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Item | 2015 | 2014 (Previous Year) |
National | 7,589 (Filings) 6,309 (Grants) | 8,030 (Filings) 6,693 (Grants) |
PCT | 29,424 (Filings) 15,591 (Grants) | 27,451 (Filings) 17,056 (Grants) |
ISA | 2,249 (Filed) | 2,194 |
IPEA | 283 (Filed) | 263 |
The following depicts the trends experienced in terms of e-filings with respect to the previous year:
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- Updating the CASE user guide.
- Creation of a Paperless Examination Training document, with tips, tricks and best practices for CIPO’s patent examiners who wish to work electronically, either fully or partially.
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In January 2015 CIPO provided free training to the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile (INAPI). Two INAPI examiners travelled traveled to CIPO to obtain patent search and examination training in support of their being an International Searching and Preliminary Examination Authority (ISA/IPEA). In September 2015 CIPO provided distance learning, via a webinar, on the STN database to over 30 examiners from INAPI. In the same month CIPO held its inaugural “Canadian Patent Law and Examination Workshop (CPLEW)”. Five examiners attended the workshop: two examiners from the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ), two from the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) and one from INAPI.
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- Patent search and examination reports for developing countries, upon request from WIPO, under the WIPO programme of International Cooperation in the Search and Examination of Inventions (ICE)
- State-of-the-art patent searches under the WIPO Patent Information Searches (WPIS) for developing countries
- Paper copies of relevant Canadian patent documents identified by WIPO patent searches
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In January 2015 CIPO provided free training to the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile* (INAPI). Two CIPO INAPI examiners travelled traveled CIPO to provide obtain patent search and examination training in preparation support of their becoming an International Searching and Preliminary Examination Authority (ISA/IPEA). In September 2015 CIPO provided distance learning, via a webinar, on the STN database to over 30 examiners from INAPI. In the same month CIPO held its inaugural “Canadian Patent Law and Examination Workshop (CPLEW)”. Five examiners attended the workshop: two examiners from the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ), two from the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) and one from INAPI.
*According to this UN document, “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015” as of 2015 Chile was listed as a developing country.
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