Committee of Experts
Thirty-Eighth session Geneva, October 9 to 13, 2006
14. IT Support for the Reformed IPC Status report by the International Bureau
World Intellectual Property Organization
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AGENDA
1. What is new in IPC 2006.01?
2. IPC8-Core Level CD-ROM
3. RIPCIS status update 4. IPC 2007.01 Publication preparation 5. IPCCAT https Chinese 6. Clarification IPC validity File 7. IT operations and support for IPC today
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1. What is new in IPC 2006.01?
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1. What is new in IPC 2006.01? Advanced level of the reformed IPC in PDF format
• Transformation of the IPC master files • Available on-line:
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/ITsupport/Vers ion20060101/transformations/index.html
• Decision to acquire software for production of future versions of the IPC-AL in PDF
• Automation to reduce time to business
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1. What is new in IPC 2006.01? Reformed IPC Statistics
• Transformation of the IPC validity file • Detailed definition of IPC statistics
• Available on-line for viewing/download:
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/ITsupport/ Version20060101/transformations/stats.html
• Semi-automation to reduce time to business
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1. What is new in IPC 2006.01? List of definitions per IPC symbol
• Transformation of the definition master file • Symbol within intervals (e.g.
A01N 25/32)
• Available to IPC member states:
http://www.wipo.int/listdef_peripc/
• Automation for future updates
Fievet:
A01H
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2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM:
Functionality based on IPC8 Internet Publication
3 levels of installation under Windows or Linux:
•100% from CD: (neither installation nor internet access are required) •100% intranet: software installation but no internet access required •100% intranet + internet access for IPC bridge
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2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM From ES-IPC8-CL...
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2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM …to EN-IPC8-CL and FR-IPC8-CL
•First implementation under Spanish Funds in Trust for Spanish language (March 2006 ) •Decision to re-use ES-IPC8-CL to produce a similar English and French version (data and interface)
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3. RIPCIS software status
Reformed IPC revision management system:
• RIPCIS : First use by the IB to prepare IPC 2007.01 • First use by the IB outside WIPO during ALS meeting (Tokyo September 2006)
•Read-only access for IPC Member States: Required IT security checking in progress
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4. IPC 2007.01 publication preparation
• IPC Master files from RIPCIS: Oct.2, 2006 • IPCVAL for MS up loaded: Oct.2, 2006 • Early access to Internet publication 2007.01: Oct.6, 2006 • List of known issues : updated and on-line • RIPCIS views for minor modifications or new groups
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IPC 2007.01 publication preparation Revision of edition N+2 Early access to edition N+1 Public edition N
IPC Web site Master files &
RIPCIS
E forum
IPCPUBPREP IPC_Early_pub
IBIS & Master files IPCVAL_4MS
TACSY
restricted
IPCPUBPREPIPC_pub
IPCVAL
IPCCAT
TACSY
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transforms
Reformed IPC Internet publication preparation: IPCPUBPREP toolkit AUTOMATION to reduce preparation delays
IPC 20060101 edition:
preparation delay (Outsourcing): ~2 months
Target for 200701 edition (IT meeting July):
Delay=2 weeks after Master files availability
Early internet publication for 200701 edition :
Delay= 1 week after Master files availability
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5. IPCCAT : What is new ?
• IPC8 Retraining of IPCCAT in EN, FR: delayed
• HTTPS: in progress • Batch server for Spanish version:in progress • Prototype for Chinese language: ready
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5. IPCCAT Prototype for Chinese language
CORPUS STATISTICS IPC 8 Main Group Level 1’144’220 286’055 1’430’275 906’866 6’665 7’066 94%
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Number of Training Patents Number of Testing Patents Total Number of Patents Number of Different Words Number of Trained Main Groups Total Number of IPC7 Main Groups valid in IPC8 Coverage (% of Trained Categories)
IPCCAT Prototype for Chinese language
Accuracy measure
Top prediction:
IPCCAT’s best prediction is the patent’s real main category
Three guesses:
One of IPCCAT’s best 3 predictions is the patent’s real main category
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IPCCAT Prototype for Chinese language
TESTS RESULTS
Sub-class Top Prediction Three guesses IPC8 Coverage 8 / 10 8 / 10 97%
Demo
Main Group
6 / 10 7 / 10 94%
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5. IPCCAT : What comes next ?
• Secure access to IPCCAT : HTTPS
• Dedicated server for Spanish language • Retraining of IPCCAT with English/French documents and IPC8 classification
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6. IPC validity file (VF) clarification: What in VF?
• Clarification version of the specification V1.9 • Until V1.7 (May 2005): NO Version indicator • V 1.8 decision: From_date= Version indicator • V 1.9 (August 2006): From_date= Version indicator only for AL
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6. IPC validity file (VF) clarification: Why?
• Problem raised at the second IT expert meeting in May 2005 (see item 01) •In VF, Validity_date_From is “date on which its properties are valid in particular classification level” + (since V1.8) “version indicator”=“version date” in the following slides • Summer 2006: Validity_date_From cannot be Version indicator for both AL and CL
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Version Indicator / VF from_date & level Decision=“C” type change See CONOPS
Level in VF Adv. Only
VF from date
2008.01.01 H04L 15/03 2006.01.01 H04L 15/03 2009.01.01
for AL and later for CL
Common
VF from date
Core only
VF from date
2008.01.01
Version indicator
Time 01/2006 1/2008 01/2009 H04L 15/03 - 01.2009?
Advanced Core
H04L 15/03 - 01.2006 H04L 15/03 - 2006
H04L 15/03 01.2008 H04L 15/03 2006
H04L 15/03 - 01.2008?
H04L 15/03 - 2009
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Version Indicator / VF from_date & level Decision=“C” type change
Level in VF Adv. Only
VF from date
2008.01.01 H04L 15/03 2006.01.01 H04L 15/03 2008.01.01 2009.01.01
for AL and later for CL
Common
VF from date
Core only
VF from date
Version indicator
Time 01/2006 1/2008 01/2009
Advanced Core
H04L 15/03 - 01.2006 H04L 15/03 - 2006
H04L 15/03 01.2008 H04L 15/03 2006
H04L 15/03 - 01.2008
H04L 15/03 - 2009
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7. IT Operations & Support for IPC today
Limited flexibility for future actions to IT support IPC in authentic languages:
+ IT team: (Project Manager & 50% consultant)
+ ITOS 90% dependency on outside partners and other IB business priorities + No specific IT budget for further development + Procurement: New rules, transparency but longer delays
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How IT Operations & Support for IPC can address this situation: AUTOMATION of IT support operations for IPC
• Benefits: • Reduction in preparation delays
• Price: • Need for stability & long term strategies • Longer notice for changes
• Care in planing
• Priorities
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IT Operations & Support for IPC
Questions / Answers Information Technology matters Specific : claims@wipo.int
General interest
:
ipc-it@listbox.wipo.int
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IT Operations & Support for IPC
Thank you
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