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SFTP Programme ?
WIPO – SDWG May 2006
Peter Waring
PCT - IS
http://www.wipo.int/pct/edi/en/
Definition
• PCT-EDI - the PCT Electronic Data
Interchange Service providing a simple and
secure document exchange mechanism
using SFTP, over the Internet or over
TRINET
• EDI COR - the COR service using EDI
delivery
• IB FORMS – network delivery
• SFTP - Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol
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PCT-EDI requirements
• Provide the facility to exchange documents
electronically
• Enable the opportunity for usage of the COR
system without human intervention outside of the
Receiving Office (system)
• Provide a service with low start-up costs
• Support the following content types
– COR orders and documents, RO WASPs, PDocs, fee
data, other documents, scanned record copies + IB
forms
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PCT-EDI implementation
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Implementation steps
• Contact us to agree a plan
• Read and follow the user-guide and ‘Minimum
specification’ documents at
http://www.wipo.int/pct/edi/en/documents/
• Make implementation choices
– User Application (e.g. WINscp, Putty, Tectia, SSH…)
or development tools (Perl, Java…)
• Implement procedures, test and move to
production
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PCT–EDI usage
• 16 offices have PCT-EDI connections
• 8 offices send e-filings via PCT-EDI
(Internet), 4 offices via PCT-EDI (CD)
• 3 offices sending scanned record copies
• > 45% of pages arriving at IB via PCT-EDI
• Outgoing documents growing (IB forms)
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PCT-EDI highlights
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February 2006 - documents totaling 270,000
(45%) pages were received by PCT EDI
April 2006 - International Bureau forms start
being delivered by PCT-EDI (China and Finland
started in April)
May 2006 – scanned record copies start arriving
from EPO
Many more office related activities
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PCT-EDI next steps
• USPTO Priority documents to transition
from CD to EDI over TRINET
• Additional operational quality assurance
procedures being initiated
• TDA implementation at WIPO
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PCT-EDI
Thanks for listening
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