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  • Main types of publications in the field of trademark information, outline of the content and medium (on paper, on CDs, online – URLs)
    • The publication is performed through gazette and online dossier, which is complete for all trademarks in force
    • The dossier includes hallmarks
  • Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online – URL), etc.
    • Trademark Gazette is from 2024 and onwards only in digital format with optional PDF-rendition for download.
      • Dual language, except some register fields due to regulations
      • Weekly official publications, but all events are available in real time (coming possible gazette content)
      • Not available on paper. Earlier gazettes only available in Norwegian and only in weekly PDF.
    • The solution is cross domain database based on Legal Status event extract in real time, including event specific data.
  • Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external documentation and databases
    • Acsepto v11 for Trademark, classification, coding and search, including image search
    • Pending project: ComparA classification comparison assistant (cross languages)
  • Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users; conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
    • Full bibliographic dossier for all filed applications and rights with all incoming and outgoing correspondence, including all decisions that are related to the application or right (se link above) Free of charge
    • Image search, access to preapproved terms of classification, free of charge
    • Renewal service with selectable online or payment transfer
  • Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
    • From march 2024 onwards Legal Status events are produced according to standard, but in local JSON format
    • Pending action to open the trademark legal status event record database as Open Data by 2025
  • Other sources
    • Planned integration to GDD and GBD by 2025
    • Full member of TMView and DesignviewDesignView: weekly update
    • CTI integration for TMVeiw and Designview DesignView is  under planning (

IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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  • International exchange of trademark information in machine-readable form (e.g., Official Gazettes)
    • Full member of TMView (EUIPO)
    • Pending project for full register in Global Brand Database (By 2025)
    • Various exports of data for IP community (expecting soon to be replaced by open data)
  • Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to trademark information
    • Active in the Madrid Working Group
    • Broad and active participation in CWS and CWS task forces, active in WIPO Conversations
    • Supporter of ICT Road Map Meeting
    • Supporter of WIPO initiatives for ICT Strategy Best Practice and extended ICT focus under the WIPO umbrella 
    • Initiatives for a Nordic ICT forum for cooperation
    • Various projects with EUIPO on TMView and DesignviewDesignView
    • Active members in many EPO projects
    • Observer in several projects for distributed register, digital wallets, digital national currencies
  • Assistance to developing countries
    • Support of pending WIPO programs. Not any direct activity within 2024

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