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

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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADEMARK INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

Information on the following topics is desired:

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


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

The innovation strategy, named after János Neumann, was adopted by the National Assembly in 2023 and focuses on strengthening the knowledge-based economy as well as linking universities and research institutions with the economy. The programme set out a number of concrete measures focusing on the protection of intellectual property.

One of the priorities of the past year was to further strengthen the relationship with the universities and SMEs, to increase their activity and to win them as customers. It is encouraging to see that in 2023 also Hungarian universities were among the institutions filing the largest number of national patent applications.


Main areas of trademark 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 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. 33-39

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 TRADEMARK 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

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

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

New electronic trademark filing system at the HIPO: https://uk-prod.sztnh.gov.hu/cas/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fugyintezes.sztnh.gov.hu%2Fsp-ui-tmefiling%2Fj_spring_cas_security_check

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

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

Matters concerning classifying

Nizza: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/trademarks/classification/nice-classification 

Vienna: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/vienna-classification 

EuroClass: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/hu/vedjegy-osztalyozas

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

Matters concerning processing of different types of non-traditional marks (e.g., three-dimensional, motion, hologram, color mark, etc.)

Other activities

General information: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/trademark-protection

III. SOURCES OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE

Information on the following topics is desired:

Main types of publications in the field of trademark information, outline of the content and medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)

Industrial Property and Copyright Review: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/publications/gazette-for-patents-and-trade-marks-the-official-journal-of-the-hungarian-intellectual

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

GAZETTE:   Gazette for Patents and Trade Marks - the official journal of the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office | Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (gov.hu)

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.)

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

Nice Classification: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/hu/hogyan-tajekozodhatok-a-honlapon/adatbazisok/iparjogvedelmi-osztalyozasi-rendszerek/nizzai

Vienna Classification: http://classifications.mszh.hu/vienna/index.htm

TMview: https://www.tmdn.org/tmview/welcome

Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)

Other sources

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

Information on the following topics is desired:

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

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.

V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF TRADEMARK 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 trademark 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 TRADEMARK INFORMATION

Information on the following topics is desired:

  1. International exchange of trademark information in machine-readable form (e.g., Official Gazettes)

GAZETTE:   Gazette for Patents and Trade Marks - the official journal of the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office | Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (gov.hu)

  1. Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to trademark information
  2. Assistance to developing countries
  3. Other activities

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

VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS

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