Annual Technical Report 2004 on Patent Information Activities submitted by Slovenia (SCIT/ATR/PI/2004/SI)
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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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SIPO publishes documents on granted patents (A), patents of addition (A1), patents with amended claims (B) and translations of claims of European patents extended to Slovenia (T1).
In the Official Bulletin (BIL - Bilten za Industrijsko Lastnino) SIPO publishes announcements of issued patent documents (bibliographic data and abstracts) and published European patent applications with designation to Slovenia (bibliographic data).
Patent documents are stored on CD-ROM (Espace-SI), which is running under Mimosa software and contains bibliographic data, English abstracts and images of all published patents.
III. Matters concerning abstracting, classifying, reclassifying and indexing of technical information contained in patent documents
Abstracts and titles of all national applications are translated into English language and used for Espace-SI CD-ROM production and for on-line database, offered by SIPO.
Patent documents are classified according to the IPC version 7, using its indexing scheme. Up to now, data in on-line database are not reclassified.
SIPO maintains on-line database containing bibliographic data and abstracts of all published patents in Slovene and English language. Up to now, there were no actions toward full-text processing.
IV. Search file establishment and upkeep
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SIPO on-line information service includes bibliographic databases on SI-patent register, EP published applications designating SI, PCT published applications designating SI, and other. Patent register database is updated daily, and includes also legal status information. This service is offered to public in our library free of charge and, externally, under special agreement.
SIPO also offers SDI-selective dissemination of information service on ESPACE INPADOC database, provides documents from CD-ROM collection, opinions on novelty and patentibility from foreign Offices issued on the basis of special agreements, access to foreign databases, and other.
On SIPO Web Site there are basic information on filing of the applications, application forms and the list of Slovene patent agents.
A database containing all published Slovene patent documents is available free of charge on SIPO website.
VII. Matters concerning mutual exchange of patent documentation and information
Under bilateral agreements, SIPO exchanges CD-ROMs with several patent Offices.
Priority documents can be exchanged only in paper form.
Applications can be filed in paper form only.
VIII. Other relevant matters concerning education and training in, and promotion of, the use of patent information, including technical assistance to developing countries
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IX. 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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