1. Committee of Experts 10. IT Support for the Reformed IPC
Thirty-Ninth session
Geneva, February 26 to March 1, 2006
10. IT Support for the Reformed IPC
Status report by the International Bureau
World Intellectual Property Organization

2. 3. RIPCIS opened to IPC Member States
AGENDA
1. What is new in IPC ?
2. IPC8-Core Level CD-ROM
3. RIPCIS opened to IPC Member States
4. IPC Publication preparation
5. IPCCAT and the reformed IPC
6. New tools: Split viewer
7. IT operations and support for IPC today

3. Advanced level of the reformed IPC
1. What is new in IPC ?
Advanced level of the reformed IPC
Transformation of the IPC master file available on-line:
Delays in procurement of software for the production the IPC-AL in PDF
Automation to reduce time to business

4. Functionality based on IPC8 Internet Publication
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

5. 2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM
From ES-IPC8-CL...

6. 2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM
to ENGLISH version

7. 2. IPC-8 Core level CDROM
and to FRENCH version

8. RIPCIS use and operations consolidation
3. RIPCIS software status
Reformed IPC revision management system:
RIPCIS First use by the IB to prepare IPC : IPC data capture + IT operations
RIPCIS use and operations consolidation
Opening of read-only access for IPC Member States: COMPLETED

9. 4. IPC 2007.01 publication preparation
RIPCIS
E forum
Revision of edition N+2
IPCPUBPREP
IBIS &
Master files
IPC_Early_pub
Early
access to
edition N+1
TACSY
restricted
IPCVAL_4MS
IPCCAT
IPC Web site Master files &
transforms
IPC_pub
Public edition N
TACSY
IPCVAL

10. preparation: IPCPUBPREP toolkit
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 edition :
Delay= 1 week after Master files availability

11. User feedback needed: What are the useful transformations?
Other Reformed IPC
transformations
Experience of the edition:
Nearly Completed: (PDF and Statistics missing) one month after entry into force
User feedback needed: What are the useful transformations?

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

13. Core level Valid classification symbols only
5. IPCCAT : What is new ?
IPCCAT and the Reformed IPC:
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

14. under IT support of WIPO IPC official Web site
6. New Tools:
SPLIT VIEWER
under IT support of WIPO IPC official Web site
Easier & quicker access to HTML SPLIT files (e.g. Advanced Level in French, Core level in English, Core level PDF,...)

15. IT team: (Project Manager & 50% consultant)
7. IT Operations & Support for IPC (CE38)
Limited flexibility for future actions to IT support IPC in authentic languages:
IT team: (Project Manager & 50% consultant)
ITOS 90% dependency on outside partners and other IB business priorities
No specific IT budget for further development
Procurement: New rules, transparency but longer delays

16. AUTOMATION of IT support operations for IPC
How IT Operations & Support for IPC intended to address the situation:
Price:
Benefits:
AUTOMATION of IT support operations for IPC
Reduction in preparation delays
Need for stability & long term strategies
Longer notice for changes
Care in planing
Priorities

17. AL revision operations detailed planing

18. IT support IPC in authentic languages:
7. IT Operations & Support for IPC
IT support IPC in authentic languages:
Experience from AL revision
1 IT expert required full time for IPC IT operations (excluding software development, integration and testing)
Limits of IT automation already reached

19. IT team: (Project Manager & 0% consultant)
7. IT Operations & Support for IPC
Departure of Ms. MOLÉS:
IT team: (Project Manager & 0% consultant)
ITOS 100% dependency on outside partners and other IB business priorities
IT operations in EN, FR and ES: ?

20. Information Technology matters
IT Operations & Support for IPC
Questions / Answers
Information Technology matters
Specific :
General interest :

21. IT Operations & Support for IPC
Thank you