Patent Redbook XML Format : "agent" field is empty in the output json

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Agent names are absent in the final output json.

TEST DATA

• Filename : ipg060822.zip can be downloaded here
• Patent No : US7093302B1 (You can pick any patent to reproduce this issue)

AS-IS

"agent":[]

SHOULD BE

 "agent":[
        {
            "name":{
                "type":"person",
                "raw":"Burns, Mark J.",
                "prefix":"",
                "firstName":"Mark J.",
                "middleName":"",
                "lastName":"Burns",
                "suffix":"",
                "abbreviated":"Burns, M.",
                "synonyms":[
                ]
            },
            "address":{
                "street":"",
                "city":"",
                "state":"",
                "zipCode":"",
                "country":"UNKNOWN",
                "email":"",
                "fax":"",
                "phone":""
            }
        }
    ],

CAUSE/Solutions

1. Incorrect Xpath : The Xpath expression to grab the agent names returns nothing. The Xpath expression can be found here. The following 2 expression works and returns the result.

   private static final String FRAGMENT_PATH = "//us-parties/agents/agent|//agents/agent";

   or

   private static final String FRAGMENT_PATH = "//us-parties/agents/agent|//parties/agents/agent";

2. The if condition here This condition checks whether the agent name is null. If it is then, agent is not added to the final result. Below is an example when the if condition will fail.

   <agents>
   <agent sequence="01" rep-type="attorney">
   <addressbook>
   <orgname>Summa, Allan &#x26; Addition, P.A.</orgname>
   <address>
   <country>unknown</country>
   </address>
   </addressbook>
   </agent>
   </agents>

   Here, we only have the orgname tag. The agent name is absent. We can atleast add the orgname in the output json.

Thanks.