Annual Technical Report on Trademark Information Activities in 2019 submitted
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by Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADEMARK INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and registrations with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
Changes experienced in terms of application filings and grants with respect to the previous year
2019 | Compared to 2018 | |
National trademark applications | 7700 | +1 % (7638) |
– submitted by domestic applicants | 7140 | +1 % (7042) |
– submitted by foreign application | 560 | -6 % (596) |
International trademarks with designation of CZ according to Madrid Protocol | 1923 | -1 % (2009) |
National trademarks registered | 6648 | +7 % (6192) |
Grant of protection relating to international trademarks | 2220 | +35% (1641) |
Trends or areas experiencing rapid changes with respect to the previous year
In 2019 the average registration procedure time period was 8,2 months from the date of submitting the trademark registration application. This time period includes formal and substantive examination of the applications, technical procedure concerning the preparation for publication, three month statutory time limit for opposition and registration time.
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Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
Statistics
Since 2000 the Annual Reports and statistics have been available at the Office’s website:
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The Bulletin: http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/ipo-bulletin.html
The Office website
The helpdesk mailto: helpdesk@upv.cz
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http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/classsification-systems/classification--trade-marks.html
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs
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(ii) Use of electronic classification systems and pre-defined terms of the classification applied
Information on classification system
http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/classsification-systems/classification--trade-marks.html
Obligation for applicants to use pre-defined terms of the classification applied
To use pre-defined terms of the classification applied is only recommended.
Bibliographic data and processing
Trademarks are searchable by application and registration number, TM wording, name of applicant or holder or licensee, previous holder (for IPO CZ employees only), representative, pledgee (for IPO CZ employees only), 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.
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Legislative work on the implementation of European Parliament and Council (EU) Directive 2015/2436 of 16 December 2015, to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks was finalised in 2018. The amendment to Act No. 441/2003 Coll. On Trade Marks, which came into effect on 1st January 2019, eliminated the requirement of graphic representation of trade marks from the trade mark law. According to the amendment it is sufficient that the sign applied for is capable of being represented in the Register of Trade marks in a manner which enables the competent authorities and the public to determine the clear and precise subject matter of the protection afforded to its proprietor. Annex No 1 to the Act No. 441/2003 Coll. defines 10 types of trade marks, including those trade marks considered non-traditional (e.g. position, sound, motion, multimedia, holographic marks) and means of their representation. Certain types of trade marks (position, motion) may be accompanied by a description. Also other type of trade mark not covered by any of the 10 defined types of trade marks may be registered if it is represented in any appropriate form utilizing generally available technology if such a form can be clearly, precisely, separately, easily, comprehensibly, durably and objectively represented in the Register for the competent authorities and the public to be able to clearly and precisely determine the subject of protection granted to the trade mark proprietor. The representation of „other“ mark may be also accompanied by a description.
III. SOURCES OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
Main types of publications in the field of trademark information, outline of the content and medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)
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Trademark bulletins of foreign offices in an electronic or paper version are received regularly. WIPO and European Union 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:
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Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online, URL), etc.
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 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
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Other relevant data and official rectifications
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, Vienna classes, classes of goods and services and list 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, EUIPO, WIPO-CZ, WIPO-EU) valid in the Czech Republic.
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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
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http://www.upv.cz/en/client-services/online-databases/trade-mark-databases.html
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
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Internal databases: coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
In-house systems (online/offline)
The Office maintains an in-house search database of all trademark applications and registered trademarks with effect for the Czech Republic (national, EU, WIPO). The database is not accessible to the public, but its structure corresponds to the public database.
External databases
The Office provides free access to the database comprising the data concerning not only the Czech national trademarks but also the international trademarks (applied for or registered) valid in the territory of the Czech Republic or EU, WIPO – 6ter and the European Union trademarks applied for or registered by EUIPO at the IPO CZ website http://www.upv.cz/en/client-services/online-databases/trade-mark-databases.html.
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Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
Planning, administration, automation, security
Applications for trademark registrations can be filed by post, in person, via data box (an upload up to 20 MB) or electronically (with electronic signature an upload up to 100 MB) to the Office. Wide range of other communications may be submitted electronically via user-friendly interface (an upload up to 100 MB).
Bibliographic details of applications are entered into SyPP2 manually if the application is filed in paper form or automatically if the application is filed via online filing facility. The applicants receive confirmation of filing via post upon their request or electronically if application is filed online. The application file can be inspected after publishing the registration via the Office´s web site https://isdv.upv.cz/webapp/!resdb.rejst.frm
Collection management, preservation
Extended safety is secured via SSL.
Backing up of data changes is done twice a week. Full back up of data is on weekly basis. Backed up files are preserved for 4 weeks.
Information services available to the public
The information centre and the helpdesk operate during the working days. They provide general information concerning the industrial property rights.
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The Office provides full range of brochures and leaflets free of charge. They can be downloaded in PDF format from the Office´s web site, taken in the office headquarters or sent upon request. The Office publishes its own books and the Industrial Property Journal (6 issues per year) reflecting the current issues of IP rights (both in paper and electronic versions).
V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Office's library (if deals with trademark information): equipment, collection management, network of libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign libraries
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Education and training: training courses, e-learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
The Office presented its information activities and products at the following exhibitions and trade fairs:
The Office presented its information activities, information and educational products at the following exhibitions and trade fairs:
- 61st International Engineering Fair (Brno, CZ, as part of a joint exhibition organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade as part of the Innovation Strategy of the Czech Republic 2019‒2030)
- One-day Fair of Grant and Innovation Opportunities (České Budějovice, CZ)
- Science Fair (Prague, CZ)
- Science Festival (Prague, CZ)
- For Interior 2019 (Prague, CZ)
- 22nd Moscow International Inventions and Innovative Technology Salon (Moscow, RU)
- Intarg (Katowice, PL)
- ARCA (Zagreb, HR)
- TESLAFEST 2019 (Novi Sad, SR)
- iENA (Nuremberg, DE)
Training courses for national and foreign participants
The IPO CZ regularly organizes wide range of training courses and seminars - such as Trademarks - Reform of Trade Mark Law and New Types of Trade Marks, National and International Legal Protection, Searches in the National and Foreign Trademark Databases, IP Protection and National (CZ) and International Systems of IP Protection, Intellectual Property Protection in Business (SMEs), Technology Transfer, Enforcement of Intellectual Rights, IP Jurisdiction (administrative and judicial issues). All the educational activities are organized for public, mainly for students, academic staff of universities, representatives of SMEs or research institutions and IP professionals.
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In cooperation with the US Embassy, an event “Amazing Theatre of Physics at IPO CZ” as part of celebrations of World Intellectual Property Day was prepared. During the event, children learned how intellectual property is protected in the Czech Republic as well as in the United States, and how important it is to protect these rights. Another part of the programme was the performance by the Amazing Theatre of Physics, which imaginatively and professionally explained the essence and importance of the system of intellectual property protection using examples of the practical use of physical phenomena in inventions children may encounter in everyday life. A total of 150 students visited the Office on this occasion.
VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION
International exchange of trademark information in machine-readable form (e.g., Official Gazettes)
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