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IP INFORMATION & WIPO STANDARDS

IP INFORMATION & WIPO STANDARDS. Geneva, October 2008 YUN Young-Woo. Contents. Prologue Introduction to WIPO Standards Need for WIPO Standards Changes regarding IP Information WIPO Standards and IPO practices Benefits of WIPO Standards Evolution of WIPO Standards.

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IP INFORMATION & WIPO STANDARDS

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  1. IP INFORMATION &WIPO STANDARDS Geneva, October 2008 YUN Young-Woo

  2. Contents • Prologue • Introduction to WIPO Standards • Need for WIPO Standards • Changes regarding IP Information • WIPO Standards and IPO practices • Benefits of WIPO Standards • Evolution of WIPO Standards

  3. PROLOGUE- Definition of IP Information - • Industrial Property (IP) Information • Subset of intellectual property information • Information regarding Patents, Trademarks and Industrial designs • IP Information produced or processed by IP offices or organizations

  4. PROLOGUE-Need for Standards- • Harmonization, Interoperability • E.g., Various types of power connector • Best solution for standardization • Use a common single power connector, or use multi-plug adapter

  5. INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS • WIPO Standards have been established with the intention of • coordinating the industrial property information activities of WIPO member countries, • promoting international exchange of data relating to industrial property documents

  6. INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS- WIPO Standards’ Group - • 51 WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines related to patents, trademarks and industrial designs • 51 standards are categorized by 4 groups • Group (a):  Standards of a general nature, common to information and documentation • Group (b):  Standards relating to Patent Information and Documentation • Group (c):  Standards relating to Trademark Information and Documentation • Group (d):  Standards relating to Industrial Design Information and Documentation

  7. INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS - Common Standards - • Standard ST.2:  Manner for designating calendar dates  • Standard ST.3:  Two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and organizations • Standard ST.13:  Numbering of applications for IPRs

  8. INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS - Patent-related Standards - • Patent information • Patent documents • Structure • Bibliographic data • Examples of WIPO Standards relating to patents: WIPO Standards ST.1, ST.3, ST.6, ST.9, ST.10, ST.13, ST.16 and ST.36

  9. NEED FOR WIPO STANDARDS • Harmonization of practices among IP offices • Efficiency of IP data exchange • Reduce workload to change data format

  10. CHANGES REGARDING IP INFORMATION • Rapid growth in the volume of IP information and documentation • New IT tools: hardware & software, Internet • Impact on IP information services

  11. WORLDWIDE PATENT FILINGS BY YEAR OF FILING (WIPO Patent Report, 2008 Edition)

  12. TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS SINCE 1883

  13. WIPO STANDARDS & IPO PRACTICES • Guidance to IPOs • Practices by IPOs • Examples and IPOs’ practices using WIPO Standards • Case Example • Quality of patent family data

  14. CASE EXAMPLE CONCERNING THE REVISION OF A WIPO STANDARD- QUALITY OF PATENT FAMILY DATA - • Patent family: WIPO Standard ST.9 – INID codes of category (30) • SDWG Task No. 30: Revision of WIPO Standard ST.10/C • Update of the survey concerning patent and priority application numbers • Initial revision of WIPO Standard ST.10/C • Survey concerning paragraph 12(a) of WIPO Standard ST.10/C: first filing notifications and priority certificates • Revision of WIPO Standard ST.13 • New revision of WIPO Standard ST.10/C (work in progress) • Impact on WIPO Standard ST.36 • Future survey(s) concerning revised WIPO Standard ST.13

  15. FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS

  16. FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS

  17. FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS

  18. FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS

  19. BENEFITS OF WIPO STANDARDS • Facilitate the harmonization of practices by IP offices regarding electronic data processing in respect of the procedures for filing, examination, publication, granting and registration of IP titles. • Facilitate the international transmission, exchange, sharing and dissemination of IP information, as well as the access to and retrieval of the said information.

  20. EVOLUTION OF WIPO STANDARDS • Challenges facing IP community on WIPO Standards • Revision and update of WIPO Standards • SDWG and its task forces • WIPO Standards and SDWG websites

  21. EVOLUTION OF WIPO STANDARDS- Challanges facing IP Community on WIPO Standards - • Keeping pace with the advances in IT • Maintaining international cooperation • Updating existing WIPO Standards • Drawing up new WIPO Standards • Promoting efficient and effective use of IP information

  22. EVOLUTION OF WIPO STANDARDS- Revision & Update of WIPO Standards: Standards and Documentation Working Group (SDWG) - • International side of IP information • Promotion of the use of IP information • International cooperation • Mandate • Participation • Working procedures

  23. EVOLUTION OF WIPO STANDARDS- Revision & Update of WIPO Standards: SDWG Task Forces - • ATRs Task Force • Citation Practices Task Force • ST.10/C Task Force • ST.22 Task Force • Trademark Standards Task Force • ST.36 Task Force • ST.66 Task Force • ST.86 Task Force • XML4IP Task Force • Renewal of the WIPO Handbook TF

  24. WIPO STANDARDS & SDWG WEBSITES • Main page: http://www.wipo.int/scit/en/ • WIPO Handbook on Industrial Property Information and Documentation: http://www.wipo.int/standards/en/ • WIPO Standards: http://www.wipo.int/standards/en/part_03_standards.html • Task Forces: http://www.wipo.int/scit/en/taskfrce/ • Documentation concerning SDWG meetings: http://www.wipo.int/meetings/es/topic.jsp?group_id=120 • Annual Technical Reports (ATRs): http://www.wipo.int/scit/es/atrs/

  25. Thanks for your attentionQ & Ayoungwoo.yun@wipo.int

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