Annual Technical Report on Patent Information Activities in 2024 submitted by Italian Patent and Trademark Office

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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PATENT INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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• Improving the reliability and completeness of data. Currently, not all’information all information is easily accessible, and data must be previously analyzed, retrieved, and enhanced to become useful and understandable.
• Simplifying platform usability for both internal and external users, making information easier to use.
• Enhancing existing services (filing and archiving system, examination system, databases, data/document/bulletin publication), including the introduction of new functionalities.
• Providing new services to external partners (companies, researchers, development agencies, attorneys, etc.), even beyond the institution’s traditional scope.

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Link: https://www.uibm.gov.it/massima/

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II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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Link: https://servizionline.uibm.gov.it/deposito-online-new/pubblica/index.html  (On_line Online filing -in Italian)

Link: https://uibm.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/deposito-titoli/modulistica-per-il-deposito-cartaceo  (Paper - filing - In Italian)

Link: https://uibm.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/brevetti ("How to Get an Italian Patent”- in Italian)

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Patent applications are filed in Italian. The dossier submitted to the EPO for the novelty search , consists of all patent documents, both in English and Italian , (description, claims, abstract, if any). Only the Italian version is published. The abstract is not mandatory according to the Italian patent law.

The application dossier is available at: https://www.uibm.gov.it/bancadati/Advanced_search/type_url?type=pt&cl=1 (in Italian)

Our main types of publication on patent publications are:

• bibliographic data,
• filing documentation,
• grant documentation.

Patent information are is available on-line at:

https://www.uibm.gov.it/bancadati/Advanced_search/type_url?type=pt&cl=1 (in Italian)

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An on-site tool called NSARA is used that used, which consists of the back-end for patent examination and the front-end for online filing.

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1.Classification is allotting one or more classification symbols (e.g., IPC symbols) to a patent application, either before or during search and examination, which symbols are then published with the patent application.

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2. Preclassification is allotting an initial broad classification symbol (e.g., IPC class or subclass, or administrative unit) to a patent application, using human or automated means for internal administrative purposes (e.g., routing an application to the appropriate examiner).  Usually preclassification is applied by the administration of an office.

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3. Reclassification is the reconsideration and usually the replacement of one or more previously allotted classification symbols to a patent document, following a revision and the entry into force of a new version of the Classification system (e.g., the IPC).  The new symbols are available on patent databases.

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