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In 2003 when compared with the year 2002, the number of trademarks applications from Slovak applicants decreased slightly by 1.9 %, the total number of national applications was 3 812, 0.6 % higher than in 2002.
In 2003, in the international procedure under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol to the Madrid Agreement 6 817 applications for trademarks were filed, representing a growth by 3.4 % as compared in 2002.
The total number of registered trademarks decreased by 8.2 %. The number of domestic registered trademarks was less by 3.4 %, the number of trademarks registered for foreign applicants significantly decreased by 14.5 %.
In comparison with the statistics of the years 1999 - 2003, there are following results in trademark area.
By December 31, 2003, there were 37 966 trademarks registered in the national trademark register of the Slovak Republic.
Tables.doc - Trademarks statistical data
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Word processing and office automation is ensured by application over the trademark database.
Techniques used for the generation of trademark information (printing, recording, photocomposing, etc.)
MS Office 97, QuarkXpress 5.0 for Windows and Corel Draw 10, Photoshop 6.0, FineReader 6.0, Adobe Acrobat 5.05 CE, SLEX99 – Lexicon of slovak language are used for the data processing; the photocomposing and printing is carried out by the Office.
The Desk-Top Publishing technology is used for data and image inputs processing for the Gazette and first pages of the trademark documents.
III. Matters concerning classifying, reclassifying and indexing of trademark information
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Goods and services are classified in accordance with the actual version of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification). In the IPO SR exist an obligatory classifying system of goods and services by applicant according the said Classification. The last version of the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (Viena Classification) is used as the code system of figurative elements of trademarks, which are classified by Office's expert.
Use of electronic classification systems to check the classification symbols furnished by an applicant and which are contained in the lists of goods and/or services
Classification symbols were checked by internal electronic classification system built in office registry software.
Obligation for applicants to use pre-defined terms of the classification applied
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The WIPO Standard ST.60 is used for patent and utility model bibliographic data coding in all relevant outcomes or records. All bibliographic data are being processed in electronic database form. The fully searchable data are updated and made available to the public each 15 minutes in the Internet.
IV. Trademark manual search file establishment and upkeep
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Since the computerized search system for trademark information has been launched the trademark manual search files building and updating has been ceased.
Documentation from other offices maintained and/or considered part of the available search file
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IX. Other relevant matters