a number assigned to the publication of patent applications filed on or after November 29, 2000. It includes the year, followed by a seven digit number, followed by a kind code. Example 200011234567A1

Context: Patent

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Given to a patent document for publication. The publication number may be the same as or different from an application number, depending on the country or region. Each can be used for identification.

In the context of the PCT, publication numbers begin with WO/. Application numbers are different and begin with PCT/.

See also Publication