Transcript Implementation of IPC Reform Geneva, July 3, 2006 WIPO IT tools supporting the reformed IPC Patrick FIÉVET World Intellectual Property Organization P.Fiévet July 3, 2006

Implementation of IPC Reform
Geneva, July 3, 2006
WIPO IT tools supporting the
reformed IPC
Patrick FIÉVET
World Intellectual Property Organization
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IPC Reform and IT support
Agenda:
• IT contribution in the Reformed IPC
• Importance of the XML master files
• IT & RIPC production and transformations
• Summary and conclusions
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IT & IPC Reform
Reformed IPC (RIPC) changes:
+ Simplification, Customization & Complexity
(Levels, revision periods, E-layer,..)
+ Automation and IT support
From a document based IPC to a
knowledge based IPC repository
+ IPC knowledge quality
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IT & RIPC data production
Revision of
edition N+2
E forum
FR Translation
PDF
MASTER
FILES
Extraction
Rendition
Internet
validity
edition N+1
Publication of
edition N
list servers
RIPCIS
Early
access to
IPC
prototyping,
Trilateral Eforum,
+ CDROM,...
WIPO official
IPC Web site
paper
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IPC knowledge expected use
Consistency checking software
Information
systems
Master
Classification
Database
MASTER
FILES
XML
IPC based
Services
Transformations:
# renditions,
# formats,
# extracts,...
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IPC upload in information systems
RIPC MASTER FILES
Maximum
portability
EN + FR
XML
Specific implementation
MCD,
IP-office-specific
platforms and
specific
renditions...
WIPOspecific
platform and
rendition...
Translation
other
languages
e.g. ES
RIPC XML
(e.g. ES)
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IPC upload in information systems
Reformed IPC MASTER FILES:
• Documentation and DTDs published with XML
master files
+ schemas for each XML master file
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IPC knowledge transformation
RIPC MASTER FILES
Maximum
portability
EN + FR
XML
Specific implementation
Internet
publication
PDF,
CD version (ES)
(Core level only)
IPC:CLASS
Transformations•Split files: xml, html
•Rollup table:
xsl,csv,xml
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IPC Based services at WIPO
RIPC MASTER FILES
EN + FR
XML
IP Offices
IPCCAT:
Categorization
EN FR ES DE RU
IPCA6TRANS:
IPC translation
capture (e.g. ES)
Public
TACSY : Natural
Language search
IPCVAL: Validity
service
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IT Services and Products
IPC-TEF:
http://www.wipo.int/ipc-tef
IBIS:
http://www.wipo.int/ibis
IPC-IEF:
http://www.wipo.int/ipc-ief
RIPCIS:
http://www.wipo.int/ripcis/index.htm
Advanced Level RIPC Translation
into French
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IT Services and Products
IPC8 Internet publication IPCPUB:
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8
IPCA6TRANS: IPC8 Translation into
national language version (e.g. ES)
IPCVAL:
http://www.wipo.int/ipcval/ipc_check.ph
p
IPC Tutorial: http://www.wipo.int/ipc-
training
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IT Services and Products
IPCCAT: http://www.wipo.int/ipccat
TACSY : http://www.wipo.int/tacsy/
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WIPO official web site:
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/
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IT & RIPC Map
Revision
of edition
N+2
Early
access to
RIPCIS
E forum
IPC_Early_pub
IBIS &
Master files
TACSY
IPCVAL_4MS
restricted
edition N+1
Public
edition N
IPC Web site
Master files &
transforms
IPC_pub
IPCVAL
IPCCAT
TACSY
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RIPCIS
Reformed IPC revision management system:
•Different views of the RIPC during its revision
• Source for the XML master files of the RIPC
• Gradual access for IPC MS in preparation
• On-line user manual
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RIPCIS screen shot
RIPCIS IPC viewer (discussion view)
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RIPCIS annex viewer
In section A only
Both languages
Modify text only
(detailed mode)
compared
project
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RIPCIS & IPC Master files
RIPCIS
MASTER
FILES
XML
reporting
Consistency
checking
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Reformed IPC Master files
IPC XML master files:more quality control:
•20 batch procedures, 15 XSLT
•175 QC rules:
• RIPCIS built-in rules
•E.g. Rule 66
“References must point to
valid and non-deleted entries in the same
level (core or advanced) of IPC”
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IT & RIPC Map
Revision
of edition
N+2
Early
access to
RIPCIS
E forum
IPC_Early_pub
IBIS &
Master files
TACSY
IPCVAL_4MS
restricted
edition N+1
Public
edition N
IPC Web site
Master files &
transforms
IPC_pub
IPCVAL
IPCCAT
TACSY
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IPC symbol VALIDATION
service: IPCVAL
Public IPCVAL:
Public service for validation of symbols in IPC
version N already in force
http://www.wipo.int/ipcval
IPCVAL for member states:
Restricted access service for validation of
symbols in IPC version N+1 not yet in force
http://www.wipo.int/ipcval-4ms
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IPC symbol VALIDATION
service: IPCVAL
Uses IPC Validity file content + time to return:
• Validity status
• Version indicator
Batch submission:
• Several documents with several IPC symbols
• one XML file or several zipped together
• See example of XML format in the on-line help
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IPC symbol VALIDATION
service: IPCVAL
WARNING:
• The status “changed” requires investigation
• No check of ST.8 positions 29 to 50 (e.g.
presence of at least one symbol with classification
value = “inventive”
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IPC symbol VALIDATION
service: IPCVAL
Plans:
• Implementation as WEB service with SOAP
interface ?
• IPCVAL Standalone version ?
(proposed for IP offices where Internet access is
difficult)
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IT & RIPC Map
Revision
of edition
N+2
Early
access to
RIPCIS
E forum
IPCPUBPREP IPC_Early_pub
IBIS &
TACSY
Master files
IPCVAL_4MS
restricted
edition N+1
Public
edition N
IPCPUBPREPIPC_pub
IPC Web site
Master files &
transforms
IPCVAL
IPCCAT
TACSY
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Reformed IPC Internet publication
IPCPUB : For IPC Public version N already in
force:
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8/
IPCPUB-early: For IPC version N+1 not yet in
force:
http://www.wipo.int/ipc8earlypub
for IP offices and patent information service
providers
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Reformed IPC Internet publication
preparation: IPCPUBPREP toolkit
AUTOMATION to reduce preparation delays
IPC 20060101 edition:
preparation delay (Outsourcing): ~2 months
Target for 20070101 edition :
Delay=2 weeks after Master files availability
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IT & RIPC Map
Revision
of edition
N+2
Early
access to
RIPCIS
E forum
IPC_Early_pub
IBIS &
Master files
TACSY
IPCVAL_4MS
restricted
edition N+1
IPC_pub_EN_FR
Public
edition N
IPC Web site
Master files &
transforms
IPCVAL
IPCA6TRANS
IPCCAT
TACSY
IPC_pub_XX
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IPCA6TRANS toolkit
Assistance for translation of the RIPC into
non-authentic languages:
•Input: RIPC XML master files (EN & FR)
•Output: ready for preparation of internet
publication in specific language (e.g. ES)
•See presentation
IPCA6TRANS_20060704_PF.ppt
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IPC upload in information systems
RIPC MASTER FILES
Maximum
portability
EN + FR
XML
Specific implementation
MCD,
IP-office-specific
platforms and
specific
renditions...
IPCPUBPREP
WIPOspecific
platform and
rendition...
IPCPUBPREP
IPCA6TRANS
Translation
other
languages
e.g. ES
IPCA6TRANS
RIPC XML
(e.g. ES)
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IPC:CLASS CD-ROM
Request for Proposal for IPC:CLASS production
in progress
•Boolean text Search in the reformed IPC
•Advanced level update functionality
•Language versions: initially EN, FR, (later ES)
•Earliest possible availability: S2 2006
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IPC8-CL IPC CORE LEVEL CD-ROM
(Spanish only)
Core Level only with 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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IT & RIPC Map
Revision
of edition
N+2
Early
access to
RIPCIS
E forum
IPC_Early_pub
IBIS &
Master files
TACSY
IPCVAL_4MS
restricted
edition N+1
Public
edition N
IPC Web site
Master files &
transforms
IPC_pub
IPCVAL
IPCCAT
TACSY
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IPCCAT
Categorization assistance in the IPC: Today
• IPC 7 only
• Document languages: English, French,
Spanish, Russian, German
• Categorization at Main-group level
• http://www.wipo.int/ipccat
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IPCCAT
Categorization assistance in the IPC: Today
• Batch submission
• Standalone version (CDROM)
• One language between EN, FR, ES, DE,
and RU
• Hyperbolic tree to browse IPC
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IPCCAT
Categorization assistance in the IPC: Issues
• Retraining with IPC8 classified documents
from MCD and IFD (1985-2005) was not
satisfactory : Lower precision than IPC7
• Memorandum of understanding about
WIPO/EPO cooperation on this matter is in
progress
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IPCCAT
Categorization assistance in the IPC: Plans
• ES IPC8 retraining (300,000 docs)
• EN/FR Retraining with IPC8 classified
documents from MCD and EPO full-text corpora
• Study for extension to Chinese (in progress)
• More secure submissions (I.e. HTTPs)
• Study IPC categorization at group level (ES)
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TACSY
Natural Language search in the IPC
• public version: fuzzy search in IPC
version N already in force
• restricted access to test fuzzy search in
IPC version N+1 not yet in force
• Supported Languages: English, French
• http://www.wipo.int/tacsy/
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Conclusions about the IT support
contribution to the Reformed IPC
IT support for RIPC:
+ More customization and automation
+ More assistance
=
Increased re-use of IPC information
=
IPC knowledge quality improvement
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WIPO IT tools supporting the
reformed IPC
Questions / Answers
IT for IPC: contact WIPO at [email protected]
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WIPO IT tools supporting the
reformed IPC
Thank you
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