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Kind code: Standards, In the European Patent Office & In Japan

In patent law, a kind code, or WIPO Standard ST.16 code, is a code used on patent documents published by intellectual property offices to distinguish different kinds of patent documents. A kind code includes a letter, and in many cases a number, used to distinguish the kind of patent document (e.g., publication of an application for a utility patent…

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Kind code topic overview

The analysis highlights Standards, In the European Patent Office and In Japan as prominent areas in the source structure around Kind code.

Related topics
9
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
14
Extracted relationships
24
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
14

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 4 topics
In the European Patent Office · 2 topics
In Japan · 1 topics
In the United States · 1 topics
PCT documents · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

In the European Patent Office

In Japan

In the United States

PCT documents

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Kind code connects Entity context

The extracted context around Kind code shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Kind code → A1, B1, In, January, The, Trademark Office, United States, United States Patent, USPTO Another extracted example is Kind code → A1, A2, EPO, European, Kind, The European Patent Office. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Kind code

Top relations

related to In the United States · 9
Kind code → A1, B1, In, January, The, Trademark Office, United States, United States Patent, USPTO
related to In the European Patent Office · 6
Kind code → A1, A2, EPO, European, Kind, The European Patent Office
related to PCT documents · 5
Kind code → A1, A2, For, ISR, Patent Cooperation Treaty
related to In Japan · 3
Kind code → B2, JPO, The Japan Patent Office

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

patent kind published application publication codes code documents b1 a1 european office include patents used distinguish number document us 654

Kind code relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 24 structured relationships around Kind code. Examples in this analysis include the following → instance of → uses kind codes and Kind code → related to In Japan → The Japan Patent Office. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
the followinginstance ofuses kind codes0.80text
Kind coderelated to In JapanThe Japan Patent Office0.60section
Kind coderelated to In JapanJPO0.60section
Kind coderelated to In JapanB20.60section
Kind coderelated to In the European Patent OfficeThe European Patent Office0.60section
Kind coderelated to In the European Patent OfficeEPO0.60section
Kind coderelated to In the European Patent OfficeKind0.60section
Kind coderelated to In the European Patent OfficeA10.60section
Kind coderelated to In the European Patent OfficeEuropean0.60section
Kind coderelated to In the European Patent OfficeA20.60section
Kind coderelated to In the United StatesIn0.60section
Kind coderelated to In the United StatesUnited States0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Kind code bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Patent, Codes and Application. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Kind code
    • Patent
    • Codes
    • Application
    • Published
    • B1
    • Code
    • Include
    • Kind
    • Patents
    • Publication
    • Applications
    • European
  • kind code
    • Patent
    • Codes
    • Distinguish
    • Document
    • Number
    • Used
    • Application
    • Published
    • B1
    • Code
    • Include
    • Kind
  • patent
    • Application
    • Codes
    • Publication
    • Published
    • A1
    • B1
    • Include
    • Applications
    • European
    • Office
    • Documents
    • Patents
  • design patent
    • Application
    • Codes
    • Publication
    • Published
    • A1
    • B1
    • Include
    • Applications
    • European
    • Office
    • Documents
    • Patents
  • european patent office
    • Begin
    • Japan
    • Publications
    • Uses
    • Application
    • Codes
    • States
    • United
    • Publication
    • Published
    • Include
    • Patents
  • japan patent office
    • Uses
    • Japan
    • Office
    • Publications
    • Application
    • Codes
    • States
    • United
    • Publication
    • Published
    • Patents
    • B2
  • united states patent and trademark office
    • United
    • Japan
    • Publications
    • Uses
    • Application
    • Codes
    • States
    • Publication
    • Published
    • Patents
    • A1
    • B1
  • patent cooperation treaty
    • Application
    • Codes
    • Publication
    • Published
    • A1
    • B1
    • Include
    • Applications
    • European
    • Office
    • Documents
    • Patents

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Kind code, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Kind code with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Kind code — Overview · splits 10 ⟂ 5
Kind code — In the European Patent Office · splits 12 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Kind code

Nodes15
Edges14
Triples24
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Kind code to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Standards, In the European Patent Office & In Japan, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Kind code · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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