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- Increase IPR knowledge and competence, with focus on SME's, start-ups and founders.
- Decrease of in time from filing to registration
- Goal of 2-3 months to decision. Mean time 2023 was 1,9 month from 2,5 in 2023, hence achieved
- Increase efficiency in design patent application decisions
- In average 665 applications per person-year, hence 10% more efficient compared to last year
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The industrial designs statistics:
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| Design applications in total | 1 292 | 1 198 | 1 365 |
| National applications from Norwegian applicants | 211 | 155 | 185 |
| National applications from other applicants | 209 | 141 | 166 |
| International designations from Norwegian applicants | 37 | 16 | 23 |
| International designation from other applicants | 835 | 886 | 991 |
| Total number of individual designs filed | 3 941 | 4 300 | 4 595 |
| Number of decisions annually (Registrations, refused, shelved) | 1 285 | 1 139 | 1 257 |
| Renewed design rights | 6 930 | 5 201 | 5 944 |
| Total number of design registrations in force | 11 728 | 12 130 | 12 575 |
Annual report only in Norwegian: https://www.patentstyret.no/en/media/documents/Annual%20reports/aarsrapport-2023.pdf
Digitization activities concerning designs:
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Digital services by office: https://services.patentstyret.no/#/ Dual language English / Norwegian
- Dossier access for registered authenticated customers
Web page for static information: https://www.patentstyret.no/en Some information is available in dual languages English and Norwegian:
III. SOURCES OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
Search with full dossier after patent application where of design application from filing, and design after opened for public inspection: https://search.patentstyret.no/advanced/#/
Other related services: https://services.patentstyret.no/#/
Design gazette: https://tidende.patentstyret.no/ (all three gazette portal, dual language English and Norwegian). Digital version from week 10/2024
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IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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All infrastructure off prem (data center) 100%, without network capabilities and work stations.
200+ local servers (virtual included). Redundancy, off site backup.
Some main technologies: VMWare, MS.Net, Oracle, Documentum, MS.Azure, Citrix Workspace
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- In Norway: Best public sector customer service desk 2023 (by SeeYou)
- New web pages with improved availability and usability.
- Extensive annual program cooperation with national universities, catapults and incubators (siva.no), IPR-attorney and agents.
- Building IPR knowledge by offering free of charge physical and online courses for different customer types. https://www.patentstyret.no/kurs/
- Increase in activity both in traditional and social media.
- Extensive cooperation with information and activities on anti-counterfeit with customs.
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- Broad representation in WIPO committees, from GA to CWS, active in WIPO Conversations
- Active supporter of ICT Road Map Meeting
- Initiatives for a Nordic ICT forum for cooperation
- Various projects with EUIPO on TMView and Designview
- Observator in several projects for distributed register, digital wallets, digital national currencies.
- Initiated project for integration with GDD of WIPO
VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS
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