International Classifications and Standards Division 9.a Report on Handover of the Working List management from the EPO to WIPO IPC Committee of Experts 51 Geneva February 21, 2019 Olivier Collioud IT Systems Section International Classifications and Standards Division

Agenda Project Status review IPCWLMS infrastructure & Simulation site Main outcomes of the 2019.01 Simulation testing IPCWLM summary of timelines

IPCWLM project status review Status to date: Preliminary technical investigations and clarifications to prepare IPCWLMS implementation: Done Work on legacy reclassification: on-hold until Residual Working Lists produced by IPCWLMS are analyzed IPCWLMS Implementation started on November 2018 Infrastructure and Simulation on IPC 2019.01 Transfer of IPCRECLASS functionality: just started

IPCWLMS infrastructure and simulation site Simulation files and context in which files were produced Partial involvement of Offices in testing phases Communication to offices about the simulation context IPC version used: 2019.01 Version of DOCDB XML: August 2018 The list of IP5, ISA, Full level, main-group level, and DIY offices ST.3 codes

Main outcomes of the IPCWLMS- 2019.01 Simulation testing No concrete example was found which proved the non-compliance of the simulation with the agreed Distribution Algorithm (see project CE 492 Annex 18) Nevertheless, issues related to consequences of its application or from missed requirements in the simulation reports were reported Thus it is proposed that the IB will further proceed the development of IPCWLMS An additional iteration of testing based on recent update of DOCDB XML and improved simulation reports may occur on volunteering Offices demand

IPCWLMS summary of timelines Q1 2019: Testing of New WL distribution algorithm + WL files simulation IPCWLMS Implementation phase 2: Q4 2019

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