Annual Technical Report on Industrial Design Information Activities in 2023 submitted by Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

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The term "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. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

Information on the following topics is desired:

Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of industrial design information activities and expected time frames for their realization

• High-quality fulfillment of the quantitative and qualitative requirements of the national intellectual property protection authority activity (industrial property protection, copyright activity) and R&D certification activity in accordance with international professional requirements and the interests of domestic enterprises. Strengthening the service provider nature of official activities, maintaining partnerships with customers.
• Fulfill the role of legal practice analysis and legislative preparation related to the protection of intellectual property (industrial property rights and copyright) and R&D certification activities, paying special attention to the needs of the European Union and domestic policies.New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies and plans mentioned above, short description:  aims, partners, tasks.
• Fulfilling the tasks of the member states arising from the European integration of Hungary in the field of intellectual property (European Patent Convention, European Union trademark and design protection system, copyright), with special regard to the interests of Hungary. Carrying out international patent research and preliminary examination tasks related to the operation of the Visegrád Patent Institute, as well as supporting the operation of the institute, with special regard to its headquarters in Budapest.
• Improving the conditions of awareness, orientation and training of the Hungarian industrial property rights and copyright culture through customer service, value-added service, IT and education support programs; purposeful support for science, technology and innovation policy strategies to improve national performance.
• Utilize the infrastructural and human resources of the office in an efficient organizational and management system in order to ensure economical, efficient, effective institutional operation.
• Improve the process-based, risk-based operation, maintain the office's internal control system and maintain and develop an integrated system (quality management and information security management) in accordance with the ISO standards introduced in the office in order to effectively operate and develop the industrial property and copyright system. which is necessary for the development of a knowledge-based, innovative and competitive economy.

New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies(plans) mentioned above, short description:  aims, partners, tasks

The HIPO significantly accelerated the procedure by amending the design protection regulation. As a result of this amendment, the Office will no longer carry out ex officio examination of the requirements of novelty and individual character, nor will it issue a search report, but from 1 January

2024 a protectability opinion will be introduced for customers.

The proposals, which were also embodied in government measures, also affected the scope of the HIPO's activities, inasmuch as from 1 September 2023, the Hungarian Design Council and the certification of R&D activities were transferred from the HIPO to the National Research, Development and Innovation Office and the National Innovation Agency.

• Main areas of industrial design information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year
• Statistics:  changes in terms of application filings and grants (registrations) with respect to previous year;  trends or areas experiencing rapid changes

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office Annual Report: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications/hungarian-intellectual-property-office-annual-report pp. 26-29

• Other matters and useful links (URLs):  annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.

Industrial Property and Copyright Review:

https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications/industrial-property-and-copyright-review

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office Annual Report: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications/hungarian-intellectual-property-office-annual-report

II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

Information on the following topics is desired:

• Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) – URLs

e-filing: https://ugyintezes.sztnh.gov.hu/eBej2/step1

Form and Fees: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/urlapok-dijak-lekerdezese/forms-and-fees

• Availability of the application dossier in electronic form

E-dossier: http://epub.hpo.hu/e-iratbetekintes/?lang=EN

IP-Search: http://epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=EN

• Classification and reclassification activities;  classification system used, e.g., International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification), other classification

Classification: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/hu/szakmai-oldalak/formatervezesiminta-oltalom/osztalyozas

• Other activities

https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/design

Q&A: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/questions-and-answers/this-chapter-helps-to-clarify-the-special-definitions-of-the-industrial

III. SOURCES OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE

Information on the following topics is desired:

• Main types of publications in the field of industrial design information, outline of the content (industrial design applications, design patents, registrations, etc.) and medium (on paper, on CDs, online – URLs)

E-SEARCH http://epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=HU

E-Dossier: http://epub.hpo.hu/e-aktabetekintes/?lang=HU

• Official Gazettes:  main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online – (URL), etc.

GAZETTE: http://www.hipo.gov.hu/hu/szakmai-oldalak/szabadalmi-kozlony-es-vedjegyertesito

• Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external documentation and databases
• Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users;  conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
• Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)

Design: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/hu/szakmai-oldalak/formatervezesi-minta

E-SEARCH http://epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=HU

DesignView: https://www.tmdn.org/tmdsview-web/welcome?lang=hu

Locarno Classification: http://www.wipo.int/classifications/locarno/locpubLegal

IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

Information on the following topics is desired:

• Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office:  general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
• Hardware used to supporting business processes of the Office
• Internal databases:  coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
• Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file:  file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file
• Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
• Other matters 

Also in 2023, HIPO’s IT system effectively and seamlessly provided the information technology background necessary for the official and serviceactivities, it successfully performed the tasks related to the increased use of e-administration.The IT department took part in the systematic planning of the analytic, integration and data migration tasks of the Back Office project, which aims to renew the internal case management system of HIPO. The IT team also participated in the discussions with the project organization and the experts of the EUIPO.

CTI software: Relating to the Back Office project, but independently of it, the introduction of the CTI software with the aim to replace the TM/ DS View started, in order to implement the data exchange with EUIPO in the Blockchain mechanism based on HyperLedger Fibre. The data service relating to trade mark-related data started on 4December 2023. The data service relating to design data is still under development.

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office Annual Report: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications/hungarian-intellectual-property-office-annual-report  pp. 62-63

V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION

Information on the following topics is desired:

Office's library (if deals with trademark information): equipment, collection management, network of libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign libraries

Library: sztnh.gov.hu/en/services/janos-frecskay-special-library

Publications related to different business procedures and patent information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.

Online catalogue: https://sztnh.opac3.monguz.hu/en/search

Publications: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications

Cooperation with universities, research centers, technology and innovation support centers, etc.

Cooperations: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/partners/educational-institutions

Education and training: training courses, e-learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.

E-learning: http://tavoktatas.sztnh.gov.hu/

Other activities

More informations: Hungarian Intellectual Property Office Annual Report: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications/hungarian-intellectual-property-office-annual-report pp. 50-61

VI.INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION

Information on the following topics is desired:

• International exchange of industrial design information in machine-readable form (e.g., Official Gazettes)
• Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to industrial design information
• Assistance to developing countries
• Other activities 

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office Annual Report: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications/hungarian-intellectual-property-office-annual-report pp. 46-49

The Hungarian Design Council: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/about-us/welcome-to-the-pages-of-the-hungarian-design-council

VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS

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