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- EGPO cooperate with WIPO to digitization, such as WIPO Scan system we will replace EPOSCAN SYTEM BY WIPOSCAN.
- Two Experts from WIPO came to EGPO office in final quarter of 2013 and install a new version from WIPO scan.
- We finished installation and configuration.
- EGPO developed a new program to search about the missing of PDF for Egyptian application or patent and create xml and PDF patent in one folder to can exchange it with WIPO & EPO in the fram work of arabpat project under the aghadeer agreement.
Main areas of patent information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year
(New) techniques used for the generation of patent information (printing, recording, photocomposing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), etc.)
The Office's publication system provides the following functions :
-Production of the Egyptian Official Journal of Patents as a PDF file. The journal is published on IP Egyptian's website;
• Production of notices for patent applicants or their agents.
• The other part of the Office's publication system is mainframe based and produces:
• Camera ready copy of the Egyptian Official Journal of Patents;
• Patent certificates .
• Using the Lexis Nexis & PatBase Data bases, STN ,epoqnet,uspto and many databases.
Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
The term "patent " covers Utility Models and Supplementary Protection Certificates ( SPCs ) . Offices which issue design patents should report their design patent information activities in their annual Technical Reports on Industrial Design Information Activities .
1. Evolution of patent activities
Changes experienced in terms of application fillings and grants with respect to the previous year.
Applications FILING:
resident Non Resident Total
in 2012 682 55 737
in 2013 638 66 704
Patents granted:
Resident Non resident Total
in 2012 92 542 634
in 2013 86 379 465
PCT Applications:
Year National Phase International Phase Total
2012 1473 37 1510
2013 1351 42 1393
Trends or areas experiencing rapid changes with respect to the previous year.
In 2013 the granted patents form IPC section
*A human necessities have been 0.17 %
* B performing operations; transporting 0.17%
* C chemistry 0.29 %
* D textiles 0.1 %
* E fixed constructions 0.11 %
* F mechanical engineering, lighting heating weapons blasting 0.10%
* G physics 0.11 %
* H Electricity 0.06 %
* 27% less granted patent than 2012 .
egpatent.doc
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
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The Examiners request applicants to redraft the applications when are not fulfilled the requirements for searching.
III. SOURCES OF PATENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
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The Egyptian patent office publishes two journals as follows:
1- The Egyptian Patent Gazette
2- The Egyptian Patent Abstracts
3- Statistic which has published in an INPADOC it contains only publish EG granted patent. http://http://www.egypo.gov.eg/page.aspx?id=20
These publications are published every month, we send them to the Universities, Ministries, Industrial companies, and Research institutes in Egypt and available on our website http://www.egypo.gov.eg/page.aspx?id=18
http://http://www.egypo.gov.eg/page.aspx?id=20
Information products and patent document collections (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external collections and databases
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general information related to the office is available in the internet URLs of web pages of the office's website:
It Includes a presentation about the beginning and development of the Egyptian Patent Office, its duties, affiliated departments. It also views a list of the office publications such as,
* The official Patent Gazette which present the patent applications status (acceptance, refusal, granting ...etc),
* Egyptian Patent Abstracts published URL:http://www.egypo.gov.eg/page.aspx?id=18 .
* Annual report by year of origen.
* Annual WIPO Statistics and Statistics to INPADOC.
URL : http://www.egypo.gov.eg/page.aspx?id=17
* Also provide Database for the issued Egyptian granted patent in two language arabic and english which include bibliographic data .
URL:http://www.egypo.gov.eg/Search.aspx
The applicants can follow their applications through mail of The Egyptian Patent Office mail : patinfo@egypo.gov.eg.
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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-Internal databases
EGPO applies effectively the Automated IP Management Software (AIPMS) supported by WIPO. AIPMS is a fully automated system that includes the following steps :
-Registering patent applications, sustentative examination, technical and legal examinations, granting patents, issuing formal gazettes. Inquiries, statistics, and annual fees. All applications documents in paper form are scanned on the automatic archive system. Then the documents forms are adjusted according to WIPO standers and connected to the bibliographic database.
-Patent applications that are received on paper form are scanned by use EPOscan system. After scanning step, the application contents are indexed and transformed to WIPO standard form, then the application is connected to the bibliographic database through AIPMS by its number as PDF . All bibliographic data and attached documents are available to EGPO officers to carry on the necessary procedures via AIPMS, and search is conducted by patent number,Title of invention, name of applicant, and abstract, external users can access to granted patents only via EGPO website.
-AIPMS has been enhanced to keep up with the latest development. EGPO started to apply (XML) to facilitate document transfer to other international patent offices.
-Starting actual using the new form of the technical report.
-All PCT applications entering the national phase are downloaded directly from WIPO website via AIPMS. Technical examiners benefiting from the International Searching Reports in their work by EDI-System.
-Conduct international search for filled patent applications
-(International phase) according to PCT .
-Using the lexis nexis & pat base Data bases.
-EGPO planning with WIPO to digitization, such as WIPOScan system. We will replace EPOSCAN system by WIPOSCAN.
External databases:
We have a list of some external databases that we use regularly, including Espace net, JAPIO, USPTO, SIPO, EPODOC and Patent scope.
Journals:
SCIENCE DIRECT, SCOPUS, SPRINGER LINK, IEEE XPLORE, EBSCO, OVID, PROQUEST.
Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file: file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file
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We exchange granted patents with foreigner libraries on CDs forms.
Publications related to different business procedures and patent information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
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There is Arabic& enghlish translation for foreign abstract on our site.
Cooperation with universities, research centers, technology and innovation support centers, etc.
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- WIPO Academy Training Course under the supervision Of intellectual property expertise attended by 20 participants.
-Holding the second governmental meeting for south to south countries.
-Receiving two expertise from WIPO concerning Educational Program of Intellectual Property in public Health and Local Producing for Pharmaceutical Produc and its Relation with Patent.
-Participating in work shop in League of Arab States, on innovation and supporting creation activity under the title of "Innovation is away to achieve food safety .
-Receiving trainees from Arab countries such as (Jordon - Yamane - Saudi Arabia ) to starting activating the Regional Patent Office .
- Egpo published PCT national phase information is available in PATENTSCOPE® Search Service and exchange 2000 grant patent to publish.
-Egpo Signed agreement with EPO for use the database EPOQUE Net with new version and we installed it on PC'S.
- Egpo shared under Agadir Agreement in ARBAT to make Arabic site for grant patent and shared in translation the interface for this site and change 2000 grant patent to be publish in this site.
-Egpo shared in EPCT system for offices and we create 4 users and 2 administrators the expert came to office and trained users to use E-PCT system and sent the new application to IB by E-PCT system online.
-General assembly conference on intellectual property in order to start organizing a co operation agreement between Egypt , Japan , China and Australia .
-Exchange of search and examination report in preparation for the Signing of bi lateral cooperation agreement with the Japanese.
Assistance to developing countries
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VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS
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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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