Annual Technical Report 2012 on Trademark Information Activities submitted by Kazakhstan (CWS/ATR/TM/2012/KZ)
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I. Evolution of registration activities
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Applications (2012)
Trademark: 4041 (national – 2196, foreign – 1845)
Under Madrid system: 5108
Applications (2011)
Trademark: 3749 (national – 1890, foreign – 1859)
Under Madrid system: 3722
For appellation of origin: 24
Issued certificates (2012)
Trademark: 6487 (national – 1039, foreign – 1714, international registration - 3734)
Issued certificates (2011)
Trademark: 6185 (national – 917, foreign – 1546, international registration - 3722)
II. Matters concerning the generation, reproduction, and distribution of secondary sources of trademark information, i.e., trademark gazettes
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Republican patent fund is generated at the Republican Scientific Technical Library (RSTL).
Currently it comprises more than 21 million patent documents from 50 countries and three organizations - WIPO, EPO and EAPO.
Information services available to the public (including computerized services and search files contained in libraries remote from your Office and trademark information posted by your Office on the World Wide Web)
At the NIIP's Branch Office Databases Patents of Kazakhstan: Bibliography, Patents of Kazakhstan: Full descriptions and Database Patents of Kazakhstan: Abstracts are generated, which are then recorded on optical disks and distributed around Kazakhstan and abroad.
Topic «Сұрақ-жауап» (on Kazakh), «Вопрос-Ответ» (on Russian) operates on a site where applicants can get answers to their questions. http://www.kazpatent.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1208952107.
Also every year by e-mail increases the interaction between users and NIIP.
VII. Matters concerning mutual exchange of trademark documentation and information
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NIIP's publications are distributed on the basis of mutual exchange, free of charge as defined in the Law on Print (compulsory distribution), and on a commercial basis.
NIIP carries out mutual exchange of Official Gazettes, Annual Reports and databases with near and far abroad countries and the international organizations. About 886 copies of NIIP's publications were distributed including Journal Intellectual Property of Kazakhstan and Official Gazette in 2012.
Exchange of machine-readable information
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An important event for the promotion of invention and the Patent System is an Annual National Contest on Invention Achievements "Shapagat", which was held on May 24, 2012. The Contest promotes the role of Innovation and Invention in the country, investment promotion and implementation of development in the manufacturing sector. WIPO has established seven awards and EAPO has created Gold medal named after V.I. Blinnikov "For a contribution to invention and patent branch" for Kazakh inventors.
From 20 to 26 June 2012 in Beijing, People's Republic of China by the General Assembly of WIPO in 2011 and the Preparatory Committee held a Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances to adopt an international treaty on the rights of audiovisual performers of their work. The conference was attended by Chairman of the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights Abzal Yestayev.
On May 23, 2012 at the Palace of Independence in Astana within the framework of the V Astana Economic Forum held a panel session "The role of intellectual property in economic development."
Organizers of the session are the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Ministry of Justice, the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights, RSE "National Institute of Intellectual Property."
On April 17-19, 2012 in Astana held an International Seminar "The procedure for submission and consideration of applications for the procedure PCT. New features in the PCT "," Theory and practice of substantive examination in the Eurasian".
On April 11-12, 2012 in Tbilisi held "Inter-Regional Seminar on Technology Transfer", organized by the National Center of Intellectual Property "Sakpatenti" and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
From May 29 to June 1, 2012 at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva (Switzerland) took place on 5 session of the Working Group on PCT. The session was attended by Guldana Ilyassova, department of the examination of inventions, utility models and breeding achievements, RSE "National Institute of Intellectual Property".
On September 13-14 this year in the city of Almaty International Seminar on Collective Management of Rights of text and graphic works, organized by the Committee on Intellectual Property Rights of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization and the International Federation Reprographic Rights.
In the period from 4 to 6 of September 2012 in Yalta (Ukraine) held XIX International scientific-practical conference "Actual problems of intellectual property, which was attended by N. Zhaparkul, Deputy Director of the RSE “NIIP”.
From September 18 – 21, 2012 at the headquarters of WIPO in Geneva hosted the 27th session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT). Kazakhstan was represented by the Deputy Director of RSE "National Institute of Intellectual Property" Saule Zhussupbekova.
On November 22-23, 2012 in Moscow held a regional seminar on "Development of national strategies in the field of intellectual property." The organizers of the event are the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property. Representatives of Kazakhstan were Abzal Yestayev, Chairman of the Committee on Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Justice, Guldana Ilyassova and Zhanar Omarova - experts of the RSE "National Institute of Intellectual Property".
The Chairman of the Committee on Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Abzal Yestayev attended the fiftieth series of meetings of the Assembly of States members of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), including the Assembly of the Union of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which was held from 1 to 9 October 2012 in Geneva.
Training courses for national and foreign participants
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Information on legislation in the field of trademarks, Annual Report and other general information can be found on the official web-site of the Institute at www.kazpatent.kz
X. Other relevant matters