When you "hover" your mouse arrow over one of the results, the display will be updated as follows:
| Option | Action | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Download | Press to download the file, it might take a few seconds for the file download to complete (depending on the file size) | Will normally open in another browser tab :
If you get an error of "invalid token", please reload the screen and try again. This is just for the browser to refresh the credentials and request a new token for retrieving the file. |
| Mark as Download | Once pressed, this will indicate to the applicant (via the applicant portal), that the file has been downloaded by the IP Office | |
| View Details | It will show the audit details for the entry, describing all the process for the current item in WIPO DAS | For example, for a retrieval, you will see something like this:
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File download:
Please be aware that, due to the arrangements with the offices using the TDA protocol (CNIPA, EUIPO, EPO,JPO,KIPO and USPTO), it would take some time until the document can be downloaded, in average between 6 hours and 2 days (but it could take more time, see bellow).
You will be able to track the availability of the document for the download, by checking on the "View Details" button:
You will be able to access the audit trail of the request, and once the document is ready, it will shown a message like this:
So, then when you press on the "Download" button, you will be able to retrieve the file:
For the moment, if you press on the "Download" button before the document is ready, you will receive an error message like this:
Be aware that there are cases that might delay the retrieval of the TDA documents:
- the applicant might not have signed all the required forms in the OFF to release the document
- an unexpected issue in the internal formal examination in the OFF, might make the document unavailable to download, until it is fixed by the applicant
- the document might have been set to be kept as secret.
- the document might have been removed from DAS by the applicant request.
In the last two cases, it would not be possible to retrieve the document from WIPO DAS.