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Main areas of trademark information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year
During the year 2015 development of a software package Back Office for trade marks and designs, developed by the OHIM Cooperation Fund, have been going on. Said software enables the transition to electronic examination of trade marks and industrial designs, and to have electronic correspondence with applicants or their representatives. The application is integrated to many Estonian IT-services, e.g. the address data system, population register, commercial register, digital signing and financial web services.
Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and registrations with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
http://www.epa.ee/en/statistics/statistics-2015
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
http://www.epa.ee/sites/www.epa.ee/files/elfinder/dokumendid/aasta2015.pdf
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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http://www.epa.ee/en/databases/trade-marks-databases
Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs
http://www.epa.ee/en/how-protect-your-trade-mark/how-protect-your-trade-mark-estonia
Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
http://www.epa.ee/en/additional-info/forms#km
Matters concerning classifying
(i) Classification and reclassification activities; classification systems used, e.g., International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification), International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (Vienna Classification), other classification
(ii) Use of electronic classification systems and pre-defined terms of the classification applied
http://www.epa.ee/et/kaubamargid/kaupade-ja-teenuste-klassifitseerimine
Matters concerning processing of different types of non-traditional marks (e.g., three-dimensional, motion, hologram, color mark, etc.)
Other activities
http://www.epa.ee/en/additional-info/free-consultations
III. SOURCES OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
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http://www.epa.ee/en/trade-marks/what-trade-mark
Main types of publications in the field of trademark information, outline of the content and medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)
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Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online, URL), etc.
http://www.epa.ee/en/official-gazettes/estonian-trade-mark-gazette
Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external documentation and databases
http://www.epa.ee/en/databases/trade-marks-databases
Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users; conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
http://www.epa.ee/et/metoodilised-valjaanded/valjaanded-kaubamargist
Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
http://andmebaas.epa.ee/avalik/#/trademarks
Other sources
http://www.epa.ee/en/additional-info/free-consultations
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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