1. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 1 Statistics Considered When Prioritizing Common Hybrid Classification (cHc) Projects

2. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 2 Common Hybrid Classification Goals Common searches for cross-filed applications Reclassification work sharing

3. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 3 cHc Project Basics Identify the best schemes/groups to use from IP5 local classifications (CN, EP, JP, KR, US) Integrate selected groups into cohesive schemes Implement schemes in IPC

4. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 4 cHc Project constraints Time Resources Existing local classifications (primarily) IPC administration

5. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 5 Factors affecting harmonization priority Goal based factors: 1.Filing activity Cross filings between IP5 Offices Domestic filings 2.Back file growth rates 3.Local classification development Resource based factors: 4.Back file size 5.Back file distribution Within subclasses Between subclasses

6. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 6 Factors affecting harmonization priority A23LA61BA61FA61KA61MA63FB01DB01J B08BB23KB24BB29CB32BB41JB60JB60R B62DB65DB65HC01BC07CC07DC07KC08F C08GC09KC12NC22CC23CF02CF02DF02M F04BF16CF16HF21VF25BF28FG01NG01R G02BG02FG03BG03GG05BG05FG06FG06K G06QG08BG09GG10LG11BG11CH01BH01J H01LH01MH01PH01QH01RH01SH02JH02K H02PH03FH03KH03MH04BH04LH04MH04N H04RH05K 1.Filing activity – high cross filing subclasses

7. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 7 Factors affecting harmonization priority 1.Filing activity – high gross filing subclasses (US) H04LH01LH04BG06FH04NG02BH04M A61BB32BC12NG01NA61MC07DG06Q A61KG11BG06KB01DB29CB01J

8. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 8 Factors affecting harmonization priority 2.Back file growth Subclass% Increase in Number of Families Published Annually from 2005 to 2008 A01B8 A01C32.9 A01D9.03 A01F15.63 A01G9.4 A01H44.97

9. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 9 Factors affecting harmonization priority 3.Local classification development – IPC with no FI A01JA01L*A21BA22BA23JA24FA41CA41FA41G A41HA42CA45CA45FA47DA61DA61JA61PA63C A63DA63G*A63JA63KA99Z*B03D*B09CB21GB21H B21LB23GB24CB25FB25GB27BB27GB27H*B27J B29KB29LB41BB41GB41KB41LB42BB42CB42D B43MB44BB44CB44DB44FB60BB60CB60DB60F B60MB60PB60VB61BB61CB61DB61FB61GB61H B61J*B61KB62CB62HB62JB62LB62MB63BB63C B63G*B63HB63J*B64BB64CB64DB64FB64GB66D B68B*B68CB68GB81BB81CB82B*B99Z*C01CC01D C06BC06C*C06D*C06F*C07MC08H*C09F*C09G*C09H* C10F*C10H*C10J*C10NC12CC12GC12L*C12RC12S* C13C*C13DC13FC13GC13H*C13JC13KC22FC22K C23DC25F*C99Z*D01BD01C*D03CD06LD99Z*E02C* E03BE05CE05GE21FE99Z*F01BF01CF01PF02C F02GF02KF02NF03GF03HF15CF15DF16GF16M F16NF16PF16SF16TF17BF21HF21KF21LF21S F21WF21YF22DF22GF23HF23MF23RF24BF24J F28BF28CF28GF41AF41BF41CF41FF42BF42C F42DF99ZG01W*G04BG04DG06C*G06D*G06EG06G G06JG06MG06NG09D*G10B*G10CG10F*G21BG21D G21FG21GG21HG21J*G99Z*H01KH03DH05C*H99Z* *Subclasses with neither ECLA nor FI divisions

10. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 10 Factors affecting harmonization priority 3.Local classification development – IPC with no ECLA A01PB04CB41DB68FC12FC12JC14BD02H D04CD04GD06JF23BG09C

11. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 11 Factors affecting harmonization priority 3.Local classification development – ECLA/FI IPC SubclassECLA ExistsFI ExistsNumber of Families Requiring Reclassification into FI Number of Families Requiring Reclassification into ECLA A01GTRUE 1788169214 F16MFALSETRUE124840 F23BFALSE 00 G03FTRUEFALSE075317

12. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 12 Factors affecting harmonization priority 4.Back file size IPC SubclassTotal Families A01B87370 A01C72761 A01D113506 A01F53761 A01G134722 A01H28978 A01J13494 A01K177753 A01L2297

13. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 13 Factors affecting harmonization priority 5.Back file distribution – within subclasses IPC SUBCLASS NO OF US DOCS NO OF GROUPS AVG US DOCS PER GROUP A23G5927598605 A23J1083532339 A23K31584211504 A23L134225196685 A23N1158446252

14. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 14 Factors affecting harmonization priority 5.Back file distribution – between subclasses Average number of IPC symbols/family: 2.4 Source Subclass Target SubclassCommon Families Percentage of Source Families Percentage of Target Families A61KA61P3011414396 A61KC07D1314361933 A61KA61Q9842514100 A61KC07K939601361 A61KC12N845511236 H01LG03F70144644

15. 8 and 9 February, 2010Presenter: Dave Bender (USPTO) 15 Conclusion - Prioritizing IP5 projects While IP5 projects are limited by Office budgets, i.e. resources available over a given period of time, statistical data about the IPC and the documents classified therein can help prioritize and organize projects to more quickly achieve the goals of IP5 and to maximize the efficiency of reclassification.