Survey on the Use of WIPO Standards

WIPO Standard ST.1: Minimum data elements required to uniquely identify a patent document

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 kind-of-document code, according to WIPO Standard ST.16, not yet inplemented.

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.2: Manner for designating calendar dates

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.3: Two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and organizations

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.6: Numbering of published patent documents

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?

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.8: IPC symbols on machine-readable records

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:

Only Section, Class, Subclass, Goup, Subgroup

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.9: Bibliographic data on and relating to patents and SPCs

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.10: Published patent documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

NO. It is not expected to be published on paper

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.10/A: Format of patent documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. It is not expected to be published on paper

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.10/B: Layout of bibliographic data components

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. It is not expected to be published on paper

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.10/C: Presentation of bibliographic data components

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. It is not expected to be published on paper

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.10/D: Physical characteristics of patent documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. It is not expected to be published on paper

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.11:  Minimum of indexes to be inserted in patent gazettes

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.12: Preparation of abstracts of patent documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.12/A: Abstracts of patent documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.12/B: Categorized patent abstract

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.12/C: Physical characteristics of separately published abstracts

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.13: Numbering of applications for IPRs

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.14: References cited in patent documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.15: Titles of inventions in patent documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.16: Identification of different kinds of patent documents 

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.17: Coding of headings of announcements made in official gazettes

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.18: Patent gazettes and other patent announcement journals

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.19: Indexes issued by IPO

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.20: Name indexes to patent documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.21: Reduction of volume of priority documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.22: Authoring of patent applications for the purpose of OCR

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. It is not expected to be published on paper

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.25: Presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings

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:

Only principal recommendations

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.26: Presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings using XML

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. No planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.27: Recommendation for the Exchange of Patent Legal Status Data

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here


WIPO Standard ST.31: Character sets for the exchange of patent documents

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:

Only principal recommendations

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.32: Markup of patent documents using SGML

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. Support not used

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.33: Data exchange of facsimile information of patent documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes, Not planned

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.34: Recording of application numbers in electronic form

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:

Only old application numbers

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.35: Data exchange of mixed-mode published patent information on MMMT

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. Support not used

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.36: Processing of patent information using XML

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:

Only principal recommendations

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.37: Recommendation for an Authority File of Published Patent Documents

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.40: Facsimile images of patent documents available on CD-ROM

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. Support not used

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.50: Corrections, alterations and supplements relating to patent information

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:

Only principal recommendations

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.60: Bibliographic data relating to marks

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.62: Standard abbreviation for “Vienna Classification”

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No.Not used

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.63: Content and layout of trademark gazettes

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.64: Search files for trademark search

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:

Only principal recommendations

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.66: Processing of trademark information using XML

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:

Only principal recommendations

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.67: Electronic management of the figurative elements of trademarks

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:

Only JPEG

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.68: Electronic management of sound marks

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:

Only textual or graphical representation

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

 WIPO Standard ST.80: Bibliographic data relating to industrial designs

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.81: Content and layout of industrial designs gazettes

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

 WIPO Standard ST.86: Processing of industrial design information using XML

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:

Only principal recommendations

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.87: The exchange of industrial design legal status data 

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:

Please insert your reply here

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here

WIPO Standard ST.96: Processing of Industrial Property information using XML

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:

Only principal recommendations

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

Yes. If so, when?

No. If so, why not?

4. Comments (optional)

Please insert your reply here