1. Third IPC Workshop- Common publication viewer of the IPC, CPC and FI
Geneva
February 25-26, 2013
Patrick Fiévet
Head of IT Systems Section

2. Agenda The FIPCPC viewer project Introduction
Project status and assumptions
WIPO’s intentions
Targeted timelines

3. Introduction The FIPCPC viewer project
Parallel viewer for FI / IPC / CPC
IPC centric i.e. displays FI or CPC from IPC where possible
Functionnality extension to the IPC publication platform

4. FIPCPC viewer project Status: Delayed until Q2/2013
Project preparation in progress
Preliminary investigations through EPO/WIPO and JPO/WIPO bilateral meetings

5. FIPCPC viewer project Current assumptions
IPC to CPC and IPC to FI is 100% defined
WIPO can get CPC and FI in fully specified XML
CPC + FI specific texts are 100% marked-up
Extension of IPCPUB functionnality where possible

6. FIPCPC viewer project
WIPO’s intentions (excerpt from a 2010 WIPO presentation)
cpc-groups
fi-groups

7. FIPCPC viewer project
With further consideration…
IPC:
CPC:

8. FIPCPC viewer project With further consideration…
Synchronization rules between IPC/CPC/FI
concordance table or algorithm?
Synchronized scrolling / independent scrollings?
Impact on the software package for patent offices
e.g. IPC in SK with CPC and FI in EN ?
Disable FIPCPC options from the package? …

9. Impact of FIPCPC on IT resources for IPC
E-forum
IPC revision suggestions
list servers
Impact of FIPCPC on IT resources for IPC
RIPCIS
Revision of edition N+2
Templates
IPCPUB
+ CPC&FI XML files
Early
access to
edition N+1
transformations
PDF
IPC MASTER FILES
statistics
Static IPC
IPCCAT
IPC bridge
Publication of edition N
IPCA6TRANS
IPCRECLASS

10. FIPCPC viewer project Parallel viewer only for the English version
Planned impact on IPCPUB user interface
Parallel viewer only for the English version
Preserve « path », « full » and « hierarchic » views
IPC definitions only
Exclusions:
Other language options (FR, EN/FR)
Irrelevant tabs (e.g. RCL, Compilation Catchwords)
PDF format
Possibly some options of the search

11. FIPCPC viewer project
specific bridge for parallel view
Specific bridge for FIPCPC view to / JPO-IPDL
No more links to other classifications (ECLA, CPC, USPC)

12. FIPCPC viewer project Targeted timelines
Presentation to the 46th IPC committee of Expert (2014)

13. Common publication viewer of the IPC, CPC and FI
QUESTIONS?
E.g. How would you like to see FIPCPC?
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