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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)
Office notices are published weekly in the electronic Official Bulletin of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic. Notices are also published at the Office’s website.
Mass storage media used are hard discs, magnetic tapes for backup and paper.
Trademark bulletins of foreign offices in an electronic or paper version and ROMARIN DVDs from WIPO are received regularly. WIPO and Community Trademarks Bulletin are available in electronic version via Internet (new volumes) and in CD/DVD or paper version (previous volumes).
Description of information products and services offered by the Office and how to access and utilize them
The Office’s website: http://www.upv.cz/en.html
Information on Services: http://upv.cz/en/client-services/information-services/information-and-consultation-centers.html
Publications: http://www.upv.cz/en/publications.html
Trademark databases: http://www.upv.cz/en/client-services/online-databases/trade-mark-databases.html
Trademark classification system: http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/classsification-systems/classification--trade-marks.html
Since 2007, there are no official gazettes of the Official Bulletin of IPO CZ produced and published on CDs or in paper versions.
Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online, URL), etc.Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external documentation and databases
Publishing, printing, copying techniques
The trademarks information is accessible in the Official Bulletin of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic. Since from 2007 this has been published weekly in an electronic form only and the paper version has been discontinued.
Main types of announcements of the Office in the field of trademark information
The Bulletin is published on a weekly basis (updated every Wednesday) instead of the monthly basis as it was before. The files are downloadable free of charge with no prior registration / subscription needed. The Acrobat Reader viewer is needed to open, view and print PDF files. The information as published shall be the authentic one for legal purposes. As from No. 1/2000, the Official Bulletin has been available at the web site of the IPO CZ as an electronic document in PDF format. You can find it here: http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/ipo-bulletin.html
The Bulletin contains the following types of announcements:
- Survey of the INID codes for identification of bibliographic data
- Survey of the chapters
- Codes of the states
- Refused or partially refused trademark applications before publication
- Survey of the published trademark applications
- Published trademark applications
- Refused or partially refused trademark applications after publication
- Rejected oppositions
- Survey of the trademark registrations without change in relation to published applications
- Registrations of trademarks without change in relation to published applications
- Survey of the trademark registrations with change in relation to published applications
- Registrations of trademarks with change in relation to published applications
- Recording of license contracts concerning trademarks
- Recording of license contracts concerning internationally registered trademarks
- Trademarks cancelled and declared invalid
- Survey of the renewals of trademark registrations
- Renewals of trademark registrations
- Laps of trademarks due to expiration of the period of protection
- Surrender of the right to the trademark
- Changes in the wording/reproduction of the trademarks and in the list of goods and services
- Changes in the ownership of the trademarks
- Changes in the ownership of the trademarks for a part of goods and services
- Amendments in the data concerning trademark holders
- Excuse of failure to comply with a time limit
- Other relevant data and official rectifications
- Appellations of origin/geographical indications
- Survey of the published applications of the coloured trademarks
Mass storage media and microforms used
Mass storage media used are hard discs, magnetic tapes for backup, and physical original in paper version.
Word processing and office automation
Trademarks are searchable in the public database. It provides a range of search options including application and registration number, TM wording, name of applicant or holder or licensee, previous holder, representative, pledge, Vienna classes, Classes of goods and services and names of goods and services, application filing date, priority date, publication and registration date and date of termination of validity. Representation of trademarks is also available in form of a gallery. The public database is updated daily and automatically from database of the IPO. The public database contains trademarks (IPO CZ, OHIM, WIPO-CZ, WIPO-EU) valid in the Czech Republic.
Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users; conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
examiners, including external documentation and databases
The Office’s Examiners have an access to:
- Internal SyPP database – contains all pending as well as decided applications
- Internal database of trademarks (applications and registered trademarks) including all trademarks with effect for Czech Republic
- OHIM eSearch Plus and TMView tools
- Other external public databases: http://upv.cz/en/client-services/online-databases/trade-mark-databases/foreign-database.html
Other sources
Access to online trademark bulletin and to other sources of trademark information, including download of bulk trademark data
The Official Bulletin URL: http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/ipo-bulletin.html
The public database URL: http://www.upv.cz/en/client-services/online-databases/trade-mark-databases.htmlOther sources
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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