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  • Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) – URLs
  • Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
  • Classification2, preclassification3 (if applicable), reclassification4   activities; classification system used (e.g., International Patent  Classification (IPC)), matters concerning indexing of patent information
  • Abstracting, reviewing, and translation of the information contained in patent documents
  • Other activities 

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  • International exchange and sharing of patent information in machine-readable form, e.g., priority documents, bibliographic data, abstracts, search reports, full text information
  • Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to patent information
  • Assistance to developing countries
  • Other activities 

7. Activities relating to the implementation of WIPO Standards concerning patent information

  • The implementation status of WIPO Standards listed in the template and any relevant details regarding their implementation. 

8. Other related matters

                                                                                                                                                           

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- The term "patent" covers utility models and Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs). 
- Offices which issue design patents should report their design patent information activities in their Annual Technical Reports on Industrial Design Information Activities.
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Classification is allotting one or more classification symbols (e.g., IPC symbols) to a patent application.
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Preclassification is allotting an initial broad classification symbol (e.g., IPC class or subclass, or administrative unit) to a patent application, using human or automated means for internal administrative purposes.
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Reclassification is the reconsideration and usually the replacement of one or more previously allotted classification symbols to a patent document, following a revision and the entry into force of a new version of the Classification system (e.g., the IPC).  The new symbols are available on patent databases.