This screen is to make the registration request as an OFF (Office of First Filing).
Registration is not instant, following the click of registration button a request will be posted to WIPO DAS system.
The actual operation may take about 15 minutes, on successful registration and email is sent to the applicant's email address with DAS access code with a 4 digit hexadecimal characters.
Once the request is processed its status with details will appear in the history screen.
Due to the new infrastructure of DAS, the process for the "Registration" of a priority document has changed.
You need to first go through the process of uploading the file (to DAS), then after the file is "uploaded" to the system, you will be able to register the information of the priority document (application number, filing date, applicant email, etc.)
Registration tab:
After login into the system and when you click on the registration tab, you will now see the following:
Due to the changes on the system, you now have to first upload the file to DAS, to be able (after is uploaded) to fill the form with the registration details:
- you start by pressing in the "Upload File" button:
- The following "dialog" will be shown to allow you to upload the pdf file of the document:
- just press on "Select", navigate to the folder where you have the file to submit, and then press on "upload file":
- The system will start to upload the file to WIPO DAS:
- The screen will then update and will show the file you send to upload to das.
- Upload might take a while (depending on the file size), please press "Refresh" from time to time to check if the file is ready for registration:
Description of the fields marked in RED are provided as follows:
| item | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | This dropdown specifies the IP rights (Patent, Utility Model, etc.). |
| 2 | This field is to enter the priority number with 2 digit office code. Based on the above selected IP type an example number with format appears below the field for easy reference. |
| 3 | This field is to specify the priority filing date. |
| 4 | These fields are to specify the applicant email where the DAS Access Code will be sent. If your Office decides to communicate the DAS access code directly to the applicant, you should enter your office email address to receive the DAS access code from WIPO. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Use this browse button and select the Priority document (either PDF or a ZIP containing multi page tiffs). DAS system accepts PDF with all the fonts embedded in the document, however there is an exclusion only for the following fonts:
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OFF has to agree in advance regarding the preferred format of priority document either PDF or TIF, and the format shall not be changed once operational.
- d.1.- Creating a WIPO account
- d.2.- Browsers supported by DAS Office Portal
- d.3.- Logging in
- d.4.- Office Portal User Interface