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PatentScope objectives:PatentScope objectives:• Access to WIPO’s Patent and PCT resources in Access to WIPO’s Patent and PCT resources in

one placeone place

From a paper environment to an electronic From a paper environment to an electronic environment - “Everything online”environment - “Everything online”

Single authentic source of PCT dataSingle authentic source of PCT data

Dissemination of patent dataDissemination of patent data

Legal publication obligationsLegal publication obligations

Implement consistently WIPO Standard for Implement consistently WIPO Standard for electronic documents (e.g. ST. 36)electronic documents (e.g. ST. 36)

Broaden our audienceBroaden our audience

Electronic PublicationElectronic PublicationSame Content - Different FormatSame Content - Different Format

Gazette in electronic form onlyGazette in electronic form only Amendments to rules 86.1, 86.2 and Section 407 The content of the former Sections I, II, III of the Gazette are in

electronic form - accessible via PatentScope Official notices (Section IV) published on the internet only, but no

changes to format at this stage

Published application in electronic formPublished application in electronic form Section 406 of the Administrative Instructions Can be viewed, downloaded, printed from PatentScope Discontinuation of applicant’s copy (paper) in July 2006

Declarations, sequence listingsDeclarations, sequence listings Available as published documents with the published international

application

Architecture / Implementation

Architectural GoalsArchitectural Goals

SecuritySecurity External SAN contains only publicly available documents Read Only storage for Documents

High availabilityHigh availability

Flexibility / CostFlexibility / Cost Common software architecture through components Reduction in complexity Use of Open Source software

Apache (web server)

Tomcat (web container)

JSP engine

PatentScope User(browser client, IE)

html

http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/ search-adv.jsp, browse.jsp, ia.jsp

httprequest

Forward request:search-adv.jspfetch.jsppatentscope.jsp

Execute servlet

html flow

PatentScope ArchitecturePatentScope Architecture

Isearchfulltextindexes

Documentrepository

rmi

jdbc

cgi

CORExternaldatabase

localDocument cache &

Thumbnails

Overview of FunctionsOverview of Functions

Access to the complete Access to the complete collection of published PCT collection of published PCT international applicationsinternational applications

Search using Search using keywords boolean operators (AND, OR) field codes (applicant name,

publication date, etc)

IPC 8 symbols

Search International ApplicationsSearch International Applications

Access to published Access to published international applications by international applications by publication datepublication date

THE GAZETTETHE GAZETTE

Search using Search using Publication date Notices provided separately

Browse by Week (Gazette View)Browse by Week (Gazette View)

View the latest bibliographic View the latest bibliographic data on record at the data on record at the International BureauInternational Bureauincluding changes since publication

View full text of description View full text of description and claims for latin-language and claims for latin-language applicationsapplications

View National Phase View National Phase Information where availableInformation where available

View publication Notices View publication Notices

Bibliographic DataBibliographic Data

Access to the documents Access to the documents contained in the file of the contained in the file of the International BureauInternational Bureau

Publications Priority Documents Declarations (e.g. of inventorship) Written Opinions, Examination

Reports and related documents

View or download the View or download the documents in different formatsdocuments in different formats

PDF XML HTML

DocumentsDocuments

Electronic Publication Futures

Planned changesPlanned changes

May 2006May 2006 RSS Service

July 2006July 2006 Discontinue PDF Gazette Discontinue applicant’s copy of the published application

July-December 2006July-December 2006 New document types available online (forms) Full text database complete from 1978 to 2006 (Latin languages) National phase notifications from more offices

January 2007January 2007 Declaration update DTD related updates (?)

Future possibilities (not promises)Future possibilities (not promises)

PCT reform - 2007 Rule changesPCT reform - 2007 Rule changes

Online FunctionalityOnline Functionality Office ordering functionality Additional files / formats available

Rework of Rule 87 and Article 20 product structuresRework of Rule 87 and Article 20 product structures

Revised publication processingRevised publication processing Increase use of electronic notifications Increased XML content availability Publication list orientation change Front page formatting change