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The Harmony Project: Trilateral Classification Harmonisation. Status January 2008. Why Harmonisation?. Increase in published documents currently in EPO > 500,000 docs/year further increase expected Reduce classification effort collaborate in classification avoid to classify twice - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Harmony Project:
Trilateral Classification
Harmonisation
Status January 2008
Why Harmonisation?
• Increase in published documents– currently in EPO > 500,000 docs/year – further increase expected
• Reduce classification effort– collaborate in classification– avoid to classify twice
• Increase search quality– harmonise search practice
• Prepare and test IPC revision
OBJECTIVES
1. Common classification schemes in selected areas
ECLA FI USPC
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HARMONY
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ECLA
USPC
FI-FT
Core level20k
ReformedIPC
Advanced level 20k + 50k
Advanced level extension
20k + 50k + 70k
2. Integrate common scheme in the IPC
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MEANS
1. Informal:
Promote direct interaction between examiners
... by opening various informal communication channels
E - mail
Video-Conferenceor Telephone
Meetings
Trilateral Wiki (hosted by WIPO)
Trilateral Examiner ExchangeTrilateral Harmony Visit
The Trilateral Harmony Visit programme
• Launched in 2005
• Face-to-face meetings of examiners of the Trilateral Offices
• Duration: one week
• Specific objectives
– start new project
– finalize / make progress in existing project
Effective and flexible tool to push projects forward
Programme in 2007:
T005 H04N Interactive Video Distribution Systems
T023 G06T Image Processing
T036 G03F 1/00 Photo-masks and screens
T039 B23K 26/00 Working with lasers
T052 G01S Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
T053 G06F Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
T060 B62M 23/02 Power-assisted bicycles
T061 B62M 9/12 Bicycle derailleurs
T005 H04N Interactive Video Distribution Systems
T035 F24F5/ Air-conditioning systems (outdoor units)
T037 H01L33/ Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
T039 B23K26/ Working with lasers
T053 G06F3/ Graphical User Interfaces
T066 B21D26/ Shaping without cutting ...
T071 F16D Homokinetic joints
MEANS (continued)
2. Formal:
For each subproject:» project plan» target dates for each step» record of project history
1. Informal:
Promote direct interaction between examiners
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... on an official electronic platform (hosted by WIPO):
Trilateral E-forum
www.wipo.int/ipc-tef
• Steering Committee:
Trilateral Working Group on Classification
3. Overall Project management:
• Harmony Project Manager appointed in each Trilateral Office
• Harmony Project Coordinators (EPO: Classification Board members) Coordination for a group of subprojects
STATUS
• over 50 active projects
• all technical areas (T002-T074)
T068/US H01L 41/22-26 Manufacturing of Piezoelectric devices or crystals
T069/EP A63F 13/00 Video Games
T070/EP B65B 9/06, 9/08, 9/20 Packaging Machines
T071/EP F16D 3/223, 3/224 Homokinetic joints
T072/EP H04B 10/00 Optical Communications
T073/EP H04N 5/335 Picture Signal Generation
T074/EP H04L 12/56 Packet switching systems
Seven new Harmony projects created:
2007
A009/EP
(based on T052)G01S Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
A010/EP
(based on T060)B62M 23/00 Power-assisted bicycles
A011/EP
(based on T061)B62M 9/00 Bicycle derailleurs
Maintenance project M012
C07D Heterocyclic compounds
A012/EP
(based on T023)G06T Image processing
A013/JP
(based on T035)F24F Air conditioning systems
A014/EP
(based on T005)H04N
Selectively providing video content to end users
A015/EP
(based on T042)F16H Control of hydrostatic gearing
Eight Harmony projects forwarded to the IPC:
A006/EP
(based on T010)B60K 6/02 Hybrid Vehicles 1 Oct 2007
A003/JP
(based on T032)H04H
Broadcasting Distribution Systems
1 Jan 2008
A008/JP
(based on T031)
H01M 4/00
H01M 10/00Lithium-Ion batteries no date set
A002/US
(based on T031G05G Pedals 1 April 2008
Four Advanced Level revision projects adopted for introduction into the IPC
Thank you for your attention!