Example 1

<dates-of-public-availability>
  <coming-into-force-date>
    <date>19980416</date>
  </coming-into-force-date>
</dates-of-public-availability>

Example 2 (EP only)

<dates-of-public-availability>
  <intention-to-grant-date>
    <date>20080318</date>
  </intention-to-grant-date>
</dates-of-public-availability>

dates-of-public-availability

Element	Description
gazette-date	Gazette date
application-publication-date	Application publication date
grant-publication-date	Grant publication date
intention-to-grant-date	If the Examining Division considers that a European patent may be granted, it will first issue a communication under Rule 71(3) in order to inform the applicant of the text in which it intends to grant the patent. This information can be used as an early warning of grant and preparation for opposition. (YYYYMMDD)
registered-date	Registered date
republication-date	Republication date
search-report-publication-date	Search report publication date
search-report-dispatch-date	Search report dispatch date
corrected-search-report-dispatch-date	Corrected search report dispatch date
coming-into-force-date	Coming into force date
preceding-publication-date	Preceding publication date
amended-publication-date	Amended publication date
corrected-publication-date	Corrected publication date
declassified-date	Date of declassification of a national defense patent or secret patent

Below is a list of dates which may be available in this container in the countries listed:

Country Code	Dates Covered
AT	preceding-publication-date
BG	coming-into-force-date
CH	coming-into-force-date
CN	declassified-date
DD	preceding-publication-date
DE	coming-into-force-date
EP	corrected-search-report-dispatch-date intention-to-grant-date search-report-dispatch-date
ES	coming-into-force-date preceding-publication-date
GR	coming-into-force-date
HU	coming-into-force-date
IT	coming-into-force-date
JP	registered-date
KR	registered-date
NL	coming-into-force-date
SI	coming-into-force-date