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Where URLs are requested below, it is preferred that either URLs which are likely to remain stable over time (three years or more) are provided, or home (main) page URLs are provided with a short explanation of how to access the corresponding information.
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.
Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants (registrations) with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
Compared to 2015, there were changes in industrial design activities in 2016 as follows:
2016 | Compared to 2015 | |
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National design application | 342 | -3 % (352) |
– submitted by domestic applicants | 254 | -25 % (340) |
– submitted by foreign applicants | 88 | +633 % (12) |
– number of designs contained | 1098 | +11 % (993) |
Designs registrations | 307 | -12 % (347) |
– domestic applicants | 275 | -19 % (340) |
– foreign applicants | 32 | +357 % (7) |
– number of designs contained | 1072 | +4 % (1033) |
Since 2007, progression of the number of industrial design applications has a sinusoidal character with minimum of 305 (2008) to maximum of 457 (2012). The number of design patterns contained in these applications has risen again after a small drop in 2015. The chart seems to have a sinusoidal character with period of 3 years with average values about 1200 design patterns altogether per year. Concerning amount of registered industrial designs, there is a two-year decrease – approximately 12 % compared to 2015. On the other hand, number of designs contained in registrations has increased by 4 % (up to 1072 design patterns altogether per year), compared to 2015.
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
Since 2000 the Annual Reports and statistics have been available at the Office’s website: http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/annual-report/annual-report.html
The Bulletin: http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/ipo-bulletin.html
The helpdesk: helpdesk@upv.cz
List of news and events: http://www.upv.cz/en/ipo/current-news/actual.html
Electronic filing of industrial design applications: http://www.upv.cz/en/client-services/on-line-filing.html
Element of proceedings: http://isdv.upv.cz/portal/pls/portal/portlets.rejst.formular?lan=en
Legislation related to all IP rights: http://www.upv.cz/en/legislation.html
FAQ: http://www.upv.cz/en/information-sources/faq.html
Search service – industrial design database (IPO CZ,) (basic search/advanced search): http://www.upv.cz/en/client-services/online-databases/industrial-design-databases.html
Use of an electronic classification system to check the International classification for industrial designs: http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/classsification-systems/classification--industrial-designs.html
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs
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Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
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Classification and reclassification activities; classification system used, e.g., International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification), other classification
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Other activities
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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)
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Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URL), etc.
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Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external documentation and databases
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Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users; conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
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Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
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Other sources
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Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
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Hardware used to supporting business processes of the Office
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Internal databases: coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
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Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file: file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file
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Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
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Other matters
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Office's library (if deals with industrial design information): equipment, collection management, network of libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign libraries
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Publications related to different business procedures and industrial design information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
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Cooperation with universities, technology and innovation support centers, etc.
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Education and training: training courses, e learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
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Other activities
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International exchange of industrial design information in machine-readable form (e.g., Official Gazettes)
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Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to industrial design information
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Assistance to developing countries
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Other activities
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