1. SCIT/SDWG : TM-XML Technical Update (31 th May 2006) Slide 1 of 8 TM-XML Technical Update Geneva - 31 th May 2006 Alexandre.Tran@oami.europa.eu  OHIM IT Architect SCIT TF, TM-XML & DS-XML WG Member SCIT/SDWG 7 th Session – Trade Mark Standards TF

2. SCIT/SDWG : TM-XML Technical Update (31 th May 2006) Slide 2 of 8 Definition & Characteristics TM-XML is a Standard XML Vocabulary Defined for the Exchange of Trade Mark Information between Applications/Systems. It can also be used as a Trade Mark e-Business Language or a Data Reference Model through its Dictionary and Structure. Main Characteristics: + Enabling Interoperability and e-Business + Extensible + Simple to Implement (Standard based, Industry supported) + Open & Free DS-XML is 100% based on TM-XML and is Developed for the Design Domain. TM-XML & DS-XML Standards

3. SCIT/SDWG : TM-XML Technical Update (31 th May 2006) Slide 3 of 8 328 +17% +6% +29% 934 1500 14 1252 494 231 8 374 341 1232 930 209 1366182219852784Total CTM-Download V3 33% OHIM B2B-eFiling V2 28% EuroClassTerm V1 3% of TM-XML Version 1.0 TM-XML Version Contents Analysis V1.0 Final V0.7 V0.6V0.5 Dec 2004 June 2005Dec 2005June 2006

4. SCIT/SDWG : TM-XML Technical Update (31 th May 2006) Slide 4 of 8 e-Filing TM-XML Built in Layers B2B-Filing.BMB-OnlinePublicationEtc.... BX_TM-XML e-Filing B2B-FilingCTM-DownloadCTM-Key ine-RenewalEtc. EM_TM-XML MECA-In MEVA-OutEtc.……...  Message Enterprise Business WO_TM-XML TM-XML Building Blocks Repository … MODELMODEL MODELMODEL IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

5. SCIT/SDWG : TM-XML Technical Update (31 th May 2006) Slide 5 of 8 Translation TM-XML Dictionaries Architecture en fres Master Superclass TM-XML Universal Business Context Entreprise Specialized Context[+Translation] Subclasses Community Trade Mark ContextInternational Trade Mark ContextNational Trade Mark Context Translation Master Translation Master WOEMXX CTM EuroClass Context EM Translation Master CTM e-Filing Context EM Translation Master CTM Message Context EM Translation Master Message Specialized Context[+Translation]

6. SCIT/SDWG : TM-XML Technical Update (31 th May 2006) Slide 6 of 8 EU Trade Mark Federation Services Identity-Security-Packaging-Transport OHIM-EU Cooperation Programme 2006-2010  EuroClassEuro Register EuroFiling Other Services & Opportunities … EU Trade Mark Portal Context- Presentation-Translation Services OHIM Member Office (23) Member Office (1) Member Office (2) Member Offices & OHIM Applicant-Representative-Public Infrastructure Services Rule engine Workflow engine Rendition engine Search engine Interoperate Across Organization & Technical Boundaries Translation engine Collaborative Service Draft A Single Stop Shop for Information & Services on Trade Mark in European Union. SOA XML-SOAP Ajax-REST Web Service Liberty Alliance SAML Web 2.0 Target Architecture (Dual Platform)

7. SCIT/SDWG : TM-XML Technical Update (31 th May 2006) Slide 7 of 8 2006 2007+ TM-XML Version 1.0 TM-XML Version 0.7 WIPO ST66 Version n TM-XML Version 2.0 Synchronize Backward compatibility will be maintained for minor and major versions. This rule can be broken only in an important major version with prior notification and the impact on compatibility will be documented. TM-XML V1.0 Final is available on www.TM-XML.org. WIPO ST66 Version 0.1 SCIT/SDWG Candidate Standard Last Call Working Draft? TM-XML Version 1.n TM-XML Version 1.1 TM-XML Roadmap 2006-2007+ Sept 2006 +Opposition+Appeal +Renewal June 2006 Transaction, Payment Trade Mark, Opposition, Record, Third Parties Version 1.0 Final

8. SCIT/SDWG : TM-XML Technical Update (31 th May 2006) Slide 8 of 8 www.TM-XML.org & DS-XML.org Websites The 2 websites are fully built in XML with XSLT transformation. The pages are rendered in XHTML on the Browser. Note: Only the first page (index.html) is pre-rendered with Saxon because most of web robots including Google don’t index and crawl yet properly XML pages. Ruby on Rails is under evaluation