Annual Technical Report on Industrial Design Information Activities in 2014 submitted by State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine

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A new important step in this direction was the EU-funded TWINNING project "Strengthening the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights inUkrainein Ukraine" which was launched in April 2014.

In May 2014 the first working visit of the European experts – representatives of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office toUkrainetook to Ukraine took place as a part of subcomponent of the specified project "Improvement of the Digital Patent Library".

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Another visit of the European experts – representatives of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office to the SE "UIPI" was held in July 2014. During the two working meetings consideration of issues associated with implementation of the TWINNING project subcomponent "Improvement of the Digital Patent Library" was continued, in particular, the issue of identifying ways of further development of the DPL inUkraineas in Ukraine as a part of the project. According to the results of the visit in August 2014 the EU experts prepared and provided to the SE "UIPI" report containing proposals and recommendations for the improvement of the DPL, based on the analysis of the comparison with the best samples of the EU.

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Processing of industrial design applications is carried out by means of the IDAS which has full functionality of the text processing and record keeping at all stages, from filing of an application to completing the examination and maintenance of the state register of patents ofUkrainefor of Ukraine for industrial designs.

An automated workplace of the Editorial Department is used for formation of the information arrays, which are included to the Official Bulletin "Promyslova Vlasnist".

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Class 12 "Means of transport or hoisting" 528 (21,4%); Class 9 "Packages and containers for the transport or handling of goods" 330 (13,4%); Class 19 "Stationery and office equipment, artists’ and teaching materials" 281 (11,4%);Class 15 "Machines, not elsewhere specified" 195 (7,9%); Class 23 "Fluid distribution equipment, sanitary, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, solid fuel" 158 (6,4%); Class 8 "Tools and hardware" 124 (5,0%); Class 32 "Graphic symbols and logos, surface patterns, ornamentation" 102 (4,1% ); Class 14 "Recording, communication or information retrieval equipment" 81 (3,3%); Class 5 Textile piecegoodspiece goods, artificial and natural sheet material" 78 (3,2%); Class 25 "Building units and construction elements" 73 (3,0%).

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External users can also purchase the Official Bulletin "Promyslova Vlasnist" on DVD with a search system and Cumulative Optical DVD "Industrial Designs Registered inUkraine" containing information on all registered industrial designs inUkrainefrom in Ukraine from January 1993 to the date of the last publication in the Official Bulletin "Promyslova Vlasnist".

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In order to satisfy public needs for patent information inUkrainethe in Ukraine the Public Patent Documentation Collection (PPDC) functions within the structure of the Branch. The PPDC is the most comprehensive patent library inUkraineavailable in Ukraine available to the public (intellectual property office library).

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In 2014, SIPS received 29 requests for certification from patent attorney candidates. Certification Commission decided to allow 27 candidates to pass qualification tests and certification. The Certification Commission certified 21 persons as patent attorneys. As of January 1, 2015, there were 445 registered patent attorneys, who render IP services in 41 cities and 24 regions ofUkraineof Ukraine.

In 2014, SIPS held international research-to-practice conferences, workshops, webinars, social activities, topical lectures, round-table meetings, etc.

On September 9-11, 2014, Kyiv hosted the XXII International Research-to-Practice Conference "Topical Issues of Intellectual Property", organized by SIPS, UIPI and WIPO. This year organizers extended the range of issues under discussion at the Conference, namely, besides standard matters of legal protection of copyright and related rights, and examination of industrial property rights, the issues of IP rights enforcement on the Internet and IP litigation were addressed considerably. Thus, a workshop on IP rights enforcement on the Internet, arranged under the auspices of WIPO, became an effective forum for discussion of problematic and topical issues for judges, lawyers, officials of prosecution and customs authorities. Topics for other sections of the Conference were sorted out in view of the European integration path ofUkraineof Ukraine, which allowed not only to discuss the matters raised in the light of signing of the EU–Ukraine Association Agreement, but to draft respective guidelines for government agencies and national business section as well. Therefore, participants of the Conference took an active part in all sessions, in particular on Acquisition and Protection of Industrial Property Rights Under the Adaptation of National Regulatory and Legal Framework to the EU Standards, on Problematic Issues Relating to the "Private Copy" Fee in Ukraine, and on the Methods of Improvement of Judicial System as Part of Harmonization of Legislation of Ukraine with the EU Law. 

In October, the Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences ofUkraineof Ukraine, under the auspices of WIPO, hosted the International Research-to-Practice Conference "Current Challenges and Pressing Issues of IP inUkraineandEuropein Ukraine and Europe". Program of the Conference covered the issues of state control in IP and innovation activities, control over contractual relations in IP, management of innovation projects and IP system of companies, legal protection of individualization means. The event was attended by the officials of the IP rights protection system ofUkraineof Ukraine.

In 2014, state IP inspectors of SIPS conducted a few outreach campaigns in various regions of the country and took part in thematic meetings on IP organized by other organizations and institutions.

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An important aspect of SIPS activity as to the training of IP experts is the International Summer School on Intellectual Property under the auspices of WIPO, SIPS and theNationalUniversity"OdesaLawAcademythe National University"Odesa Law Academy". In the reporting year, from July 21, 2014 to July 27, the 6th International Summer School was held only for the Ukrainian students and young professionals at the premises of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Summer School stirred great interest in the Ukrainian youth showing clearly the rise of awareness of IP significance for the progress of the country and economic advancement in the oncoming generation.

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