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List of WIPO Standards
| Standard | Title | Referenced in |
|---|---|---|
| ST.1 | Minimum data elements required to uniquely identify a patent document | ST.6, ST.10/B, ST.14, ST.37 |
| ST.2 | Manner for designating calendar dates | ST.1, ST.9, ST.10, ST.10/C, ST.14, ST.18, ST.26, ST.27, ST.37, ST.50, ST.60, ST.61, ST.63, ST.80, ST.81, ST.87 |
| ST.3 | Two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and organizations | ST.1, ST.6, ST.8, ST.9, ST.10, ST.10/B, ST.10/C, ST.13, ST.14, ST.16, ST.18, ST.19, ST.21, ST.26, ST.27, ST.32, ST.33, ST.34, ST.35, ST.36, ST.37, ST.40, ST.50, ST.60, ST.61, ST.63, ST.66, ST.80, ST.81, ST.86, ST.87, ST.96 |
| ST.6 | Numbering of published patent documents | ST.1, ST.10, ST.10/B, ST.13, ST.33, ST.37 |
| ST.8 | IPC symbols on machine-readable records | ST.12/C, ST.40 |
| ST.9 | Bibliographic data on and relating to patents and SPCs | ST.1, ST.3, ST.10, ST.10/B, ST.11, ST.12/C, ST.14, ST.18, ST.19, ST.32, ST.36, ST.40, ST.50, ST.80, ST.86, ST.91 |
| ST.10 | Published patent documents | ST.91 |
| ST.10/A | Format of patent documents | ST.10 |
| ST.10/B | Layout of bibliographic data components | ST.1, ST.6, ST.9, ST.10, ST.33 |
| ST.10/C | Presentation of bibliographic data domponents | ST.8, ST.9, ST.10, ST.10/B, ST.13, ST.34, ST.36, ST.37, ST.40 |
| ST.10/D | Physical characteristics of patent documents | ST.10, ST.18, ST.50, ST.63, ST.81 |
| ST.11 | Minimum of indexes to be inserted in patent gazettes | ST.18, ST.19 |
| ST.12 | Preparation of abstracts of patent documents | ST.18 |
| ST.12/A | Abstracts of patent documents | ST.12/C |
| ST.12/B | Categorized patent abstract | ST.12/C |
| ST.12/C | Physical characteristics of separately published abstracts | - |
| ST.13 | Numbering of applications for IPRs | ST.6, ST.10, ST.10/B, ST.10/C, ST.14, ST.27, ST.34, ST.61, ST.87 |
| ST.14 | References cited in patent documents | ST.9 |
| ST.15 | Titles of inventions in patent documents | - |
| ST.16 | Identification of different kinds of patent documents | ST.1, ST.6, ST.9, ST.10, ST.10/B, ST.10/C, ST.14, ST.19, ST.26, ST.27, ST.32, ST.33, ST.34, ST.35, ST.36, ST.37, ST.40, ST.50, ST.87, ST.96 |
| ST.17 | Headings of announcements made in official gazettes | ST.18, ST.19, ST.50, ST.81 |
| ST.18 | Patent gazettes and other patent announcement journals | ST.2, ST.9, ST.10 |
| ST.19 | Indexes issued by IPO | ST.11 |
| ST.20 | Name indexes to patent documents | ST.11, ST.14, ST.19 |
| ST.21 | Reduction of volume of priority documents | - |
| ST.22 | Authoring of patent applications for the purpose of OCR Format | ST.50 |
| ST.25 | Presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings | ST.26, ST.36, ST.96 |
| ST.26 | Presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings using XML | ST.96 |
| ST.27 | Recommendation for the Exchange of Patent Legal Status Data | ST.61, ST.87, ST.96 |
| ST.31 | Character sets for the exchange of patent documents | ST.32, ST.40 |
| ST.32 | Markup of patent documents Using SGML | ST.2, ST.33, ST.34, ST.35, ST.36, ST.40, ST.50 |
| ST.33 | Format for data exchange of facsimile information of patent documents | ST.2, ST.32, ST.34, ST.35, ST.36, ST.40, ST.50 |
| ST.34 | Recording of application numbers in electronic form | ST.9, ST.13 |
| ST.35 | Data exchange of mixed-mode published patent information on MMMT | ST.2, ST.34, ST.36 |
| ST.36 | Processing of patent information using XML | ST.37, ST.50, ST.66, ST.86, ST.96 |
| ST.37 | Recommendation for an Authority File of Published Patent Documents | ST.96 |
| ST.40 | Facsimile images of patent documents available on CD-ROM | ST.50 |
| ST.50 | Corrections, alterations and supplements relating to patent information | ST.1, ST.9, ST.33 |
| ST.60 | Bibliographic data relating to marks | ST.13, ST.61, ST.63, ST.66, ST.67, ST.68, ST.91, ST.96 |
| ST.61 | Recommendation for the exchange of trademark legal status data | ST.96 |
| ST.62 | Standard abbreviation for “Vienna Classification” | ST.66 |
| ST.63 | Content and layout of trademark gazettes | ST.66, ST.67, ST.68, ST.91 |
| ST.64 | Search Files for trademark search | ST.66, ST.67, ST.68 |
| ST.66 | Processing of trademark information using XML | ST.67, ST.68, ST.86, ST.96 |
| ST.67 | Electronic management of the figurative elements of trademarks | ST.66, ST.68, ST.91, ST.96 |
| ST.68 | Electronic management of sound marks | - |
| ST.80 | Bibliographic data relating to industrial designs | ST.3, ST.13, ST.81, ST.86, ST.87, ST.88, ST.91, ST.96 |
| ST.81 | Content and layout of industrial designs gazettes | ST.80, ST.86, ST.88, ST.91 |
| ST.86 | Processing of Industrial Design Information using XML | ST.88, ST.96 |
| ST.87 | Recommendation for the exchange of industrial design legal status data | ST.61, ST.96 |
| ST.88 | Electronic representation of industrial designs | ST.91 |
| ST.90 | Recommendation for processing and communicating Intellectual Property data using Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) | - |
| ST.91 | Recommendations on digital three-dimensional (3D) models and 3D images | - |
| ST.96 | Recommendation for the processing of Industrial Property information using XML | ST.27, ST.37, ST.61, ST.68, ST.87, ST.88, ST.90, ST.91 |