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The Third Session of the DAS Working Group held from July 12 to 14, 2011 in WIPO gave the mandate to the International Bureau to implement the extension and improvements of DAS as summarized in the Summary by the Chair (Document WIPO/DAS/PD/WG/3/7).
The requirement specifications relating to the extension and improvements of DAS (2.0) is posted in this page for reviews by the DAS Consultative Group.
A prototype showing future pages of the Applicant and Office portals is attached. Please click here to download the Zip file and unzip it to your local desktop to view the prototype screen mockups.
Some changes relating to DAS exchange betwwen Offices over the TDA/PDX and PCT-EDI protocols will be required to support Route D. Proposal for changes in TDA/PDX will be discussed through the TDA forum. PCT-EDI related changes are discussed below.
Review of DAS 2.0 requirements specification
The requirements specification was finalized and posted on April 10, 2012 with the revision 2.4 (version with tracking changes). It includes a few minor corrections by removing two inappropriate descriptions of ACL. The specifications (revision 1.0) of the DAS 2.0 Applicant Portal was made available.
Proposed implementation timelines
The International Bureau would like to propose the following revised timelines for the implementation DAS 2.0. Current participating Offices are welcome to comment on the proposed timelines and on the migration plan of each inividual Offices.
System Component | Specifications Review | Office and End-user Testing | Production Release |
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Route D migration in respect of DAS TDA/PDX (e.g. 1.7.3) for patent applications only A new change request to add a dasRegister operation needs to be raised in the TDA forum. | June 29, 2012 | 2013 | 2013 |
Route D migration in respect of DAS PCT-EDI protocol for all types of applications including (Industrial Designs, Patents, Trademarks and Utility Models) | February16, 2012 | from March 1, 2012 to June 22, 2012 | July 1, 2012 |
Account-based Applicant portal for Industrial Designs, Patents and Utility Models applications (Trademark applications are not supported by the portal) | February 16, 2012 | September 2012 | When Route C Offices migrate to the new Route |
The proposed change and schedule support backward system compatibility for Routes "A" and "C" Offices and would allow the Offices to implement the changes at their own pace.
Improvements released in January 2012
The following change was released in January 2012.
Security Improvements
DAS security improvements to add cross-check of the priority filing date are already available in the TEST environment of DAS and were released in January 2012 and supported by exchange via TDA/PDX 1.7.2 and PCT-EDI. The planned schedule for DAS improvement upgrade is based on to the TDA/PDX 1.7.2 implementation timelines as discussed and agreed with "Route C".This change was released in January 2012.
System Component | Office Testing | Production Release |
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DAS upgrade to TDA/PDX 1.7.2 | from September 12, 2011 to December 28, 2011 | January 4, 2012 |
DAS PCT-EDI changes to generate error code ='-4' in response due to mismatch of priority filing date (library-transaction-v1-2.dtd) | from October 24, 2011 to December 28, 2011 | January 4, 2012 |
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Comments made by Offices have been included in the revised versions of the requiriment specifications.
"Route D" migration and Extension to Industrial Designs, Trademarks and Utility Models
The suggested timelines for the implementation of DAS extension has been revised as follows:
System Component | Specifications Review | Office and End-user Testing | Production Release |
|---|---|---|---|
Route D migration in respect of DAS TDA/PDX (e.g. 1.7.3) for patent applications only | June 29, 2012 | 2013 | 2013 |
Route D migration in respect of DAS PCT-EDI protocol for all types of applications including (Industrial Designs, Patents, Trademarks and Utility Models) | February16, 2012 | from March 1, 2012 to June 22, 2012 | July 1, 2012 |
Account-based Applicant portal for Industrial Designs, Patents and Utility Models applications (Trademark applications are not supported by the portal) | February 16, 2012 | from April 1, 2012 to June 22, 2012 | July 1, 2012 |
The proposed change and schedule support backward system compatibility for Routes "A" and "C" Offices and would allow the Offices to implement the changes at their own pacerequirements specification of DAS 2.0.