[August 22, 2001] Revision 3 of the WIPO 'Draft Legal Framework and Technical Standard' for electronic patent filings under the international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) was released for public comment in July 2001. This revision includes XML DTDs for the E-PCT Standard. WIPO [World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva] is an "international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit" through the development of IP protection regulations. Part 7 of the PCT Instructions Relating to The Electronic Filing and Processing of International Applications has been revised with 'XML DTDs for the E-PCT Standard' in Annex F, Appendix I, and is open for comment until August 24, 2001. The working group envisions that additional revised drafts will be issued prior to finalization and promulgation of the standard. The appendix "presents the XML DTDs used for the electronic exchange of international application documents as defined in Annex F and contains details of the methodology adopted in drafting these DTDs. The immediate goal of the specification is to support E-PCT applications, but the Trilateral Offices intends to use it as the basis for their own national electronic applications for a variety of industrial-property types and recommend that it would be the basis for an eventual WIPO standard for use by other Offices. Thus the DTDs created for E-PCT will be constructed in components for element definitions and from which the Trilateral Offices and others can derive elements and DTDs for their needs in a consistent and compatible manner. The other DTDs that will eventually be required will also be based on the component DTD architecture." Ten provisional XML DTDs are presented in graphical [PNG] and plain text format: E-PCT dossier, Request form, Application body, Declaration, Amendment request, Power of attorney, Fee sheet, Biological deposit, Receiving Office information, and Package header. [Full context]
PCT electronic filing. Draft Legal Framework and Technical Standard. DTD online documentation. July 17, 2001. See the file listing for references to the graphical/PNG representations.
- E-PCT dossier, HTML; [cache]
- Request form, HTML; [cache]
- Application body, HTML; [cache]
- Declaration, HTML; [cache]
- Amendment request, HTML; [cache]
- Power of attorney, HTML; [cache]
- Fee sheet, HTML; [cache]
- Biological deposit, HTML; [cache]
- Receiving Office information, HTML; [cache]
- Package header, HTML; [cache]
Contacts: Paul Brewin (EPO); Mitsuru Sono (JPO); Bruce B. Cox (USPTO); Shiro Ankyu (WIPO). [cf. Geneva Trilatera/WIPO Working Group]
Patent Cooperation Treaty. The International Protection of Industrial Property Patent Cooperation Treaty "was concluded in 1970, amended in 1979 and modified in 1984. It is open to States party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883). Instruments of ratification or accession must be deposited with the Director General of WIPO. The Treaty makes it possible to seek patent protection for an invention simultaneously in each of a large number of countries by filing an 'international' patent application. Such an application may be filed by anyone who is a national or resident of a contracting State. It may generally be filed with the national patent office of the contracting State of which the applicant is a national or resident or, at the applicant's option, with the International Bureau of WIPO in Geneva..."
About WIPO: "The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit. These works -- intellectual property -- are expanding the bounds of science and technology and enriching the world of the arts. Through its work, WIPO plays an important role in enhancing the quality and enjoyment of life, as well as creating real wealth for nations. With headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, WIPO is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organizations. It administers 21 international treaties dealing with different aspects of intellectual property protection. The Organization counts 177 nations as member states."
References:
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- PCT Electronic Filing in English, Technical Standards
- Appendix I: XML DTDs for the E-PCT Standard, from Annex F. PCT/AI/1 Add.4 Prov. Rev.3 (July 17, 2001). 84 pages. Also available in Word .DOC format. [cache]
- DTD documentation in HTML
- File listings
- Patent Cooperation Treaty
- PCT Database
- "WIPO XML DTDs for the Electronic Patent Cooperation Treaty Application" - Main reference page.
- See also: "US Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Filing System" - Main reference page.
