WIPO Standard ST.6: Numbering of published patent documents

AR/Argentina

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
Parcialmente
No se aplica

2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

AU/Australia

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

BA/Bosnia and Herzegovina

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

BD/Bangladesh

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

The Patent Act, 2016 has been drafted complying the WIPO standards and it is in final stage for enactment. After completing the new patents law we can take strategy to implement the standard.

4. Comments (optional)

CA/Canada

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

CIPO already has a numbering system in place and this standard is for IPOs wishing to change or start their numbering system. CIPO has no plans to change their numbering system.

4. Comments (optional)

CH/Switzerland

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

CN/China

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

SIPO has the corresponding standard which partly refers to ST.6, but not completely the same.

A publication number contains 9 digits of numerals.

Code for the type of IP rights: position 1（1,2,3 are used to represent invention, utility model and industrial design respectively）.

Serial number: positions 2-9

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

CO/Colombia

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
Parcialmente
No se aplica

2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

CZ/Czechia

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

DE/Germany

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

Publication numbers at our office are identical to application numbers.

EA/Eurasian Patent Office

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

EC/Ecuador

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
Parcialmente
No se aplica

2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

El número asignado a una solicitud de patente es el mismo desde el inicio hasta la finalización del trámite, no se asignan números para publicación.

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

EM/European Union Intellectual Property Office

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

No. It is a standard for patents only.

4. Comments (optional)

EP/European Patent Office

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

Products/services covered: EP full-text data, European Patent Bulletin, DOCDB, EBD, INPADOC

ES/Spain

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
Parcialmente
No se aplica

2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

GB/United Kingdom

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

GE/Georgia

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

HN/Honduras

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
Parcialmente
No se aplica

2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

HR/Croatia

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

HU/Hungary

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

The publication number itself does not include the publication date

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

IL/Israel

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

IT/Italy

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

the total number of digits is 15

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

JP/Japan

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

KG/Kyrgyzstan

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

KR/Republic of Korea

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

LT/Lithuania

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

MD/Republic of Moldova

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

We don't use any publication numbering

4. Comments (optional)

MX/Mexico

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
Parcialmente
No se aplica

2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

En los documentos publicados se tiene un máximo de 6 dígitos para el número de serie, y el año es representado en 4 dígitos precediendo al número de serie. Asimismo se adiciona un identificador por el tipo de Derecho de propiedad industrial, siendo estos: "A" para solicitudes de patente con una única publicación, "B" para invenciones (Granted Patents), "C" para certificado de invención, "U" para Modelos de Utilidad, "F" Diseño Industrial y "T" Trazado de circuito. En el IMPI, no existe la figura para Plant Patents, sin embargo, se concede una patente para especies vegetales que han sido modificadas genéticamente.

OM/Oman

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

publication for Oman patent office is for approved application only and takes the same No. of application patented

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

RU/Russian Federation

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

SA/Saudi Arabia

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

yes

4. Comments (optional)

SE/Sweden

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

No. The necessary IT development would not be compensated by any advantages.

4. Comments (optional)

SK/Slovakia

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

Multiple publication system is used.

Patents

Application number 72-2013

Publication number 288398 (granted patent)

Utility models

Application number 20-2015

Publication number 7456 (registered utility model)

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

SV/El Salvador

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
Parcialmente
No se aplica

2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

Por no contar con una gaceta en la oficina de PI, las publicaciones se hacen en el diario oficial y se guarda en nuestra base de datos el número de tomo y folio donde se hace la publicación, por el intercambio con Latipat se creó en el procedimiento de extracción de información el usar el mismo número del documento de patente como número de publicación, es decir CCYYNNNNNN, este número creado no se guarda en nuestra base de datos, solo es para efectos del intercambio de información; pero al ser el mismo número de expediente no nos dificulta su ubicación en caso de solicitarse información del exterior

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

TH/Thailand

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

TN/Tunisia

1. La norme est‑elle appliquée dans la pratique de votre office ou de votre organisation? (Veuillez choisir une des options)

Complètement
Partiellement
Non

2. Si vous avez répondu “Partiellement”, expliquez brièvement en quoi consiste la pratique de votre office ou de votre organisation

3. Si la réponse est “Non”, votre office ou votre organisation prévoit‑il d’appliquer la norme?

4. Commentaires (facultatif)

TT/Trinidad and Tobago

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

Numbers are given based on the year and application/grant. However, letters are used to identify the country and the type of application eg. TT/a/2016/00001 for patents and TT/u/2016/00001 for utility certificates.

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

UA/Ukraine

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

UG/Uganda

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

We still use the application number for publications.

4. Comments (optional)

US/United States of America

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

ZA/South Africa

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
Not Implemented

2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

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