Information technology support for IPC users

P.Fiévet February 13, 2006

Information technology support for IPC users

IPC FORUMGeneva, February 13, 2006

Patrick FIÉVETWorld Intellectual Property Organization


• IT & IPC Reform changes

IPC Reform and IT support

• Focus on knowledge based Reformed IPC

• IT services and products for reformed IPC

Agenda:

• Demonstration of some IPC services

• Summary and conclusions


From a document based IPC to a knowledge based IPC repository

IT & IPC Reform

Reformed IPC (RIPC) changes:

+ Simplification, Customization & Complexity (Levels, revision periods, E-layer,..)

+ Automation and IT support

+ IPC knowledge quality


IT & RIPC production

Revision of edition N+2

Publication of edition N

Early

access to

edition N+1

RIPCIS

MASTER FILES

PDF

E forum

IPC prototyping, Trilateral E-

forum,

list servers

validity

ExtractionRendition

+ CDROM,...WIPO official

IPC Web site

Internet

paper

FR Translation


IPC knowledge expected use

MASTER FILES

XML

Information systems

Master Classification Database

IPC based

Services

Transformations:

# renditions,

# formats,

# extracts,...

Consistency checking software


IPC upload in information systems

WIPO-specificplatform and rendition...

Maximum portability

Specific implementation

MCD, IP-office-specificplatforms andspecific renditions...

Translation other languages e.g. ES

RIPC XML (e.g. ES)

RIPC MASTER FILES

EN + FR

XML


IPC knowledge transformation

RIPC MASTER FILES

EN + FR

XML

PDF,CD version (ES)(Core level only)

Maximum portability

Specific implementation

Internet publication

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

IPC:CLASS


IPC Based services at WIPO

TACSY : Natural Language search

IPCCAT:CategorizationEN FR ES DE RU

IPCVAL: Validity service

IPCA6TRANS:IPC translation capture (e.g. ES)

IP Offices

Public

RIPC MASTER FILES

EN + FR

XML


RIPCIS: WIPO Intranet

IBIS: http://www.wipo.int/ibis

IPC-IEF: http://www.wipo.int/ipc-ief

IT Services and Products

Advanced Level RIPC Translation into French

IPC-TEF: http://www.wipo.int/ipc-tef


IPCVAL: http://www.wipo.int/ipcval

IPCA6TRANS: IPC8 Translation into national language version (e.g. ES)

IPC8 Internet publication IPCPUB: http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipc8

IPC Tutorial: http://www.wipo.int/ipc-training



TACSY : http://www.wipo.int/tacsy/

IPCCAT: http://www.wipo.int/ipccat



•Different views of the RIPC during its revision

Reformed IPC revision management system:

• Source for the XML master files of the RIPC

RIPCIS


RIPCIS screen shotRIPCIS view (discussion)


Assistance tool for translation work under the responsibility of WIPO

Translation memories:

•IPC documents

•Terminology used in PCT translation

Translation into French of the Advanced level of the Reformed IPC


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


Assistance for translation of the RIPC into non-authentic languages:

IPCA6TRANS

•Financed by the Spanish Patent Office (OEPM)•Generic design and implementation by WIPO

•Input: RIPC XML master files (EN & FR)

•Output: ready for preparation of internet publication in specific language (e.g. ES)


IPCA6TRANS screen shotIPCA6TRANS context ~ internet publication


Request for Proposal for IPC:CLASS production to be issued

IPC:CLASS CD-ROM

•Search in the reformed IPC

•Advanced level update functionality

•Language versions: EN, FR, ES

•Earliest possible availability: Q2 2006


Core Level only with 3 levels of installation under Windows or Linux:

IPC CORE LEVEL CD-ROM prototype

•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


IPCVAL symbol VALIDATION service

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


Categorization assistance in the IPC: Today

• IPC 7 only

• Categorization at Main-group level

IPCCAT

• Document languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, German

• http://www.wipo.int/ipccat


Categorization assistance in the IPC: Plans

• Retraining with IPC8 classified documents from the Master Classification Database (MCD)

• Study for extension to Chinese language

IPCCAT


Natural Language search in the IPC

TACSY

• 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/


Summary & key words

IT assistance in RIPC helps users to:

• View IPC : Internet publication, CD, paper...

• Import in IT : Quality controlled XML Master files

• Revise IPC : E-Forums, RIPCIS, IBIS

• Translate : Translation memories, IPCA6TRANS


• Learn : IPC Tutorials

• Search : TACSY (natural language search)

• Validate : IPCVAL

• Classify : IPCCAT (patent categorization)

Summary & key words

IT assistance in RIPC helps users to:


Conclusions about the IT support contribution to the Reformed IPC

+ More customization and automation

=

IPC knowledge quality improvement

IT support for RIPC:

+ More assistance=

Increased re-use of IPC information


Questions / Answers

IT & IPC: contact WIPO at [email protected]

Information technology support for the IPC Reform

IT & MCD: contact EPO at [email protected]


Thank you

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