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Table 1 shows the rate at which applications were filed and patents granted for industrial designs in 2007-2008.
The overall growth in the number of industrial design applications filed decreased somewhat in comparison with 2007 (by 2.32 per cent) on account of Russian applicants. The number of applications received from foreign applicants increased by 13.17 per cent.
The number of patents granted for industrial designs fell in comparison to 2007 by 9.03 per cent.
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URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide statistics related to industrial designs
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Table 2 shows Rospatent publications on industrial designs.
In 2008, the annual index to the Gazette for 2007 was issued:
• for the Industrial Designs Official Gazette on paper — one volume.
The Industrial Designs Official Gazette on CD-ROM electronic carrier with search system and the corresponding paper Gazette are distributed by subscription. The latest Gazette is available on the Rospatent site.
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Mass storage media and microforms used
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In 2008, the Office published the following industrial design databases:
- The Industrial Designs Official Gazette on CD-ROM, with 12 disks per year. Alongside the Official Gazette on CD-ROM, the Gazette was published on paper;
- Sets of information on industrial designs for 2005-2007, on one DVD each;
- A retrospective file of information on industrial designs for 1993-2004 on one CD-ROM. All CDs and DVDs are distributed together with the MIMOSA software, providing a search of bibliographical data, International Classification of Goods and Services (ICGS) indexes, a list of essential features, and also combinations thereof;
- International Classification of Industrial Designs (ICID) (seventh and eighth editions) on CD-ROM and paper (eighth edition);
- An annual index (one volume) was issued for the Industrial Designs Gazette on paper.
In 2008, the Industrial Designs Official Gazette was published on the Rospatent Internet site and registers of Russian industrial designs continued to be kept with an indication of their legal status.
Data on the FIPS industrial designs database, the number of documents contained therein, a retrospective and frequency of updating are contained in Table 3.
Data on FIPS open registers, the number of documents contained therein, a retrospective and frequency of updating are contained in Table 4.
In 2008 operation of the current systems for the prosecution of industrial design applications, the FGU FIPS Automated Database and the RO RF Automated System, continued. The RO RF Automated System was completed to take account of changes to legislation, reflected in the Administrative Regulations adopted for the performance of the functions of the Federal Office, stemming from the requirements of Part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
In 2008, the CD-ROM collection continued to be updated with disks from the Industrial Designs database, with documents providing protection from 1993 to 2008. During 2008, the database was increased by 3,657 patents for national industrial designs (with illustrations attached).
URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide access to online industrial design gazettes and to other sources of industrial design information, including download of bulk industrial design data
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The FGU FIPS VPTB is equipped with a special room for work with information on industrial designs for all categories of users.
In 2008:
- the number of gazettes issued constituted about 18,700 storage units on paper and more than 2,000 on an electronic carrier;
- the number of thematic collections issued constituted 15,600 units;
- the number of design journals issued constituted about 9,300 copies;
- the number of advertising prospectuses and catalogues issued constituted more than 14,900 copies.
In 2008 users were given access to the Industrial Designs Official Gazette on CD, with a frequency of 12 issues per year. Alongside the Official Gazette on CD-ROM, the Gazette was published on paper.
Additionally, users were offered sets of information on industrial designs for 2005-2007, each on one DVD, and also a retrospective set of files of information on industrial designs for 1993-2004 on one CD.
All CD-ROMs and DVDs are distributed together with the MIMOSA software which provides a search of bibliographical data, ICID indexes, a list of essential features and also combinations thereof.
In 2008, users were offered the ICID (seventh and eighth editions) on CD-ROM and on paper (eighth edition).
An annual index (one volume) was issued for the Industrial Designs Gazette on paper.
In 2008, the Industrial Designs Official Gazette was published on the Rospatent Internet site and registers of Russian industrial designs, with details of their legal status, continued to be kept. Users are also granted free access to information on applications for the grant of a Russian Federation Patent for an industrial design, with a date of receipt after January 1, 2007.
Users' work with information search system:
Access for external users to the industrial designs database is provided by agreement.
Table 5 contains data on the number of search system database inquiries.
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URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide information on business procedures such as: filing, publication, examination and registration procedures related to industrial designs; opposition and appeal procedures related to industrial designs; etc.
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