IT support for reformed IPC

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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
Publication of edition N
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IPC knowledge expected use
Consistency checking software
MASTER FILES XML
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IPC upload in information systems
Maximum portability
Specific implementation
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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
Maximum portability
Specific implementation

• Transformations-
• Split files xml, html
• Rollup table
• xsl,csv,xml

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IPC Based services at WIPO
IP Offices
Public
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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.php
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/classi
fications/ipc/en/
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IT RIPC Map
Revision of edition N2
Public edition N
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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
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RIPCIS IPC Master files
MASTER FILES XML
reporting
Consistency checking
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Reformed IPC Master files
IPC XML master filesmore 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 N2
Public edition N
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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
N1 not yet in force http//www.wipo.int/ipcval-4m
s
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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 N2
Public edition N
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Reformed IPC Internet publication
IPCPUB For IPC Public version N already in
force http//www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ip
c8/
IPCPUB-early For IPC version N1 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 Delay2 weeks
after Master files availability
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IT RIPC Map
Revision of edition N2
Public edition N
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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
Maximum portability
Specific implementation
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IPCCLASS CD-ROM

Request for Proposal for IPCCLASS production in
progress
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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 N2
Public edition N
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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 N1 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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