IPC Reform Implementation at Irish Patents Office

1. IPC Reform Implementation at the Irish Patents Office

2. IPC Reform Implementation at Irish PO • Background – Irish Patents Office • System Adaptation • System Functionality • Data Exchange IE - EPO

3. IPC Reform Implementation - Irish PO • Irish Patents Office • Founded 1927 • Accession to European Patent Convention 1992 • PCT member state; access only via EP Regional route • Full Term (20 year) and Short Term (10 year) patents • 863 national applications in 2005 (405 FT, 458 ST) • 31719 EP patents designating IE granted 2005 – EP(IE) • National collection: IE ~90,000 / EP(IE) ~160,000 • Examination staff - 4

4. IPC Reform Implementation - Irish PO • Irish Patents Office • Ptolemy system in use since 1999 • Facilitates all transactions concerning intellectual property documents • Archives records and status • Carries (inter alia) classification information concerning documents

5. IPC Reform Implementation • System Adaptation • Pre-reform System • IPC entry, modification and archiving • National IE collection classified by examiners • EP(IE) collection imported via SPIRIT • Search (Internal and Public) • Ptolemy did not facilitate data exchange with external systems

6. IPC Reform Implementation • System Adaptation • System needs • Dual level IPC entry, modification and archiving • Facility with Core Level - IE collection • Facility with Advanced Level EP(IE) collection • Conversion functionality (AL – CL) • Public Search system • Data transfer with external systems e.g. EPO

7. IPC Reform Implementation • System Functionality • Dual level IPC entry • Core Level – IE documents • Advanced Level – EP(IE) documents • Archiving • ST.8 mapping of existing codes • Deletion histories

8. IPC Reform Implementation – Core Level entry

9. IPC Reform Implementation – Core Level display

10. IPC Reform Implementation – Advanced Level entry

11. IPC Reform Implementation – IPC Archiving • IPC Archiving • Deletions • Generated by deletion, amendment or overwrite of existing codes • Only generated for “OPI” (published) documents

12. IPC Reform Implementation – IPC Archiving

13. IPC Reform Implementation – IPC Archiving

14. IPC Reform Implementation at Irish PO • Dual level IPC entry – Miscellaneous • AL-CL conversions • Using WIPO validity files • Consultative Roll-up for CL classification

15. IPC Reform Implementation – AL-CL Roll-up

16. IPC Reform Implementation – AL-CL Roll-up

17. IPC Reform Implementation – AL-CL Consultation

18. IPC Reform Implementation – AL-CL Consultation

19. IPC Reform Implementation – AL-CL Consultation

20. IPC Reform Implementation - Search • Search by classification • Web-based • National & European • Core and Advanced level • 500 document results limit

21. IPC Reform Implementation - Search

22. IPC Reform Implementation - Search

23. IPC Reform Implementation - Search

24. IPC Reform Implementation at Irish PO • Data Exchange IE - EPO • Incoming • SPIRIT - not presently IPC(2006) compliant • EBD direct access (in preparation) • Outgoing • Flat ASCII files - carry IPC(2006) data • Slovenian model • WIPO ST.36/EPO truncated version (awaited)

25. IPC Reform Implementation at Irish PO • Ongoing issues • ~11,000 patents not on system (1930 – early 70s) • System upgrade (.asp  .net)

26. IPC Reform Implementation at Irish PO Thank you for your attention. QUESTIONS ???