Patent¶

Description: A set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention. Source: Wikipedia
Examples: openaire_cerif_xml_example_patents.xml
Representation: XML element Patent; the rest of this section documents children of this element
CERIF: the ResultPatent entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent)

Internal Identifier¶

Use: mandatory (1) in top level entity. When embedded in other entities the Internal Identifier must be included only for managed information (i.e. entities that have a concrete record in the local CRIS system). See Metadata representation in CERIF XML
Representation: XML attribute id
CERIF: the ResultPatentIdentifier attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent.ResultPatentIdentifier)

Type¶

Description

The type of the patent (currently just one option)

Use

mandatory (1)

Representation

XML element Type from namespace https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Patent_Types

CERIF

the ResultPatent_Classification (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent_Classification)

Vocabulary

Patent types extracted from the COAR Resource Types concept scheme: Types of patents as extracted from the COAR Resource Types concept scheme (https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/, the term ‘patent’ only).

patent (http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_15cd): A patent or patent application.
- PCT application (http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/SB3Y-W4EH): A patent application filed through the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), also known as an international application.
- design patent (http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/C53B-JCY5): A patent granted to any person who has invented any new and non-obvious ornamental design for an article of manufacture. The design patent protects only the appearance of an article, but not its structural or functional features.
- plant patent (http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/Z907-YMBB): A patent granted to anyone who has invented or discovered and asexually reproduced any distinct and new variety of plant, including cultivated sports, mutants, hybrids, and newly found seedlings, other than a tuber-propagated plant or a plant found in an uncultivated state.
- plant variety protection (http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/GPQ7-G5VE): Plant variety protection, also called a “plant breeder’s right” (PBR), is a form of intellectual property right granted to the breeder of a new plant variety . According to this right, certain acts concerning the exploitation of the protected variety require the prior authorization of the breeder. Plant variety protection is an independent sui generis form of protection, tailored to protect new plant varieties and has certain features in common with other intellectual property rights.
- software patent (http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/MW8G-3CR8): In order to obtain a patent, a software invention must not fall under other non-patentable subject matter (for example, abstract ideas or mathematical theories) and has to fulfill the other substantive patentability criteria (for example, novelty, inventive step [non-obviousness] and industrial applicability [usefulness]).
- utility model (http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/9DKX-KSAF): A special form of patent right granted by a state or jurisdiction to an inventor or the inventor’s assignee for a fixed period of time. The terms and conditions for granting a utility model are slightly different from those for normal patents (including a shorter term of protection and less stringent patentability requirements). The term can also describe what are known in certain countries as “petty patents,” “short-term patents” or “innovation patents.”

Title¶

Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element Title as a multilingual string
CERIF: the ResultPatent.Title attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent.Title)

VersionInfo¶

Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element VersionInfo as a multilingual string
CERIF: the ResultPatent.VersionInfo attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent.VersionInfo)

RegistrationDate¶

Description: Date on which the application was physically received at the Patent Authority. Also named Filing Date
Use: optional (0..1)
Representation: XML element RegistrationDate
CERIF: the ResultPatent_Classification.StartDate linking entity attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent_Classification.StartDate) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/PatentStatuses#Filed semantics
Format: full date (YYYY-MM-DD) with optional time zone indication

ApprovalDate¶

Description: Date on which the application has been granted by the Patent Office
Use: optional (0..1)
Representation: XML element ApprovalDate
CERIF: the ResultPatent_Classification.StartDate linking entity attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent_Classification.StartDate) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/PatentStatuses#Granted semantics
Format: full date (YYYY-MM-DD) with optional time zone indication

PublicationDate¶

Description: Date of making available to the public by printing or similar process of a patent document on which grant has taken place on or before the said date
Use: optional (0..1)
Representation: XML element PublicationDate
CERIF: the ResultPatent_Classification.StartDate linking entity attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent_Classification.StartDate) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/PatentStatuses#Published semantics
Format: full date (YYYY-MM-DD) with optional time zone indication

CountryCode¶

Use: optional (0..1)
Representation: XML element CountryCode
CERIF: the ResultPatent.CountryCode attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent.CountryCode)

Issuer¶

Description: The issuer of the patent: the patent office
Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element Issuer with embedded XML element OrgUnit. A DisplayName may be specified, too.
CERIF: the OrganisationUnit_ResultPatent linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#OrganisationUnit_ResultPatent) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/OrganisationOutputContributions#PatentIssuer semantics

PatentNumber¶

Use: optional (0..1)
Representation: XML element PatentNumber
CERIF: the ResultPatent.PatentNumber attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent.PatentNumber)

URL¶

Use: optional (0..1)
Representation: XML element URL
CERIF: the FederatedIdentifier entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#FederatedIdentifier)

Inventors¶

Description: The inventors of this patent
Use: optional (0..1)
Representation: XML element Inventors with ordered embedded XML elements Inventor

Inventor¶

Description: The inventor: The actual devisor of an invention that is the subject of a patent.
Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element Inventor with embedded XML element Person optionally followed by one or several Affiliation elements. A DisplayName may be specified, too.
CERIF: the Person_ResultPatent linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#Person_ResultPatent) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/PersonOutputContributions#Inventor semantics

Holders¶

Description: The holders of this patent
Use: optional (0..1)
Representation: XML element Holders with ordered embedded XML elements Holder that can contain an embedded organisation unit or person

Holder¶

Description: The patent rights holder, also known as the patentee or assignee
Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element Holder with embedded XML element OrgUnit or Person. A DisplayName may be specified, too.
CERIF: the Person_ResultPatent linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#Person_ResultPatent) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/PersonOutputContributions#PatentHolder semantics; the OrganisationUnit_ResultPatent linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#OrganisationUnit_ResultPatent) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/OrganisationOutputContributions#PatentHolder semantics

Abstract¶

Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element Abstract as a multilingual string
CERIF: the ResultPatent.Abstract attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent.Abstract)

Subject¶

Description: The subject of the patent from a classification
Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element Subject containing the classification identifier and having a scheme attribute to specify the classification scheme identifier
CERIF: the ResultPatent_Classification (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent_Classification)

Keyword¶

Description: A single keyword or key expression. Please repeat to serialize separate keywords or key expressions.
Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element Keyword as a multilingual string
CERIF: the ResultPatent.Keywords attribute (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent.Keywords)

OriginatesFrom¶

Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element OriginatesFrom with embedded XML element Project or Funding
CERIF: the Project_ResultPatent linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#Project_ResultPatent) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/ProjectOutputRoles#Originator semantics; the ResultPatent_Funding linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent_Funding) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/OutputFundingRoles#Originator semantics

Predecessor¶

Description: Patents that precede (i.e., have priority over) this patent
Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element Predecessor with embedded XML element Patent
CERIF: the ResultPatent_ResultPatent linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent_ResultPatent) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/InterPatentRelations#Predecessor semantics (direction :1)

References¶

Description: Result outputs that are referenced by this patent
Use: optional, possibly multiple (0..*)
Representation: XML element References with embedded XML element Publication or Patent or Product
CERIF: the ResultPublication_ResultPatent linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPublication_ResultPatent) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/InterOutputRelations#Reference semantics (direction :1); the ResultProduct_ResultPatent linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultProduct_ResultPatent) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/InterOutputRelations#Reference semantics (direction :1); the ResultPatent_ResultPatent linking entity (https://w3id.org/cerif/model#ResultPatent_ResultPatent) with the https://w3id.org/cerif/vocab/InterOutputRelations#Reference semantics (direction :1)