IPC Working Group 29 -
Updates on IT support for the IPC
Geneva
14 May, 2013
Patrick Fiévet
Head of IT Systems Section
Agenda
Updates on IPC-related IT support
IPCRECLASS
IPCPUB Internet publication
IPCCAT
IPC-Eforum
IPCRM project
IPCRECLASS
Monitoring IPC reclassification based on:
Previous statistics (Project QC013)
Archived Working Lists (before IPCRECLASS)
IPCRECLASS database content
2008-2013 IPC reclassification : backlog evolution
IPC reclassification backlog
1800000
2007.01
1600000
2007.10
1400000
2008.04
1000000
800000
2009.01
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600000
2010.01
2011.01
2012.01
400000
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nb of families
2008.01
1200000
2013.01
Total
IPC reclassification status: IPC 2012.01
IPC reclassification status: IPC 2013.01
IPC reclassification since CE 45:
600000
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400000
300000
200000
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# of families to be reclassified in
May 2013
# of families reclassified
between Feb and May 2013
IPC reclassification since CE 45:
Observations:
Backlog of reclassification today: 1,2 Million families
Focus on the 2009-2012 part of the backlog (100,000
families reclassified per month)
Little activity on IPC 2013
IPC reclassification data submission improvement in
progress in big offices
IPC Reclassification completion:
%?
Automatic:
Manual:
Family
propagation
Manual:
Stage 1
Stage 2
100%
Automatic:
Default
Transfer
Reclassification
WL creation
completed
Monitoring of IPC Reclassification Statistics:
Following CE 45 decisions, IB needs for
each project:
Total number of families before automatic
reclassification
Results Lists from EPO for all IPC editions
IPC 2013.01, IPC 2014.01…
IPC reclassification since CE 45:
Information
IPC reclassification data submission improvement still in
progress
Decrease of number of data resubmission for offices
who attended IPCRECLASS training session
IPC reclassification Quality Assurance
Check that your reclassification are actually
published under
http://www.wipo.int/ipcreclassification/201301/
This indicates that your submissions passed all
IPCRECLASS controls
This is the only place from where MCD uploads them
Do not ignore error notifications
IPCRECLASS perspectives:
New development for:
Automation for stage 3 default transfer
Reclassification status monitoring
Export of statistics for IPC warnings in IPCPUB
IPC publication platform (IPCPUB)
Upgrade to version 3.0
Now in production
Simplified software package installation (available on
demand)
IPC publication platform (IPCPUB)
More search feature under consideration:
wildcard, fuzzy or proximity searches,
range queries,
term boosting,
boolean operators and grouping,
escaping special characters
IPC publication platform (IPCPUB)
Perspectives
IPC warnings: Automated production for incomplete
reclassification
Patentscope statitistic based search
FIPCPC project: Parallel viewer for IPC, FI, CPC
IPCCAT
Status:
Retraining based on IPC 2012.01 reclassified
documents (DOCDB XML): DONE
IPC E-forum
Evolutions ready for deployment:
Headers in PDF version of annexes (project number+
annex number)
Active bookmarks in the PDF CONCAT
Stop undesirable email notifications (changes of action
plan)
IPC E-forum Evolution ready for deployment
Removal of undesired email notifications (changes of action plan)
IPCRM project status
Future solution for IPC Revision Management
Project kick-off: May 6, 2013
High level plan:
Entirely out-sourced, more than just re-do of RIPCIS
Requirement analysis, RFP, contracts setup: Q2 2013-Q1-2014
Procurement of the solution : Q2 2014 - Q1 2015
Transition from RIPCIS + support setup: Q1-Q2 2015
Targeted production use: early publication of IPC 2016.01
Feedback for improvements
Projects dedicated to this purpose:
IPCRECLASS: CE446
IPCPUB Internet publication: CE447
IPCCAT
IPC-Eforum: CE445
IPCRM project
Update on IT support for the IPC
QUESTIONS?
contact WIPO at [email protected]