EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE CPC NOTICE OF CHANGES 473 DATE: JANUARY 1, 2018 PROJECT RP0486

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1 EUROPEA PATET OFFICE U.S. PATET AD TRADEMARK OFFICE CPC OTICE OF CHAGES 473 The following classification changes will be effected by this otice of Changes: Action Subclass Group(s) SCHEME: Symbols Deleted: 19/322, 19/323, 19/327, 19/3406, 19/3412, 19/3425, 19/3431, 19/3437, 19/3443, 19/345, 19/3487, 19/3493, 19/363, 19/366 Symbols Deleted Pending Reclassification: (frozen (F)) 19/30, 19/32, 19/321, 19/324, 19/325, 19/326, 19/328, 19/34, 19/3418, 19/3456, 19/3462, 19/3468, 19/3475, 19/3481, 19/36 G06Q 50/24 Symbols ew: G16 CLASS SUBCLASS 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65 15/00 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90 30/00, 30/20, 30/40 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67 50/00, 50/20, 50/30, 50/50, 50/70, 50/80 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60 80/00 Titles Changed: 19/00, 19/30, 19/3481 G06Q 50/00, 50/22 Warnings ew: 19/30, 19/32, 19/321, 19/325, 19/326, 19/328, 19/34, 19/3418, 19/3456, 19/3462, 19/3468, 19/3475, 19/3481, 19/36 G06Q 10/10 G06Q 40/08 G06Q 50/22, 50/24 10/10, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65 15/00 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90 30/00 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67 50/00 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60 80/00 otes ew: G16 CLASS SUBCLASS 40/00, 40/60 DEFIITIOS: Definitions Deleted: 19/322, 19/323, 19/327, 19/3406, 19/3412, (no frozen (F) symbol definitions should 19/3425, 19/3431, 19/3437, 19/3443, be deleted) 19/345, 19/3487, 19/3493, 19/363, 19/366 CPC Form v.5 1

2 Action Subclass Group(s) Definitions 19/3418 The following subclasses/groups are also impacted by this otice of Changes: A61B, A61C, A61F, A61G, A61H, A61J, A61K, A61M, A61, A63B, B01L, G01G, G01, G01S,, G06K, G06, G06Q, G06T, G08B, G09B This otice of Changes includes the following [Check the ones included]: 1. CLASSIFICATIO SCHEME CHAGES A. ew, Modified or Deleted Group(s) B. ew, Modified or Deleted Warning(s) C. ew, Modified or Deleted ote(s) D. ew, Modified or Deleted Guidance Heading(s) 2. DEFIITIOS A. ew or Modified Definitions (Full definition template) B. Modified or Deleted Definitions (Definitions Quick Fix) 3. REVISIO COCORDACE LIST (RCL) 4. CHAGES TO THE CPC-TO-IPC COCORDACE LIST (CICL) 5. CHAGES TO THE CROSS-REFERECE LIST (CRL) CPC Form v.5 2

3 CLASSIFICATIO SCHEME CHAGES A. ew, Modified or Deleted Group(s) CLASS G16 IFORMATIO AD COMMUICATIO TECHOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIO FIELDS Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** G16 CLASS IFORMATIO AD COMMUICATIO TECHOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIO FIELDS Transferred to # SUBCLASS - HEALTHCARE IFORMATICS, i.e. IFORMATIO AD COMMUICATIO TECHOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HADLIG OR PROCESSIG OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** SUBCLASS HEALTHCARE IFORMATICS, i.e. IFORMATIO AD COMMUICATIO TECHOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HADLIG OR PROCESSIG OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA Transferred to # 10/00 10/20 10/40 0 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data (for medical reports 15/00; for therapies or health-improving plans 20/00; for the handling or processing of medical images 30/00) 1 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires 1 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis CPC Form v.5 3

4 Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) 10/60 10/65 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** 1 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records 2 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD Transferred to # 15/00 20/00 20/10 20/13 20/17 20/30 20/40 20/60 20/70 20/90 30/00 30/20 30/40 0 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof 0 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance 1 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients 2 delivered from dispensers 2 delivered via infusion or injection 1 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising 1 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture 1 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets 1 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training 1 relating to alternative medicines, e.g. homeopathy or oriental medicines 0 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images (computerised tomography A61B 6/03) 1 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS 1 for processing medical images, e.g. editing CPC Form v.5 4

5 Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) 40/00 40/20 40/40 40/60 40/63 40/67 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** 0 ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices 1 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms 1 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades 1 for the operation of medical equipment or devices 2 for local operation 2 for remote operation Transferred to # 50/00 50/20 50/30 50/50 50/70 50/80 70/00 70/20 70/40 0 ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics 1 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems 1 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment 1 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders 1 for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients 1 for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics, e.g. flu 0 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical 1 relating to practices or guidelines 1 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage CPC Form v.5 5

6 Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) 70/60 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** 1 relating to pathologies Transferred to # 80/00 0 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring CPC Form v.5 6

7 SUBCLASS ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSIG --- Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) M F 19/00 19/30 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** 0 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific applications (specially adapted for specific functions 17/00; data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes G06Q; healthcare informatics ) 1 {Medical informatics, i.e. computer-based analysis or dissemination of patient or disease data (bioinformatics 19/10; measuring for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00; recognising patterns in biomedical signals G06K9/00496)} Transferred to # 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 CPC Form v.5 7

8 Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) F 19/32 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** 2 {Medical data management, e.g. systems or protocols for archival or communication of medical images, computerised patient records or computerised general medical (information retrieval or databases per se 17/30; data security aspects 21/00)} Transferred to # 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 F 19/321 3 {Management of medical image data, e.g. communication or archiving systems such as picture archiving and communication systems [PACS] or related medical protocols such as digital imaging and communications in medicine protocol [DICOM]; Editing of medical image data, e.g. adding diagnosis information (image data processing in general G06T, image data processing related to 3D objects 17/00; biomedical image inspection G06T7/0012)} 30/00, 30/20, 30/40 CPC Form v.5 8

9 Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** Transferred to # D D 19/322 19/323 3 {Management of patient personal data, e.g. patient records, conversion of records or privacy aspects} 4 {on a portable record carrier, e.g. CD, smartcard or RFID} <administrative transfer to 10/60> <administrative transfer to 10/65> F F F 19/324 19/325 19/326 3 {Management of patient independent data, e.g. medical in digital format} 4 {Medical practices, e.g. general treatment protocols} 4 {Medication information, e.g. drug reference databases} 70/00, 70/60 70/20, 70/60 70/40, 70/60 D F 19/327 19/328 3 {Management of hospital data, e.g. scheduling of medical staff or operation rooms, measuring the quality or efficiency of medical staff} 3 {Health insurance management, e.g. payments or protection against fraud} <administrative transfer to 40/20> G06Q 10/10, G06Q 40/08 CPC Form v.5 9

10 Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) F D D F 19/34 19/ / /3418 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** 2 {Computer-assisted medical diagnosis or treatment, e.g. computerised prescription or delivery of medication or diets, computerised local control of medical devices, medical expert systems or telemedicine} 3 {Local monitoring or local control of medical devices, e.g. configuration parameters, graphical user interfaces [GUI] or dedicated hardware interfaces} 4 {Medical equipment management, e.g. updates or maintenance} 3 {Telemedicine, e.g. remote diagnosis, remote control of instruments or remote monitoring of patient carried devices} Transferred to # 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 <administrative transfer to 40/63> <administrative transfer to 40/40> 40/40, 40/60, 40/67 CPC Form v.5 10

11 Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) D 19/3425 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** 3 {Consulting other medical practitioners, e.g. cooperation, by teleconferencing} Transferred to # <administrative transfer to 80/00> D D D D 19/ / / /345 3 {Calculating a health index for the patient, e.g. for risk assessment} 3 {Medical simulation or modelling, e.g. simulating the evolution of medical disorders (computer-aided design using simulation 17/5009; biomedical image modelling G06T17/00)} 3 {Medical data mining, e.g. in previous cases of different patients (pattern recognition in general G06K9/62)} 3 {Medical expert systems, neural networks or other automated diagnosis (computer systems utilising knowledge based models G065/00; neural networks per se G063/02)} <administrative transfer to 50/30> <administrative transfer to 50/50> <administrative transfer to 50/70> <administrative transfer to 50/20> F F F F F 19/ / / / / {Computer-assisted prescription or delivery of medication, e.g. prescription filling or compliance checking} 4 {Computer-assisted distribution of medication from dispensers, i.e. making sure that medication is correctly delivered to patients (medication containers A61J1/00; dispensers activated by money or the like G07F)} 4 {Computer-assisted delivery of medication via infusion or injection (infusion devices per se A61M5/14)} 3 {Computer-assisted prescription or delivery of diets, e.g. prescription filling or compliance checking} 3 {Computer-assisted prescription or delivery of treatment by physical action, e.g. surgery or physical exercise (surgical instruments, devices or methods A61B17/00; apparatus for physical training A63B)} 20/10, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90 20/13, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90 20/17, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90 20/60, 20/70, 20/90 20/30, 20/40, 20/70, 20/90 CPC Form v.5 11

12 Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) D D 19/ /3493 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** Transferred to # 3 {Medical report generation} <administrative transfer to 15/00> 3 {Computer-assisted epidemiological alert systems, e.g. bioterrorism or flu alerts} <administrative transfer to 50/80> F D D 19/36 19/363 19/366 2 {Computer-assisted acquisition of medical data, e.g. computerised clinical trials or questionnaires (measuring analogue medical signals A61B5/00)} 3 {Manual data input, e.g. electronic questionnaires or clinical trials} 3 {Acquisition of data related to laboratory tests, e.g. special identifiers for examination containers (investigating biological material G0133/48)} 10/00, 10/20, 10/40 <administrative transfer to 10/20> <administrative transfer to 10/40> CPC Form v.5 12

13 SUBCLASS G06Q DATA PROCESSIG SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMIISTRATIVE --- Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) M C G06Q 50/00 G06Q 50/22 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** 0 Systems or methods specially adapted for specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism (healthcare informatics ) Transferred to # 2 Social work G06Q 50/22, 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 CPC Form v.5 13

14 Type* Symbol Indent Level umber of dots (e.g. 0, 1, 2) F G06Q 50/24 Title (new or modified) CPC only text should normally be enclosed in {curly brackets}** 3 Patient record management (processing of medical or biological data for scientific purposes 19/00) Transferred to # 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 * = new entries where reclassification into entries is involved; C = entries with modified file scope where reclassification of documents from the entries is involved; Q = new entries which are firstly populated with documents via administrative transfers from deleted (D) entries. Afterwards, the transferred documents into the Q entry will either stay or be moved to more appropriate entries, as determined by intellectual reclassification; E= existing entries with enlarged file scope, which receive documents from C or D entries, e.g. when a limiting reference is removed from the entry title; M = entries with no change to the file scope (no reclassification); D = deleted entries; F = frozen entries will be deleted once reclassification of documents from the entries is completed; U = entries that are unchanged. OTES: **o {curly brackets} are used for titles in CPC only subclasses, e.g. C12Y, A23Y; 2000 series symbol titles of groups found at the end of schemes (orthogonal codes); or the Y section titles. The {curly brackets} are used for 2000 series symbol titles found interspersed throughout the main trunk schemes (breakdown codes). CPC Form v.5 14

15 For U groups, the minimum requirement is to include the U group located immediately prior to the group or group array, in order to show the group hierarchy and improve the readability and understanding of the scheme. Always include the symbol, indent level and title of the U group in the table above. All entry types should be included in the scheme changes table above for better understanding of the overall scheme change picture. Symbol, indent level, and title are required for all types except D which requires only a symbol. # Transferred to column must be completed for all C, D, F, and Q type entries. F groups will be deleted once reclassification is completed. When multiple symbols are included in the Transferred to column, avoid using ranges of symbols in order to be as precise as possible. For administrative transfer of documents, the following text should be used: < administrative transfer to XX> or <administrative transfer to XX and YY simultaneously> when administrative transfer of the same documents is to more than one place. Administrative transfer to main trunk groups is assumed to be invention information, unless otherwise indicated, and to 2000 series groups is assumed to be additional information. CPC Form v.5 15

16 B. ew, Modified or Deleted Warning notice(s) SUBCLASS ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSIG --- Type* Location Old Warning notice ew/modified Warning notice 19/30 Group 19/30 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 10/00 80/00. Groups 19/30 and 10/00 80/00 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/32 Group 19/32 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 10/00 80/00. Groups 19/32 and 10/00 80/00 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/321 Group 19/321 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 30/00 30/40. Groups 19/321 and 30/00 30/40 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/324 Group 19/324 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 70/00 and 70/60. Groups 19/324, 70/00, and 70/60 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/325 Group 19/325 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 70/20 and 70/60. Groups 19/325, 70/20, and 70/60 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. CPC Form v.5 16

17 Type* Location Old Warning notice ew/modified Warning notice 19/326 Group 19/326 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 70/40 and 70/60. Groups 19/326, 70/40, and 70/60 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/328 Group 19/328 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups G06Q 10/10 and G06Q 40/08. Groups 19/328, G06Q 10/10 and G06Q 40/08 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/34 Group 19/34 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 10/00 80/00. Groups 19/34 and 10/00 80/00 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/3418 Group 19/3418 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 40/40, 40/60, 40/67. Groups 19/3418, 40/40, 40/60, and 40/67 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/3456 Group 19/3456 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 20/10, 20/60, 20/70, and 20/90. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/3462 Group 19/3462 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 20/13, 20/60, 20/70, and 20/90. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. CPC Form v.5 17

18 Type* Location Old Warning notice ew/modified Warning notice 19/3468 Group 19/3468 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 20/17, 20/60, 20/70, and 20/90. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/3475 Groups 19/3475 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 20/60, 20/70 and 20/90. Groups 19/3475, 20/60, 20/70 and 20/90 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/3481 Groups 19/3481 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of these groups is being reclassified into groups 20/30, 20/40, 20/70 and 20/90. Groups 19/3481, 20/30, 20/40, 20/70 and 20/90 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 19/36 Group 19/36 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 10/00 10/40. Groups 19/36 and 10/00 10/40 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. SUBCLASS G06Q DATA PROCESSIG SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMIISTRATIVE --- Type* Location Old Warning notice ew/modified Warning notice G06Q 10/10 Group G06Q 10/10 is incomplete pending reclassification of documents from group 19/328. Groups G06Q 10/10 and 19/328 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. CPC Form v.5 18

19 G06Q 40/08 Group G06Q 40/08 is incomplete pending reclassification of documents from group 19/328. Groups G06Q 40/08 and 19/328 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. G06Q 50/22 Group G06Q 50/22 is impacted by reclassification into groups G06Q 50/22 and 10/00 80/00. Groups G06Q 50/22 and 10/00 80/00 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. G06Q 50/24 Group G06Q 50/24 is no longer used for the classification of documents as of January 1, The content of this group is being reclassified into groups 10/00 80/00. Groups G06Q 50/24 and 10/00 80/00 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. SUBCLASS - HEALTHCARE IFORMATICS, i.e. IFORMATIO AD COMMUICATIO TECHOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HADLIG OR PROCESSIG OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA Type* Location Old Warning notice ew/modified Warning notice 10/00 Group 10/00 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/36, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 10/20 Group 10/20 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/36, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 10/40 Group 10/40 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/36, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. CPC Form v.5 19

20 10/60 Group 10/60 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 10/65 Group 10/65 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 15/00 Group 15/00 is incomplete pending 19/00, 19/30, 19/32, G06Q 50/22, G06Q 50/24. Groups 19/00, 19/30, 19/32, G06Q 50/22, G06Q 50/24 and 15/00 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 20/00 Group 20/00 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 20/10 Group 20/10 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3456, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 20/13 Group 20/13 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3462, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 20/17 Group 20/17 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3468, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. CPC Form v.5 20

21 20/30 Group 20/30 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3481, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 20/40 Group 20/40 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3481, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 20/60 Group 20/60 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3456, 19/3462, 19/3468, 19/3475, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 20/70 Group 20/70 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3456, 19/3462, 19/3468, 19/3475, 19/3481, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 20/90 Group 20/90 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3456, 19/3462, 19/3468, 19/3475, 19/3481, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 30/00 Groups 30/00 30/40 are incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/321, G06Q 50/22, G06Q 50/24. Groups 19/30, 19/32, 19/321, G06Q 50/22, G06Q 50/24 and 30/00 30/40 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. CPC Form v.5 21

22 40/00 Group 40/00 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 40/20 Group 40/20 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 40/40 Group 40/40 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3418, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 40/60 Group 40/60 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3418, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 40/63 Group 40/63 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 40/67 Group 40/67 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, 19/3418, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 50/00 Groups 50/00-50/80 are incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, G06Q 50/24. Groups 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, G06Q 50/24 and 50/00 50/80 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. CPC Form v.5 22

23 70/00 Group 70/00 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/324, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 70/20 Group 70/20 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/325, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 70/40 Group 70/40 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/326, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 70/60 Group 70/60 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/324, 19/325, 19/326, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, and G06Q 50/24. All groups listed in this Warning should be considered in order to perform a complete search. 80/00 Group 80/00 is incomplete pending 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, G06Q 50/24. * = new warning, M = modified warning, D = deleted warning Groups 19/30, 19/32, 19/34, G06Q 50/22, G06Q 50/24 and 80/00 should be considered in order to perform a complete search. OTE: The Location column only requires the symbol PRIOR to the location of the warning. o further directions such as before or after are required. CPC Form v.5 23

24 C. ew, Modified or Deleted ote(s) CLASS G16 IFORMATIO AD COMMUICATIO TECHOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATIO FIELDS Type* Location Old ote ew/modified ote G16 1. This class does not cover: a. pattern recognition, which is covered by group G06K 9/00; b. digital computing or data processing systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial, supervisory or forecasting purposes, which are covered by subclass G06Q; c. image data processing or generation, which is covered by subclass G06T. G16 2. In this class, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated: a. ICT [information and communication technology] also covers IT [information technology]; b. ICT specially adapted for also covers the expression digital computing or data processing systems or methods specially adapted for, which is used in group 19/00 and in subclass G06Q. SUBCLASS - HEALTHCARE IFORMATICS, i.e. IFORMATIO AD COMMUICATIO TECHOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HADLIG OR PROCESSIG OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA Type* Location Old ote ew/modified ote 1. This subclass covers cross-sectional aspects of computer, information or communication science with medical or healthcare science, where the focus is clearly placed on digital computing or data processing systems or methods, which are specially adapted for medical or healthcare science. CPC Form v.5 24

25 Type* Location Old ote ew/modified ote 2. This subclass does not cover: a. medical equipment, medical methods, methods of diagnosis, methods of treatment or therapy, clinical care or surgical procedures per se, which are covered by the relevant subclasses of A61; b. signal processing or signal transmission associated to diagnostic measurements, e.g. signal waveform analysis, which are covered by group A61B 5/ In order to determine whether a technical subject relating to medical or healthcare science is classified in this subclass or in the relevant subclasses of A61, the following should be observed: a. to classify a technical subject in this subclass it is required that the essential technical features of the subject focus onto digital computing or data processing systems or methods; b. if the technical subject focuses onto aspects of medical science, e.g. physiological signals or medical conditions, or if the subject involves a significant interaction with the patient, e.g. details of a diagnostic measurement, then classification shall be directed to the appropriate subclasses of class A61; c. the mere presence of a computer or a flowchart in relation to medical devices or procedures is not a key element for classifying in this subclass. In this case classification shall rather be directed to the appropriate subclasses covering those medical devices or procedures. 40/60 1. This group covers ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices, or of their interfaces, i.e. aspects of the operation where the focus is on the processing of medical or healthcare data which results in contextual, content-related or structural transformation of said data. 40/60 2. This group does not cover the operation of medical equipment or devices, or of their interfaces, without contextual, content-related or structural transformation of medical or healthcare data, which is covered by the relevant groups of class A61. * = new note, M = modified note, D = deleted note OTE: The Location column only requires the symbol PRIOR to the location of the note. o further directions such as before or after are required. CPC Form v.5 25

26 2. B. DEFIITIOS QUICK FIX Symbol 19/322 19/323 19/327 19/ / / / / / / / /345 19/ / /363 19/366 Location of change (e.g., section title) Special rules of Classification Special rules of Classification Existing reference symbol or text Action; ew symbol; ew text Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions 19/ /63 19/366 10/40 Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions Delete entire definitions OTES: The table above is used for corrections or modifications to existing definitions, e.g. delete an entire definition or part thereof; propose new wording or modify wording of a section, change the symbol the definition is associated with, change or delete a reference symbol, etc. Do not delete (F) symbol definitions. CPC Form v.5 26

27 3. REVISIO COCORDACE LIST (RCL) Type* From CPC Symbol (existing) To CPC Symbol(s) F 19/30 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 F 19/32 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 F 19/321 30/00, 30/20, 30/40 D 19/322 <administrative transfer to 10/60> D 19/323 <administrative transfer to 10/65> F 19/324 70/00, 70/60 F 19/325 70/20, 70/60 CPC Form v.5 27

28 Type* From CPC Symbol To CPC Symbol(s) (existing) F 19/326 70/40, 70/60 D 19/327 <administrative transfer to 40/20> F 19/328 G06Q 10/10, G06Q 40/08 F 19/34 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 D 19/3406 <administrative transfer to 40/63> D 19/3412 <administrative transfer to 40/40> F 19/ /40, 40/60, 40/67 D 19/3425 <administrative transfer to 80/00> D 19/3431 <administrative transfer to 50/30> D 19/3437 <administrative transfer to 50/50> D 19/3443 <administrative transfer to 50/70> D 19/345 <administrative transfer to 50/20> F 19/ /10, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90 F 19/ /13, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90 CPC Form v.5 28

29 Type* From CPC Symbol To CPC Symbol(s) (existing) F 19/ /17, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90 F 19/ /60, 20/70, 20/90 F 19/ /30, 20/40, 20/70, 20/90 D 19/3487 <administrative transfer to 15/00> D 19/3493 <administrative transfer to 50/80> F 19/36 10/00, 10/20, 10/40 D 19/363 <administrative transfer to 10/20> D 19/366 <administrative transfer to 10/40> C G06Q 50/22 G06Q 50/22, 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 CPC Form v.5 29

30 Type* From CPC Symbol (existing) To CPC Symbol(s) F G06Q 50/24 10/00, 10/20, 10/40, 10/60, 10/65, 15/00, 20/00, 20/10, 20/13, 20/17, 20/30, 20/40, 20/60, 20/70, 20/90, 30/00, 40/00, 40/20, 40/40, 40/60, 40/63, 40/67, 50/00, 70/00, 70/20, 70/40, 70/60, 80/00 * C = entries with modified file scope where reclassification of documents from the entries is involved; Q = new entries which are firstly populated with documents via administrative transfers from deleted (D) entries. Afterwards, the transferred documents into the Q entry will either stay or be moved to more appropriate entries, as determined by intellectual reclassification; D = deleted entries. OTES: Only C, D, F and Q type entries are included in the table above. When multiple symbols are included in the To column, avoid using ranges of symbols in order to be as precise as possible. For administrative transfer of documents, the following text should be used: < administrative transfer to XX> or <administrative transfer to XX and YY simultaneously> when administrative transfer of the same documents is to more than one place. Administrative transfer to main trunk groups is assumed to be invention information, unless otherwise indicated, and to 2000 series groups is assumed to be additional information. CPC Form v.5 30

31 4. CHAGES TO THE CPC-TO-IPC COCORDACE LIST (CICL) CPC IPC Action* 10/00 10/00 EW 10/20 10/20 EW 10/40 10/40 EW 10/60 10/60 EW 10/65 10/65 EW 15/00 15/00 EW 20/00 20/00 EW 20/10 20/10 EW 20/13 20/13 EW 20/17 20/17 EW 20/30 20/30 EW 20/40 20/40 EW 20/60 20/60 EW 20/70 20/70 EW 20/90 20/90 EW 30/00 30/00 EW 30/20 30/20 EW 30/40 30/40 EW 40/00 40/00 EW 40/20 40/20 EW 40/40 40/40 EW 40/60 40/60 EW 40/63 40/63 EW 40/67 40/67 EW 50/00 50/00 EW 50/20 50/20 EW 50/30 50/30 EW 50/50 50/50 EW 50/70 50/70 EW 50/80 50/80 EW 70/00 70/00 EW 70/20 70/20 EW 70/40 70/40 EW 70/60 70/60 EW CPC Form v.5 31

32 CPC IPC Action* 80/00 80/00 EW 19/322 19/323 19/327 19/ / / / / / /345 19/ / /363 19/366 DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE *Action column: For an () or (Q) entry, provide an IPC symbol and complete the Action column with EW. For an existing CPC main trunk entry or indexing entry where the existing IPC symbol needs to be changed, provide an updated IPC symbol and complete the Action column with UPDATED. For a (D) CPC entry or indexing entry complete the Action column with DELETE. IPC symbol does not need to be included in the IPC column. For an () 2000 series CPC entry which is positioned within the main trunk scheme (breakdown code) provide an IPC symbol and complete the action column with EW. For an () 2000 series CPC entry positioned at the end of the CPC scheme (orthogonal code), with no IPC equivalent, complete the IPC column with CPCOLY and complete the action column with EW. OTES: F symbols are not included in the CICL table above. E and M symbols are not included in the CICL table above unless a change to the existing IPC is desired. CPC Form v.5 32

33 5. CROSS-REFERECE LIST (CRL) Scheme impacted by this revision project Location of reference Referenced subclass or group Action; ew reference symbol; ew text to be changed to be changed A61B 5/00 19/30 delete A61B 5/72 19/34 delete A61B 6/03 19/30 delete A61B 6/ /34 delete A61B 6/563 19/32 delete A61B 8/ /34 delete A61B 8/565 19/32 delete A61M 2005/ /3437 delete G01 33/ /30 delete G06K 9/00 19/34 delete G08B 21/245 19/327 delete Definitions impacted by this revision project Location of reference to be changed Referenced subclass or group to be changed Section of definition Action; ew reference symbol; ew text A61B 5/04 19/3443 Informative Delete: The entire row for reference 19/3443. A61B 5/04 Informative Add: ICT specially adapted for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients 50/70 A61B 5/ /3475 Informative ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to nutrition control (e.g. diets) 20/60 A61B 6/03 19/30 Informative Healthcare informatics A61B 6/46 19/3406 Informative ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices 40/60 A61B 6/465 19/3406 Informative ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices 40/60 A61B 6/ /34 Limiting Delete A61B 6/5217 Informative Add: ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining 50/00 CPC Form v.5 33

34 Location of reference to be changed Referenced subclass or group to be changed Section of definition Action; ew reference symbol; ew text A61B 6/ /32 Informative A61B 6/54 19/3406 Informative A61B 6/563 19/32 Informative A61B 6/581 19/3418 Informative A61B 8/46 19/3406 Informative A61B 8/ /34 Limiting delete A61B 8/5223 Informative A61B 8/ /32 Informative A61B 8/54 19/3406 Informative A61B 8/565 19/321 Informative A61B 8/582 19/3418 Informative A61B 34/10 19/30 Informative A61B 34/10 19/30 Informative A61C 13/ /30 Informative A61F 2/ /30 Relationships with other classification places A61F 2/0004 Informative ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data 10/00 ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices 40/60 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images 30/00 ICT specially adapted for the remote operation of medical equipment or devices 40/67 ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices 40/60 Add: ICT specially adapted for computer-aided diagnosis 50/00 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data 10/00 ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices 40/60 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data 10/00 ICT specially adapted for the remote operation of medical equipment or devices 40/67 Healthcare informatics delete Data processing for medical application Healthcare informatics delete Add: Healthcare informatics CPC Form v.5 34

35 Location of reference to be changed Referenced subclass or group to be changed Section of definition Action; ew reference symbol; ew text A61G 11/00 19/3406 Informative A61H 2201/ /3406 Informative A61J 7/ /3456 Special rules of classification A61J 7/0084 Informative A61J 7/04 19/3456 Informative A61K 33/00 19/30 Informative A61K 45/06 19/30 Informative A61M 5/00 19/30 Informative A61M 5/00 19/00 Special rules of classification A61M 16/00 19/30 (Referenced with 17/00) Informative ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices 40/60 ICT specially adapted for the local operation of medical equipment or devices 40/63 Delete Add: ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to drugs or medications (e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients) 20/10 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to drugs or medications (e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients) 20/10 Healthcare informatics Healthcare informatics ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to drugs or medications (e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients) 20/10 Delete the following text: All documents dealing with medical informatics (software, programming of infusion devices, etc.) should be classified under 19/00. Delete CPC Form v.5 35

36 Location of reference to be changed Referenced subclass or group to be changed Section of definition Action; ew reference symbol; ew text A61 1/00 19/34 Informative A61 1/372 19/34 Informative A61 1/372 19/3406 Informative A61 1/372 19/3418 Informative A61 5/00 19/30 Informative (Referenced with A61B34/00) A63B 19/3481 Relationships with other classification places A63B 24/00 Informative A63B 24/00 19/32 Limiting delete ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies (e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture) 20/40 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies (e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture) 20/40 ICT specially adapted for the operation of medical equipment or devices 40/60 Delete ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies (e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture) 20/40 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to physical therapies or activities (e.g. exercising) 20/30 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to physical therapies or activities (e.g. exercising) 20/30 CPC Form v.5 36

37 Location of reference to be changed Referenced subclass or group to be changed Section of definition Action; ew reference symbol; ew text A63B 24/00 Informative A63B 24/00 19/3481 Limiting delete A63B 24/ /3481 Limiting delete B01L 3/545 19/366 Informative G01G 19/00 19/3475 Informative G01S 15/899 19/321 Limiting delete G01S 15/899 Informative 17/18 19/30 Informative 17/ /321 Application-oriented 17/30244 Informative Add: ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to physical therapies or activities (e.g. exercising) 20/30 ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data related to laboratory analysis 10/40 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans (e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance) relating to nutrition control (e.g. diets) 20/60 Add: ICT specially adapted for handling or processing of medical images 30/00 Healthcare informatics delete Add: ICT specially adapted for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS 30/00 19/00 Limiting Add: Healthcare informatics G06K 9/00 19/30 (Referenced with A61B5/00) Limiting delete G06K 9/00 Informative G06K 17/00 19/323 Informative G06 3/006 19/3437 Limiting delete Add: Healthcare informatics ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD 10/65 CPC Form v.5 37

38 Location of reference to be changed Referenced subclass or group to be changed Section of definition Action; ew reference symbol; ew text G06 3/006 Application-oriented G06 5/003 19/3437 Application-oriented G06Q 50/00 19/30 Relationships with other classification places Add: ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics 50/00 ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics 50/00 delete G06Q 50/00 Limiting Add: Healthcare informatics G06Q 50/22 19/30 Limiting delete G06T 7/00 Application-oriented G06T 7/ /30 Informative G06T 7/0012 Application-oriented Add: ICT specially adapted for processing medical images, e.g. editing 30/40 delete G06T 11/003 19/30 Limiting delete G06T 11/003 19/30 Application-oriented G06T 11/206 19/3487 Limiting delete G06T 11/206 Application-oriented G06T 11/60 19/321 Informative G06T 11/60 Application-oriented G06T 19/003 19/34 Informative G06T 19/003 Application-oriented Add: ICT specially adapted for processing medical images, e.g. editing 30/40 ICT specially adapted for processing medical images, e.g. editing 30/40 Add: ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof 15/00 delete G08B 21/00 19/327 Limiting delete Add: ICT specially adapted for processing medical images, e.g. editing 30/40 delete Add: ICT specially adapted for processing medical images, e.g. editing 30/40 CPC Form v.5 38

39 Location of reference to be changed Referenced subclass or group to be changed Section of definition Action; ew reference symbol; ew text G08B 21/00 Informative G08B 21/00 19/3418 delete G08B 21/00 G09B 23/28 19/32 Informative H04R 25/556 19/3406 Informative Add: ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms 40/20 Add: ICT specially adapted for the remote operation of medical equipment or devices 40/67 Healthcare informatics 20/00 OTES: The CRL tables above are used for changes to locations outside of the project scope. Changes to in scheme titles or definitions inside the project scope will be reflected in the scheme change template or one of the definition templates. In addition to other changes proposed in the tables above, in the column titled Referenced subclass or group to be changed, referenced D symbols should indicate an action of delete or should indicate a replacement symbol and referenced F symbols should indicate a replacement symbol. When a reference is deleted, text related to that reference will also be deleted unless other or a range of associated with the same text remain. CPC Form v.5 39