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Title slide EuropeanPatent Office
The Master Classification Database
Jürgen RampelmannIPC Forum, Geneva 13 February 2006
Presentation outline
The Master Classification Database
1. Main features
2. MCD Backfile
3. MCD Frontfile
4. Reclassification
5. User Access
EuropeanPatent Office
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
Main Features of the IPC Reform
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
continuous revision of schemes
reclassification of documents in revised areas
Need to create a worldwide Master Classification Database (MCD)
Commitment of the European Patent Office to extend its DocDB to cover MCD
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
Main Features of the MCD
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
New tables for IPC symbols
Classification symbol Version indicator
Classification level Invention / additional info
First or later symbol Classification value
Action date Original or reclassified data
Source of data Generating office
Same set of priorities active versus inactive claimed versus artificial
IPC for new documents on document level IPC for backfile and reclassified documents on family level
Storage of extended ST.8 information
Simple family
Concept of Operations ("CONOPS")
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
Unique advanced level backfile - 54,000,000 documents
Conversion of backfile documents
MCD Backfile
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
IPC 1documents1970 - 1975
IPC 4documents1985 - 1990
IPC 7documents2000 - 2005
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
MCD Backfile
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
Creation of the MCD backfile
ECLA-to-IPC Conversion
National Offices Backfile
IPC-to-IPC Conversion
Use of ECLA symbols to create IPC symbols Use of a special concordance table
Conversion of national backfile by offices JPO backfile EAPO backfile ... ...
"Best guess" conversion from old to new IPC only for remaining documents will be replaced by NO backfile if available
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
IPC8 validation
IPC ?
MCD Backfile
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
MCD
Default Indicators
Roll-up Adv. to Core
Storage on “simple” family!
Reclassification
IPC1-7 JP,KR,CN..
DE
ECLA
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
MCD Backfile
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
Expected Completeness: 95% - by mid 2006Expected Completeness: 95% - by mid 2006
ECLA-to-IPC8
23,000,000 docs
DocDB(MCD)
ConvertedBackfile
JPO / DPMA input
16,000,000 docs
IPC1-7-to-IPC8
15,000,000 docs
3,000,000 docs
Other offices
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
EPODOCEPODOC
esp@cenet 2esp@cenet 2esp@cenet 1esp@cenet 1 DocDB ProductsDocDB Products IPC ServicesIPC Services
DocDB(MCD)
MCD Frontfile
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
photo of
first EP
in 2006
Frontfile Frontfile ConvertedBackfile
Office 1
Office 2
Office n
...
VAL
IPC
VALIDATION
SERVICE
VAL
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
Reclassification
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
Continuous revision of the advanced level
Release cycle every three months
Reclassification after revision
Advanced Level Subcommittee
Authority to revise the advanced level
Offices committed to do more than 20% of the reclassification work
Currently trilateral offices
Coordination with IPC/WG when core level is affected
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
Reclassification
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
One document per family selected for reclassification
Working lists for ALS & other reclassifying offices (advanced level)
Working lists for all offices (core level)
Results stored on simple family level
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
User Access
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
User Access to the MCD EPOQUE / EPODOC
esp@cenet
DocDB exchange products
EPO examiners EPO Member State Offices Trilateral Offices
General public
Commercial providers Other exchange clients
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
User Access - EPOQUE / EPODOC
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
ICA
ICC
IC
Fields Indexes Description
IC
ICAI
ICAN
ICCI
ICCN
IPC (1-7)
IPC Advanced, Invention
IPC Advanced, Non-Invention
IPC Core, Invention
IPC Core, Non-Invention
IC
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
User Access - esp@cenet
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
User Access - esp@cenet
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
Advanced modifiers ci: selects IPC core invention
cn: selects IPC core non-invention
ai: selects IPC advanced invention
an: selects IPC advanced non-invention
c: selects IPC core
a: selects IPC advanced
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Master Classification
Database (MCD)
Conclusion
Main Features
MCD Backfile
MCD Frontfile
Reclassification
User Access
MCD - The backbone of the IPC Reform
It’s up and running !
IPC Reform symbols accessible to the user community
strengthens worldwide cooperation in classification
Thank you slideEuropeanPatent Office
Thank you for your attention
Jürgen RampelmannIPC Forum, Geneva 13 February 2006