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CWS Task Forces

The Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS) establishes task forces consisting of experts nominated by the members and observers of the CWS with a clear mandate to work out specific issues. They elaborate proposals regarding the mandate received and report to the CWS, which is the authority for considering recommendations and questions raised by task forces, as well as for taking appropriate follow-up actions and decisions.

Note – access to the Task Forces Wiki Spaces is restricted to members only.

3D Task Force Wiki

Task Force for preparing recommendations on three-dimensional (3D) models and images
- Documentation

API Task Force Wiki

Task Force for the preparation of a proposal for WIPO Standard on Web Application Programming Interface (API), providing recommendations for data exchange supporting machine to machine communications
- Documentation

Authority File Task Force Wiki

Task Force for preparing a recommendation for an authority file of patent documents
- Documentation

Blockchain Task Force Wiki

Task Force for the preparation of a proposal for a new WIPO standard applying blockchain technology in the processes of providing IP rights protection, processing information about IP objects and their use
- Documentation

Design Representation Task Force Wiki

Task Force for preparing recommendations for electronic visual representations of designs
- Documentation

Digital Transformation Task Force Wiki

Task Force for reviewing WIPO Standards: ST.6, ST.8, ST.10, ST.11, ST.15, ST.17, ST.18, ST.63 and ST.81 in view of electronic publication of IP documentation; and propose revisions of those Standards if needed
- Documentation

ICT Strategy for Standards Task Force Wiki

Task Force for the preparation of a proposal for a roadmap of future development and enhancement of WIPO standards, including policy recommendations, in view of more effective production, sharing, and utilization of data by IPOs and other interested parties
- Documentation

Legal Status Task Force Wiki

Task Force for the preparation of a proposal to establish a new WIPO standard for the exchange of patent legal status data by industrial property offices
- Documentation

Name Standardization Task Force Wiki

Task Force on applicant name standardization and providing better “quality at source” in relation to applicant names
- Documentation

Part 7 Task Force Wiki

Task Force for ensuring the maintenance and update of Surveys published in Part 7 of the WIPO Handbook
- Documentation

Public Access to Patent Information Task Force Wiki

Task Force for preparing recommendations for systems providing access to publicly available patent information of industrial property offices
- Documentation

Sequence Listings Task Force Wiki

Task Force for the preparation of a recommendation on the presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings based on XML for adoption as a WIPO standard, and preparation of necessary changes to WIPO Standard ST.25
- Documentation

Trademark Standardization Task Force Wiki

Task Force for the preparation of recommendations for the electronic management of sound and motion or multimedia marks for adoption as a WIPO standard(s)
- Documentation


XML Task Forces

WIPO Handbook Task Force Wiki

Task Force on the activities related to the WIPO Handbook

- Documentation

Completed discussions (Archive)

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