Background
The WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS, also known as the Priority Document Digital Access Service) is a system allowing priority documents to be exchanged directly between Offices instead of requiring the applicant to request and forward certified copies of patent applications to support priority claims. The system provides for applicants and offices to securely exchange documents, meeting the needs of the Paris Convention for certification.
These pages provide a forum for consultations on the Framework Provisions, technical specifications and related topics for the Digital Access Service.
Consultative Group
The system is governed by a set of Framework Provisions, which provide for a Consultative Group to provide advice on:
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These wiki pages are provided to support the work of the Consultative Group. Representatives need to log in to post comments on the forum (as comments on the wiki pages). Read-only access is available to anyone with or without a login.
Membership
Membership of the group (paragraph 21 of the Framework Provisions) is open to:
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Each member of the group may nominate one or more representatives in accordance with the procedure below, which also applies to adding or changing representatives.
Requesting an account
This is a two stage process (if you already have an account used for a WIPO Wiki, the same account can be used here):
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- An automatic e-mail will immediately be sent giving a link to a page allowing you to create a username and password.
- For usernames of office representatives, please use a lowercase version of the ST.3 code for your office followed by a hyphen and then a family name and at least an initial (in your preferred order), for example ep-jsmith (John SMITH from EPO) and either kr-parke or kr-epark (PARK Eun from KIPO).
- For usernames of representatives of organisations, please use the acronym or recognizable abbreviation (which doesn't match a country code) for your organization followed by a hyphen and a name, for example aipla-mkirk.
Access to forum for account
When you have an account, ask one of your Office or organization's normal representatives to WIPO to send an e-mail to pdoc.forum@wipo.int including the following information:
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