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Inventions
Table 1 shows the data for 2012-2013 for the filing of applications and grant of Russian Federation (RF) patents for inventions.
As displayed in table 1, compared to 2012, in 2013 an increase was observed in applications filed (of 1.59 per cent), whereas a fall (of 3.78 per cent) was observed in patents granted for inventions.
The patents for inventions granted in 2013 were distributed according to the Sections of the (IPC) as follows:
See attached Table 2
The largest number of patents for inventions granted in 2013 was, as in 2012, to Russian applicants for Section A of IPC - Human Necessities. The largest number of patents granted to foreign applicants in 2013 was for Section B - Performing Operations and Transporting (the most popular among this group of applicants in 2012 was Section C- Chemistry and Metallurgy).
The least popular Section among Russian and foreign applicants alike remains Section D - Textiles and Paper. The number of patents granted for this Section in 2013 comprised only 0.86 per cent of the overall number of patents granted for inventions.
Utility Models
See attached Table 3
In 2013 the positive trend in applications received for utility models continued. The number of applications received increased by 2.05 per cent, which was due in the main to applications filed by foreign applicants (an increase of 30.34 per cent). Applications from Russian applicants also rose, but not significantly- less than 1 per cent. Compared to 2012, the number of patents granted rose by 8.41 per cent, due exclusively to Russian applicants (up 8.98 per cent).
Data on the distribution of certificates (patents) for utility models by IPC Section are shown below.
See attached Table 4
The leading IPC Section in 2013 remained Section B - Performing Operations and Transporting - while second place was taken by Section F - Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, and Weapons. As in 2012, Section D - Textiles and Paper - continued to be the least in demand, with the lowest number of certificates granted.
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
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With regard to improvement of International Patent Classification (IPC), in 2013 Rospatent conducted training and published the periodic full version of IPC 2014.01 electronically in Russian for internal use, and produced an online publication for external users of patent information.
For that purpose, Rospatent specialists processed a total of 1,582 corrections to the previous edition of IPC:
See attached Table
In accordance with the newly created IPC classification scheme definitions, informative links have been removed from these schemes.
In 2013, as part of the work conducted by WIPO to improve IPC, Rospatent prepared:
• reviewers' reports on projects D263 (sub-class А41С), D287 (sub-class A45F), regarding the creation of definitions relating to these sub-classes;
• comments on projects F015 (sub-class A23L), С465 (sub-class А61K), F008 (sub-class G06F), С466 (sub-class А61В), С464(sub-class A23L), С467 (sub-class F21V).
In 2013, FIPS examiners provided full hybrid system indexes for national documents on all publications.
In 2013, the preliminary assignment of an IPC classification to applications for inventions and utility models received by FIPS was continued, in order to send them to the appropriate examination division for substantive examination of applications for inventions on their merits and the examination of utility models.
In 2013, 43,844 applications for inventions and 14,135 applications for utility models were assigned a preliminary classification index before being forwarded to the appropriate examination divisions.
International applications received by the International Patent Cooperation Division of Rospatent in its role as an International Searching Authority and an International Preliminary Examining Authority are assigned a preliminary IPC index classification, which determines the appropriate examination division for each application. In 2013, 3,588 international applications were assigned a preliminary classification index before being forwarded to the appropriate examination divisions for the purposes of conducting an international search.
Table_Patents.doc
Abstracting, reviewing, and translation of the information contained in patent documents
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Table 5 contains data on the main types of Office publications in the field of patent information, carriers and also the frequency of publications.
See attached Table 5
The Inventions and Utility Models Official Gazette on CD-ROM electronic carrier with search system and the corresponding paper publication are distributed by subscription. The three most recent electronic Gazettes are available on the Rospatent website.
The web page addresses of Office websites providing information relating to Office publications are:
• the Administrative Regulations for performance by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks of State functions relating to the keeping of registers of registered intellectual property subject matter, publication of information on registered intellectual property subject matter, applications filed and patents and certificates granted therefor, on the validity, termination and renewal of validity of legal protection in relation to intellectual property subject matter, the transfer of rights in protectable subject matter, and the official registration of intellectual property subject matter:
http://www.rupto.ru/rupto/portal/f6fafdc4-1772-11e1-bad7-9c8e9921fb2c#1
• Regulations on official publications of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, Patents and Trademarks in the Patent Information Products section:
http://www1.fips.ru/wps/wcm/connect/content_ru/ru/publishing_activities/publication_act_new ;
• Prospectus of publications and databases in the Patent Information Products section:
http://www1.fips.ru/wps/wcm/connect/72ad5c0041364dd0b047f269478bc563/prospekt_2014_izm.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
Table5_Patents.doc
Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online – URL), etc.
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