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- bibliographic data, in ST.96 XML. The XML bibliographic data constitute the essence of the transaction from a technical perspective. It allows the transaction to be created in the Hague System in an automated manner. The more detailed the XML, the less work for the Hague examiners, therefore the faster the recording of the transaction.
- supporting PDF documents. Supporting documents are mandatory, legal requirements that constitute the essence of the transaction from a business point of view. They MUST be stamped with a <com:DocumentKindCategory> value as per the ST.96 standard in order to be categorized correctly in the Hague System. Failing to provide the document category will prevent automated recording of the transaction, and will fail the importation of said transaction into the Hague System.
- only one per decisions (statement of grant of protection, refusal, division, invalidation, etc.). The <com:DocumentKindCategory> choices are as follows:
- REFUSAL_DECISION
- GRANT_OF_PROTECTION_AFTER_REFUSAL
- GRANT_OF_PROTECTION_NO_PRIOR_REFUSAL
- DIVISION
- INVALIDATION
- as many as needed in case of indirect applications. The <com:DocumentKindCategory> choices are as follows:
- INTERNATIONAL_DESIGN_APPLICATION, for the DM/1 form
- POWER_OF_ATTORNEY, for US applicants designating a representative
- MISCELLANEOUS, for any other kind of document
- only one per decisions (statement of grant of protection, refusal, division, invalidation, etc.). The <com:DocumentKindCategory> choices are as follows:
- JPG designs, in the case of an indirect application. The <com:DocumentKindCategory> choice is REPRODUCTION_SHEETS.
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| Transaction type | <dgn:HagueGenericOfficeCommunicationCategory> value |
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| indirect application | Application |
| grant of protection | Grant protection |
| refusal | Refusal |
withdrawal of refusal | Refusal withdrawal |
declaration that a change of ownership has no effect | Refusal owner change |
withdrawal of a declaration that a change of ownership has no effect | Refusal withdrawal owner change |
division | Division |
refusal of correction | Refusal correction |
withdrawal of refusal of correction | Refusal correction withdrawal |
invalidation | Invalidation |
invitation to pay the second part of the fee | Second part fee payable |
notification that the second part of the fee was paid | Second part fee paid |
cancellation for non payment of the second part of the fee | Cancellation non payment |
other | Other |
Note
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on grants of protection
Grants of protection and withdrawals of refusal have the same effects from a business perspective. In practice, it means that one or the other can be used indifferently when communicating the decision that a refusal is withdrawn.
If, however, a grant of protection is pronounced, and transmitted, after a refusal and with the purpose of cancelling the latter, and if the <dgn:HagueGrantProtectionRequest> is chosen to convey the decision in question, then the dgn:priorRefusalIndicator
Payment information
Indirect applications. through the <dgn:HagueApplication> tag (see "Samples" below), replicate the latest version of the DM/1. That includes section "Payment of fees", page 12 of the DM/1 (which can be found at https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/hague/en/docs/form_dm_1-editable1.pdf):
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