lang-listening	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	interpretation-oral-proceedings
lang-speaking	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	interpretation-oral-proceedings
listing-type	(sequence | program-listing | other) #REQUIRED	pre
medium	CDATA #IMPLIED	nplcit
mode-type	(auto | deposit | bank) #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment
morerows	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	entry
name-type	(legal | natural) #IMPLIED	name
nameend	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	entry
namest	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	entry
npl-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	nplcit

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
num	CDATA #REQUIRED	p, bio-deposit, chemistry, tables
num	CDATA #IMPLIED	figref, patcit, nplcit
ocr	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
orientation	(portrait | landscape) "portrait"	img
ostyle	(single | double | dash | dots | leftarrow | rightarrow | leftrightarrow )	o
page	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-notes-to-EPO
party-id	IDREF #IMPLIED	ep-opposition-notice, ep-opposition-submission, ep-opposition-evidence
party-reference		ep-opposition-evidence
pgwide	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	table
place-signed	CDATA #IMPLIED	electronic-signature
pp	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppf	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppl	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
region	(Other | EP) "EP"	search-region
rep-address	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	ep-agent
rep-type	(agent | attorney | common-representative) #REQUIRED	ep-agent
request-type	(oral-proceedings | oral-proceedings-withdrawn | opposition-withdrawn | revocation | acceleration-proceedings | hearing-of-witness | extension-time-limit | interpretation-oral-proceedings | other ) #REQUIRED	ep-submission-request
rowsep	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	table, tgroup, colspec, row, entry
sequence	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-external-party-participant, applicant, inventor, deceased-inventor
status	CDATA #IMPLIED	table-external-doc
style	(single | double | dash | dots) "single"	u
subname-type	(editor | translator | other-subname-type) "editor"	subname
time-units	(days | months | years | weeks) #REQUIRED	time-limit, total-time-limit
to-be-summoned-via	(party | agent) #IMPLIED	opposition-expert-witness
to-dead-inventor	CDATA #REQUIRED	us-rights
topay	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	fee

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
type	(jpg | pdf | tif) #REQUIRED	doc-page
type	CDATA #IMPLIED	opposition-evidence-other-file
url	CDATA #IMPLIED	bio-deposit, nplcit
user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-reduction-factor, fee-reduction-amount
valign	(top | middle | bottom) #IMPLIED	thead, row, entry, tbody
wi	CDATA #REQUIRED	img
xml:space	(preserve | default) #IMPLIED	pre

Attributes in ep-boa-request.xml file – EP(3200)

The list relates to ep-boa-request-v1-0.dtd.

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
accno	CDATA #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment, reimbursement
alt	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page, img, mglyph
align	(left | right | center | justify | char) #IMPLIED	tgroup, colspec, entry, mstyle, mtable
app-type	(applicant | employee | applicant-inventor | proprietor | opponent | intervener | third_party) #REQUIRED	ep-applicant
appeal-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-boa-request
appl-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	application-reference
auxiliary-request	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	ep-submission-request
carriers	(internal-electronic | external-electronic | paper) #IMPLIED	table-external-doc
char	CDATA #IMPLIED	colspec, entry

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
charoff	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	colspec, entry
chem-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	chem
class-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	class
colname	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	colspec, entry
colnum	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	colspec
color	(color | bw) #IMPLIED	doc-page, mi, mn, mo, mtext ,ms, mstyle
cols	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	tgroup
colsep	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	table, tgroup, colspec, entry
colwidth	CDATA #IMPLIED	colspec
curr	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-financial-data
currency	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
date	CDATA #REQUIRED	fees, electronic-signature
date-produced	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-boa-request
deferred-execution-date	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
designation	(all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated) #REQUIRED	ep-applicant
designation	(all | all-except-us | us-only | as-indicated) #IMPLIED	inventor
division-reference	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-boa-evidence
dnum	CDATA #IMPLIED	bio-deposit, patcit
dnum-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	patcit
doc-type	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-electronic-files
doc-version	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-boa-request
dtd-version	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-boa-request
ep-association-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-agent
external-type	(math | chemistry | program-listing | other) #IMPLIED	table-external-doc
file	CDATA #IMPLIED	patcit, nplcit
file	CDATA #REQUIRED	fax-image, doc-page, img, chem, table-external-doc
frame	(top | bottom | topbot | all | sides | none) #IMPLIED	table
frame	(none | solid | dashed) #IMPLIED	mtable, mstyle
he	CDATA #REQUIRED	doc-page, img

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
id	ID #IMPLIED	ep-boa-request, boa-evidence-image-file, boa-evidence-letter-file, boa-evidence-other-file, ep-notes-to-EPO, doc-page, heading, p, ul, ol, dt, dl, img, bio-deposit, addressbook, chemistry, chem, tables, patcit, nplcit, author, refno, maths (*), application-reference, publication-reference, invention-title, gazette-reference, pre, table-external-doc
idref	IDREFS #IMPLIED	figref
idref	IDREF #REQUIRED	crossref
img-content	(drawing | photograph | character | dna | undefined | chem | table | math | program-listing | graph | flowchart) "drawing"	img
img-format	(jpg | tif | st33 | st35) #REQUIRED	img
index	CDATA #REQUIRED	fee
index	CDAT #IMPLIED	mglyph
inline	(yes | no) "no"	img
ipea	(EP | other) "EP"	IPEA
iper-type	(rational | detailed) #REQUIRED	IPER
kind	(heir | heiress | executor | executrix | estate | legal-representative | administrator | administratrix | legal-representatives | heirs | executors | legal-heirs) #REQUIRED	us-rights
lang	CDATA #IMPLIED	document-id, addressbook, nplcit, deceased-inventor, invention-title, gazette-reference, table-external-doc
lang	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-boa-request
lang-listening	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	interpretation-oral-proceedings
lang-speaking	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	interpretation-oral-proceedings
listing-type	(sequence | program-listing | other) #REQUIRED	pre
medium	CDATA #IMPLIED	nplcit
mode-type	(auto | deposit | bank | ccard) #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment
morerows	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	entry
name-type	(legal | natural) #IMPLIED	name
nameend	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	entry
namest	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	entry
npl-type	CDATA #IMPLIED	nplcit

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
num	CDATA #REQUIRED	p, bio-deposit, chemistry, tables, maths
num	CDATA #IMPLIED	li, figref, patcit, nplcit
ocr	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
orientation	(portrait | landscape) "portrait"	doc-page, img
ostyle	(single | double | dash | dots | leftarrow | rightarrow | leftrightarrow ) “single”	o
page	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-notes-to-EPO
party-id	IDREF #IMPLIED	ep-boa-evidence
party-reference	CDATA #IMPLIED	ep-boa-evidence
pgwide	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	table
place-signed	CDATA #IMPLIED	electronic-signature
pp	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppf	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppl	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
region	(Other | EP) "EP"	search-region
rep-address	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	ep-agent
rep-type	(agent | attorney | common-representative | employee) #REQUIRED	ep-agent
request-type	(oral-proceedings | extension-time-limit |interpretation-oral-proceedings | hearing-of-witness | further-declarations | acceleration-proceedings | other ) #REQUIRED	ep-submission-request
rowsep	NMTOKEN #IMPLIED	table, tgroup, colspec, row, entry
sequence	CDATA #REQUIRED	ep-applicant, ep-agent, inventor
sequence	CDATA #IMPLIED	deceased-inventor
status	CDATA #IMPLIED	table-external-doc
style	(single | double | dash | dots) "single"	u
style	CDATA #IMPLIED	(*)
subname-type	(editor | translator | other-subname-type) "editor"	subname
time-units	(days | months | years | weeks) #REQUIRED	time-limit, total-time-limit
to-dead-inventor	CDATA #REQUIRED	us-rights
topay	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	fee

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
type	(jpg | pdf | tif) #REQUIRED	doc-page
type	CDATA #IMPLIED	boa-evidence-image-file, boa-evidence-letter-file, boa-evidence-other-file, ci, csymbol, cn, declare, set, tendsto
url	CDATA #IMPLIED	bio-deposit, patcit, nplcit
user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-reduction-factor, fee-reduction-amount
valign	(top | middle | bottom) #IMPLIED	thead, row, entry, tbody
wi	CDATA #REQUIRED	img
xml:space	(preserve | default) #IMPLIED	pre

(*) Attribute is applicable to several children of the <maths> element. Please see file ep-boa-request-v1-0.dtd for more details.

Attributes in up-request.xml file – UP7000

The list relates to up-request-v1-2.dtd.

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
accno	CDATA #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment, reimbursement
alt	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
authorisation	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
category	CDATA #IMPLIED	up-electronic-files
color	(color | bw) #IMPLIED	doc-page
compensation-payment-method	CDATA #IMPLIED	compensation
curr	CDATA #REQUIRED	up-financial-data
currency	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
date	CDATA #REQUIRED	fees, electronic-signature
date-produced	CDATA #IMPLIED	up-request
deferred-execution-date	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
deposit-account-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	compensation
doc-type	CDATA #REQUIRED	up-electronic-files
dtd-version	CDATA #IMPLIED	up-request
fee-amounts-unlocked-by-user	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	up-financial-data
fee-factor user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-factor
fee-reduction-amount user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-reduction-amount
file	CDATA #REQUIRED	up-request, fax-image, doc-page, office-specific-data
he	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page
general-authorisation-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
id	ID #IMPLIED	up-notes-to-EPO, doc-page, office-specific-data
index	CDATA #REQUIRED	fee
lang	CDATA #REQUIRED	addressbook, document-id, office-specific-data
mode-type	(auto | deposit | bank ) #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment
name-type	(legal | natural) #IMPLIED	name
office	CDATA #REQUIRED	office-specific-data
office-dtd	CDATA #REQUIRED	office-specific-data
page	CDATA #REQUIRED	up-notes-to-EPO
page-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-request, cl-other-document
place-signed	CDATA #IMPLIED	electronic-signature
pp	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppf	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppl	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
produced-by	(applicant | RO | ISA | IPEA | IB | DO | EO) #REQUIRED	up-request
prop-type	(employee | proprietor) #REQUIRED	proprietor
prop-status	(small-or-medium-sized-enterprise | natural-person | non-profit-or-university-or-research-org) #IMPLIED	proprietor
up-association-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
rep-type	(agent | attorney | common-representative) #REQUIRED	agent
requested	(true |false) #IMPLIED	compensation
ro	CDATA #REQUIRED	up-request
same-address	CDATA #REQUIRED	agent
sequence	CDATA #REQUIRED	applicant, proprietor, place-of-business, agent
specific-authorisation-date	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
status	CDATA #IMPLIED	up-request, office-specific-data
topay	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	fee
type	(jpg | pdf | tif) #REQUIRED	doc-page
up-association-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-factor, fee-reduction-factor, fee-reduction-amount
wi	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page

Attributes in up-sfd-request.xml file – UP(7038)

The list relates to upsfd-request-v1-2.dtd.

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	Applicable to ELEMENTS
accno	CDATA #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment, reimbursement
alt	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
authorisation	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
category	CDATA #IMPLIED	up-electronic-files
color	(color | bw) #IMPLIED	doc-page
curr	CDATA #REQUIRED	up-financial-data
currency	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
date	CDATA #REQUIRED	fees, electronic-signature
date-produced	CDATA #IMPLIED	upsfd-request
deferred-execution-date	CDATA #IMPLIED	mode-of-payment
deposit-account-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	compensation
doc-type	CDATA #REQUIRED	up-electronic-files
dtd-version	CDATA #IMPLIED	upsfd-request
fee-amounts-unlocked-by-user	(yes | no) #IMPLIED	up-financial-data
fee-factor user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-factor
fee-reduction-amount user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-reduction-amount
file	CDATA #REQUIRED	upsfd-request, doc-page, office-specific-data
he	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page
general-authorisation-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
id	ID #IMPLIED	up-notes-to-EPO, doc-page, office-specific-data
index	CDATA #REQUIRED	fee
lang	CDATA #REQUIRED	addressbook, document-id, office-specific-data, upsfd-request
mode-type	(auto | deposit | bank ) #REQUIRED	mode-of-payment
name-type	(legal | natural) #IMPLIED	name
office	CDATA #REQUIRED	office-specific-data
office-dtd	CDATA #REQUIRED	office-specific-data
page	CDATA #REQUIRED	up-notes-to-EPO
page-count	CDATA #IMPLIED	cl-request, cl-other-document
place-signed	CDATA #IMPLIED	electronic-signature
pp	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppf	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
ppl	CDATA #IMPLIED	doc-page
produced-by	(applicant | RO | ISA | IPEA | IB | DO | EO) #REQUIRED	upsfd-request
prop-type	(employee | proprietor) #REQUIRED	proprietor
prop-status	(small-or-medium-sized-enterprise | natural-person | non-profit-or-university-or-research-org) #IMPLIED	proprietor
up-association-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
rep-type	(agent | attorney | common-representative) #REQUIRED	agent
ro	CDATA #REQUIRED	upsfd-request
sequence	CDATA #REQUIRED	proprietor, agent
status	CDATA #IMPLIED	upsfd-request, office-specific-data
topay	(yes | no) #REQUIRED	fee
type	(jpg | pdf | tif) #REQUIRED	doc-page
up-association-number	CDATA #IMPLIED	agent
user-input	CDATA #IMPLIED	fee-factor, fee-reduction-factor, fee-reduction-amount
wi	NMTOKEN #REQUIRED	doc-page

Data length restrictions

The maximal data length for some text fields is limited. See all details for affected elements and attributes in the table below. An x in a column means that this element is applicable for the specific procedure.

ELEMENT	1001	1200	1038	2300	UP	Max. data length
addcopies	x	x	x	x		2
address	x	x	x	x	x	247
bio-accno	x	x		x		64
bio-other-deposant	x	x				249
city	x	x	x	x	x	64
department	x	x	x	x	x	63
doc-number	x	x	x	x	x	10-17 depending on parent element
email	x	x	x	x	x	64
fax	x	x	x	x	x	25
figure-to-publish	x	x	x			16
first-name	x	x	x	x	x	64
iid	x	x	x	x	x	16
invention-title	x			x		590
last-name	x	x	x	x	x	128
mode-of-payment	x	x	x	x	x	64
name	x	x	x	x	x	128
orgname	x	x	x	x	x	63

ELEMENT	1001	1200	1038	2300	UP	Max. data length
phone	x	x	x	x	x	25
postcode	x	x	x	x	x	15
reimbursement	x	x	x	x	x	64
sr-refund	x					12
suffix	x	x	x	x	x	64

ATTRIBUTE	VALUES	PROCEDURES	Max. data length
accno	CDATA #REQUIRED	1001, 1200, 7000	8
dnum	CDATA #IMPLIED	1001	64
general_authorisation_number	CDATA #IMPLIED	1200, 7000	6
number-of-claims	CDATA #IMPLIED	1001	4