IPCA6TRANS
Assistance for the translation of
IPC master files
Geneva, February 16, 2006
Patrick FIÉVET
World Intellectual Property Organization
P.Fiévet February 16, 2006
IPCA6TRANS
Agenda:
• Context
• IPCA6TRANS Concept
• Demonstration
• Perspectives
• Feed-back from Spanish Patent office
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IPCA6TRANS context
IT toolkit to assist capture of the RIPC
translation into non-authentic languages:
•Financed by the Spanish Patent Office (OEPM)
•Generic design and implementation by WIPO
•Takes as Input: RIPC XML master files (EN & FR)
•Produces outputs for the preparation of the
publication in specific language (e.g.internet ES)
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IPCA6TRANS context
What it is:
• toolkit to be adapted to the local IT infrastructure
• customized solution with customized training
• WIPO-OEPM free of charge contribution to IP offices
What it is NOT:
• An off the shelf product
• Automatic translation machine
• Automatic production of IPC internet publication
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IPCA6TRANS context in
IT & RIPC production
E forum
Revision of
RIPCIS
edition N+2
FR Translation
MASTER
FILES
Extraction
Rendition
Internet
validity
edition N+1
Publication of
edition N
list servers
PDF
Early
access to
IPC
prototyping,
Trilateral Eforum,
+ CDROM,...
WIPO official
IPC Web site
paper
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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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IPCA6TRANS general concept
XML MASTER FILES
EN + FR
IPCA6TRANS
XML FILES
translation in XX
Internet
publication
EN + FR
transformations
EN, FR
Internet
publication
in XX
transformations
in XX
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IPCA6TRANS general concept
Highligts:
•3 types of management for the list of actions
• Sequence of actions to be performed
• Translation in internet publication context
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
XML MASTER FILES
Actions:
EN + FR
Scheme Action List:
• check
• translate
• revise….
Scheme XML
Catchword Action List:
•….
Catchword XML
Definitions Action List:
•….
Definitions XML
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Actions & users:
• WIPO (WO): Generate list of actions
• Office Coordinator (CO): manages action
lists and users
•User(Ux): perform list of actions (translate,
revise,…)
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Actions & users:
WO-scheme-actions-20060101.xml
Coordinator
Sorts,
Divides...:
CO-scheme-action-20060101
User U3
User U1
sect. type of
n°
action
1
5
12
15
22
IPC
entry
U1-scheme-actions
User U2
sect. type of
n°
action
2
3
10
18
20
IPC
entry
U2-scheme-actions
sect. type of
n°
action
4
7
8
13
19
IPC
entry
U3-scheme-actions
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Split XML files:
A01B.xml
Catchword.xml
Scheme.XML
definitions.xml
SPLIT
...
H99Z.xml
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Personalized action file for user UU :
• UU-scheme-action-20060101.xml
Actions
sect. type of
IPC
n°
action entry
1
translation
Revision
2
3 Check Core
4
5
6
• UU-definition-action-20060101.xml...
DATABASE with XML files
XX IPCR-scheme-20060101 .xml
XX
note
...
A01N
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Actions & IPC entries:
User UU
sect. type of
n°
action
1
5
12
15
22
Database
IPC
entry
XX IPCR-scheme-20060101
UU-scheme-action20060101.xml
Read
Presents
IPC in
context
A01N.XML
IPCA6trans editor
(scheme,
updates
entry = A01N…)
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IPCA6TRANS Demonstration
for XX=ES
English interface, IPC translation into Spanish
•Complete Action list for IPC8 Advanced Level (1440T)
•user=pf
•sequence of 3 actions: 2 translations, 1 revision
•work progress and “action status” update
• http://localhost/ipca6trans/index.php
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Actions & users:
Merge, validate
XX-scheme-actions-20060101.xml
Coordinator
CO-scheme-action-20060101
User U3
User U1
sect. type of
n°
action
1
5
12
15
22
IPC
entry
U1-scheme-actions
User U2
sect. type of
n°
action
2
3
10
18
20
IPC
entry
U2-scheme-actions
sect. type of
n°
action
4
7
8
13
19
IPC
entry
U3-scheme-actions
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IPCA6TRANS detailed concept
Generate XX translation of IPC XML files :
A01B.xml
XX_Catchword.xml
XX_Scheme.XML
Un-SPLIT
...
XX_Definitions.xml
H99Z.xml
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•User interface developed in English
•Opened to any language, but specific cases to
be tested
IPCA6TRANS first specific
implementation for XX=ES
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IPCA6TRANS for IPC in Spanish (ES)
XML scheme file
Partially translated in
ES
XML MASTER files
in EN + FR
Differences= action list
IPCA6TRANS
XML FILES
translation in ES
Internet
publication
in ES
transformations
in ES
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IPCA6TRANS for OEPM
Actions & users:
AD-scheme-actions-20060101.xml
Coordinator
Sorts,
Divides...:
GP-scheme-action-20060101
User U3
User U1
sect. type of
n°
action
1
5
12
15
22
IPC
entry
U1-scheme-actions
User U2
sect. type of
n°
action
2
3
10
18
20
IPC
entry
U2-scheme-actions
sect. type of
n°
action
4
7
8
13
19
IPC
entry
U3-scheme-actions
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IPCA6TRANS
Perspectives
•Specific aspects for the Core level Translation
•Definitions, catchword in ES
•Other language combinations of the Internet
publication (e.g. ES+PT, DE+EN,...)
•Possibilities of mirror copies of the IPC
Internet publication
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IPCA6TRANS for IP offices
•IPCA6TRANS Available under conditions:
•Acknowledge OEPM and WIPO copyrights
• Software components are free of charge
•Customization, installation and training costs: to
be financed
•Software Maintenance: financed by OEPM, done
by WIPO
•IPC data updates and translations: by offices
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Feed-back from Spanish Patent Office
(OEPM) by M. G. PENAS
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Information technology
support for the IPC Reform
Questions / Answers
IT & IPC: contact WIPO at [email protected]
Specific implementation by OEPM
[email protected]
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Information technology
support for the IPC
Thank you
P.Fiévet February 16, 2006