Annual Technical Report on Industrial Design Information Activities in 2025 submitted by DKPTO

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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
• New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies(plans) mentioned above, short description:  aims, partners, tasks
• 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
• Other matters and useful links (URLs):  annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.

https://www.dkpto.org/about-ip-rights/designs

https://www.dkpto.org/news

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
• Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
• Classification and reclassification activities;  classification system used, e.g., International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification), other classification
• Other activities

https://www.dkpto.org/about-ip-rights/designs

https://www.dkpto.org/commercial-services/commercial-services-for-designs

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

https://www.dkpto.org/search-databases

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 

https://www.dkpto.org/apply/apply-designs

https://www.dkpto.org/about-ip-rights/customer-service

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 industrial design information): equipment, collection management, network of libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign libraries
• Publications related to different business procedures and industrial design information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
• Cooperation with universities, technology and innovation support centers, etc.
• Education and training:  training courses, e learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
• Other activities 

https://www.dkpto.org/research

https://www.dkpto.org/our-approach

https://www.dkpto.org/news

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 

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VII. ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO STANDARDS CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION

Note: For each Standard listed below, please enter one of the following values: 

• "Fully implemented"
• “Partially implemented”
• "On implementation phase"
• "Planning to implement"
• “On assessment phase” 
• "No plan to implement"

Implementation Status Definitions

"Fully implemented" 

The WIPO Standard has been implemented in a manner compliant or compatible with the Standard.

"Partially implemented" 

The WIPO Standard has been implemented in part.  The Office practice aligns with some, but not all, requirements of the Standard.

"On implementation phase"

The decision to implement the WIPO Standard has been made and it is currently being deployed, configured, or integrated into systems and workflows.

"Planning to implement"

The decision to implement the WIPO Standard has been made;  planning activities (resource allocation, timeline development, technical design) are underway before actual implementation begins.

"On assessment phase"

The WIPO Standard is under active evaluation to determine its feasibility, technical requirements, costs, benefits, and alignment with organizational needs before making an implementation decision.

"No plan to implement"

The WIPO Standard has been reviewed and there is currently no intention or plan to implement it.

WIPO Standard ST.2:  Standard manner for designating calendar dates by using the Gregorian calendar

Fully implemented

WIPO Standard ST.3:  Recommended standard on two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and intergovernmental organizations

Fully implemented

WIPO Standard ST.13:  Recommendation for the numbering of applications for industrial property rights (IPRs)

Fully implemented

WIPO Standard ST.80:  Recommendation concerning bibliographic data relating to industrial designs

Fully implemented

WIPO Standard ST.81:  Recommendation concerning the content and layout of industrial design gazettes

Fully implemented

WIPO Standard ST.86:  Recommendation for the processing of industrial design information using XML (extensible markup language)

Partially implemented

WIPO Standard ST.87:  Recommendation for the exchange of industrial design legal status data

Partially implemented

WIPO Standard ST.88:  Recommendations for electronic representation of industrial designs

Fully implemented

WIPO Standard ST.90:  Recommendation for processing and communicating intellectual property data using web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)

Partially implemented

WIPO Standard ST.91:  Recommendations on digital three-dimensional (3D) models and 3D images

No plan to implement

WIPO Standard ST.92:  Recommendations on the data package format for the electronic exchange of priority documents

Fully implemented

WIPO Standard ST.96:  Recommendation for the processing of intellectual property information using XML (extensible markup language)

Partially implemented

WIPO Standard ST.97:  Recommendation for processing of intellectual property data using JSON

Partially implemented

VIII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS

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