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Survey on application numbering systems Committee on WIPO Standards, third session. Geneva 15 – 19 April 2013. Anna Graschenkova Standards Section. Document CWS/3/10. Survey on application numbering systems Questionnaire approved by CWS/1
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Survey on application numbering systems Committee on WIPO Standards, third session Geneva 15 – 19 April 2013 Anna Graschenkova Standards Section
Document CWS/3/10 Survey on application numbering systems • Questionnaire approved by CWS/1 • Focus on numbering systems currently used by IPOs • Circular C.CWS 28 of August 24, 2012 • 35 IPOs took part in the online survey (66 responses) • Survey results: • Individual responses and collated results are available in WIPOSTAD • Survey summary – Annex to the document CWS/3/10 • Presentation of application and priority application numbers - related documents at the CWS/3 page
Online survey tool • WIPO User Center account to access the IPO Dashboard • ID/Password combination for each response (up to five) • cws.surveys@wipo.int
WIPOSTADhttp://web2.wipo.int/wipostad/en/surveys/ipo_practice/WIPOSTADhttp://web2.wipo.int/wipostad/en/surveys/ipo_practice/ WIPOSTAD • Static questionnaire in PDF • Collated results • Individual responses
Survey summary(Annex to the document CWS/3/10) Table of contents • Types of Intellectual Propertyrights (IPRS) • Parts of application numbers • Ordering of parts • Length (fixed/variable) • Codes for type of IPR • Year designation • Serial number • Code for internal use • Control number (check digit) • Other information • Separators • Numbering of priority applications • Compliance with WIPO Standard ST.13 • Examples of application numbersand priority application numbers • prepared by the IB and amended after consultations with IPOs • to be published in Part 7 of the WIPO Handbook
Presentation of application and priority application numbers(paragraph 4 of the document CWS/3/10) • Prepared by the IB on the basis of the responses provided by the IPOs • Ongoing consultations with survey participants(received feedback from GB, AU, EE, SK, PL and MD) • Draft is available for checking, completion, adding new entries
Further actions • IPOs and the IB • Complete the document “Presentation of application and priority application numbers” • Publish it in Part 7 of the WIPO Handbook • ST.10/C Task Force • Prepare the new questionnaire on numbering systems used in the past for consideration at CWS/4
Thank you for your attention.Questions? Anna Graschenkova Anna.Graschenkova@wipo.int
The CWS is invited to: (paragraph 7 of the document CWS/3/10) • note the Survey Report contained in Annex to the present document; • consider and approve the publication of the Survey Report and the examples of application and priority application numbers in the WIPO Handbook, as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4, above; • request the ST.10/C Task Force to prepare a new questionnaire regarding the application and priority application numbering systems used by the IPOs in the past, as referred to in paragraph 6, above, and to present the progress report or the corresponding proposal at the next session of the CWS.