Annual Technical Report 2007 on Trademark Information Activities submitted by Czech Republic (SCIT/ATR/TM/2007/CZ)
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I. Evolution of registration activities
Changes experienced in terms of application filings and registrations with respect to the previous year
The trend of submitting great number of applications for registrations remained stable. In 2007 the Office received 10 162 (10 537 in 2006) national trademark applications, 9 156 ( 9 533 in 2006) of them were submitted by domestic applicants and 1 006 (984 in 2006) by foreign applicants. 4 553 (5160 in 2006) international trademarks were registered in accordance with the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and/or the Protocol to this Agreement with designation of the Czech Republic. 632 in 2006 and 590 in 2007 applications for international registration of trademarks abroad were submitted via the Office. The procedures resulted in registration of 8 211 ( 8 858 in 2006) trademarks thereof for the Czech Republic in 4 831 ( 5 942 in 2006) international trademarks in 2007 grant.
Trends or areas experiencing rapid changes with respect to the previous year
In 2007 the registration procedure time period ranged from 5,3 to 9,3 months from the date of submitting the trademark registration application. This time period included formal and substantive examination of the applications, technical procedure preparation for publication, threemonth statutory time limit for opposition and registration time. Thanks to shorter procedure time there has been a decrease in the number of pending applications. While in 2004 there were on average 8 817 pending applications, in 2005 there were 7 732 and in 2006 there were only 6 906 of them and in 2007 there were 6 490.
URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide statistics related to trademarks
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,116&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&447__102.menu_f=4318&448__102.folder_f=5862
II. Matters concerning the generation, reproduction, and distribution of secondary sources of trademark information, i.e., trademark gazettes
Publishing, printing, copying techniques
The trademarks information is accessible in the Official Bulletin
of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic. It is published only weekly exclusively in electronic form as from the beginning 2007. The paper version has been discontinued.
Main types of announcements of the Office in the field of trademark information
The Bulletin is published on a weekly basis (updated every Wednesday) instead of the monthly basis as it was before. The files are downloadable free of charge with no prior registration / subscription needed. The Acrobat Reader viewer enabling you to open, view and print PDF files. The information as published shall be the authentic one for legal purposes. As from No. 1/2000, the Official Bulletin has been available on the web site of the IPO CZ as an electronic book in PDF format. You can fin it here: http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,116&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&447__102.menu_f=4314&448__102.folder_f=28831
The Bulletin contained the following types of announcements:
Survey of the INID codes for identification of bibliographic data
Survey of the chapters
Codes of the states
Refused or partially refused trademark applications before publication
Survey of the published trademark applications
Published trademark applications
Refused or partially refused trademark applications after publication
Rejected oppositions
Survey of the trademark registrations without change in relation to published applications
Registrations of trademarks without change in relation to published applications
Survey of the trademark registrations with change in relation to published applications
Registrations of trademarks with change in relation to published applications
Recording of license contracts concerning trademarks
Recording of license contracts concerning internationally registered trademarks
Trademarks cancelled and declared invalid
Survey of the renewals of trademark registrations
Renewals of trademark registrations
Laps of trademarks due to expiration of the period of protection
Surrender of the right to the trademark
Changes in the wording/reproduction of the trademarks and in the list of goods and services
Changes in the ownership of the trademarks
Changes in the ownership of the trademarks for a part of goods and services
Amendments in the data concerning trademark holders
Excuse of failure to comply with a time limit
Other relevant data and official rectifications
Appellations of origin/geographical indications
Survey of the published applications of the coloured trademarks
Mass storage media and microforms used
Mass storage device - SAN, Workstations - HP, WINDOWS XP, OFFICE - 2003 software and the ORACLE 10.1 database.
The office uses CD, DVD and magnetic tapes as data carriers. The type of network used is ETHERNET.
Word processing and office automation
Trademarks are searchable in the public database. It provides a range of search options including name of applicant or holder or licensee, Vienna classes, Classes of goods and services and list of goods and service, application filing date, priority, publication and registration date, application and registration number, TM denomination and date of termination of validity and gallery of representation. The public database update daily and automatically from database IPO. The public database contains (IPO CZ, OHIM, WIPO, WIPO-EU) valid in the Czech Republic
URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide access to online trademark gazettes and to other sources of trademark information, including download of bulk trademark data
The Official Bulletin URL
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,116&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&447__102.menu_f=4318&448__102.folder_f=5862
The public database URL:
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,315&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&622__102.menu_f=15494&623__102.folder_f=16757
III. Matters concerning classifying, reclassifying and indexing of trademark information
Classification and reclassification activities; Classification systems used, e.g., International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification), International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (Vienna Classification), other classification (please indicate whether goods and services for the registration of marks and whether the figurative elements of marks are classified by your Office and, if so, which classification(s) is (are) used)
The 9th edition of the Nice Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks has been used since January 01, 2006 for the purposes of trademark filing and registration.
Every trademark application shall contain a list of goods or services for which the mark is to be registered. Goods and services are listed in sequence of classes of the Nice Classification and the appropriate number of this classification is mentioned.
The 6th edition of the Vienna Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks has been used.
In order to assist the applicants in the orientation in the above mentioned trademark classifications, classification systems are displayed on the web site of the IPO CZ (http://www.upv.cz/), too.
Use of electronic classification systems to check the classification symbols furnished by an applicant and which are contained in the lists of goods and/or services
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,112&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&443__102.menu_f=4702&444__102.folder_f=6617
Obligation for applicants to use pre-defined terms of the classification applied
To use pre-defined terms of the classification applied is only recommendation.
Bibliographic data and processing
Trademarks are searchable by name of applicant or holder or licensee, Vienna classes, Classes of goods and services and list of goods and service, application filing date, priority, publication and registration date, application and registration number, TM denomination and date of termination of validity and gallery of representation.
IV. Trademark manual search file establishment and upkeep
File building , updating, documentation for other offices
A manual search file is not built nor used since 1996. Now IPO use automation system SyPP (system industrial property) for trademarks for file building. The Public databases are updating automatically only. The trademark register is kept in electronic form only.
Trademark bulletins of foreign offices, ROMARIN CDs, DVDs from WIPO and Community Trademarks Bulletin on CDs from OHIM were received.
V. Activities in the field of computerized trademark search systems
In-house systems (online/offline)
The Office uses the internal information system (IS SyPP) to proceed the applications of patents, supplementary patent certificates, utility models, industrial designs, geographical indications and trademarks. The system is flexible and applicable enough to maintain official registers of all the industrial property rights. The system archives all incoming and outgoing communications of the Office, provides the information on the state of proceeding, legal status of registrations and statistical data. The data are transferred to the electronic Offices Bulletin and to the public search database. Starting from November 2002 the system is compatible with electronic filing recognizing authorized electronic certificates. From August 2006 works on-line system for filing. Starting from January 2008 the system produces automatic electronic extracts from registers of IP rights upon online request. Since August 2007 electronic requests where works on-line with electronic certificates (output from register) processes answers automatic.
Administrative management systems (e.g., register, legal status, statistics and administrative support)
Used the administrative management systems to proceed register of trademarks, legal status, management and annual statistics and administrative support.
An information system accessible for public is available on the web page of the IPO CZ
(http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,315&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&622__102.menu_f=15494&623__102.folder_f=16757)
and allows its users to search within the national trademark database, CTM Online, Madrid Express and other free of charge TM databases of national offices.
The trademark examiners and clients of the public reading room can use a so-called common search triple interface comprising a database of not only Czech trademarks and international trademarks valid in the territory of the Czech Republic, but also a database of Community trademarks registered by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market.
Equipment used (hardware, including the types of terminal and network used, and software), carriers used
Equipment: workstations -HP, processor 3 GHz, RAM 512 MB, memory 80 GB. 320 workstations connected in the Office network are of the Office staff direct service. Thereof 75 computers connected in the Office network are of the clients of the Office and staff training service. IPO uses CD, DVD and magnetic tapes as data carriers. The type of network used is ETHERNET. IPO uses WINDOWS XP and OFFICE - 2003 software and the ORACLE 10.1 database.
VI. Administration of trademark information products and services available to the public (relating to facilities, e.g., for lodging applications, registering trademarks, assisting clients with search procedures, obtaining official publications and registry extracts)
Planning, administration, automation, security
Trademark information services for the public are provided within the Trademark Information Center (information concerning trademark applications filing, telephone queries, procedure information etc), in the public reading room (various kinds of trademark searches), common questions can be addressed to the helpdesk (mailto:helpdesk@upv.cz) or on the basis of orders (trademark searches). In 2007, 1 782 trademark searches for the public were carried out. Usage of paper collections for searches has been decreasing rapidly.
URLs of page of the Office’s website for electronic Viking of trademark applications and provide information
The Office web sites http://www.upv.cz are the rich source of information.
Electronic filing of trademark applications:
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=400,402&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,110&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30
Element of proceedings:
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/pls/portal30/rej.vyhl.formular
Search service:
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,315&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30
VII. Matters concerning mutual exchange of trademark documentation and information
Promotional activities (seminars, exhibitions, visits, advertising, etc.)
The IPO CZ presented its information activities and products at the following exhibitions and trade fairs:
International Machinery Trade Fair (Brno, CZ)
MACH 2007 (Prague, CZ)
FOR ARCH 2007 (Prague, CZ)
Innovation 2007 (Prague, CZ)
IENA - Exhibition of Inventions and Innovations (Nurnberg, DE)
Exhibition of Inventions (Geneva, CH)
PATLIB 2007 (Seville, ES)
Exhibition of Inventions (Geneva, CH)
EPOPIC 2007 (Riga, LV)
The IPO CZ issued the Industrial Property Journal every week.
Training courses for national and foreign participants
Various courses and seminars were organized for the students and representatives of SMEs or research institutions; Groups of university students were accepted in the premises of the IPO CZ.
Since 2004, the two years study course of industrial property rights was conducted within the Office's own educational facility - the Industrial Property Training Institute.
VIII. Matters concerning education and training, including technical assistance to developing countries (please indicate URLs of web pages of the Office’s website wherever appropriate)
Promotional activities (seminars, exhibitions, visits, advertising, etc.)
Various courses and seminars were organized for the students and representatives of SMEs or research institutions; Groups of university students were accepted in the premises of the IPO CZ.
Training courses for national and foreign participants
In 2004, the two years study course of industrial property rights was conducted within the Office's own educational facility - the Industrial Property Training Institute.
The IPO CZ presented its information activities and products at the following exhibitions and trade fairs:
The Office presented its information activities and products at the following exhibitions and trade fairs:
International Machinery Trade Fair (Brno, CZ)
MACH 2007 (Prague, CZ)
FOR ARCH 2007 (Prague, CZ)
Innovation 2007 (Prague, CZ)
IENA - Exhibition of Inventions and Innovations (Nurnberg, DE)
Exhibition of Inventions (Geneva, CH)
PATLIB 2007 (Seville, ES)
Exhibition of Inventions (Geneva, CH)
EPOPIC 2007 (Riga, LV)
The IPO CZ issued the Industrial Property Journal every week.
IX. Other general information related to the Office that is available on the Internet -- URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that:
The helpdesk (mailto:helpdesk@upv.cz)
The Bulletin: http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,116&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&447__102.menu_f=4314&448__102.folder_f=28831
Web pages of the Office’s website that provide statistics related to trademarks:
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,116&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&447__102.menu_f=4318&448__102.folder_f=5862
The Office web sites http://www.upv.cz
The Official Bulletin URL
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,116&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&447__102.menu_f=4318&448__102.folder_f=5862
Use of electronic classification systems to check the classification symbols furnished by an applicant and which are contained in the lists of goods and/or services:
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,116&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&447__102.menu_f=4702&448__102.folder_f=5842
Electronic filing of trademark applications:
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=400,402&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,110&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30
Element of proceedings:
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/pls/portal30/rej.vyhl.formular
Search service – trademark database (IPO, WIPO, OHIM) basic search/advanced search):
http://isdvapl.upv.cz/servlet/page?_pageid=82,315&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&622__102.menu_f=15494&623__102.folder_f=16757