1. IPC reform 2006: WIPO Products and Services for the new IPC Special seminar for patent information vendors World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO /CLAIMS/ P.Fiévet, Geneva, January 27, 2005

2. Agenda RIPC=Reformed IPC IPC reform key files CLAIMS : IT services for the RIPC WIPO E-products for the RIPC

3. The IPC revision: Electronic forum, IEFIEF Linguistic support: Natural Language Search TACSY TACSY WIPO IPC WEB siteIPC WEB site WIPO IT Services for the new IPC PUBLIC access to the reformed IPC services: RIPC Validity service RIPC Tutorials

4. The IPC revision: IEF and new IPC Management and Information System RIPCIS, IEF Linguistic support: Natural Language Search TACSY TACSY IBIS experimental siteIBIS WIPO IT Services for the new IPC Member states access to the RIPC services : Categorization assistance in the reformed IPC: IPCCAT planed in EN, FR, ESIPCCAT

5. Viewing / editing at different stages of the IPC revision approval process WEB based access for IPC Member States submissions and administration by WIPO Core and advanced levels of the reformed IPC in the 2 IPC authentic languages (EN, FR) CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC IPC Revision management system: RIPCIS

7. Conflicts and error reporting On-line interface for translation input, catchword, concordance lists Files for IPC publication and update of the Master Classification Database (MCD) IPC Revision management system: RIPCIS CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC

8. Validity file : specificationsspecifications IPC Scheme: draft available on demand Catchword index Reverse concordance list (RCL) Reformed IPC key files CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC E-layer (chemical formulae, definitions)

9. Standard compliance: WIPO and industry (XML, WIPO ST 8, ST 10c, ST36) Planned frequency: update every 3 months (Advanced Level) WIPO pricing policy under review Available on-line Reformed IPC key files CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC

10. RIPC symbol Validity over a given period of time IPC Symbol validity status according to the most recently published version of the RIPC validity file XML based query and answer for batch processing RIPC Validity Service: Under testing CLAIMS IT Services for the new IPC

12. WIPO E-products for the new IPC IPC:CLASS : Private companies, general public IPCCAT for Small and medium size patent offices: On-line or standalone version

13. WIPO products and services for the new IPC Questions / Answers? Email: ipc.mail@wipo.int

14. Thank you WIPO products and services for the new IPC