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xiv Patents and Designs Journal No. 5940 26 March 2003 Notices - cont Classification Information Classification Key The UK Classification Key is currently used to classify and, where appropriate, to index all published UK specifications. In addition selected published European (EP), Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications and US specifications have, in the past, been classified. Details of classification of non-UK documents on the UK Key are given at the end of this notice. The Classification Key sets out the Patent Office’s system of classification by means of over 400 headings with detailed sub-classifying and indexing by coded terms within the headings. There are altogether about 78000 of these terms. The headings are arranged to form 40 divisions. One or more divisions are published as Units of the Classification Key, as shown below, at £12.50 per unit. The cost of a complete key is £300. Unit Div 1 A1-3 2 A4 3 A5-6 4 B1-2 5 B3 Unit Div 6 B4-5 7 B6 8 B7 9 B8 10 C1 Unit Div 11 C2 12 C3 13 C4-5 14 C6-7 15 D1-2 Unit Div 16 E1-2 17 F1 18 F2 19 F3-4 20 G1 Unit Div 21 G2-3 22 G4-6 23 H1 24 H2 25 H3-5 One further heading, U1S, falling outside the divisional structure, is provided for indexing significant uses, applications and utilities disclosed in connection with inventions classified in one or more of the above headings. In addition, the divisional structure above includes three headings used purely for indexing purposes, viz heading C6Y, Indexing Schedule for micro-organism information (used for recording new micro-organisms, and micro-organisms used in chemical, biochemical or microbiological processes), heading C3W, Indexing Schedule for polymer information (used for recording polymer information in documents classified in certain other C3 headings) and H3T, Indexing Schedule for amplifiers, oscillators, pulse logic and switching circuits (used in headings H3F, H3P or H3W). Three free pamphlets, which are supplied to each purchaser of one or more key units are available, namely: 1. “Structure of the Classification Key”, listing the headings grouped under each of the 40 divisions. 2. “Notes on the Use of the Classification Key” 3. “Heading U1S Universal Indexing Schedules for use, Application, Utility and Property” A “Concordance between the UK Key and the IPC” and a “Documentation Records” pamphlet are also available. These are supplied free of charge to each purchaser of a complete Key or can be purchased separately at a cost of £8 per copy. The Key is revised at intervals to incorporate changes in classification. Previously each edition related to a range of 50000 specifications or less. Now each edition is related to calendar dates.
26 March 2003 Patents and Designs Journal No. 5940 xv Notices - cont On 1 January 2003 certain parts of the Key were republished and those parts of the Key together with unamended parts of Edition T collectively constitute Edition V. Edition V is operative from 1 January 2003 and will apply to published applications numbered from 2377151 published under 1977 Act. In addition, the Documentation Records pamphlets was republished on 1 January 2003. The republished parts of the key together with the amended Documentation Records pamphlets is available at a cost of £15. Prior to Specification GB0940001 a different classification structure, having many more headings within 146 classes, was in use. A concordance showing the relationship between this previous classification structure and that which superseded it is obtainable free of charge from Sales. Catchwords Indexes A “Catchwords Index to the Classification Key” which costs £9 per copy is available to assist searchers to decide where the subject matter in which they are interested is likely to be found among the Headings of the Key. This Index consists of an alphabetical list of so called ‘catchwords’ identifying subjects in which invention is likely to occur. The Index is currently being updated and a revised version will be published later in the year. A “Catchwords Index to Heading U1S” is also available at a cost of £6 per copy. Divisional/Heading Allotment Index A Divisional/Heading Allotment Index is available showing the Classification Key Division(s) allocated to each specification published under the Patents Act 1949 and the Classification Key Heading(s) allocated to each application published under the Patents Act 1977. Subject-Matter File Lists Each file list is a tabulation of the serial numbers of all specifications which have been allotted a selected classifying or indexing code or a logical combination of codes, and thus provides a ready means of identifying specifications disclosing particular subject-matter. The codes selected must normally be those in the current edition of the Classification Key, with the exception of Series A list as explained below. However codes from earlier editions of the Key may be used to produce file lists as follows: i) Editions 1500 and A to I for specifications published up to the ends of 1978 to 1987 respectively; ii) Edition J for specifications published up to 31 May 1990; iii) Editions K to N for specifications published up to the ends of 1992 to 1995 respectively; iv) Edition O to T for specifications published up to the ends of 1997 to 2002 respectively. Series A covers all specifications from year 1911 up to serial No 1000000 (ie, 1911 to July 1965 only) and the codes specified must be those in the edition of the Classification Key for the series 960001 to 1000000. Price £6.00 (plus VAT) per list. Series C For any single code. Price £30 (plus VAT) per list. Series D For any combination of codes generally all taken from one Heading. Price £30 (plus VAT) per list.
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