経済産業省 特許庁 Japan Patent Office 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 0 経済産業省 Common Documentation Common Search and Examination Support Tools Common Approach to Sharing and documenting Search Strategy Common Application Format Mutual Machine Translation Common Access to Search and Examination Results Common Training Policy Search and Exam. Rules / Quality Management Common Statistical Parameters (USPTO) (USPTO) (JPO) (KIPO) (JPO) (KIPO) (SIPO) (SIPO) Common Hybrid Classification (EPO) (EPO) ＷＧ３ Examination Practicerelated Projects ＷＧ２ IT-supported Business Processes ＷＧ１ Programme Management Group (Assisting Deputy Heads) IP5 Deputy Heads Meeting Japan Patent Office 特許庁 Organization of IP5 Meeting IP5 Heads Meeting ）Lead Office of each project （ 1 経済産業省 特許庁 WG1: Common Hybrid Classification Concept Japan Patent Office Subdivided Classification FI IP5 Cooperation Ｈ０１Ｌ３３／００ Ｈ０１Ｌ３３／００ ３３／０２ ３３／０４ ・ Harmonized Classification Subdivided Classification ・ Proposal A01A1/00 △△△ IPC A01A1/00 △△△ A01A1/00 △△△ 1/00A・××× A01A1/24・△△△ A01A1/24・△△△ 1/24A ・・ ××× 1/24A1・・・ ×× 1/24B ・・ ××× 1/24B1・・・ ×× 1/24B2・・・ ×× 101・○○○ 103・・○○○ 104・・・○○ A01A1/24・△△△ A ○○○ B・○○○ C・○○○ Z Other into IPC Ｈ０１Ｌ３３／００ ３３／０２ ３３／０４ ・ ・ Patent Offices in each country Applicants/ Inventors etc. Revised IPC Revised FI Search Service Practitioners etc. A01A1/00 △△△ 1/06・○○○ 1/12・・○○○ 1/18・・・○○ A01A1/24・△△△ 1/30・・××× 1/36・・・×× 1/42・・××× 1/50・・・×× 1/56・・・×× ECLA 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・・・×× 2 経済産業省 特許庁 WG1: Common Hybrid Classification Japan Patent Office Pilot Projects - Timeline • Timeline of the 5 pilot projects on classification (Note: Timeline varies depending on project.) Entry into force Start! IP5 Phase 2nd 3rd IP5WGC （=WG1) IP5WGC IPC Phase 2 4 IPC/WG 1 4th IP5WGC 3 1 5 IPC/WG IPC/CE =F001 Project Reclassification Oct 2009 Mar 2010 May 2010 Oct 2010 Nov 2010 Feb 2011 Jan 2012 3 経済産業省 特許庁 WG2: IT-supported Business Processes Japan Patent Office 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） Ja Bulk Data Exchange (with MT if necessary) ・JP Utility Models （JP U) Ja ・US Patent （US A,B) ・US PGPub.（US A1) ・JP Patent （JP B1,B2） ・JP unexamined Pat.（JP A） En ・US Patent （US A,B) ・US PGPub.（US A1) En ・EP Patent （EP B1,B2) ・EP unexamined Pat.（EP A1,A2) En En/Fr/Ge ・EP Patent （EP B1,B2) ・EP unexamined Pat. （EP A1,A2) ・KR Patent （KR B1,B2) ・KR unexamined Pat.（KR A1,A2) ・KR Patent （KR B1,B2) ・KR unexamined Pat. (KR A1,A2) ・CN Patent （CN B1,B2) ・CN unexamined Pat.（CN A1,A2) En En En Kr/Ja ・GB Patent（GB A） ・FR Patent/Utility（FR A） ・DE Patent（DE A,B,C） En/Fr/Ge ・CN Patent （CN B1,B2) ・CN unexamined Pat.（CN A1,A2) Cn/Ja ・GB Patent（GB A） ・FR Patent/Utility（FR A） ・DE Patent（DE A,B,C） En *Each office selects the type of text-data language. ・ DE Utility Models（DE U） En 4 経済産業省 特許庁 WG2: IT-supported Business Processes Japan Patent Office • • Mutual Access by using API （Application Programming Interface） Establishment of All-in-One platform JPO Docs A Docs B Virtual Database Common Documentation: (2) Mutual Access to each Office’s DB Docs A Docs B Docs C Docs Ｄ Docs Ｅ 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 経済産業省 特許庁 WG2: IT-supported Business Processes Japan Patent Office One Portal Dossier (Image) Input Application Number (Priority Number, Application number or Publication Number is available.) JP2005-008213 OK 1. All Documents 2. Application Documents EPO JPO App. No. Pat. No. ****** ****** ****** Date Documents App. No. Pub. No. 17/Sep/2010 **/**/**** 4. Applicant’s Response 3. Office Actions ***** ******** 5. Citation KIPO App. No. Pat. No. Pat. No. ****** ****** ****** Date Documents Date Documents 16/Sep/2010 ***** JP Pub. No. EN **/**/**** ***** 7. Patent Family (Except for IP5) SIPO ****** ****** ****** Pub. No. 6. Classification KR EN App. No. Pub. No. Pat. No. USPTO ****** ****** ****** Date Documents **/**/**** **** CN EN Pat. No. ****** ****** ****** Date Documents App. No. Pub. No. **/**/**** **/**/**** ********* **** 6 経済産業省 特許庁 WG2: IT-supported Business Processes Japan Patent Office One Portal Dossier (Image) 2. Application Documents 1. All Documents EPO JPO App. No. Pat. No. ****** ****** ****** Date Documents App. No. Pub. No. 17/Sep/2010 **/**/**** 4. Applicant’s Response 3. Office Actions ***** ******** 5. Citation KIPO App. No. Pat. No. Pat. No. ****** ****** ****** Date Documents Date Documents 16/Sep/2010 ***** JP Pub. No. EN **/**/**** ***** 7. Patent Family (Except for IP5) SIPO ****** ****** ****** Pub. No. 6. Classification KR EN App. No. Pub. No. Pat. No. USPTO ****** ****** ****** Date Documents **/**/**** **** CN EN Pat. No. ****** ****** ****** Date Documents App. No. Pub. No. **/**/**** **/**/**** Examination Report Citation Information Classification Information 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…… EPO: 1. EP 0709779 A 2. Yasuda et. al, ECLA: 1. H01L 21/23D1A 2. G03B 3/00A2B USPTO: 1. US 2000-325675 A 2. US 2001-292215 A 3. EP 0709779 A USC: 1. 312/06 2. 215/09 3. 21/234 WIPO: 1. US 2001-292215 A 2. EP 0709779 A FI : 1. H01L 21/23, 101@A 2. G03B 3/00@Z KIPO: 1. ************** IPC: 1. H01L 21/23 ********* **** Patent family （Except 5 offices） DE 100000 A FR 100000 A 7 経済産業省 WG3: Examination Practice-related Projects 特許庁 Japan Patent Office 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 経済産業省 WG3: Examination Practice-related Projects 特許庁 Japan Patent Office 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 SIPO KIPO 9 経済産業省 Next Steps 特許庁 Japan Patent Office Ten foundation projects contribute to worksharing. Next IP5 Heads Meeting evaluates progress towards short term goals. IP5 Website: http://www.fiveipoffices.org/index.html 10
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