Struct PatentClaims 

#[non_exhaustive]
pub struct PatentClaims {
    pub patent_id: String,
    pub language: Option<String>,
    pub claims: Vec<Claim>,
    pub plain_text: String,
}

Full claim set for a published patent. Returned by EpoClient::fetch_claims.

Claims are what define infringement (descriptions are background); a patent without claims is rare but possible (fetch_claims returns EpoError::NotFound in that case).

Fields (Non-exhaustive)

Non-exhaustive structs could have additional fields added in future. Therefore, non-exhaustive structs cannot be constructed in external crates using the traditional Struct { .. } syntax; cannot be matched against without a wildcard ..; and struct update syntax will not work.

patent_id: String

The publication number that was queried.

language: Option<String>

Claim set language as reported by EPO (@lang attribute).

claims: Vec<Claim>

Individual claims in publication order. EPO’s @id/@num attributes are preserved when present.

plain_text: String

Convenience field: all claim bodies joined with "\n\n". Use claims when you need per-claim addressing (claim charts, dependency graphs).

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for PatentClaims

fn clone(&self) -> PatentClaims

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for PatentClaims

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl Default for PatentClaims

fn default() -> PatentClaims

Returns the “default value” for a type.