Annual Technical Report on Patent Information Activities in 2019 submitted by MINISTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND AGRICULTURE OF UKRAINE
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*According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of September 2, 2019 № 829 "Some Issues of Optimizing the System of Central Executive Bodies", in order to optimize the system of central executive bodies and in accordance with paragraphs 9 and 9-1 of Article 116 of the Constitution of Ukraine, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine was renamed as the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine.
I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PATENT INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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Development of the OCAS software packages was completed at the end of 2019.
2. Creation of the specialized information system to provide access to the relevant data related to pendency of applications and maintenance of the state registers of IP rights titles of protection .
The Special Information System of Ukrpatent (SIS) ensures Internet access to information on any IP right in the close-to-real-time mode. The system search tool which has a general purpose search interface provides open and authorized access (with the use of a qualified electronic signature) to any document of the electronic dossier of an IP right. The SIS has two search engines – a simple and an advanced one. There is a simplified search form for the simple search. The advanced search has additional range of search tools which allows restricting the search by the type of IP right and by legal status. According to the selected type and legal status it is possible to select any search parameter for the search.
Development of the SIS software packages was completed in 2019.
3. The project on creation of the automated system for the Systemic Means of Creation and Use of the Information Registers of the Ukrpatent information system objects (SMCUIR).
The set of functions for maintainance and use of the classifiers and registers have been implemented within the framework of the development of this project, which provide unambiguous classification and record of objects in the Ukrpatent information system environment, creation of services for the use and identification of the Ukrpatent information system objects, creation of tools for the Ukrpatent organizational structure management, providing access to the system-wide classifications of any Ukrpatent information system components.
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Works on the GDMAS improvement and refinement were completed in 2019.
2. Creation of the Specialized Information and Retrieval System (SIRS) to ensure unified access of Ukrpatent examiners to certain internal and external information sources.
The integration of the electronic patent documents (collections) sources into the information repository to ensure highly efficient patent information searches by Ukrpatent examiners during examination of applications for inventions and/or utility models was performed as a part of creation of the SIRS. The SIRS repository is made with due consideration of searches in large data sets, the volume of which reaches tens of millions of documents.
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The structure of file repositories should be optimized for fast file retrieval.
3. Reengineering of the storage, retrieval and data processing.
As a part of the project, the following tasks were performed:
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The PPDC is located on the premises of the Department of Patent Information Services, Consultations and Innovation Activity Promotion of Ukrpatent in the three specially adapted and equipped areas (two depositaries with the total area of 81 sq. m. and a reading room of 40 sq. m.). The PPDC is equipped with 10 up-to-date computers with appropriate licensed software, as well as scanners, printers and xerographic copying machinesmachines.
To enable users to make online access to the electronic patent-information resources, such as the Digital Patent Library, the Internet access based on Wi-Fi technology was provided in addition to the traditional Internet access for users’ convenience.
Consultations were provided free-of-charge concerning optimal ways to carry out information search, qualified drawing up of retrieval schedule, search on CD-ROMs and in the free databases of patent documentation via the Internet and consultations on the most common issues: concerning the detection of the subject matter of invention or utility model in the materials presented by the applicant, acquisition of IP rights, detection and discontinuation of unlawful use of IP rights.
A total of 300 consultations were provided concerning verification of correctness of drawing up of application materials, including 60 for patents for inventions/utility models.
Consultations on the most common issues were provided on a day-to-day basis:
- concerning the procedure for obtaining legal protection for an invention/utility model (over 20 consultations of this type per day);
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