Priority documents are classified as 'confidential' with the exception of unpublished documents hosted by the PCT which are classified as 'highly confidential'. As a result, unpublished PCT documents must be stored at WIPO/UNICC facilities, not public cloud. However, this data may transit through public networks and through services hosted on public cloud through an encrypted channel.
In practical terms, this means that PCT international applications from RO/IB that are used a priority documents cannot be stored in AWS however they can be in transit via AWS services.
Consequently, in DAS framework, any priority documents that are based on RO/IB PCT applications will be accessed in transit only, the rest will be able to be stored in and retrieve from AWS.
Source | DAS Digital Library Stored for unlimited period of time in private encrypted S3 storage | In TRANSIT Available in private encrypted S3 storage only during the time of the document exchange |
|---|---|---|
PCT priority documents originated from offices other than RO/IB | Priority documents are stored for an undetermined period of time | |
| PCT priority documents originated from RO/IB | FORBIDDEN | Upon OSF requests, PCT RO/IB priority documents are retrieved from PCT DAS API and stored temporary in S3 until offices fetch the documents then documents are permanently deleted form the transit area (based on current usage average transit time is about 3 days) |
| National priority documents | Priority documents are stored for an undetermined period of time |