2023-04-01 Representative Publication Changes

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Context of the change

On April 1, 2023, a Common Regulation change comes into effect: hague_2023_2.pdf (wipo.int)

This will impact the IB to Office communications by adding three new transactions in the Bulletin XML.

These three transactions also depend on an upgrade to ST.96. ST.96 version 7.0 will now be used for producing the Bulletin.

Change 1: Three new transactions in the Bulletin: appointment, change in name/address and revocation of representative

As of April 7, 2023 (Edition 14/2023), the Bulletin and copies will now feature a new ST.96 version 7.0.

This new version will be used to start including three new representative transactions.

Older versions of ST.96 will not feature the representative transactions. Offices who are interested in receiving the new transactions have to use version 7.0 onwards.

Appointment of representative

Sample XML

<dgn:HagueRepresentativeAppointmentBag>
	<dgn:HagueRepresentativeAppointment>
			<com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
				<com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>DM/200000</com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>
			</com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
			<com:RecordIdentifier>970000000</com:RecordIdentifier>
			<com:InternationalRecordingDate>2022-12-31</com:InternationalRecordingDate>
			<dgn:HolderBag>
          <dgn:Holder com:sequenceNumber="1">
            <dgn:Entitlement>
              <com:EntitlementNationalityCode>KR</com:EntitlementNationalityCode>
              <com:EntitlementDomiciled>
                <com:EntitlementDomiciledCode>KR</com:EntitlementDomiciledCode>
              </com:EntitlementDomiciled>
            </dgn:Entitlement>
            <dgn:ApplicantContractingParty>KR</dgn:ApplicantContractingParty>
            <com:Contact>
              <com:Name>
                <com:OrganizationName>
                  <com:OrganizationStandardName>LG Electronics Inc.</com:OrganizationStandardName>
                </com:OrganizationName>
              </com:Name>
              <com:PostalAddressBag>
                <com:PostalAddress>
                  <com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                    <com:AddressLineText com:sequenceNumber="1">128, Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu</com:AddressLineText>
                    <com:CityName>Seoul</com:CityName>
                    <com:CountryCode>KR</com:CountryCode>
                  </com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                </com:PostalAddress>
              </com:PostalAddressBag>
            </com:Contact>
          </dgn:Holder>
        </dgn:HolderBag>
          <com:Representative>
            <com:Contact>
              <com:Name>
                <com:OrganizationName>
                  <com:OrganizationStandardName>KBK & Associates</com:OrganizationStandardName>
                </com:OrganizationName>
              </com:Name>
              <com:PostalAddressBag>
                <com:PostalAddress>
                  <com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                    <com:AddressLineText com:sequenceNumber="1">(Jamsil-dong Hyundae Building 7th Floor), 82, Olympic-ro, Songpa-ku</com:AddressLineText>
                    <com:CityName>Seoul</com:CityName>
                    <com:CountryCode>KR</com:CountryCode>
                  </com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                </com:PostalAddress>
              </com:PostalAddressBag>
            </com:Contact>
          </com:Representative>
	</dgn:HagueRepresentativeAppointment>
</dgn:HagueRepresentativeAppointmentBag>

Change in name/address of the representative

Sample XML

<dgn:HagueRepresentativeNameAddressChangeBag>
	<dgn:HagueRepresentativeNameAddressChange>
			<com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
				<com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>DM/200001</com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>
			</com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
			<com:RecordIdentifier>970000001</com:RecordIdentifier>
			<com:InternationalRecordingDate>2022-12-31</com:InternationalRecordingDate>
          <com:Representative>
            <com:Contact>
              <com:Name>
                <com:OrganizationName>
                  <com:OrganizationStandardName>KBK & Associates</com:OrganizationStandardName>
                </com:OrganizationName>
              </com:Name>
              <com:PostalAddressBag>
                <com:PostalAddress>
                  <com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                    <com:AddressLineText com:sequenceNumber="1">(Jamsil-dong Hyundae Building 7th Floor), 82, Olympic-ro, Songpa-ku</com:AddressLineText>
                    <com:CityName>Seoul</com:CityName>
                    <com:CountryCode>KR</com:CountryCode>
                  </com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                </com:PostalAddress>
              </com:PostalAddressBag>
            </com:Contact>
          </com:Representative>
	</dgn:HagueRepresentativeNameAddressChange>
</dgn:HagueRepresentativeNameAddressChangeBag>

Cancellation of recording of appointment of representative

Sample XML

<dgn:HagueRepresentativeCancellationBag>
	<dgn:HagueRepresentativeCancellation>
			<com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
				<com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>DM/200002</com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>
			</com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
			<com:RecordIdentifier>970000002</com:RecordIdentifier>
			<com:InternationalRecordingDate>2022-12-31</com:InternationalRecordingDate>
          <com:Representative>
            <com:Contact>
              <com:Name>
                <com:OrganizationName>
                  <com:OrganizationStandardName>KBK & Associates</com:OrganizationStandardName>
                </com:OrganizationName>
              </com:Name>
              <com:PostalAddressBag>
                <com:PostalAddress>
                  <com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                    <com:AddressLineText com:sequenceNumber="1">(Jamsil-dong Hyundae Building 7th Floor), 82, Olympic-ro, Songpa-ku</com:AddressLineText>
                    <com:CityName>Seoul</com:CityName>
                    <com:CountryCode>KR</com:CountryCode>
                  </com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                </com:PostalAddress>
              </com:PostalAddressBag>
            </com:Contact>
          </com:Representative>
	</dgn:HagueRepresentativeCancellation>
</dgn:HagueRepresentativeCancellationBag>

Corrections

Sample XML

<dgn:HagueCorrectionBag>
      <dgn:HagueCorrection>
        <com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>DM/200003</com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>
        <com:RecordIdentifier>970000003</com:RecordIdentifier>
        <com:InternationalRecordingDate>2023-06-10</com:InternationalRecordingDate>
        <com:IncorrectRecordIdentifier>970092466</com:IncorrectRecordIdentifier>
        <dgn:HagueCorrectedTransactionCategory>Representative appointment</dgn:HagueCorrectedTransactionCategory>
        <dgn:HagueBulletinReference>2021/25</dgn:HagueBulletinReference>
        <dgn:HagueCorrectedElementBag>
          <dgn:HagueCorrectedElement>Name and address of the representative</dgn:HagueCorrectedElement>
        </dgn:HagueCorrectedElementBag>
        <dgn:HagueCorrectContent>
          <dgn:HagueRepresentativeAppointment>
			<com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
				<com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>DM/200003</com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>
			</com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
			<com:RecordIdentifier>970000003</com:RecordIdentifier>
			<com:InternationalRecordingDate>2022-12-31</com:InternationalRecordingDate>
			<dgn:HolderBag>
          <dgn:Holder com:sequenceNumber="1">
            <dgn:Entitlement>
              <com:EntitlementNationalityCode>KR</com:EntitlementNationalityCode>
              <com:EntitlementDomiciled>
                <com:EntitlementDomiciledCode>KR</com:EntitlementDomiciledCode>
              </com:EntitlementDomiciled>
            </dgn:Entitlement>
            <dgn:ApplicantContractingParty>KR</dgn:ApplicantContractingParty>
            <com:Contact>
              <com:Name>
                <com:OrganizationName>
                  <com:OrganizationStandardName>LG Electronics Inc.</com:OrganizationStandardName>
                </com:OrganizationName>
              </com:Name>
              <com:PostalAddressBag>
                <com:PostalAddress>
                  <com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                    <com:AddressLineText com:sequenceNumber="1">128, Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu</com:AddressLineText>
                    <com:CityName>Seoul</com:CityName>
                    <com:CountryCode>KR</com:CountryCode>
                  </com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                </com:PostalAddress>
              </com:PostalAddressBag>
            </com:Contact>
          </dgn:Holder>
        </dgn:HolderBag>
          <com:Representative>
            <com:Contact>
              <com:Name>
                <com:OrganizationName>
                  <com:OrganizationStandardName>KBK & Associates</com:OrganizationStandardName>
                </com:OrganizationName>
              </com:Name>
              <com:PostalAddressBag>
                <com:PostalAddress>
                  <com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                    <com:AddressLineText com:sequenceNumber="1">(Jamsil-dong Hyundae Building 7th Floor), 82, Olympic-ro, Songpa-ku</com:AddressLineText>
                    <com:CityName>Seoul</com:CityName>
                    <com:CountryCode>KR</com:CountryCode>
                  </com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                </com:PostalAddress>
              </com:PostalAddressBag>
            </com:Contact>
          </com:Representative>
	</dgn:HagueRepresentativeAppointment>
        </dgn:HagueCorrectContent>
      </dgn:HagueCorrection>
      <dgn:HagueCorrection>
        <com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>DM/200004</com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>
        <com:RecordIdentifier>970000004</com:RecordIdentifier>
        <com:InternationalRecordingDate>2023-06-10</com:InternationalRecordingDate>
        <com:IncorrectRecordIdentifier>970092467</com:IncorrectRecordIdentifier>
        <dgn:HagueCorrectedTransactionCategory>Representative name address change</dgn:HagueCorrectedTransactionCategory>
        <dgn:HagueBulletinReference>2021/25</dgn:HagueBulletinReference>
        <dgn:HagueCorrectedElementBag>
          <dgn:HagueCorrectedElement>Name and address of the representative</dgn:HagueCorrectedElement>
        </dgn:HagueCorrectedElementBag>
        <dgn:HagueCorrectContent>
          <dgn:HagueRepresentativeNameAddressChange>
			<com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
				<com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>DM/200004</com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>
			</com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
			<com:RecordIdentifier>970000004</com:RecordIdentifier>
			<com:InternationalRecordingDate>2022-12-31</com:InternationalRecordingDate>
          <com:Representative>
            <com:Contact>
              <com:Name>
                <com:OrganizationName>
                  <com:OrganizationStandardName>KBK & Associates</com:OrganizationStandardName>
                </com:OrganizationName>
              </com:Name>
              <com:PostalAddressBag>
                <com:PostalAddress>
                  <com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                    <com:AddressLineText com:sequenceNumber="1">(Jamsil-dong Hyundae Building 7th Floor), 82, Olympic-ro, Songpa-ku</com:AddressLineText>
                    <com:CityName>Seoul</com:CityName>
                    <com:CountryCode>KR</com:CountryCode>
                  </com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                </com:PostalAddress>
              </com:PostalAddressBag>
            </com:Contact>
          </com:Representative>
	</dgn:HagueRepresentativeNameAddressChange>
        </dgn:HagueCorrectContent>
      </dgn:HagueCorrection>
      <dgn:HagueCorrection>
        <com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>DM/200005</com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>
        <com:RecordIdentifier>970000005</com:RecordIdentifier>
        <com:InternationalRecordingDate>2023-06-10</com:InternationalRecordingDate>
        <com:IncorrectRecordIdentifier>970092468</com:IncorrectRecordIdentifier>
        <dgn:HagueCorrectedTransactionCategory>Representative cancellation</dgn:HagueCorrectedTransactionCategory>
        <dgn:HagueBulletinReference>2021/25</dgn:HagueBulletinReference>
        <dgn:HagueCorrectedElementBag>
          <dgn:HagueCorrectedElement>Name and address of the representative</dgn:HagueCorrectedElement>
        </dgn:HagueCorrectedElementBag>
        <dgn:HagueCorrectContent>
          <dgn:HagueRepresentativeCancellation>
			<com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
				<com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>DM/200005</com:InternationalRegistrationNumber>
			</com:InternationalRegistrationNumberBag>
			<com:RecordIdentifier>970000005</com:RecordIdentifier>
			<com:InternationalRecordingDate>2022-12-31</com:InternationalRecordingDate>
          <com:Representative>
            <com:Contact>
              <com:Name>
                <com:OrganizationName>
                  <com:OrganizationStandardName>KBK & Associates</com:OrganizationStandardName>
                </com:OrganizationName>
              </com:Name>
              <com:PostalAddressBag>
                <com:PostalAddress>
                  <com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                    <com:AddressLineText com:sequenceNumber="1">(Jamsil-dong Hyundae Building 7th Floor), 82, Olympic-ro, Songpa-ku</com:AddressLineText>
                    <com:CityName>Seoul</com:CityName>
                    <com:CountryCode>KR</com:CountryCode>
                  </com:PostalStructuredAddress>
                </com:PostalAddress>
              </com:PostalAddressBag>
            </com:Contact>
          </com:Representative>
	</dgn:HagueRepresentativeCancellation>
        </dgn:HagueCorrectContent>
      </dgn:HagueCorrection>
</dgn:HagueCorrectionBag>

Complete test file sample_of_representative_mngt.xml

The header in the test file points to a local XSD

Change 2: ST.96 versions transitions considerations

Moving from V4_0 to V7_0

For Offices who receive IBtoOffice confidential copies of international registrations, the current XML headers points to V4_0.

As of Edition 14/2023 (April 7), the XML headers will start pointing to V7_0.

There will be no other changes to the data structure other than the addition of the three new representative transactions (see above).

Additional Context

2020 Announcement on Data formats: hague_2020_39.pdf (wipo.int)

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2023-04-01 Representative Publication Changes

Context of the change

Change 1: Three new transactions in the Bulletin: appointment, change in name/address and revocation of representative

Appointment of representative

Change in name/address of the representative

Cancellation of recording of appointment of representative

Corrections

Change 2: ST.96 versions transitions considerations

Moving from V4_0 to V7_0

Additional Context