P.Fiévet February , 2007

10. IT Support for the Reformed IPC

Status report by the International Bureau

Committee of ExpertsThirty-Ninth session

Geneva, February 26 to March 1, 2006

World Intellectual Property Organization

P.Fiévet February , 2007

4. IPC 2007.01 Publication preparation

1. What is new in IPC 2007.01?

2. IPC8-Core Level CD-ROM

AGENDA

5. IPCCAT and the reformed IPC

6. New tools: Split viewer

3. RIPCIS opened to IPC Member States

7. IT operations and support for IPC today

P.Fiévet February , 2007

1. What is new in IPC 2007.01?

• Transformation of the IPC master file available on-line: http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/ITsupport/Version20070101/index.html

Advanced level of the reformed IPC

• Delays in procurement of software for the production the IPC-AL in PDF

• Automation to reduce time to business

P.Fiévet February , 2007

2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM:

Functionality based on IPC8 Internet Publication

3 levels of installation under Windows or Linux:

•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

P.Fiévet February , 2007

2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM

From ES-IPC8-CL...

P.Fiévet February , 2007

2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM

to ENGLISH version

P.Fiévet February , 2007

2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM

and to FRENCH version

P.Fiévet February , 2007

Reformed IPC revision management system:

3. RIPCIS software status

• RIPCIS use and operations consolidation

• Opening of read-only access for IPC Member States: COMPLETED

• RIPCIS First use by the IB to prepare IPC 2007.01 : IPC data capture + IT operations

P.Fiévet February , 2007

Revision of edition

N+2

Public edition N

Early

access to

edition N+1

RIPCIS

IBIS &

Master files

E forum

IPCVAL_4MS

IPC Web site Master files &

transforms

IPC_pub

IPC_Early_pub

IPCCAT

TACSY

TACSY

restricted

IPCVAL

IPCPUBPREP

IPCPUBPREP

4. IPC 2007.01 publication preparation

P.Fiévet February , 2007

Reformed IPC Internet publication

preparation: IPCPUBPREP toolkit

AUTOMATION to reduce preparation delays

Master files preparation:

Delay= 1 week after data capture completion

Early internet publication for 200701 edition :

Delay= 1 week after Master files availability

P.Fiévet February , 2007

Other Reformed IPC

transformations

Experience of the 200701 edition:

•Nearly Completed: (PDF and Statistics missing) one month after entry into force

•User feedback needed: What are the useful transformations?

P.Fiévet February , 2007

5. IPCCAT : What is new ?

• IPC8 Retraining of IPCCAT in EN, FR: DOCDB XML data just received

• Secure access through HTTPS: On hold

• IPC8 compliant version: Ready in Spanish

• Dedicated server for batch processing: Ready in Spanish

P.Fiévet February , 2007

5. IPCCAT : What is new ?

•Core level Valid classification symbols only

•Internet IPCCAT refers to the IPC8 internet publication

• Standalone IPCCAT refers to IPC8-CL installation

• IPC8 classified documents available for Spanish

• IPCCAT Spanish On-line version

IPCCAT and the Reformed IPC:

P.Fiévet February , 2007

6. New Tools:

• under IT support of WIPO IPC official Web site

SPLIT VIEWER

• Easier & quicker access to HTML SPLIT files (e.g. Advanced Level in French, Core level in English, Core level PDF,...)

P.Fiévet February , 2007

+ ITOS 90% dependency on outside partners and other IB business priorities

+ IT team: (Project Manager & 50% consultant)

+ No specific IT budget for further development

Limited flexibility for future actions to IT support IPC in authentic languages:

+ Procurement: New rules, transparency but longer delays

7. IT Operations & Support for IPC (CE38)

P.Fiévet February , 2007

• Need for stability & long term strategies

• Longer notice for changes

• Care in planing

• Priorities

• Reduction in preparation delays

• Price:

• Benefits:

AUTOMATION of IT support operations for IPC

How IT Operations & Support for IPC intended to address the situation:

P.Fiévet February , 2007

AL revision operations detailed planing

P.Fiévet February , 2007

+ Limits of IT automation already reached

+ 1 IT expert required full time for IPC IT operations (excluding software development, integration and testing)

IT support IPC in authentic languages:

Experience from 200701 AL revision

7. IT Operations & Support for IPC

P.Fiévet February , 2007

+ ITOS 100% dependency on outside partners and other IB business priorities

+ IT team: (Project Manager & 0% consultant)

Departure of Ms. MOLÉS:

7. IT Operations & Support for IPC

+ IT operations in EN, FR and ES: ?

P.Fiévet February , 2007

Questions / Answers

Information Technology matters

Specific : claims@wipo.int

General interest : ipc-it@listbox.wipo.int

IT Operations & Support for IPC

P.Fiévet February , 2007

Thank you

IT Operations & Support for IPC