1 geneva, october 2008 yun young-woo ip information & wipo standards
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Geneva, October 2008
YUN Young-Woo
IP INFORMATION &
WIPO STANDARDS
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Contents
• Prologue• Introduction to WIPO Standards• Need for WIPO Standards• Changes regarding IP Information• WIPO Standards and IPO practices• Benefits of WIPO Standards• Evolution of WIPO Standards
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PROLOGUE- Definition of IP Information -
• Industrial Property (IP) Information– Subset of intellectual property information– Information regarding Patents, Trademarks and
Industrial designs
• IP Information produced or processed by IP offices or organizations
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PROLOGUE -Need for Standards-
• Harmonization, Interoperability– E.g., Various types of power connector
• Best solution for standardization– Use a common single power connector, or
use multi-plug adapter
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INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS
• WIPO Standards have been established with the intention of – coordinating the industrial property information
activities of WIPO member countries, – promoting international exchange of data
relating to industrial property documents
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INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS - WIPO Standards’ Group -
• 51 WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines related to patents, trademarks and industrial designs
• 51 standards are categorized by 4 groups– Group (a): Standards of a general nature, common to information
and documentation – Group (b): Standards relating to Patent Information and
Documentation – Group (c): Standards relating to Trademark Information and
Documentation – Group (d): Standards relating to Industrial Design Information
and Documentation
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• Standard ST.2: Manner for designating calendar dates
• Standard ST.3: Two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and organizations
• Standard ST.13: Numbering of applications for IPRs
INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS - Common Standards -
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• Patent information• Patent documents
– Structure
– Bibliographic data
• Examples of WIPO Standards relating to patents: WIPO Standards ST.1, ST.3, ST.6, ST.9, ST.10, ST.13, ST.16 and ST.36
INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS
- Patent-related Standards -
• Harmonization of practices among IP offices
• Efficiency of IP data exchange– Reduce workload to change data format
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NEED FOR WIPO STANDARDS
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CHANGES REGARDING IP INFORMATION
• Rapid growth in the volume of IP information and documentation
• New IT tools: hardware & software, Internet
• Impact on IP information services
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WORLDWIDE PATENT FILINGS BY YEAR OF FILING (WIPO Patent Report, 2008 Edition)
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS SINCE 1883
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WIPO STANDARDS & IPO PRACTICES
• Guidance to IPOs
• Practices by IPOs– Examples and IPOs’ practices using WIPO
Standards
• Case Example– Quality of patent family data
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CASE EXAMPLE CONCERNING THE REVISION OF A WIPO STANDARD- QUALITY OF PATENT FAMILY DATA -
• Patent family: WIPO Standard ST.9 – INID codes of category (30)
• SDWG Task No. 30: Revision of WIPO Standard ST.10/C• Update of the survey concerning patent and priority application
numbers• Initial revision of WIPO Standard ST.10/C• Survey concerning paragraph 12(a) of WIPO Standard ST.10/C:
first filing notifications and priority certificates• Revision of WIPO Standard ST.13• New revision of WIPO Standard ST.10/C (work in progress)• Impact on WIPO Standard ST.36• Future survey(s) concerning revised WIPO Standard ST.13
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FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS
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FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS
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FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS
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FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS
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BENEFITS OF WIPO STANDARDS
• Facilitate the harmonization of practices by IP offices regarding electronic data processing in respect of the procedures for filing, examination, publication, granting and registration of IP titles.
• Facilitate the international transmission, exchange, sharing and dissemination of IP information, as well as the access to and retrieval of the said information.
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EVOLUTION OF WIPO STANDARDS
• Challenges facing IP community on WIPO Standards
• Revision and update of WIPO Standards– SDWG and its task forces
• WIPO Standards and SDWG websites
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EVOLUTION OF WIPO STANDARDS - Challanges facing IP Community on WIPO Standards -
• Keeping pace with the advances in IT• Maintaining international cooperation• Updating existing WIPO Standards• Drawing up new WIPO Standards• Promoting efficient and effective use of IP
information
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EVOLUTION OF WIPO STANDARDS - Revision & Update of WIPO Standards:
Standards and Documentation Working Group (SDWG) -
• International side of IP information • Promotion of the use of IP information• International cooperation• Mandate• Participation• Working procedures
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EVOLUTION OF WIPO STANDARDS - Revision & Update of WIPO Standards:
SDWG Task Forces - • ATRs Task Force• Citation Practices Task Force• ST.10/C Task Force• ST.22 Task Force• Trademark Standards Task Force• ST.36 Task Force• ST.66 Task Force• ST.86 Task Force• XML4IP Task Force• Renewal of the WIPO Handbook TF
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WIPO STANDARDS & SDWG WEBSITES
• Main page: http://www.wipo.int/scit/en/
• WIPO Handbook on Industrial Property Information and Documentation: http://www.wipo.int/standards/en/
• WIPO Standards: http://www.wipo.int/standards/en/part_03_standards.html
• Task Forces: http://www.wipo.int/scit/en/taskfrce/
• Documentation concerning SDWG meetings: http://www.wipo.int/meetings/es/topic.jsp?group_id=120
• Annual Technical Reports (ATRs): http://www.wipo.int/scit/es/atrs/
