WIPO Patent Information Activities and Cooperation

ProjectsSeptember 2009

WIPO Patent Information Projects

1. PATENTSCOPE® overview2. Needs of member states3. Technical assistance projects4. PATENTSCOPE® - New developments5. Utilisation of patent information

Overview of PATENTSCOPE®

What is PATENTSCOPE® ?

► WIPO’s Patent Information Portal► Database of 1.6 million international patent applications (PCT)► Main features:

► Full text search► Status information► Graphical analysis tools► RSS notifications► Technology Focus

PATENTSCOPE® Search• Full text search in Description and/or Claims text

• Unlimited Keywords

• Bibliographic search (classification, applicant, inventor, dates, etc)

• Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), truncation, range searches

PATENTSCOPE® Documents• Published Documents and related file contents

• Search reports (prior art)

• Written opinions and preliminary examination reports (patentability)

PATENTSCOPE® National Phase Status

• 2.6 Million notifications from 30+ offices

• Legal status (where available)

• Internet hyperlinks to certain offices (further status information, translations, etc)

PATENTSCOPE® Graphics1. Enter any search criteria 2. Click on the Graphics icon

PATENTSCOPE® Graphics

PATENTSCOPE® RSS Notifications

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Needs of WIPO Member States

Dissemination of Patent Information

► Of all the patent documents in the world:

► Less than ⅓ of WIPO member states have electronic patent data• Less than 50% of documents have a

searchable title• Less than 35% of documents have a

searchable abstract• Only documents from a small number of

offices have searchable full-text• Status information is limited

Gaps in Patent Information

► Some notable offices have limited availability of patent data and documents:

► ARIPO and its member states► OAPI► EAPO► Ukraine, Belarus, …► Argentina, Chile, …► Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines► India► South Africa

WIPO Technical Cooperation Projects

Cooperation Projects in Patent Information

► Focus on developing countries where patent information coverage is currently limited (e.g. ZA, IL, MX, AP)

► Demand-driven► Assistance with digitisation and

dissemination► Assistance with office automation

Cooperation Agreements – Dissemination Policy

► WIPO has access to offices’ patent data for internal purposes and for dissemination via PATENTSCOPE®

► The office retains ownership and control of their patent data and its dissemination

► Third parties must obtain data from the office, or with the office’s permission, from WIPO

► Offices are free to decide their own pricing and exchange policies

New Developments in PATENTSCOPE®

New Version of PATENTSCOPE®

► New search engine (open source)► Automatic word stemming (electric,

electrical, electricity, …)► Better relevance ranking► Better analysis tools► Full-text search (OCR text)► Easily extensible to new features

PATENTSCOPE® National Collections

► Same features as the current PCT version► Extended to several national patent collections

Search Results - Tabular

►(Almost) instant analysis of thousands of search results by cluster: ► Office, IPC, applicant, inventor, and filing date

Graphical Analysis by IPO and by IPC

By National Office

By IPC

Graphical Analysis by Main Applicants / Year

By Applicant

Graphical Analysis by Main Applicant – Bar & Pie Charts

WIPO's Activities to Support Utilisation of Patent

Information

WIPO’s Activities - Rationale

► Demand from WIPO member states for access to specialized databases

• WIPO Development Agenda, Recommendation 8

► Utilization of patent information is more than access to databases, it must include capacity-building and training

Access to NPL Databases - aRDi

► Access to Research for Development and Innovation (aRDi)

► Purpose: Free or low-cost online access to scientific and technical journals

► Concept: Based on successful programs at WHO, FAO and UNEP in cooperation with scientific publishers

► Free access for non-profit entities and IP offices in LDC countries

► Low cost access for IP offices of developing countries authorized by the publishers

Access to Patent Databases

► Negotiations to facilitate preferential access to specialized patent databases for developing countries following the aRDi model for eligibility criteria

Capacity Building and Support► Support in the utilization of patent information and

scientific/technical journals► TISC = Technology and Innovation Support

Centres► Successful models in industrialized countries (e.g.

PATLIB centres in Europe)► Based in patent offices, universities, research centres,

etc► WIPO provides:

• Access to databases• Support and training

► Local centre provides:• Staff and facilities

Technology Focus – Patent Landscapes

Technology Focus - Alternative Energy

Wind power: Activity index

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2.0 1.5

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0.2 0.2

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0.4 0.2

0.2 0.2

1.8

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6.0 EPO PCT USPTO JPO KIPO SIPOWind power

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• A country’s degree of concentration of patent filings in a particular technology

• A positive value for a particular technology implies that the country has a relatively high share of patent applications published in that technology (i.e. it has a higher share in applications published in this technology relative to its share in all technologies).

Source : WIPO, Patent-based Technology Analysis Report – Alternative Energy Technology

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