U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Information Products Division

Data Dissemination

Trademark Daily XML Migration

May 20, 2003

The following provides the latest information concerning the Trademark Daily XML Process.

● The Applications DTD (Trademark-Applications-v0.6-2003-03-06.dtd) has been updated and will be placed into production with the May 23, 2003 data.

● The Assignments DTD (Trademark-Assignments-v0.2-2003-05-19.dtd) has been updated and will be placed into production with the May 23, 2003 data.

● No changes have been made to the TTAB DTD. However, changes have been made in the appearance of Owner Address Information as explained in the April 9, 2003 inquiry/response in the TDXF FAQ 3.doc below.

1. Trademark Daily XML Process Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

TDXF FAQ 3.doc

2. Trademark Daily XML Process:

A) Trademark Applications (including TARR enhancements)

Trademark-Applications.dtd, Version 0.6 2003-03-06

B) Trademark Assignments

Trademark-Assignments.dtd, Version 0.2 2003-05-19

C) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) (including TTAB enhancements)

Trademark-TTAB.dtd, Version 0.8 2002-09-27

3. Trademark Daily XML Process DTD comparisons:

A) Trademark-Applications.dtd, Version 0.5 2002-12-18.dtd

versus

Trademark-Applications.dtd, Version 0.6 2003-03-06.dtd

Compare-Trademark-Applications-dtd.doc

B) Trademark-Assignments.dtd, Version 0.1 2002-05-17.dtd

versus

Trademark-Assignments.dtd, Version 0.2 2003-05-19.dtd

Compare-Trademark-Assignments-dtd.doc

4. The Trademark Daily XML Process Documentation:

A) Trademark Applications XML DTD Element Documentation

Trademark-Applications-v0.6-xml-dtd-elements.doc

B) Trademark Assignments XML DTD Element Documentation

Trademark-Assignments-v0.1-xml-dtd-elements.doc

C) Trademark TTAB XML DTD Element Documentation

Trademark-TTAB-v0.8-xml-dtd-elements.doc

If you have any questions or need additional information please contact one of the following individuals:

Ed Johnson Marva Dubar

Information Products Division Information Dissemination

Data Dissemination Branch Systems Division

(703) 306-2621 (703) 305-1669

(703) 306-2737 Fax (703) 308-5164 Fax

Ed.Johnson@uspto.gov Marva.Dubar@uspto.gov