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Survey on application numbering systems Committee on WIPO Standards, third session
Anna Graschenkova
Standards Section
Geneva15 – 19 April2013
Document CWS/3/10
Survey on application numbering systemsQuestionnaire approved by CWS/1Focus on numbering systems currently used by IPOsCircular C.CWS 28 of August 24, 201235 IPOs took part in the online survey (66 responses) Survey results:
Individual responses and collated results are available in WIPOSTADSurvey summary – Annex to the document CWS/3/10Presentation of application and priority application numbers - related documents at the CWS/3 page
Online survey tool
WIPO User Center account to access the IPO Dashboard
ID/Password combination for each response (up to five)
WIPOSTADhttp://web2.wipo.int/wipostad/en/surveys/ipo_practice/
WIPOSTAD
Static questionnaire in PDF
Collated results
Individual responses
Survey summary(Annex to the document CWS/3/10)
Table of contentsTypes of Intellectual Propertyrights (IPRS) Parts of application numbersOrdering of partsLength (fixed/variable)Codes for type of IPRYear designationSerial numberCode for internal useControl number (check digit)Other informationSeparatorsNumbering of priority applicationsCompliance with WIPO Standard ST.13Examples of application numbersand priority application numbers
prepared by the IB and amended after consultations with IPOs
to be published in Part 7 of the WIPO Handbook
Types and occurrences of IPRs
9
13
5
7
1
Patents35
Industrial designs30
Trademarks28
International patent applications under
the PCT (PCT applications in the
national phase)22
Utility Models / Utility certificates
25
12
10
SPCs (Supplementary Protection Certif icates)
Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
International utility model applications under the PCT (PCT applications in the national phase)
International applications f iled under the PCT (PCT international phase)
Plant patents
Design patents
Other types not covered by WIPO Standards (appellations of origin, geographical indications, plant certif icates, computer programs and databases)
Year of introduction of numbering systems in IPOs
2
1 1 1
2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2
1
3
2 2
15
3
2
5
2 2 2
1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
1867
1885
1906
1920
1924
1960
1973
1978
1981
1985
1991
1992
1993
1995
1996
1998
1999
2000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2008
2011
2012
Compliance with WIPO Standard ST.13
59%
24%
6% 11%
Yes Partly No No information available
Presentation of application and priority application numbers(paragraph 4 of the document CWS/3/10)
Prepared by the IB on the basis of the responses
provided by the IPOs
Ongoing consultations with survey participants
(received feedback from GB, AU, EE, SK, PL and MD)
Draft is available for checking, completion, adding new
entries
Further actions
IPOs and the IB
Complete the document “Presentation of application and priority application numbers”
Publish it in Part 7 of the WIPO Handbook
ST.10/C Task Force
Prepare the new questionnaire on numbering systems used in the past for consideration at CWS/4
The CWS is invited to: (paragraph 7 of the document CWS/3/10)
(a) note the Survey Report contained in Annex to the present document;
(b) consider and approve the publication of the Survey Report and the examples of application and priority application numbers in the WIPO Handbook, as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4, above;
(c) request the ST.10/C Task Force to prepare a new questionnaire regarding the application and priority application numbering systems used by the IPOs in the past, as referred to in paragraph 6, above, and to present the progress report or the corresponding proposal at the next session of the CWS.