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

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Geneva, October 2008

YUN Young-Woo

IP INFORMATION &

WIPO STANDARDS

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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• 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

INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS - Common Standards -

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• 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

INTRODUCTION TO WIPO STANDARDS

- Patent-related Standards -

• Harmonization of practices among IP offices

• Efficiency of IP data exchange– Reduce workload to change data format

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NEED FOR WIPO STANDARDS

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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

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

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TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS SINCE 1883

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WIPO STANDARDS & IPO PRACTICES

• Guidance to IPOs

• Practices by IPOs– Examples and IPOs’ practices using WIPO

Standards

• Case Example– Quality of patent family data

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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

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FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS

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FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS

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FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS

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FRONT PAGES OF PATENT DOCUMENTS

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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/

Thanks for your attention

Q & A

youngwoo.yun@wipo.int