Annual Technical Report 2012 on Industrial Design Information Activities submitted by Armenia (CWS/ATR/ID/2012/AM)
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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
Changes experienced in terms of application filings and grants (registrations) with respect to the previous year
The average duration of the examination of applications on industrial designs from filing date to the date of taking decisions on refusal or granting of protection of the industrial designs in 2012 was 2 months (the duration of the examination of applications on trademarks in 2012 was the same as in 2011).
Trends or areas experiencing rapid changes with respect to the previous year
Compared with 2011 the total number of applications on industrial design received has increased by national procedure (26 in 2011 and 39 applications in 2012 from national applicants and 3 in 2011 and 18 in 2012 from foreign applicants).
URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide statistics related to industrial designs
The statistical data on industrial designs are given at the following site http://www.aipa.am of the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia.
II. Matters concerning the generation, reproduction, and distribution of industrial design documents and of secondary sources of industrial design information, i.e., official gazettes
In 2012 12 issues of the Official Bulletin “Industrial Property” were published in the form of CD-ROM: № No1 - 12. Bulletins were published in 2 languages in Armenian and in Russian, which included official information on patents on 117 inventions, 37 utility models, certificates on 21 industrial designs, 1408 registered trademarks and service marks, information on registration renewals, as well as information on assignment agreements of patents and trademarks and registration of licenses.
The bulletin “Applications on Trademarks and Service Marks” was published. In 2012 24 issues of the bulletin were published.
Annual report of 2011 of the IPA was prepared and published in Armenian, English and Russian languages and their electronic forms were prepared to put on the Internet page.
Technical and Statistic reports on inventions and utility models, industrial designs, trademarks and service marks for the year of 2011 have been presented to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The Official Bulletins “Industrial Property” and the Annual report of 2011 of the Agency were put on the web for public inspection.
The Official Bulletins were sent to the Armenian Research Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, libraries of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian State University, the Engineering University and the Armenian Academy of Agriculture, the State Public Library and to the Book Palace of Armenia free of charge. The Official Bulletins were as well sent to the Armenian Marz centers free of charge.
III. Matters concerning classifying, reclassifying and indexing of industrial design information according to the classification systems applied
Classification and reclassification activities; Classification system used, e.g., International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification), other classification (please indicate whether industrial designs are classified by your Office and, if so, which classification is used)
International classification for Industrial Designs ICID (Locarno Agreement) under 9-th edition is used for registration of industrial designs.
Bibliographic data and processing
With the help of electronic base the search on Industrial Designs is practically carried out by all bibliographic data.
IV. Search file establishment and upkeep
The Agency continued works on reinforcement of funds of Armenian Scientific Technical Information Centre. Information received from foreign patent offices has been transferred to the Centre.
V. Activities in the field of computerized search systems for industrial designs
The Agency uses the subversion of “Industrial designs” databases. The subversion database designed for examination and proceedings provides:
- Accumulation of bibliographic data in three languages (Armenian, Russian, English)
- Accumulation and control of fees
- Automation of record keeping
- Outlet of statistical data
- Publication of bibliographic data
- Search of information.
VI. Administration of industrial design information products and 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 information on industrial design, which is published in Official Bulletins, is given on the following site http://www.aipa.am of the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Armenia.
VII. Matters concerning mutual exchange of industrial design documentation and information
The Official Bulletins containing notifications on industrial design subject matters are sent free of charge to the Armenian Research Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Main Library of the National Academy of Sciences, the libraries of the Armenian State University, the State Engineering University of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Academy of Agriculture, the State Public Library and to the Book Chamber of Armenia. Official Bulletins have also been sent to the regional centers of the Republic of Armenia free of charge.
According to the preliminary arrangements on patent information exchange, 21 copies of the Official Bulletin, where information on industrial design had been published, were sent to the Patent offices of foreign countries, as well as to WIPO, EPO and EAPO.
VIII. Matters concerning education and training, including technical assistance to developing countries (please indicate URLs of web pages of the Office’s website wherever appropriate)
IX.Other general information related to the Office that is available on the Internet -- URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that:
Everything concerning the above –mentioned items can be found at the following website http://www.aipa.am.