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At the beginning of the year, in response to the pandemic situation in the country and during quarantine operating restrictions, the State Patent Bureau (SPB) initiated amendments to the laws related to Fees for industrial property objects registration. Suspension allowed businesses to manage crises crisis situations without losing the opportunity to properly pursue the goal of acquiring and protecting their industrial property - annual statistics show that applicants have actively used this opportunity and the number of applications received exceeded the planned indicators.
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Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
In 2020 We the SPB paid a lot of attention to the improvement and expansion of SPB electronic services and new ones functionalityfunctionalities. Key 2020 implemented and further developed technological solutions that allow applicants to use SPB services faster and more efficiently.
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Completed Trademarks, Designs and Patent Registers and other related information, migration of system servers to the State Data Center.
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New features have been added to the electronic application system; and information boxes to make these services easier and simpler to use services - all necessary documents can be submitted electronically;
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Throughout the year, we maintained active communication on procedural deadlines and fees on deferred payment, we discussed the practicalities of trademarks, aspects of design and invention protection and the most relevant practice in resolving disputes concerning these objects.
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