Annual Technical Report 2006 on Patent Information Activities submitted by Poland (SCIT/ATR/PI/2006/PL)
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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.
I. Evolution of patent activities
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In 2006 the Polish Patent Office received:
- 2,369 patent applications under national procedure, among which domestic applications constituted the number of 2,157 and foreign applications-212.
A slight increase in domestic and foreign patent applications under national procedure was observed in comparison with the year 2005 (of 6,4%).
-96 PCT applications in order to initiate the procedure for patent protection abroad.
- 61 applications for European Patent.
- 137,551 designations of Poland in international patent applications in PCT procedure (which means a 1,2% decrease in comparison with 2004). The national phase entered 443 patent applications earlier filed under that procedure, that is 89,9 % less than in 2005,which was a consequence of Poland's accession to the Convention on the Grant of European
Patents.
6,208 decisions were made (5,099 in 2005), including 3,660 decisions on granting patents (2,507 in 2005).
The number of patents in effect on 31 December 2006 was 15,531, including 342 European patents.
The total number of patent applications filed in 2006 amounted to 2,812, that is 3,781 fewer than in 2005.
In 2006 PPO received from foreign applicants 16 applications for the grant of supplementary right of protection for medicinal products and plant protection products, twelve of which were settled.
- 666 utility model applications filed under national procedures, i.e. 4,1% more than in 2005, including 12 foreign utility model applications. 1,235 decisions were taken (1,914 in 2005), including 921 to grant protection rights. The number of pending utility model applications on 31 December 2006 was 1,307. On 31 December 2006, 2,607 rights of protection for utility models have been maintained.
In 2006 there was no single application of topography of integrated circuits filed with the PPO.
In 2006 there were no geographical indication applications for products for which the Patent Office is the competent authority. In consequence of the change in legal status from February 2005 the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is receiving examination and transmitting to the EC requests for registration of designation of origin, geographical indication and names of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide statistics related to patents
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In 2006 the following publications were issued:
a) periodicals
"Biuletyn Urzedu Patentowego" ("Patent Office's Bulletin"-bi-weekly) 26 number, i.e. 11,122 copies.
"Wiadomosci Urzedu Patentowego" (Patent Office's Announcements- monthly) 12 numbers, i.e. 5,275 copies.
"Dziennik Urzedowy UPRP" (The PPO Journal-annual) two issues and index i.e. 239 copies
2005 Annual Report of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland, 550 copies
Patent Specifications 2,713 (titles) -95,066 copies
b) non periodicals, single brochure publications:
International Patent Classification, VIII edition, Division B - 250 copies
International Patent Classification, VIII edition, Division C - 250 copies
International Patent Classification, VIII edition, Division D - 250 copies
International Patent Classification, VIII edition, Division E- 250 copies
International Patent Classification, VIII edition, Division F - 250 copies
International Patent Classification, VIII edition, Division G - 250 copies
International Patent Classification, VIII edition, Division H - 250 copies
Inventor's Guide. Rules of preparing documentation for patent and utility models applications, 1000 copies
For the "Patent Office's Bulletin" publication there were 4,123 announcements on filed patent and utility models published. For Patent Office's Announcements, 3,194 announcements on granted patents and granted protection rights on utility models.
Main types of announcements of the Office in the field of patent information
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Legislation: http://www.uprp.pl/Polski/Akty+prawne/ ; http://www.uprp.pl/English/Law/
Annual Reports: http://www.uprp.pl/Polski/Wydawnictwa/Raporty+Roczne.htm ; http://www.uprp.pl/English/About+the+Polish+Patent+Office/annual/default.htm
Translations into Polish of the EPO patents (Poland as designated state): http://www.uprp.pl/epo_t/
Press Review: http://www.uprp.pl/Polski/Przeglad+prasy/ .
III. Matters concerning abstracting, classifying, reclassifying and indexing of technical information contained in patent documents
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Basic functions of servers:
- email and group work servers working on MS exchange 2003;
- domain controller on Windows 2003 with DHCP, DNS;
- rounting and firewall on MS ISA Server and CISCO PIX;
- web page on the Microsoft Content Management Server;
- Tivoli Storage Manager system of data backup 5.2;
- Sophos Antivirus and Antispam email scanner;
- application for databases searching - MIMOSA V 5, Patent
Webaccess, Patent WS, IRIS.
The working applications were supported on the basis of the following tools:
- REVELATION- administration of external patent and utility model databases;
- DB2 and JAVA- managing trademark and industrial design databases;
- Pearl, PHP, C#.NET-creating of inter- and intra- websites;
- IBM CONTENT MANAGER-manging the application documents of trademarks and industrial designs;
- SQL SERVER and C#- managing the external database;
- ULTRANET and IRIS-supporting net access to optical discs;
- Adobe and Corel software for publishing purposes.
Modern datacenter that assures the right and secure use of servers. The server-room has been furnished with air-condition appliances and a dozen of specifically equipped cabinets, fire-extinguisher devices, the CCTV system and the access control systems.
In-house computer network (LAN) based on the Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet solutions. Cisco and Alcatel switches and firewalls.
Telecommunication system with VOiP over WiFi improving direct communication with in-house and outside users.
PPO co-operates with the EPO on dissemination information via EPOQUENET.
Existing online thesauri; their structure, presentation and usefulness for computerized searches
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Filing with the PPO:
National Procedure:
http://www.uprp.pl/Polski/Procedura+krajowa/
International Procedure:
http://www.uprp.pl/Polski/Procedura+miedzynarodowa/
Forms (including those for electronic filing):
http://www.uprp.pl/Polski/Procedura+krajowa/Formularze/Formularze.htm
Databases:
Polish:
http://www.uprp.pl/patentwebaccess/databasechoose.aspx?language=polski
English:
http://www.uprp.pl/patentwebaccess/databasechoose.aspx?language=english
Procedures before the PPO - Basic Information:
http://www.uprp.pl/Polski/Informacje+o+UPRP/Podstawowe+informacje+i+poradniki/
http://www.uprp.pl/English/About+the+Polish+Patent+Office/Basic+information/
URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide a description of information products and services offered by the Office (e.g., patent search service(s), patent databases, etc.), as well as information on how to access and utilize them
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In 2006 within industrial property protection the following events were organised:
11th all-Poland conference for patent information centers;
All-Poland conference for representatives of science, pharmaceutical industry and patent attorneys on "The industrial property in biotechnology";
The conference on "The protection of geographical indications-challenges for Poland after accession to the European Union (in cooperation with the TAIEX Office from Brussels);
Krakow conference "Inteltrans 2006" on "The quality, innovation and technology transfer in the development of enterprises";
Seminar for employees of PPO and Patent Information Centres "Cooperation with the European Patent Office";
Patent exhibition "Time of stars, innovations in the realm of the universe" in Warsaw;
-Seminar for patent attorneys from universities and academies in Cedzyna;
-Awards ceremony of the winners of the 4th edition of Competitions organised by the Patent Office for the best poster, doctoral and master's thesis and student dissertation on the industrial property protection.
The Patent Office also organised exhibition, information and promotion stands at conferences, exhibitions and fairs:
Stand at PATLIB 2006 conference in Prague (in cooperation with EPO);
Stand at International Fairs in Poznan;
Stand at Scientific Picnic of the Polish BIS Radio;
Joint stand with EPO epoline conference (Online services user day)in Warsaw;
Informational -promotional stand in the Museum of Technic in Warsaw during the 12th Exhibition of Inventions awarded at international exhibitions in 2005;
-Promotional stand at international conference "EPO-Patent Information Conference 2006".
Studies to identify trends in new technology, e.g., by the use of patent statistics, preparation of monographs, etc.
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X. Other relevant 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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