Publications

In this section, information material is available for download.

CPC XML schemas:

• Changes introduced in April 2015:
  • Notification of schema (xsd) changes for CPC scheme and definitions
  • Schema and sample files

 Combination Sets:

• List of technical fields where Combination Sets are used

CPC Annual Meetings, 24-25 February 2014, Geneva

• EPO-USPTO Cooperation in CPC - State of affairs
• CPC Implementation at the EPO and at the USPTO
• CPC scheme and definitions
• CPC Combination Sets
• CPC quality assurance
• CPC revisions and maintenance process
• CPC at national offices
• Status update on CPC coverage
• CPC outreach activities
• CPC on www.cpcinfo.org
• CPC on www.uspto.gov
• CPC in Espacenet
• CPC web services
• CPC in EPO's and USPTO's data products
• CPC in Epoque and EpoqueNet
• Support for revisions: creation of re-classification working lists

CPC Coverage:

• CPC Coverage November 2013 (PDF 519kb)

CPC News:

• October 2013 (PDF 1992kb)
• October 2012 (PDF 967kb)

General documentation:

• CPC trifold (PDF 830kb)

• CPC Presentation (PDF 550kb)

CPC Workshop: seminar for external users on the Cooperative Patent Classification, 23 March 2012, Vienna, Austria

An e-learning module based on recordings made at the event is available here.

• Workshop main presentation (PDF 1348kb)

• CPC in Espacenet presentation (PDF 447kb)

• CPC in EPO Raw Data products (PDF 153kb)

• CPC outlook on training (PDF 356kb)

• CPC outreach activities (PDF 682 kb)

USPTO CPC External User Day: seminar for external users on the Cooperative Patent Classification, 10 July 2012, Alexandria, Virginia, USA

• Agenda of the event (PDF 138kb)

• General Introduction into CPC (PDF 756kb)

• CPC User Interaction and Resources (PDF 2327kb)

• CPC User Training and Outreach (PDF 253kb)

• CPC at the EPO // EPO's CPC User Day (PDF 179kb)