Reformed IPC Statistics Results

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WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION

SPECIAL UNION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PATENT CLASSIFICATION

(IPC UNION)

Reformed IPC statistics Results

Date / By / Version / Status / Modification
July 21, 2006 / Moles / 0.1 / Draft / Creation
August 15, 2006 / Moles / 0.2 / Draft / Added summary section
September 21, 2006 / Moles / 0.3 / Draft / Results following spec 1.05

Contact: WIPO: Patrick FIÉVET ()

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2

2. References 2

3. Summary of statistics 2

4. Specific statistic description 3

4.1. Statistics Common to Core and Advanced levels 3

4.1.1. Number of Sections. 3

4.1.2. Number of Classes 3

4.2. Number of IPC Sub-Classes 3

4.2.1. Number of subclasses including symbols common to CL and AL 3

4.2.2. Number of sub-Classes in the Advanced level only 3

4.2.3. Number of Core-only sub-Classes 3

4.3. Number of IPC Main-Groups 3

4.3.1. Number of Common Main-groups 3

4.3.2. Number of Main-groups in the Advanced level only 3

4.3.3. Number of Main-groups in the Core level only 3

4.4. Number of IPC Sub-Groups 3

4.4.1. Number of Common Sub-groups 3

4.4.2. Number of Sub-groups in the Advanced level only 3

4.4.3. Number of Sub-groups in the Core level only 3

5. Totals by Section for the IPC 3

5.1. Total number of Subclasses 3

5.2. Total number of main-groups 3

5.3. Total number of subgroups 3

5.4. Total number of IPC groups 3

Reformed IPC statistics Results 3/1

1.  Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to link to the results for the statistics obtained for the Reformed IPC. The content of these statistics is precisely defined in the document “IPCR_ statistics-specification_V1.05”.

The statistics have been obtained from the validity file querying it through an Access database. The results are presented in an Excel worksheet linked directly to the Access query, so when the result of the query changes, the worksheet is updated automatically.

2.  References

·  “IPCR_ statistics-specification_V1.05” -- Requirements specification

3.  Summary of statistics

The following table summarizes the statistics obtained for the edition of 20060101. Next sections display the statistics described in the specification document in detail.

Summary

4.  Specific statistic description

4.1. Statistics Common to Core and Advanced levels

4.1.1.  Number of Sections.

4.1.2.  Number of Classes

4.2. Number of IPC Sub-Classes

4.2.1.  Number of subclasses including symbols common to CL and AL

4.2.2.  Number of sub-Classes in the Advanced level only

4.2.3.  Number of Core-only sub-Classes

4.3. Number of IPC Main-Groups

4.3.1.  Number of Common Main-groups

4.3.2.  Number of Main-groups in the Advanced level only

4.3.3.  Number of Main-groups in the Core level only

4.4. Number of IPC Sub-Groups

4.4.1.  Number of Common Sub-groups

4.4.2.  Number of Sub-groups in the Advanced level only

4.4.3.  Number of Sub-groups in the Core level only

5.  Totals by Section for the IPC

5.1. Total number of Subclasses

5.2. Total number of main-groups

5.3. Total number of subgroups

5.4. Total number of IPC groups

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