TM-XML
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The Trade Mark Extensible Markup Language (TM-XML) is an XML
open standard
for the trademark
business and for the exchange of trademark information between the Industrial Property Offices
and its partners or users.
in June 2003. 8 draft versions for comment have been published (versions 0.1 to 0.7 and 1.0 Draft) before the version 1.0 Final published on 26 May 2006 on its website: http://www.tm-xml.org.
TM-XML Version 1.0 Final has been proposed as a base for the creation of a WIPO International Standard named ST.66 which has been adopted by the Standing Committee on Information Technologies / Standards and Documentation Working Group (SCIT/SDWG) during its 8th session on March 19–22, 2007 in Geneva.
The Trade Mark Extensible Markup Language (TM-XML) is an XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
open standard
Open standard
An open standard is a standard that is publicly available and has various rights to use associated with it, and may also have various properties of how it was designed . There is no single definition and interpretations vary with usage....
for the trademark
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
business and for the exchange of trademark information between the Industrial Property Offices
Intellectual property organization
Intellectual property organizations are organizations that are focused on copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property law concepts....
and its partners or users.
Objectives
The initial objective was the definition of XML Standard for trademark information exchange. During the specifications and after the creation of WIPO Standard ST.66, other objectives have been added as following:- Define XML Standards for Trade Mark Offices and Trade Mark Business
- Propose Useful Outcomes as Base for the Creation of WIPO Standards
- Define Trademark Web Service Standards
- Provide Examples of Implementations and Tools
- Share Experiences, Practices and Knowledge
- Promote Collaboration and Harmonization of Trade Mark Information and Knowledge Representations
- Prepare the Emerging Semantic WebSemantic WebThe Semantic Web is a collaborative movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium that promotes common formats for data on the World Wide Web. By encouraging the inclusion of semantic content in web pages, the Semantic Web aims at converting the current web of unstructured documents into a "web of...
for the Trade Mark Domain in the Intellectual Property Context (hTrademark MicroformatMicroformatA microformat is a web-based approach to semantic markup which seeks to re-use existing HTML/XHTML tags to convey metadata and other attributes in web pages and other contexts that support HTML, such as RSS...
, TM-RDF, TM-OWL)
History
TM-XML was defined by a working group created by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal MarketOffice for Harmonization in the Internal Market
The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market , or OHIM is the trademark and designs registry for the internal market of the European Union. It is based in Alicante, Spain, and its president is António Campinos.- Task :...
in June 2003. 8 draft versions for comment have been published (versions 0.1 to 0.7 and 1.0 Draft) before the version 1.0 Final published on 26 May 2006 on its website: http://www.tm-xml.org.
TM-XML Version 1.0 Final has been proposed as a base for the creation of a WIPO International Standard named ST.66 which has been adopted by the Standing Committee on Information Technologies / Standards and Documentation Working Group (SCIT/SDWG) during its 8th session on March 19–22, 2007 in Geneva.
Roadmap 2010-2015
| Version | Planned | |Content |
|---|---|---|
| TM-XML Version 2.0 | 2010–2012 |
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| TM-XML Version 3.0 | 2012–2015 | Additional Web Services and Semantic Web Semantic Web The Semantic Web is a collaborative movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium that promotes common formats for data on the World Wide Web. By encouraging the inclusion of semantic content in web pages, the Semantic Web aims at converting the current web of unstructured documents into a "web of... - Knowledge Representation & Services. |