IP5 Offices' Foundation Projects: Details and Progress

1. Foundation Projects at IP5 Offices - Details and Progress - Koichi Minami Deputy Commissioner Japan Patent Office September17, 2010 Second WIPO Global Symposium of Intellectual Property Authorities

2. Organization of IP5 Meeting IP5 Heads Meeting IP5 Deputy Heads Meeting Programme Management Group (Assisting Deputy Heads) ＷＧ２ IT-supported Business Processes ＷＧ３ Examination Practice-related Projects ＷＧ１ Common Hybrid Classification Common Documentation Common Access to Search and Examination Results Common Search and Examination Support Tools Common Application Format Mutual Machine Translation Common Training Policy Search and Exam. Rules / Quality Management Common Approach to Sharing and documenting Search Strategy Common Statistical Parameters (EPO) (EPO) (USPTO) (USPTO) (JPO) (KIPO) (JPO) (KIPO) (SIPO) (SIPO) （　）Lead Office of each project 1

3. WG1: Common Hybrid Classification Concept Subdivided Classification FI IPC ECLA IP5 Cooperation A01A1/00　△△△ A01A1/24・△△△ A　○○○ B・○○○ C・○○○ ZOther A01A1/00　△△△ A01A1/24・△△△ A01A1/00　△△△ 1/00A・××× A01A1/24・△△△ Ｈ０１Ｌ３３／００ Ｈ０１Ｌ３３／００ 　　　　３３／０２ 　３３／０４ 　　　　　　・ 　　　　　　・ 101・○○○ 103・・○○○ 104・・・○○ Harmonized Classification Subdivided Classification 1/24A ・・××× 1/24A1・・・×× 1/24B ・・××× 1/24B1・・・×× 1/24B2・・・×× Proposal into IPC Ｈ０１Ｌ３３／００ 　　　　３３／０２ 　　　　３３／０４ 　　　　　　・ 　　　　　　・ Revised IPC Revised FI Revised ECLA A01A1/00　△△△ 1/06・○○○ 1/12・・○○○ 1/18・・・○○ A01A1/24・△△△ 1/30・・××× 1/36・・・×× 1/42・・××× 1/50・・・×× 1/56・・・×× A01A1/00　△△△ 1/06・○○○ 1/12・・○○○ 1/18・・・○○ A01A1/24・△△△ 1/30・・××× 1/36・・・×× 1/42・・××× 1/50・・・×× 1/56・・・×× A01A1/00　△△△ 1/06・○○○ 1/12・・○○○ 1/18・・・○○ A01A1/24・△△△ 1/30・・××× 1/36・・・×× 1/42・・××× 1/50・・・×× 1/56・・・×× Search Service Practitioners etc. Applicants/ Inventors etc. Patent Offices in each country 2

4. 5 4 3 2 1 1 Pilot Projects- Timeline WG1: Common Hybrid Classification • Timeline of the 5 pilot projects on classification(Note: Timeline varies depending on project.) Start! Entry into force IP5 Phase 2nd IP5WGC 3rd IP5WGC 4th IP5WGC （=WG1) IPC Phase IPC/WG IPC/WG IPC/CE =F001 Project Reclassification Oct 2009 Mar 2010 Oct 2010 Jan 2012 May 2010 Nov 2010 Feb 2011

5. WG2: IT-supported Business Processes Common Documentation: (1) data exchange for improvement of each in-house DB • Improve existing scheme for data exchange (e.g. Standardization of data exchange, media-less exchange etc.) • Create in-house database by collecting frequently cited documentation under each Office’s operation and management • Select the language for searching/viewing documents JPO IP5 Offices（e.g. EPO） ・JP Patent （JP B1,B2） ・JP unexamined Pat.（JP A） ・JP Patent （JP B1,B2） ・JP unexamined Pat.（JP A） Ja Bulk Data Exchange (with MT if necessary) En ・JP Utility Models （JP U) ・US Patent （US A,B) ・US PGPub.（US A1) Ja En ・US Patent （US A,B) ・US PGPub.（US A1) ・EP Patent （EP B1,B2) ・EP unexamined Pat.（EP A1,A2) En En/Fr/Ge ・KR Patent （KR B1,B2) ・KR unexamined Pat.（KR A1,A2) ・EP Patent （EP B1,B2) ・EP unexamined Pat. （EP A1,A2) Bulk Data Exchange En En ・KR Patent （KR B1,B2) ・KR unexamined Pat. (KR A1,A2) ・CN Patent （CN B1,B2) ・CN unexamined Pat.（CN A1,A2) En Kr/Ja ・CN Patent （CN B1,B2) ・CN unexamined Pat.（CN A1,A2) ・GB Patent（GB A） ・FR Patent/Utility（FR A） ・DE Patent（DE A,B,C） Cn/Ja En/Fr/Ge ・GB Patent（GB A） ・FR Patent/Utility（FR A） ・DE Patent（DE A,B,C） *Each office selects the type of text-data language. ・ DE Utility Models（DE U） En En 4

6. WG2: IT-supported Business Processes Common Documentation:(2) Mutual Access to each Office’s DB • Mutual Access by usingAPI（Application Programming Interface） • Establishment of All-in-One platform Docs A Docs B JPO Docs C Virtual Database Docs A Docs Ｄ Docs Ｅ Docs B Docs Ｆ Docs Ｇ Docs C USPTO EPO Docs A Docs A Docs B Docs B Docs D Docs D Docs E KIPO SIPO Docs A Docs A Docs C Docs B Docs G Docs C Access to foreign documents via network as the occasion demands 5

7. 1. All Documents 2. Application Documents 3. Office Actions 4. Applicant’s Response 5. Citation 6. Classification 7. Patent Family (Except for IP5) EPO JPO KIPO SIPO USPTO App. No. ****** App. No. ****** App. No. ****** App. No. ****** App. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Date Documents Date Documents Date Documents Date Documents Date Documents 17/Sep/2010 ***** 16/Sep/2010 ***** **/**/**** ***** **/**/**** **** **/**/**** ********* **/**/**** ******** **/**/**** **** CN JP KR EN EN EN WG2: IT-supported Business Processes One Portal Dossier (Image) Input Application Number (Priority Number, Application number or Publication Number is available.) JP2005-008213 OK

8. 1. All Documents 2. Application Documents 3. Office Actions 4. Applicant’s Response 5. Citation 6. Classification 7. Patent Family (Except for IP5) EPO JPO KIPO SIPO USPTO App. No. ****** App. No. ****** App. No. ****** App. No. ****** App. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pub. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Pat. No. ****** Date Documents Date Documents Date Documents Date Documents Date Documents 17/Sep/2010 ***** 16/Sep/2010 ***** **/**/**** ***** **/**/**** **** **/**/**** ********* **/**/**** ******** **/**/**** **** JP CN KR EN EN EN WG2: IT-supported Business Processes One Portal Dossier (Image) Examination Report Reason: 1. The following documents (D1/D2), of which D1 is considered to …. D1= EP-A-0709779 D2= Yasuda et. al, Color Still Picture Sub-Division Coding International Standards, Journal of the Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan, Japan, December 25, 1989, Vol.18, No.6, P.398-407 2. Lack of novelty, Articles 52(1) and 54 EPC: The present applications does not comply with the requirements…… • Citation Information • EPO: • 1. EP 0709779 A • 2. Yasuda et. al, • USPTO: • 1. US 2000-325675 A • 2. US 2001-292215 A • 3. EP 0709779 A • WIPO: • 1. US 2001-292215 A • 2. EP 0709779 A • KIPO: • ************** Classification Information ECLA: 1. H01L 21/23D1A 2. G03B 3/00A2B USC: 1. 312/06 2. 215/09 3. 21/234 FI : 1. H01L 21/23, 101@A 2. G03B 3/00@Z IPC: 1. H01L 21/23 Patent family （Except 5 offices） DE 100000 A FR 100000 A

9. WG3: Examination Practice-related Projects Common Training Policy (IP5 Examiners’Workshop) • Discuss search and examination tools and practices of the IP5 Offices • Develop mutual trust among IP5 examiners The first IP5 Examiners’ Workshop KIPO: International Intellectual Property Training Institute 2009. 10. 20 - 23 2nd IP5 Examiners’ Workshop: Oct 2010 at EPO (Munich) 8

10. WG3: Examination Practice-related Projects Common Training Policy (Cross-Participation) Enhance: Utilization of training resources Efficiency of examiner training EPO • Basic Patent Examination • PCT Procedure; Non-unity • Advance Patent Examination JPO USPTO • Examination Overview • Claim Interpretation & Search • Search Expert Training • Training of applicable skills for examination • Training for New Examiners • Examination Case Study • Chinese Patent System KIPO SIPO

11. Next Steps • Ten foundation projects contribute to work-sharing. • Next IP5 Heads Meetingevaluates progress towards short term goals. IP5 Website:http://www.fiveipoffices.org/index.html 10