1. International Classifications and Standards Division
9.d Report on Handover of the Working List management from the EPO to WIPO-
IPC-reclassification evolution over time
IPC Committee of Experts 51
Geneva
February 21, 2019
Patrick FIEVET
IT Systems Section
International Classifications and Standards Division

2. Forecast of Transition from IPCRECLASS to IPCWLMS
Backlog according to IPCRECLASS
Backlog according to IPCWLMS

3. Evolution of the IPC reclassification cumulative backlog according to IPCRECLASS

4. Evolution of the IPC reclassification cumulative backlog according to IPCWLMS RWL

5. IPC reclassification backlog status (according to IPCRECLASS)

6. Backlog per IPC version- IPCRECLASS Vs. IPCWLMS forecast

7. IPCWLMS foreseen outcomes
IPCWLMS confirms IPC reclassification backlog trend over past years
Transition from IPCRECLASS to IPCWLMS in respect of legacy covers IPC to IPC
The associated IPC reclassification freeze period is driven by the date of DOCDB XML full extract i.e. in August 2019 (so that last IPCRECLASS RL submitted is taken into account in this Full extract)

8. Evolution of IPC actvity over time

9. Thank you for your attention!
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