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How can we make the most of this technology in the IP sphere?</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a href="/web/20180714114844/http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2017/05/article_0003.html"><img src="/web/20180714114844im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/about-ip/en/artificial_intelligence/images/e_jwalterthopmsonanderson_artandcopyright_500.jpg" alt=""/></a> <figcaption class="credit">(Image: J. 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It's available through the <a href="/web/20180714114844/http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/">PATENTSCOPE database</a> and can also be integrated within IPO systems upon request.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a id="wipoLnk3" class="media-object" href="#wipoModal3" data-toggle="modal"><img src="/web/20180714114844im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/about-ip/en/artificial_intelligence/images/ai_remlawi_player_500.jpg" alt=""/></a> <div id="wipoModal3" class="modal hide fade" style="display: none;" tabindex="0"> <div class="modal-body"><video width="300" height="150" style="max-width: 640px;" id="wipoVideo3" tabindex="1" poster="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844im_/http://ocms.wipo.int/shared/pics/posters/ai_remlawi_1920.jpg" preload="none" controls="controls"> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/about-ip/ai_remlawi_18062018.mp4" type="video/mp4"/> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/about-ip/ai_remlawi_18062018.webm" type="video/webm"/> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/about-ip/ai_remlawi_18062018.ogg" type="video/ogg"/> </video></div> <div class="modal-footer"><button id="wipoBtn3" class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button></div> </div> </figure> <h3><a href="/web/20180714114844/http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2014/article_0007.html">Image search: Global Brand Database</a></h3> <p>Image search within the <a href="/web/20180714114844/http://www.wipo.int/reference/en/branddb/">Global Brand Database</a> allows trademark owners to identify visually-similar trademarks, as well as other brand-information records from among the millions of images in the collection.</p> </div> <div class="col"> <figure><a id="wipoLnk4" class="media-object" href="#wipoModal4" data-toggle="modal"><img src="/web/20180714114844im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/about-ip/en/artificial_intelligence/images/ai_fievet_player_500.jpg" alt=""/></a> <div id="wipoModal4" class="modal hide fade" style="display: none;" tabindex="0"> <div class="modal-body"><video width="300" height="150" style="max-width: 640px;" id="wipoVideo4" tabindex="1" poster="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844im_/http://ocms.wipo.int/shared/pics/posters/ai_fievet_1920.jpg" preload="none" controls="controls"> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/about-ip/ai_fievet_18062018.mp4" type="video/mp4"/> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/about-ip/ai_fievet_18062018.webm" type="video/webm"/> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/about-ip/ai_fievet_18062018.ogg" type="video/ogg"/> </video></div> <div class="modal-footer"><button id="wipoBtn4" class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button></div> </div> </figure> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844/http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/ipcpub?searchmode=ipccat" target="_blank">Automatic Patent Classification</a></h3> <p>IPCCAT helps patent filers and examiners in IPOs to automatically categorize patent applications into technical units according to their <a href="/web/20180714114844/http://www.wipo.int/classifications/ipc/en/">International Patent Classification (IPC)</a> class, subclass, main group or sub-group.</p> </div> </div> <form accept-charset="utf-8" action="search.jsp" class="form-horizontal" method="GET" name="seek"> <div class="content cols cols--two line"> <h2 id="service">Artificial intelligence and IP service delivery</h2> <p class="lead">AI has the potential to revolutionize service delivery and administration in IPOs. Through three main channels, WIPO leads and enables cooperation amongst IPOs towards this goal.</p> <h3>Index of AI initiatives in IP offices</h3> <p>Search our index of initiatives to find out how AI is being used to facilitate IP administration and service delivery in different IPOs. The index is based on <a href="/web/20180714114844/http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=402706">inputs received from WIPO member states</a>. Please <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114844/https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/area.jsp?area=artificial_intelligence">contact us</a> for updates or corrections.</p> <div class="col"><fieldset> <div class="control-group"><label for="technology_id" class="control-label">Business application of AI</label> <div class="controls"><select id="technology_id" name="technology_id" size="8"> <option selected="selected" value="">* * * Any * * *</option> <option value="2370">Copyright registration</option> <option value="2371">Data analysis</option> <option value="2380">Digitization and process automation</option> <option value="2378">Examination (trademark, patent)</option> <option value="2372">Helpdesk services</option> <option value="2379">Image search (trademark, design, patent)</option> <option value="2373">Machine translation</option> <option value="2375">Patent classification</option> <option value="2376">Patent prior art search</option> <option value="2377">Trademark classification (goods & services)</option> </select></div> </div> </fieldset></div> <div class="col"><fieldset> <div class="control-group"><label for="country" class="control-label">Country / territory</label> <div class="controls"><select id="territory_id" name="territory_id" size="8"> <option selected="selected" value="">* * * Any * * *</option> <option value="10">Australia</option> <option value="9">Austria</option> <option value="23">Brazil</option> <option value="29">Canada</option> <option value="36">Chile</option> <option value="38">China</option> <option value="193">European Union</option> <option value="57">Finland</option> <option value="45">Germany</option> <option value="87">Japan</option> <option value="109">Morocco</option> <option value="131">Norway</option> <option value="139">Philippines</option> <option value="95">Republic of Korea</option> <option value="147">Russian Federation</option> <option value="189">Serbia</option> <option value="154">Singapore</option> <option value="153">Sweden</option> <option value="33">Switzerland</option> <option value="62">United Kingdom</option> <option value="179">United States of America</option> <option value="180">Uruguay</option> <option value="">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</option> <option value="400">World</option> </select></div> </div> </fieldset></div> </div> <p><input value="Search" class="btn" type="submit"/> <input value="Reset" class="btn btn-info" type="reset"/></p> <p> </p> </form> <div class="content"> <div class="main"> <h3>Specialized task forces</h3> <p>WIPO leads and enables cooperation amongst IPOs in pursuit of coherent ICT strategy, management of IP big data and the use of AI for IPO administration:</p> <ul class="dot__list"> <li>Automatic patent classification, IPCCAT (<a href="/web/20180714114844/http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=398698">IPC committee of experts</a>)</li> <li>XML standards and their implementation (<a 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