All Versions of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines

Standards of a general nature, common to information and documentation

Standard ST.2:  Manner for designating calendar dates
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1997.05.30  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.3:  Two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and organizations
• version: 2.3  |  adopted: 2011.11.30  |  published | view | pdf
• version: 2.2  |  adopted: 2011.10.30  |  published | view | pdf
• version: 2.1  |  adopted: 2011.03.20  |  published | view | pdf
• version: 2.0  |  adopted: 2009.10.30  |  published | view | pdf
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2007.03.22  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.13:  Numbering of applications for IPRs
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2008.02.21  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.96:  Processing of Industrial Property information using XML
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2012.05.04  |  published | view | pdf

Standards relating to patent information and documentation

Standard ST.1:  Minimum data elements required to uniquely identify a patent document
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2001.05.30  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.6:  Numbering of published patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2002.12.06  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.7:  Microforms
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1998.05.28  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.7/A:  8-up aperture card microform
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1998.05.28  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.7/B:  16 mm Roll Microfilm
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.7/C:  35 mm Roll Microfilm in 8-up configuration
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.7/D:  Method of identifying Roll Microfilm files
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.7/E:  Photo-optically generated microfiche
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.7/F:  Computer Output Microfiches
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.8:  IPC symbols on machine-readable records
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2004.11.11  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.9:  Bibliographic data on and relating to patents and SPCs
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2008.02.21  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.10:  Published patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1997.11.21  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.10/A:  Format of patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.10/B:  Layout of bibliographic data components
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2008.11.21  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.10/C:  Presentation of bibliographic data components
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2004.11.11  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.10/D:  Physical characteristics of patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.11:  Minimum of indexes to be inserted in patent gazettes
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.12:  Preparation of abstracts of patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.12/A:  Abstracts of patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.12/B:  Categorized patent abstract
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.12/C:  Physical characteristics of separately published abstracts
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.14:  References cited in patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2008.02.21  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.15:  Titles of inventions in patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.16:  Identification of different kinds of patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1997.05.30  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.17:  Headings of announcements made in official gazettes
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.18:  Patent gazettes and other patent announcement journals
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1997.11.21  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.19:  Indexes issued by IPO
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.20:  Name indexes to patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.21:  Reduction of volume of priority documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1994.04.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.22:  Patent applications typed in OCR Format
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2008.11.21  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.25:  Presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2009.10.30  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.30:  Magnetic tape format for the exchange of data and documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.31:  Character sets for the exchange of patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1990.01.01  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.32:  Markup of patent documents using SGML
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1995.11.24  |  published | view | html | pdf


Standard ST.33:  Data exchange of facsimile information of patent documents
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1999.02.12  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.34:  Recording of application numbers in electronic form
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1997.05.30  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.35:  Data exchange of mixed-mode published patent information on MMMT
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1999.12.10  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.36:  Processing of patent information using XML
• | Annexes | History of annexes | Supplementary material
• version: 1.2  |  adopted: 2007.11.23  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.50:  Corrections, alterations and supplements relating to patent information
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1998.05.28  |  published | view | pdf

Standards relating to trademark information and documentation

Standard ST.62:  Standard abbreviation for “Vienna Classification”
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1992.12.11  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.63:  Content and layout of trademark gazettes
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1997.11.21  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.64:  Search files for trademark search
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1996.05.24  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.66:  Processing of trademark information using XML
• version: 1.1  |  adopted: 2007.12.03  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.67:  Electronic management of the figurative elements of trademarks
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2009.10.30  |  published | view | pdf

Standards relating to industrial design information and documentation

Standard ST.81:  Content and layout of industrial designs gazettes
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 1997.11.21  |  published | view | pdf


Standard ST.86:  Processing of Industrial Design Information using XML
• | Annexes | History of annexes
• version: 1.0  |  adopted: 2008.02.21  |  published | view | pdf