1. Funded under the EU ICT Policy Support Programme Automated Solutions for Patent Translation John Tinsley Project Coordinator @ PLuTO WIPO Symposium of IP Authorities Geneva, September 2011

2. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The need for patent translation PLuTO translation solutions Machine translation for patents Looking forward Presentation Overview

3. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme Patent Translation Need Legal requirements for filing, e.g. London Agreement Source: EPO

4. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme Patent Translation Need Prior-art searching; relevant documents are increasingly foreign language Source: Thomson Reuters

5. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme Patent Translation Problems Professional translation is expensive US$0.50 per word for Asian languages US$0.08—0.20 for European languages Translations costs per EU patent : approx. €680 (source: EPO) Machine Translation quality is often insufficient Options are limited 65% of potential users would be willing to pay for an adequate MT solution

6. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme PLuTO Translation Solutions Mission “The PLUTO translation service aims to provide an automated patent translation capability across multiple patent search systems leveraging integration of advanced Machine Translation and Translation Memory technology with personalised, tailored vocabulary and terminology management for patent professionals in order to increase productivity and reduce costs.”

7. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme Introduction to PLuTO PLuTO: Patent Language Translations Online EU supported project designed to put the wheels in motion for a standalone commercial solution for patent translation Four partner consortium Centre for Next Generation Localisation ESTeam Cross Language Dutch Patent Information User Group (WON) We do patent translation, and only patent translation

8. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme Introduction to PLuTO Translation solutions with a set of features designed with the patent professional in mind Specific needs identified and met Tools developed over 18 months in close collaboration with end users WON, the Dutch Patent Information User Group EPO Advisory board of IP experts

9. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme PLuTO Service Features Machine Translation at the core BUT the real benefits manifest themselves in how the service is delivered Web Browser Translation Plugin Patent translation “on-the-fly” no matter where you search Web Browser Translation Plugin Patent translation “on-the-fly” no matter where you search

10. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme

11. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The PLuTO interface opens up a world of features to the user… Source text from Espacenet Translated text Account management More features

12. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The Patent Specialist… …uses different search tools to ensure comprehensive coverage Plugin supports multiple tools e.g. EPO, WIPO, PatBase, USPTO Language identification Select text

13. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The Patent Specialist… …wants to fix mistakes in the translation Pluto provides a simple post-editing interface. All corrections are logged in the user’s account and reused in future translations Segment Highlighting Click-and-fix

14. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The Patent Specialist… …uses specific terminology Pluto terminology management allows for uploading of translation memories, terminology banks, and vocabulary

15. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The Patent Specialist… …wants to save/share the translation Translation history is stored in the user’s account. Translations can also be downloaded in multiple formats Takes you back to the original text in the search tool

16. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The Patent Specialist… …wants to save/share the translation Translation history is stored in the user’s account. Translations can also be downloaded in multiple formats

17. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The Patent Specialist… …has text from elsewhere to be translated Pluto has a direct translation interface for copy-and-paste translation, and also a document upload facility Upload your own file Copy/Paste or type text in the box

18. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The Patent Specialist… …has text from elsewhere to be translated Pluto has a direct translation interface for copy-and-paste translation, and also a document upload facility Text added Select domain Chose language and translate

19. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme The Patent Specialist… …has text from elsewhere to be translated Pluto has a direct translation interface for copy-and-paste translation, and also a document upload facility Your translation

20. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme Patent Translation is hard Different sections of patent documents use different language

21. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme Patent Translation is hard Long unwieldy sentences Complex formulae and text L is an organic group selected from -CH2- (OCH2CH2)n-, -CO-NR'-, with R'=H or C1-C4 alkyl group; n=0-8; Y=F, CF3 … maximum stress of 1.2 to 3.5 N/mm and a maximum elongation of 700 to 1,300% at 0[deg.] C.

22. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme PLuTO Technology (1) Statistical Machine Translation Trained on patent data Adapted to specific domains and IPC codes Specific processing for patent language Translation Memories Manually-crafted high-quality TMs Integrated with MT for optimal performance Quality Control MT quality pre-approved Independent evaluators and users constantly in the loop

23. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme PLuTO Technology (2) Languages English French, German, Portuguese, Japanese In the pipeline: Chinese, Russian, Korean, Spanish Secure translations OpenID accounts SSL Secure Server

24. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme On-going Developments Engage more users Bulk Translation Improved CAT Tools Language Coverage

25. Funded under the EU ICT Policy SupportProgramme Thank you Subscribe to updates and for early access to software at: http://www.pluto-patenttranslation.eu/ Email: jtinsley@computing.dcu.ie Come visit us EPO Patent Information Conference 2001 October 18-20 Kilkenny, Ireland