On 18 January 2017, the EPO hosted the fourth IP5 Global Dossier Task Force (GDTF) meeting at the EPO in Munich, Germany. The IP5 Offices outlined the progress made in the Global Dossier services, with impressive statistics showing the levels of IP5 examiners' and the general public's access to the file wrappers from all IP5 Offices. The Global Dossier now also includes access to file wrappers from PCT dossiers and non-IP5 offices who participate via WIPO-CASE. Industry representatives from the IP5 regions praised the progress made and requested further enhancements in the current Global Dossier services.
The IP5 Offices additionally reported to industry on the significant progress made in developing the next steps in the Global Dossier initiative, including the five priorities outlined originally during the second GDTF meeting in January 2015. First concrete results are planned for 2017.
The IP5 Industry delegations continue to play a key role in defining the future Global Dossier vision and developments, giving valued feedback at every stage.
The topics and presentations at the fourth meeting of the Global Dossier Task Force in Munich included:
- Agenda
- Report on outcome of IP5 Heads/Industry meeting (presented by JIPA)
Usage and availability of the Global Dossier
- Usage and availability of the Global Dossier at the IP5 Offices (presented by the EPO for the IP5 Offices)
- Proposed enhancement of current Global Dossier services (presented by BE for the IP5 Industry)
Next deliverables of the Global Dossier: 5 priorities and WIPO CASE
- IP5 Global Dossier: alerting (presented by the EPO)
- XML document provision (presented by the JPO)
- XML based documents (presented by JIPA)
- Introduction of XML import function (video clip presented by JIPA, 3 MB)
- Applicant name standardization (presented by KIPO)
- Legal status (presented by SIPO)
- IP5 Global Dossier: legal status (presented by the EPO)
- Global Dossier document sharing - proof of concept (presented by the USPTO)
- Further expansion of Global Dossier information sharing network (presented by the JPO)
- WIPO CASE update (presented by WIPO)
New initiatives in XML filing
- XML filing and exchange (presented by the EPO)
- XML filing and exchange - comments and requests (presented by JIPA)