Annual Technical Report 2011 on Patent Information Activities submitted by Israel (CWS/ATR/PI/2011/IL)
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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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Increased number of green applications and applications for accelerated examination.
URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide statistics related to patents
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- We don't have any local system for classifying.
- We use only the IPC for classifying.
- We classify only in English we don't translate the classification to our local language.
- An application that comes through PCT accept automatic the same classification.
- A local application is being classified by the examiner up to "subgroup classification".
- We reclassify only the local application that does not have a parallel application abroad.
Coordinate indexing (domestic deep indexing systems, keyword indexing)
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THOMSON-INNOVATION
Derwent World Patent Index (DWPI)
STN International databases
EPODOC
FamPat
PlusPat
Administrative management systems (e.g., register, legal status, statistics and administrative support)
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ILPO Website in English: http://www.justice.gov.il/MOJEng/RashamHaptentim/
ILPO Website in Hebrew: http://www.justice.gov.il/MOJHeb/RashamHaptentim/
VII. Matters concerning mutual exchange of patent documentation and information
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In 2011 the ILPO participated in the following seminars:
A workshop titled "Intellectual Property Asset Management by Small and Medium Sized Entities" was organized by the Federation of the Chambers of Commerce and WIPO. The workshop was intended to enhance the SME base-knowledge in various IP-related issues while underlining the business aspects. The program was provided by lecturers from WIPO, from the ILPO, attorneys and patents attorneys and lecturers from the academia.
An international conference took place in the Ono Academic Center, titled: "Intellectual Property Law – the Road Ahead: Traditional Knowledge, Access to Drugs and Access to Knowledge". This was the second event of its kind, the first of which took place in 2010 in Warsaw, Poland. The program was provided by lecturers from WIPO, from the ILPO, attorneys and patents attorneys and lecturers from the academia.
An inter-regional program titled: "Intellectual Property Rights as Leverage for Local and Regional Development in Transitional Economies" was held. This program was a cooperation between WIPO and Mashav of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Weitz Center. The program was intended for 25 senior government officials and representatives of Patent Offices from developing countries (primarily Eastern Europe). The Program included the following subjects:
• Innovation encouragement at the national level
• The process of incubating an idea to the fulfillment of an invention
• Innovation as a development tool in peripheral areas
In December 2011, the ILPO hosted a delegation from the Japan Patent Office to discuss various cooperation options.
Assistance furnished by offices to facilitate the changing over of receiving offices to electronic data carriers for the exchange of patent documents (see also fourth sub-item of item VI, above)
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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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