Annual Technical Report 2002 on Industrial Design Information Activities submitted by Kyrgyzstan (SCIT/ATR/ID/2002/KG)
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The expression "industrial designs" covers industrial designs and models. Offices which issue design patents should report their design patent information activities in this series of Annual Technical Reports.
I. Evolution of registration activities
12 applications for industrial design protection were filed in 2002. 5 industrial designs were registered in the State Register.
II. Matters concerning the generation, reproduction, and distribution of industrial design documents and of secondary sources of industrial design information, i.e., official gazettes
Kyrgyzpatent publishes the Official Bulletin “Intellectualdyk Menchik” (Intellectual Property) which contains official information on inventions, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, firm names, selective achievements, computer programs and databases, registered in the State Register as well as information on their legal status. Industrial design information is published in the Official Bulletin in Kyrgyz and Russian and comprises bibliographic data and representations. Information about 4 industrial designs was published in 2002.
Bibliographical data of industrial designs are preserved under WIPO standard in machine-readable form and in paper copies.
The systematic, numerical and numeral indexes to industrial designs, published in 2001 were issued in 2002.
The Official Bulletin is transmitted to the State Patent and Technical Library (SPTL).
III. Matters concerning classifying, reclassifying and indexing of industrial design information according to the classification systems applied
Kyrgyzpatent uses International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification), other classification(s) is(are) not used.
IV. Search file establishment and upkeep
Information search in the database of Kyrgyzpatent is made automatically on all bibliographic data.
Information search for patent granting is implemented under materials presented by the applicant, under fund of protect documents for industrial designs, registered and issued in the Kyrgyz Republic; under the Russian Federation fund; and industrial designs protected in accordance with the Hague agreement.
V. Activities in the field of computerized search systems for industrial designs
The activity on development of the local network of Kyrgyzpatent has been continued in 2002, there is now a possibility to search in Internet. The complete information about Kyrgyzpatent activity, normative legal base of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of the intellectual property is available on the Kyrgyzpatent web site.
Equipment and software used by Kyrgyzpatent: personal computers Pentium and 486 Class, Windows 95, Windows 98, windows 2000, Fox-Pro for Windows, Windows NT, Visual Fox-Pro, Internet Explorer 4, Internet Explorer 5.
VI. Administration of industrial design services available to the public (relating to facilities, e.g., for lodging applications, registering designs, assisting clients with search procedures, obtaining official publications and registry extracts
The activity on completing of the State Patent and Technical Library patent fund has been continued. This fund consists of patent information of national and regional patent offices of foreign countries and includes official bulletins in paper and electronic format on CD ROM of PCT, EPO, EAPO, Rospatent and USPTO documents. The search in Internet is possible too.
VII. Matters concerning mutual exchange of industrial design documentation and information
International and regional cooperation on the exchange of industrial design information was carried out in 2002. At present time, Kyrgyzpatent carries out mutual exchange of information with national and regional patent offices from 40 countries on the basis of agreements.
VIII. Matters concerning education and training including technical assistance to developing countries
Specialists of Kyrgyzpatent take part in international seminars and training courses on intellectual property issues.
Interuniversity department “Intellectual Property” implements the teaching of university students and researchers in the field of intellectual property.