1. THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
OHIM - CTM XML STANDARD
THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
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Servicio Informático

2. Introduction <XML> - Extensible Mark-up Language </XML>
New lingua franca of business - easy, flexible, and affordable to implement
Provides a universal format for structured documents and data
Header
Title
Abstract ..
Share information across corporate boundaries
Information is ‘packeted’ -
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3. Introduction <XML> - Benefits </XML>
Enhance customer and partner relationships
XML allows business to create intelligent and automated services that make your companies easier to do business with
Improve time to market, product design, and innovation
Using XML companies can exchange information with supply chain partners and get everyone´s input earlier in the design process - without having to reengineer business processes and systems
Improve decision support
XML allows productivity software to tap data stored in back-end systems, delivering timely information that enables managers to forecast more accurately and respond faster to changes in the competitive climate
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4. Introduction <XML> At Work </XML>
Use XML schema as reference- to interpret the data - view on screen
Send data in data as XML file
Internet
Load data
Use XML schema as reference- to wrap-up the data
Use XML schema as reference- to extract the data
LEGACY
SYSTEM
LEGACY
SYSTEM
XML
Schema
Definition
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5. OHIM Proposal <XML> - Proposal </XML>
Define XML open standard for the Community Trademark - and make it available to all our partners for discussions:
- EU Members States - Candidate Countries - USPTO - JPTO - WIPO - etc.
A World Wide XML Standard for the Trade Mark Community
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6. First Steps - CTM <XML> - Community Trade Mark </XML>
The first phase of work to be done - will include the following data sets:
Definition of Persons, including Agents, Employees and Owners
Definition of Publication information.
Definition of Mark information.
Definition of Priority information.
Definition of Seniority information.
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7. Telephone/Fax/E-Mail
Person Module
<XML> </XML>
Person Module
Components
Person Information
Person Identity
Applicant
Natural Person
Representative
Legal Entity
Contact Information
Address
Telephone/Fax/
Miscellaneous
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8. Publication Information
Publication Module
<XML> </XML>
Publication Module
Components
Publication Information
Publication Number
Publication Date
Publication Status
Publication Part
Miscellaneous
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9. Components - Type of Mark
CTM Module - #1
<XML> </XML>
CTM Module
Components - Type of Mark
Type of Mark
Representation
Word Mark Representation
Description
Figurative
Goods and Services
Three-dimensional
Sound mark
Color mark per se
Other
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10. Components - Goods & Services
CTM Module - #2
<XML> </XML>
CTM Module
Components - Goods & Services
Nice Classification
Nice Class Description
Nice Class Number
Translation
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11. Full or partial priority ?
Priority Section
<XML> </XML>
Priority Section
Components
Priority Section
Country of 1st filing
Date of 1st filing
Full or partial priority ?
Status
Goods & Services
Copy of 1st filing
Exhibition Priority
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12. Seniority Section <XML> </XML> Seniority Section
Components
Seniority Section
National Registration
International Registration
Member State
Priority Date
Filing Date
Filing Number
Registration Date
Registration Number
Full or partial or earlier?
Goods & Services
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13. Implementation Plans
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14. E-Publication OHIM Standard for Electronic Publications Objective:
Allow OHIM to create intelligent and automated services to publish - whereby our clients will be allowed to choose - how, when and what to receive
Issue:
1. Create a standard protocol - for sending/ receiving data
2. Define data format (XML)
3. Security - protect client data & ensure delivery
Current Proposal:
1. Standard protocol - file transfer (via ftps or https)
2. Data format - OHIM’s XML CTM standard
3. Security - selected clients only, user authentication, delivery receipt
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15. E-Publication
<XML> - Information Dissemination Infrastructure </XML>
HTML
Web
PDF
XML Data
Publication Platform
XML
CD-ROM
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16. E-Filing ‘Batch’
OHIM Standard for acceptance of Batch Electronic Applications
Objective:
Allow business to create intelligent and automated services to send their applications to the OHIM - and receive electronic acknowledgement of receipt
Issue:
1. Create a standard protocol - for sending/ receiving data
2. Define data format (XML)
3. Security - protect client data & ensure delivery
Current Proposal:
1. Standard protocol - file transfer (via ftps or https)
2. Data format - OHIM’s XML CTM standard
3. Security - selected clients only, user authentication, delivery receipt
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17. Generate application seamlessly directly from client system
Batch - Client Send
OHIM Standard for acceptance of Batch Electronic Applications
The Client
Send electronic application(s)
The Office
Generate application seamlessly directly from client system
Client System
EUROMARC
Financial
OHIM System
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18. E-Filing - Batch Processing
<XML> CTM APPLICATION </XML>
Application details
(XML) +
Visual check using web browser
Client DB
documents
jpeg
Business-to-Business
Client Database Server generates applications based on standard protocols agreed with OAMI
OAMI Web Service
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19. Office returns receipt / Application ID /Filing Date / Fee
Batch - Client Receipt
OHIM Standard for receipt of Batch Electronic Applications
Office returns receipt / Application ID /Filing Date / Fee
Automate
Reconcilliation
Process
Client System
The Office
EUROMARC
Financial
The Client
OHIM System
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20. MOVING TOWARDS A COMMUNITY TRADE MARK XML STANDARD
Thank you for your attention
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