What are the key components for citing patent documents in international search reports?

When citing patent documents in international search reports, examiners must include several key components as per MPEP 1851:

• The two-letter country code of the issuing or publishing entity
• The standard code identifying the kind of patent document
• The document number
• The name of the patentee or applicant
• The publication date
• Relevant page numbers, columns, lines, or paragraph numbers

For example:

“JP 10-105775 A (NCR INTERNATIONAL INC.) 24 April 1998 (24.04.1998) paragraphs 26 to 30.”

To learn more:

• Patent Citations
• International Search Reports
• WIPO Standards