File Name: USapp_for_priority

Observations: 1,748,151

Sorted by Unique Index: app_publication_num*app_publication_kind*priority_index

Description: The file contains a list of the foreign priority claims made at the time of application. Each claim has its own record. To merge into USapp_basedat, merge by app_publication_num*app_publication_kind.

Variables

Variable	Type	Len	Columns in Ascii File	Description
app_publication_num	Char	20	1-20	The application publication number.
app_publication_kind	Char	3	21-23	The application publication kind.
claim_sequence	Char	2	24-25	The sequence number of the claim as reported in the text file (we have this variable for 2005 and after).
claim_kind	Char	15	26-40	The kind of claim
priority_country	Char	3	41-43	The priority country listed in the claim
priority_app_date	Char	8	44-51	The date of the priority claim (4-digit year, 2-digit month, 2-digit day)
priority_app_num	Char	30	52-81	The number listed for the priority application claim
priority_index	Num	8	82-89	The sort order the claim is listed in the text file. Should match claim_sequence when this variable is reported after 2005.