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Special seminar for patent information vendors
IPC reform 2006:
WIPO Products and Services for the new IPC
World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO /CLAIMS/ P.Fiévet, Vienna, September 16, 2004
Agenda
• Background of the IPC reform
• CLAIMS : IT services for the new IPC
• IPC reform key files
• WIPO E-products for the new IPC
• What will come next?
Reasons for the IPC Reform
IPC Crisis at the end of the XX century
• IPC was designed for manual searching
• Searching requires the use of several
editions
• IPC - a compromise between large and
small patent offices:
- not sufficiently detailed for large offices
- too complex for small offices
IPC Reform
Launch of the reform at WIPO’s initiative
• March 1999: IPC Committee of Experts
decides to start fundamental redesigning of
the IPC
• September 1999: the Assembly of the
IPC Union confirms this decision
• March 2000: the strategic plan for the
development of the IPC is approved
IPC Reform
Principal objectives of the reform
• Division into the core and the advanced
levels
• Reclassification of search files according
to revision changes
• Creation of the Master Classification
Database
• Electronic information and tools to
facilitate IPC revision, classification and
search
WIPO IT Services for the new IPC
The CLAIMS project:
Computer assistance to the IPC
• IPC Categorization assistance to small
and medium size Patent Offices: IPCCAT
• Training: IPC Tutorials
• Translation assistance for the advanced level
WIPO IT Services for the new IPC
The CLAIMS project:
Computer assistance to the IPC
• Linguistic support: Natural Language Search
TACSY
• The IPC revision: new IPC Management
and Information System RIPCIS, IEF
• IBIS, WIPO IPC WEB site
CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC
IPC Revision management system: RIPCIS
• Core and advanced levels of the reformed IPC
in the 2 IPC authentic languages (EN, FR)
• WEB based access for IPC Member States
submissions and administration by WIPO
• Viewing / editing at different stages of the
IPC revision approval process
CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC
IPC Revision management system: RIPCIS
• Conflicts and error reporting
• On-line interface for translation input,
catchword, concordance lists
• Files for IPC publication and update of the
Master Classification Database (MCD)
CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC
IPC Revision management systems:
• E-forums (IEF, TEF), IPC definition
templates, IPC calendar
• IBIS experimental site for WIPO Member
States
• Public site of the IPC
CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC
Natural Language search in the IPC: TACSY
• Public assistance: easier search in the IPC
• Search on the basis of a few keywords
• E-patent solution in English and French:
synonyms and concepts networks
CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC
Reformed IPC key files
• IPC Scheme
• E-layer (chemical formulae, definitions)
• Validity file
• Reverse concordance list (RCL)
• Catchword index
CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC
Reformed IPC key files
• Planned frequency: update every 3
months (Advanced Level)
• Standard compliance: WIPO and industry
(XML, WIPO ST 8, ST 10c, ST36)
• Available on-line
• WIPO pricing policy under review
WIPO E-products for the new IPC
• IPC:CLASS : Private companies, general
public
• IPCCAT: Small and medium size patent
offices
IPC Reform days
More to come
• WIPO seminar vendor days for patent
information vendors
• Detailed presentation of WIPO IT tools
and services
• Presentation of WIPO IPC products and
pricing policy
WIPO products and services
for the new IPC
Questions / Answers?
Email: [email protected]
WIPO products and services
for the new IPC
Thank you