| Category of data for kind codes A,B,C,T,U | Data format | Available data |
|---|---|---|
| Full texts with original layout (title page, description, claims, drawings) | from 2004 | |
| Full texts (title page data, description, claims, drawings) | XML/TIFF | from 2004 |
| Full texts (bibliographic data, description, claims) | XML | 1987 - 2003 1877 - 1986* |
| Bibliographic data and information on legal status (data updates and amendments to the register) | EBCDIC ASCII XML | 11/1981 - 23/2007 24/2007 - 2010 from 2011 |
| Bibliographic data | XML | 1877 - last complete year |
* Full texts from the years 1877 to 1986 have been produced from the original document using automated OCR software and may, therefore, contain errors or be incomplete. Drawings are not included. Tables and formulas may be unclear or missing completely.
| Category of data | Procedural stage | Data format | Data available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliographic data, images | Trade marks applied for, registered trade marks and trade marks incapable of protection | XML, JPG | from 1875 |
| Category of data | Procedural stage | Data format | Data available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliographic data | Registered designs | XML | from 10/1988 |
| Images | Registered designs | JPG | from 2000 |
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