Annual Technical Report on Patent Information Activities in 2023 submitted by Ukraine/State Organization "Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations" (UANIPIO)
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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PATENT INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Information on the following topics is desired:
- Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of patent information activities and expected time frames for their realization
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Annual_Report-2023-web2-.pdf
- New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies and plans mentioned above, short description: aims, partners, tasks
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Annual_Report-2023-web2-.pdf
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SIS: https://sis.nipo.gov.ua/en/search/simple/
- Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
- Inventions
- Applications filed:
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STATISTICS: https://ukrpatent.org/en/articles/UKRNOIVI-statistics
- Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Annual_Report-2023-web2-.pdf
NEWS: https://ukrpatent.org/en/news
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Information on the following topics is desired:
- Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) – URLs
Information for users on the procedures and sources of data on inventions and utility models, in particular information on the legislation in the sphere of inventions and utility models legal protection, services and activities of the Office related to information in this sphere, statistics, etc. is published on the website of the Office.
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EXAMPLES OF FILLING OUT APPLICATIONS: https://ukrpatent.org/uk/articles/pryklady_zapovnennia_zaiav_pv
- Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
All application materials (both primary and secondary) for inventions and utility models, irrespective of the way they are filed to the Office (through the electronic filing system, on paper carriers, by email, fax or other telecommunication networks), automatically and after scanning paper carriers are entered and stored in the electronic archive of documents. In order to use application materials during the processing of applications, the integration of technological automated systems with the electronic document archive has been implemented.
- Classification, preclassification (if applicable), reclassification activities; classification systems used (e.g., International Patent Classification (IPC)); matters concerning indexing of patent information
In 2023, following the results of the session of the Committee of Experts of the Special Union of the IPC and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Working Groups for the Revision of the International Patent Classification (IPC), WIPO amended and supplemented the following:
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IPC: https://base.uipv.org/mpk2009/index.html?level=c&version=2
- Abstracting, reviewing, and translation of the information contained in patent documents
Abstracts and bibliographic data are formed routinely in Ukrainian language for publication on the Internet: in the SIS and in the specialized automated system (AS) «Inventions» - an automated system for supporting the processing of applications for registration of inventions and utility models. Patent documentation in the specified volume (abstracts, titles and bibliographic data) was translated into English and uploaded to the SIS.
SIS: https://sis.nipo.gov.ua/en/search/simple/
- Other activities
III. SOURCES OF PATENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
Information on the following topics is desired:
- Main types of publications of the Office (patent applications, full text, first pages, abstracts, bibliographic data, granted patents, etc.), medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)
Information of the Office concerning inventions/utility models is provided in electronic publications of the Office as well as in free information and retrieval Internet resources of the Office such as electronic databases (DB), IRS and the SIS.
SIS: https://sis.nipo.gov.ua/en/search/simple/
- Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URL), etc.
Information concerning inventions and utility models is published in Book 1 of the Official Electronic Bulletin "Industrial Property" in the following sections: "Official Information", "Information on Invention Applications Accepted for Examination", "Information on the Grant of Patents of Ukraine for Inventions", "Information on the Grant of Patents of Ukraine for Utility Models" and in the Notices Section.
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STATISTICS: https://ukrpatent.org/en/articles/UKRNOIVI-statistics
- Information products and patent document collections (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external collections and databases
In 2023, a set of works to ensure access to foreign commercial information Internet resources was continued, the use of which is desirable for conducting a complete and high-quality search, as it provides guaranteed access to the minimum PCT documentation:
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- the reference and information fund of the Office;
- electronic information resources of the Office, containing the full-text DB of non-patent literature, in particular the ISP (currently the database contains about 70,000 information sources);
- Internet resources, including free national and foreign DBs;
- electronic resources and traditional collections of the leading libraries of Ukraine, which can be accessed via interlibrary subscription;
- other libraries and organizations in the regions of Ukraine, the sources of information from which were provided in the mode of electronic document delivery;
- commercial scientific and technical databases, access to which was provided to the Office free of charge (in particular, on the Researh4Life platform);
- international library subscription, access to which is provided through the largest libraries of Ukraine.
- Information products and patent document collections (coverage, medium, etc.) available to external users, conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
In order to provide information to a wide range of users, free access to patent information was provided through the website of the Office.
- Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
Information concerning the legal status of the registered patents of Ukraine for inventions/utility models to the extent prescribed by the applicable law of Ukraine is published in the Notices Section of the Official Electronic Bulletin "Industrial Property". In addition, such information is provided in the IRS "Information on Patents of Ukraine for Inventions (Utility Models) Deemed to be Invalid or Expired", in the SIS and in the Specialized DB "Inventions (Utility Models) in Ukraine".
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ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Annual_Report-2023-web2-.pdf
Other sources
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Information on the following topics is desired:
- Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
The information system (IS) of the Office includes a large number of technologically diverse automated systems, databases, programs, information and reference and information retrieval systems, which together meet the information needs of technological processes.
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Electronic documents are received via the following communication channels: EAFS-1 and EAFS-2, EIS EAP) for the exchange of documents related to the examination of applications, maintenance of state registers and general issues, a fax server, e-mail, and the System of Electronic Interaction of Executive Authorities (SEI EA).
- Hardware used to supporting business processes of the Office
The server part is based on x86 platform servers manufactured by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) (HPE Synergy 480 Gen10, DL380Gen10, DL380Gen8).
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For the information systems users the Internet connection is provided to search and browse information.
- Internal databases: coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
Users of information systems have access to the Internet to search and view information. Internal databases: coverage, updates, interconnection with external sources.
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Documents related to the examination of applications for inventions and utility models, documents related to the state registers of inventions and utility models are stored at the CEDA.
- Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file: file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file
An internal resource, namely the ISP is used for applications examination by experts.
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The ISP data is updated on a regular basis as soon as the current documentation is received from foreign patent offices on optical carriers or uploaded from the respective remote FTP-servers.
Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
Information concerning the legal status of registered patents of Ukraine for inventions and utility models, as provided for by the relevant Law of Ukraine, was published in the Notices section of the Official Electronic Bulletin «Industrial Property» https://ukrpatent.org/uk/articles/bulletin-ip. The information in this section is presented in PDF format in the form of a periodical.
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This module interacts with automated systems used for examining applications on IPR registration and maintaining IPRs state registers and is designed to apply or lift sanctions.
Other matters
[1] Mimosa user guide: http://www.bl.uk/pdf/mimosaEPO.pdf
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[4] RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROCESSING OF PATENT INFORMATION USING XML (EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE): http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/standards/en/pdf/03-36-01.pdf
V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF PATENT INFORMATION
Information on the following topics is desired:
- Patent library: equipment, collection management, network of patent libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign patent libraries
In order to ensure access of the general public to patent documentation and non-patent literature in the process of creation, legal protection and use of IPR, the List of IPR Databases was updated on a quarterly basis in 2023: «The List of IPR Databases of Foreign Patent Offices, Free Access to Which is Provided on the Internet», which provides links to the databases of 54 patent offices of the world and 4 international and regional intellectual property organizations; «The List of Scientific and Technical Databases and Reference Resources, Free Access to Which is Provided on the Internet»; «The List of Publicly Available Information Resources of Patent Documentation», posted on the website of the Office in the Section «For Users of Patent Information».
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Access to these information resources was provided under the concluded agreements or free of charge as part of the support to the Office under the martial law.
- Publications related to different business procedures and patent information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
The website of the Office provides free access to information on inventions/utility models published in the Annual Reports, Annual Technical Reports of the Office on patent information activities, which the Office prepares for WIPO, and quarterly booklets «Intellectual Property in Figures» (statistical information).
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Information Dashboard: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Information_Dashboard-web.pdf
- Office's initiatives on providing foreign patent information in the local language(s) (e.g., machine translation tools, translation of abstracts)
In order to provide information support to the development and functioning of the Office, in particular, to improve the Ukrainian patent and terminology base, standardization and unification of terminology in the intellectual property sphere, the Office carries out translation of the WIPO Standards into Ukrainian, primarily those that have more practical value and relate to various IPR, and ensures their timely updating.
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WIPO STANDARDS TRANSLATION WITH NO OFFICIAL STATUS: https://ukrpatent.org/en/articles/standarti-voiv
- Cooperation with universities, research centers, technology and innovation support centers, etc.
The Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) is an international project to support inventions, innovations and start-up projects launched by WIPO, implemented in Ukraine by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Office.
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TISC: https://tisc.nipo.gov.ua/ipguides.html
- Education and training: training courses, e-learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
In 2023, the specialists of the Office participated in specialized and educational events in the sphere of intellectual property, organized by both the Office and other international organizations, including WIPO, EPO, EUIPO, etc.
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- Workshop «Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer» at the Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University (November 3, 2023);
- Strategic online session «IP&I: How to commercialize intellectual property» for technology transfer managers (May 25, 2023);
- Training course «The Innovative Power of IP: how to turn an idea into the energy of innovation»;
- WIPO DL-101 General Course on Intellectual Property;
- WIPO DL-318 Patent Information Search;
- European Patent Academy course OS01a-2023 «Сlarity and sufficiency of disclosure in the pharmaceutical field», January 2023;
- European Patent Academy course OS01b-2023 «Сlarity and sufficiency of disclosure in the field of biotechnology», February 2023;
- European Patent Academy course OS01c-2023 «Сlarity and sufficiency of disclosure computer implemented inventions, artificial intelligence, training data», March 2023;
- European Patent Academy supported self-learning course OU01-2023 on computer-implemented inventions and business methods, March 2023;
- European Patent Academy course OS02-2023 «Advanced aspects of computer-implemented invention», part A, April 2023;
- European Patent Academy patent seminar series OS02с-2023 - Advanced aspects of computer-implemented inventions, June 2023;
- European Patent Academy tutored programme OS03-2023 on clarity and non-unity, March – April 2023;
- European Patent Academy tutored seminar OS04-2023 on novelty and inventive step, May – June 2023;
- European Patent Academy course OS07-2023 «EPOQUE Net: The art of efficient searching», February – November 2023;
- European Patent Academy course OW05-2023 «Advanced aspects of novelty and inventive step», November 2023;
- European Patent Academy seminars «Plastic recycling and alternative plastics»;
- PATENTSCOPE Webinar «Chemical searches in PATENTSCOPE», June 15, 2023;
- Series of 4 PATENTSCOPE sessions over the summer 2023: Session 1: - Introduction and Easy Exercises, Session 2: - Intermediate Level Exercises, Session 3: - Advanced Level Exercises, Session 4: - Diverse Mix of Exercises;
- WIPO Webinar «Everything you need to know about ePCT webinar series: What's New for Applicants», October 10-12, 2023
- WIPO Webinar «What does a gaming lawyer do?», December 8, 2023;
- WIPO Webinar « Quest to Help Game Developers LevelUP their Intellectual Property», December 12,
Other activities
VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PATENT INFORMATION
Information on the following topics is desired:
- International exchange and sharing of patent information in machine-readable form, e.g., priority documents, bibliographic data, abstracts, search reports, full text information
The functions of patent documentation international exchange are performed by the Office, recognized in 2003 by the law as the Centre of International Exchange of Publications in accordance with the Convention on International Exchange of Publications, adopted on December 3, 1958 by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Annual_Report-2023-web2-.pdf
- Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to patent information
In 2023, the Office continued international cooperation in the field of intellectual property with WIPO, the EPO and intellectual property offices of other countries.
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ANNUAL REPORT: https://nipo.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Annual_Report-2023-web2-.pdf
Assistance to developing countries
Other activities
VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS
Please include any other relevant information here.
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