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Kind code

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…

Standards, In the European Patent Office & In Japan

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In the European Patent Office

European Patent OfficeSearch report
2 related topics

In Japan

Japan Patent Office
1 related topics

In the United States

United States Patent and Trademark Office
1 related topics

PCT documents

Patent Cooperation Treaty
1 related topics

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In the European Patent Office

In Japan

In the United States

PCT documents

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Kind code

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

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Kind code

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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

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Important terminology

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

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

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

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