1. Head, IT Systems Section
Report on the Handover of the Working List Management from the EPO to WIPO
50th session of the IPC Committee of Experts
Patrick Fiévet
Head, IT Systems Section
International Classifications and Standards Division
Geneva
February 8, 2018

2. Agenda Project Status review
Main outcomes of the February 7, 2018 Task Force
Impact on IPC Master Files
Plans

3. IPC Working List Management (IPCWLM) project status
Follow-up of IPC-CE47 “Handover of part of the MCD processing from the EPO to WIPO ” since 2014
Mostly out-sourced IT services to two companies i.e. for project management and implementation
Bilateral cooperation between EPO and WIPO
Partial involvement of Offices in definition and testing phases

4. IPCWLM IPCWLMS Project direction IPC CE Task Force on IPCWLM IPCWLMS1
EPO-WIPO bilateral cooperation
Legacy reclassification
IPCWLMS2
Transition scenarios
DOCDB XML
IPCWLMS
Acceptance testing

5. IPCWLM project status review
2017 activities:
Project resources planning and procurement process for IPCWLMS
IPCWLM Task force : New WL distribution algorithm approved
Preliminary technical investigations and clarifications to prepare IPCWLMS implementation
Legacy stopped at IPC Residual Working Lists analysis

6. Evolution of the IPC reclassification backlog (according to IPCRECLAS)

7. IPC reclassification backlog status (according to IPCRECLAS)

8. IPCWLMS summary of planned timelines
IPCWLMS procurement: Q (done)
IPCWLMS Implementation phase 1: Q1-Q (for IPC WL)
TF meeting back to back with CE/50
Q1 2018: Infrastructure
Q2 2018: Implementation of New WL distribution algorithm + WL files simulation
July-August 2018: Checking of test WL files by IP offices
September 2018: Decision on Hand over of WL generation to WIPO for
IPCWLMS Implementation phase 2: Q (RL and RWL management and further enhancements)

9. IPCWLM Task force February 2018
Main outcomes of the Task Force for CE endorsement:
Proposed definition of the IPC reclassification lifecycle
Transition from IPCRECLASS to IPCWLMS: How to address legacy reclassification i.e. IPC to
Complementary and practical definition of Family for IPCWLMS implementation (based on DOCDB XML)
IPCWLMS Suitable frequency for RWL: i.e. how often to refresh the picture of reclassification left to be done

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