1. Head, IT Systems Section
Report on the Handover of the Working List Management from the EPO to WIPO
49th session of the IPC Committee of Experts
Patrick Fiévet
Head, IT Systems Section
International Classifications and Standards Division
Geneva
February 22, 2017

2. IPC Working List Management (IPCWLM) project
2016 activities:
Review of Project resources
EPO-WIPO Bilateral cooperation on the approach
Preliminary conclusions: de-coupling of
the MCD-IPCRECLASS synchronization problem
the acquisition by WIPO of a solution addressing the expected handover and functional evolutions
Residual Working Lists analysis
Investigations related to MCD-IPCRECLASS synchronization

3. IPC Working List Management (IPCWLM) project
Investigations on IPC reclassification backlog 2007:
The actual situation in MCD is different from what was expected
Synchronization only is not sufficient to address IPC reclassification backlog issues
Side effects of earlier problems in the IPC Validity File
Issues Specific to particular national collection
Default Transfer applied in IPCRECLASS
Theoretical conclusions made in 2016 need to be confirmed by new sets of Residual Working Lists in 2017 in order to define IPCWLMS functional scope

4. IPC Working List Management Solution (IPCWLMS) planed timelines
Validation of procurement Approach: Q1 2017
Terms of Reference for IPCWLMS and Contract by WIPO: S1 2017
Implementation phase 1: Q to Q (for IPC WL)
Implementation phase 2: Q3 2018

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