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ation depending what edition was searched: “7” retained in cases searched under IPC7, and blank in cases searched under IPC8For InnovationFront pages of GB documents? New format for IPC data from Standard ? Tabular format, not string format? Redesign front page and change printing contract? Weekly journal (PDJ) also needed format changesFor Innovation3. Examiner training and guidance For InnovationTraining in the Reformed IPC? UK examiners are very experienced in use of IPC? Management judged IPC8 sufficiently similar to IPC7 that no training was needed (!)? They were persuaded to allow a onehour inhouse presentation。 sent to 15 mainly European countries after we were allowed to let them have itFor InnovationTraining in ECLA? ECLA is EPO’s own system, huge amount of work went into creating it? EPO have offtheshelf oneday ECLA course for National Offices (NOs)? Only fair that EPO should ask NOs to take their course before classifying to ECLA? UKPO paid half the course costFor InnovationECLA training in Newport? EPO trainer (Bernard Chaumeron) came from Munich to Newport in May 2023? Course given to 30 selected examiners (“ECLA Superusers”), about 10% of examiner plement? Superusers subsequently “cascaded” their training to the rest of their examining group? Superusers also trained in use of classtoolFor Innovation Internal guidance material? IPC8 link to WIPO website on office intra site? We produced 2page document with the following information:? Summary of main changes in the IPC (coreadvanced, version indicators, definitions, training examples etc.) and? List of subclasses where major changes had taken place, . new subclasses C40B, G06Q, major revisions in A61K, B01D etc.For InnovationMore guidance material? Explanatory material on inconsistencies between ECLA and IPC8, and on inplete ECLA groups (unfinished reclassifications) posted on our intra site? IPC Catchword Index (PDF version, 293 pages) posted too? IPC8 Guide (PDF version, 46 pages) sent by to all examinersFor Innovation 1. 4. Generating IPC8 terms using classtoolFor InnovationThe Classtool: LayoutECLA ClassificationIPC8 ClassificationSelected ECLASelected IPCSearch BarFor InnovationUsing the Search bar? Type in the mark you are seeking and the classification window will jump to the correct page and dis