Training in the use of the IPC
Training examples
The IPC Revision Working Group has prepared a collection of training examples which are intended for teaching the staff of industrial property offices in the use of the advanced and core levels of the IPC. The examples pertain to different technical fields (mechanics, electricity and chemistry) and address a variety of different aspects of increasing complexity which are related to the use of the IPC for classification. They are primarily based on examples of real patent applications having family members in different languages, or, in some cases, on artificial examples.
Currently, only an English version of the explanations of each training example is available; French translation is under preparation.
IPC seminars
Upon request, WIPO provides intensive training in the use of the IPC for the staff of national or regional industrial property offices. Such training courses cover both the use of the IPC for classifying as well as for searching.
