怎样落实企业制定的展会营销计划.ppt

Implementation of the Reformed IPC at the UK Patent Office John Earley Project Manager, UKPO Geneva, July 2006 Contents 1. Implementation of the Reformed IPC and ECLA 2. IT aspects of implementation 3. Examiner training and guidance 4. Generating IPC8 terms using Classtool 5. Conclusion Implementation of the Reformed IPC and ECLA Introduction 2000-2005: UKPO classify on UKC and IPC7 and search on UKC and ECLA We knew that IPC8 was due for introduction on 1 January 2005 … but it was postponed for one year at the request of the EPO; this was welcomed by many! Extra year eased our preparations EPO ask UK to “participate in ECLA classification” Herwig Pauwels (EPO) asked us in 2001 Reasons: - to widen coverage of EPOQUE to include documents not previously classified to ECLA - in the case of GB documents, to save EPO classification effort UK agreed at a “high level” in 2002 Decisions on ECLA/IPC8 Feb 2003 – paper on IT aspects of new IPC Senior management comment “I want us to walk so close to the EPO that we could win a 3-legged race” Dec 2003 – decision to classify UK patent applications on ECLA; automatic conversion of ECLA terms to generate AL IPC8 terms Preparatory consultations Many avenues of consultation including: EPO Member States meetings in The Hague Many meetings with the EPO, on a bilateral basis or in fringes of meetings Consultations with Sweden who started the process earlier IPC CE meetings in Geneva and separate meetings for IT experts 2. IT aspects of implementation Strategy for IPC8 and ECLA classification Strategy paper produced outlining: - steps needed - training needed - timetable for each step to be completed (over a period up to November 2005), and - risk assessments Risk assessment Only significant risk: IT solutions may not be ready in time for mid-November 2005 Contingency plan: no ECLA classification, no classtool (see later), make IPC8 terms valid on OPTICS (see later), apply IPC7 and new IPC8 terms