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Development of new trademark law as an attempt to modernize all trademark procedures. The law changes will affect all trademark procedures and areas.
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Application dossier is considered to be confidential data. As a result, a register is created containing the valid data of the trademark application and all changes related to the trademark. The online register is available through the tool TMView and our section's online trademark register available on our website.
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- No reclassification activities
- We follow Nice classification and we use the tool TMClass. Regarding the coding of the figurative elements, we follow Vienna classification which is used in our search tool and Ascepto (back office system).
Matters concerning processing of different types of non-traditional marks (e.g., three-dimensional, motion, hologram, color mark, etc.)
For the year 2019 and regarding non-traditional marks, only 3D marks could be filed according to the provision of the national legislation. For the 3D marks it is mandatory to file at least 3 sides of the mark.
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Other non-traditional marks will be filed under the new law which will be entered in force in 2020.
III. SOURCES OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
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Publication of trademark information is available on paper and online on the Governmental Printing Office and on our website. Our website also contains other informative material.
Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online, URL), etc.
Announcements regarding trademark application data and changes are published on the Official Gazette on paper and online once a month. It is also available on our website.
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Online tools like TMView and national register search tool are available for the public and examiners. Examiners also use the back office system and databases provided by EUIPO.
Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users; conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
All information products and online services to external users are available on our website free of charge. For online applications it is mandatory for the user to be registered in the governmental portal. Search in our register can also be performed on our premises after paying a prescribed fee.
Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
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We use a back office system to file applications and data and execute all workflows. A new back office system is planned to be developed which will be a common platform for all the sections of the office and will be more flexible, modern and paperless.
Hardware used to supporting business processes of the Office
Personal computers (PCs).
Internal databases: coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
We use the database of our back office system which is linked with other systems (TMView etc). We also use other databases such as databases provided by EUIPO and WIPO.
Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file: file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file
Online tools are updated daily with the insertion of new data and changes of the existing ones.
Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
No administrative management electronic systems are available. Administration rights exist in our back office system providing advanced statistical reports for the management.
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Office's library in our website.
Publications related to different business procedures and trademark information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
An annual report is issued once a year containing several information regarding the Department. Any other information or specific procedures are available online through our website.
Cooperation with universities, technology and innovation support centers, etc.
Not available for the year 2019.
Education and training: training courses, e-learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
Seminars are performed on the context of the law changes.
Other activities
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VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION
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