Survey on application numbering systems Committee on WIPO Standards, third session

Anna Graschenkova

Standards Section

Geneva15 – 19 April2013

Document CWS/3/10

Survey on application numbering systemsQuestionnaire approved by CWS/1Focus on numbering systems currently used by IPOsCircular C.CWS 28 of August 24, 201235 IPOs took part in the online survey (66 responses) Survey results:

Individual responses and collated results are available in WIPOSTADSurvey summary – Annex to the document CWS/3/10Presentation of application and priority application numbers - related documents at the CWS/3 page

Online survey tool

WIPO User Center account to access the IPO Dashboard

ID/Password combination for each response (up to five)

cws.surveys@wipo.int

WIPOSTADhttp://web2.wipo.int/wipostad/en/surveys/ipo_practice/

WIPOSTAD

Static questionnaire in PDF

Collated results

Individual responses

Survey summary(Annex to the document CWS/3/10)

Table of contentsTypes of Intellectual Propertyrights (IPRS) Parts of application numbersOrdering of partsLength (fixed/variable)Codes for type of IPRYear designationSerial numberCode for internal useControl number (check digit)Other informationSeparatorsNumbering of priority applicationsCompliance with WIPO Standard ST.13Examples of application numbersand priority application numbers

prepared by the IB and amended after consultations with IPOs

to be published in Part 7 of the WIPO Handbook

Types and occurrences of IPRs

9

13

5

7

1

Patents35

Industrial designs30

Trademarks28

International patent applications under

the PCT (PCT applications in the

national phase)22

Utility Models / Utility certificates

25

12

10

SPCs (Supplementary Protection Certif icates)

Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits

International utility model applications under the PCT (PCT applications in the national phase)

International applications f iled under the PCT (PCT international phase)

Plant patents

Design patents

Other types not covered by WIPO Standards (appellations of origin, geographical indications, plant certif icates, computer programs and databases)

Year of introduction of numbering systems in IPOs

2

1 1 1

2

1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2

1

3

2 2

15

3

2

5

2 2 2

1

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

1867

1885

1906

1920

1924

1960

1973

1978

1981

1985

1991

1992

1993

1995

1996

1998

1999

2000

2002

2003

2004

2005

2008

2011

2012

Compliance with WIPO Standard ST.13

59%

24%

6% 11%

Yes Partly No No information available

Presentation of application and priority application numbers(paragraph 4 of the document CWS/3/10)

Prepared by the IB on the basis of the responses

provided by the IPOs

Ongoing consultations with survey participants

(received feedback from GB, AU, EE, SK, PL and MD)

Draft is available for checking, completion, adding new

entries

Further actions

IPOs and the IB

Complete the document “Presentation of application and priority application numbers”

Publish it in Part 7 of the WIPO Handbook

ST.10/C Task Force

Prepare the new questionnaire on numbering systems used in the past for consideration at CWS/4

Thank you for your attention.

Questions?

Anna Graschenkova

Anna.Graschenkova@wipo.int

The CWS is invited to: (paragraph 7 of the document CWS/3/10)

(a) note the Survey Report contained in Annex to the present document;

(b) consider and approve the publication of the Survey Report and the examples of application and priority application numbers in the WIPO Handbook, as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4, above;

(c) request the ST.10/C Task Force to prepare a new questionnaire regarding the application and priority application numbering systems used by the IPOs in the past, as referred to in paragraph 6, above, and to present the progress report or the corresponding proposal at the next session of the CWS.