IP Cyber Plan from the Japanese Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office 1
TOPICS Purpose of IP Cyber Plan IP Cyber Plan Projects Information Technology Management Critical Success Factors Preliminary Cost Estimate
What is the IP Cyber Plan? Describes benefit of leveraging information technology to strengthen intellectual property protection throughout the world Identifies four inter-related projects
What is the IP Cyber Plan? (cont d) Provides suggested approach for developing and managing the IP projects Starting point for discussion and further planning Provides preliminary cost estimate
IP Cyber Plan Envisions Networking Networking between offices -Exchange prioritydocuments, PCT documents and other data electronically. IB Establish IP Digital Library -Priority documents, patent documents, and search results will be available. utomation Developing the PCT Global Software and extending it for use by member countries. -Save time and cost of copying PCT applications etc. National Office Dissemination Creation of a Web site for dissemination -Legal Status, Patent and Trademark Documents, and the latest patent laws accessible to the public via the Internet Public
Global Information Network IB PCT Pamphlets PCT1234 PCT International pplications PCT Request Publications B1234 Legal Status B1234 Search Results B1234 Priority Documents B1234 YY.MM.DD Granted X.B321 Y1.B32 Y2.B42 Support communications among and cooperation between Intellectual Property Offices in the administration of their intellectual property systems. Network must be built using open system standards and commercial products.
Intellectual Property Digital Library Unpublished Priority Examination Documents ctions Search Results Global Information Network Published Publications Legal Status Information IP Laws Statistics Electronic equivalents to paper collection of intellectual property records. Through network, provide access to collections of intellectual property records maintained by other IP offices. Data must be stored in standard formats.
PCT applicatio n pplica nt utomate PCT Operations RO PCT- Global Software cceptance Database Formality check IB PCT-Global Software International pplication DB publishing utomatic D O Publi c domestic application cceptance Database Formality check National IP Office Global Software pplication Database utomat ic publishi ng IP Office utomate the International Bureau to include PCT receiving office and PCT designated offices. Develop scaleable system that can be deployed to member countries. Eliminate transfers of paper records associated with PCT process.
Information Dissemination to Public Publi c Unpublished Priority Examination Documents ctions Search Results Restrict ed Published Patent and Trademark Publications Information IP Laws Statistics Internet Promote the use of the Internet to disseminate IP information to the public. WIPO and some IP offices have developed web sites to disseminate IP information. Helps eliminate the information access gap in the world and promote research and development activity.
Information Technology Management Establish disciplined and structured approach to system development Institute sound data management practices Select architecture components based on open system standards to the maximum extent practical
Information Technology Management (cont d) Select defacto industry standards or specific products where standards do not exist Select system development methodology and tools that will generate code on multiple platforms and Data Base Management Systems Build modular systems and isolate components for ease of maintenance
Critical Success Factors Highly skilled information technology specialists obtained WIPO staff Member country staff Contractor staff Information technology skill mix between WIPO staff and contractors appropriately balanced
Critical Success Factors (cont d) Robust open system information technology infrastructure achieved Disciplined system development life cycle management process in place Obtain buy-in from member countries Obtain funding for information technology investment
Preliminary Cost Estimate ($millions -- US dollar) Project Investment nnual Operating Cost Global Network $9.9 $5.9 Digital Libraries $5.5 $. 9 PCT utomation $14.7 $2.4 Dissemination $1.0 $.1 Miscellaneous $3.9 N/ TOTL $35.0 $9.3