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Main areas of patent information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year
The ARIPO/WIPO/KOICA Project to Upgrade and Modernize the ARIPO ICT Infrastructure and those of its Member States registered important developments with the deployment of several missions from Korea, including a resident consultant. Equipment to support the project was received.
Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
- The number of applications received by the ARIPO Secretariat continues to increase steadily. As at October 31, 692 patents and 299 trademark applications were lodged. There is an increase of 23% in the number of patent applications lodged and 9% in the number of trademarks lodged compared to same period of 2013. The number of industrial designs lodged shows a negative trend with a reduction from 201 to 138 corresponding to -31% compared to the same period of last year835 patent applications were lodged in 2014 compared to 692 for the same period in 2013.
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
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- The POLITE Database
- Internal e-mail system
- FascimileFacsimile
Hardware used to supporting business processes of the Office
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Patent library: equipment, collection management, network of patent libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign patent libraries
- The Anderson Ray Zikonda A Library is available and stocks patent and non-patent literature by the Office and from cooperating partners like the WIPO, EPO, EAPO, UK-IPO, JPO, KIPO, ROSPATENT, SIPO
- ARIPO also purchased some non-patent titles for research work.
- Currently, officers can access the library online public access catalogue (OPAC) via the Office intranet
- The library management software is the Liberty3 software by Softlink Europe
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- ARIPO continued exchanging of patent documents with the WIPO, European Patent Office, Japan Patent Office, Korean Patent Office and all the National Patent Offices of the Member States of the Organization in electronic formats (CDs & DVDs).
Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to patent information
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