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our own (elderly) systems by bolting on new ponents inspired by other people’s practice? Didn’t cost much and it works!? Training programme well received? Implementation has gone very smoothlyFor Innovation Thanks for your attention!John EarleyThe Patent OfficeConcept House, Cardiff RoadNewport, South WalesNP10 8, UKTel +44 1633 814350For Innovation? 靜夜四無 鄰 ,荒居舊 業(yè)貧 。 new has 50 characters? “Old” OPTICS could not take that? Solution: new database created for ECLA and IPC8 data, bolted on to OPTICS? Some existing functionality needed to be removed。 automatic conversion of ECLA terms to generate AL IPC8 termsFor InnovationPreparatory consultationsMany avenues of consultation including:? EPO Member States meetings in The Hague? Many meetings with the EPO, on a bilateral basis or in fringes of meetings? Consultations with Sweden who started the process earlier? IPC CE meetings in Geneva and separate meetings for IT expertsFor Innovation2. IT aspects of implementation For InnovationStrategy for IPC8 and ECLA classification? Strategy paper produced outlining: steps needed training needed timetable for each step to be pleted (over a period up to November 2023), and risk assessmentsFor InnovationRisk assessment? Only significant risk: IT solutions may not be ready in time for midNovember 2023? Contingency plan: no ECLA classification, no classtool (see later), make IPC8 terms valid on OPTICS (see later), apply IPC7 and new IPC8 terms while system cosmetically reformats the data from old to new ? Contingency plan not put into operation!For InnovationAdapting our internal systems? OPTICS (Office of Patents and Trademarks Integrated Computer System) – old system dating back to 1980s but still works well? Records classifications, legal information, register information, fees etc.。 ECLA Key not updated for months at a time? Complaints raised to high level at EPO, who admit there are problems? WIPO files had differences between ipcrscheme and ipcrvalidity XML files, reported by RO in DecFor InnovationField of search (FOS)? On 2023 GB front page, Field of Search data looks like this:“(58) Field of Search:UK CL C3PINT CL7 C08FONLINE …”? Cases published in 2023 may have been searched on IPC7 or IPC8。 一月 21一月 2108:42:0708:42:07January 28, 2023? 1他 鄉(xiāng) 生白 發(fā) ,舊國 見 青山。 一月 2108:42:0708:42Jan212