Data Content: The proposed content of the IPDLs could be phased as follows:

    Phasing [1]                       Type of Data [2]             Coverage [3]     
                                                                    (Time Span)     
    

    Phase 1      Patents:     Bibliographic data and abstract         [Last 2 years]     
                              (character coded form)                                
  (1997/1998)                                                                    

    
                 Trademarks:  Bibliographic data and textual data     [Last 10 years]  

  
                                                                                
                 Designs:     Bibliographic data and textual data     [Last 5 years]     
                                                       
                 Reference:   IP laws, training material,             [Those currently   
                              statistics, etc.                         in force]          
                                                          
                                                                     

    Phase 2      Patents:     First Page Data (i.e., Phase 1 and      [Last 10 years]    
                              representative drawing)                                
  (1999/2001)                                                                        
                              Full text (character-coded form)        [As available]     
                              and image data                                         
                                                                                     
                              Unpublished administrative and          [Pending cases]    
                              procedural data                                        
                              Priority documents                                     
                              Search documents                                       
                              Examination action                                     
                              Legal status data                                      
                                                                                     
                 Trademarks:  Phase 1 + Figurative elements           [Last 20 years]  
                                                                                     
                 Designs:     Phase 1 + Figurative elements           [Last 10 years]  

  
    Phase 3      Patents:     Phase 2 + Full text                     [PCT minimum       
                              (character-coded form) and other         documentation]     
  (2002/2005)                 drawings                                               
                              Non-patent literature (e.g.,                           
                              JOPAL)                                   
                                                                                    
                 Trademarks:  Unpublished admin and procedural data   [Pending cases]   
                                                                                
                 Designs:     Phase 1 + Figurative elements           [Last 30 years]                           [Last 20 years]    
                                                        
                                                                                     
                              Phase 1 + Figurative elements           [Last 20 years]

              
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