IPC Reform- Database Implementation

Brian BarringtonPCT Information Services

World Intellectual Property Organization

OutlineOutline

Databases and SystemsDatabases and Systems

CASPIA ChangesCASPIA Changes

ORACLE ChangesORACLE Changes

Validity File Processing Validity File Processing

MCD Backfile ReclassificationMCD Backfile Reclassification

Frontfile ReclassificationFrontfile Reclassification

Issues with ISRsIssues with ISRs

Publication issuesPublication issues

Future workFuture work

Databases and SystemsDatabases and Systems

IBM MVS - ADABASIBM MVS - ADABAS CASPIA - Computer Aided System for Processing International

Applications.

HP/UX - ORACLE (2 databases: Published and All)HP/UX - ORACLE (2 databases: Published and All) eDossier. Systematic COR. (e.g. forms IB301) Patentscope (electronic publication and search) Specific COR (e.g. IASF).

CASPIA ChangesCASPIA Changes

New IPC validity file (Advanced; Common but not CORE only). New fields for IA_IPC table Inventive; Version Date;

Classification Status; Source. Dual screen validation (7 and 8) Data synchronization ADABAS to ORACLE adapted

ORACLE system changesORACLE system changes

New IPC validity file. New IA_IPCR table Error Report for ISAs Internal (All) to External (Published) database synchronization

adapted.

Validity File ProcessingValidity File Processing

Validate validity file. Ensure ADABAS and ORACLE files in synch. Upload to ADABAS and ORACLE Mark in error newly obsolete IPC codes for any unpublished IAs

MCD Backfile ReclassificationMCD Backfile Reclassification

ReceivedReceived 2,739,446 IPC codes for 1,041,841 IAs

ProcessedProcessed 2,729,161 IPC codes for 1,037,137 IAs

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MCD Backfile ReclassificationMCD Backfile Reclassification

ExceptionsExceptions 68 unknown IAs 3 unknown WO Numbers 2 Invalid IPC codes 15,559 Missing - published pre-2006 with ISR

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Publishedpre-2006

Missing

IA count

Frontfile ReclassificationFrontfile Reclassification

Reclassifying Version 7 to 8Reclassifying Version 7 to 8

ScopeScope A2s published in 2005 (Initial Pub. Without ISR) published in 2006 Unpublished IAs

Frontfile ReclassificationFrontfile Reclassification

ResultsResults Processed 84,047 IPC codes for 37,949 IAs Outstanding (pub. With ISR after 1 Jan 2006) 8,490 IPC codes

for 3,015 IAs

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Ongoing Issues with ISRsOngoing Issues with ISRs

Absence of inventive indicator Duplicate codes Invalid codes (though valid in IPC 7)

PublicationPublication

Patentscope - WIPO internet resource for publicationPatentscope - WIPO internet resource for publication Original publication differs from current bibliographic data Merged IPC searching facility

• new IPC codes

• old IPC codes where not yet reclassified Position indicator dropped - not in MCD file Search Types

• IC - IPC codes

• ICI - IPC code as Inventive

• ICN - IPC code as non-inventive

http://www.wipo.int/patentscope

Future WorkFuture Work

Next MCD Backfile expected July. Check on exception cases. Communicate Frontfile Reclassification list to EPO and others

(ST.50) ISAs to reclassify 7 to 8 IAs published 2006

Questions ?Questions ?