Annual Technical Report on Industrial Design Information Activities in 2016 submitted by the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
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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. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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
The implementation in Hungary of the results of cooperation within the framework of EUIPO aimed at the harmonisation of Member States’ practices, and it brought about, among others, changes in the relevant decree on detailed formal requirements, that is to say an amendment to Decree No. 19/2001. (XI. 29.) IM of the Minister of Justice on the detailed formal requirements of applications for design protection.
Main areas of industrial design information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year
From April 2015 the customers can use a new portal of the Hungarian Design Council, which can reach customers who are less informed in IP-related matters and makes the website available in mobile tools. http://www.hipo.gov.hu/en/about-us/welcome-to-the-pages-of-the-hungarian-design-council
The Office operates in accordance with the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management, the ISO/IEC 20000-1:2013 IT Services Management and the ISO/IEC 27001:2014 Information Security standards. The high quality of the Office’s work was confirmed by the annual ISO audits conducted since 2010 by an independent international certification body and by our international and domestic partners.
Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants (registrations) with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
Proceedings for the registration of national design protection
| 2015 | 2016 |
Applications | 186 | 252 |
Concluded proceedings | 268 | 179 |
Granted protections | 199 | 91 |
Pending cases | 95 | 166 |
The number of design applications via the national route exceeded the previous year’s number by 35% and the number of designs included therein by 27%. The increase in the stock of pending cases can be attributed to a lack of capacity within the Office.
The number of Community design applications, the territorial scope of which extends also to Hungary, exceeded 24 thousand and the designs included therein exceeded 90 thousand.
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
Annual Report/Statistics: http://www.sztnh.gov.hu/hu/mivel-fordulhatok-a-hivatalhoz/tajekoztatas/kiadvanyok/a-hivatal-eves-jelentesei-0
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs
Detailed information and support is accessible on the website of HIPO, eg.:
e-Filing: https://ugyintezes.sztnh.gov.hu/eBej2/step1
Forms and fees: https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/hu/szakmai-oldalak/urlapok-dijak
How can I protect my design?: http://www.hipo.gov.hu/hu/hogyan-vedjem-a-szellemi-tulajdonomat/hogyan-vedjem-a-termekem-megjeleneset
Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
The E-DOSSIER gives inspection and communication platform providing online administration.
E-DOSSIER: http://epub.hpo.hu/e-aktabetekintes/?lang=HU
Classification and reclassification activities; classification system used, e.g., International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification), other classification
Locarno Classification system is used.
Other activities
III. SOURCES OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
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)
Web-based GAZETTE: http://www.hipo.gov.hu/hu/szakmai-oldalak/szabadalmi-kozlony-es-vedjegyertesito
E-SEARCH for external use: http://epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=HU
Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URL), etc.
GAZETTE (published twice a month) : 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
E-SEARCH for internal use, covering the public and non-public data.
E-SEARCH (for the public): http://epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=HU
GAZETTE: http://www.hipo.gov.hu/hu/szakmai-oldalak/szabadalmi-kozlony-es-vedjegyertesito
Hague Express: http://www.wipo.int/designdb/hague/en/
Design View: https://www.tmdn.org/tmdsview-web/welcome?lang=hu
Locarno classification: http://classifications.mszh.hu/locarno/index.htm
Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users; conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
E-SEARCH (for the public): http://epub.hpo.hu/e-kutatas/?lang=HU
GAZETTE: http://www.hipo.gov.hu/hu/szakmai-oldalak/szabadalmi-kozlony-es-vedjegyertesito
Hague Express: http://www.wipo.int/designdb/hague/en/
Design View: https://www.tmdn.org/tmdsview-web/welcome?lang=hu
Locarno classification: http://classifications.mszh.hu/locarno/index.htm
All databases are free of charge.
Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
E-Dossier: http://epub.hpo.hu/e-aktabetekintes/?lang=HU just for information purposes.
Certified statement: Office issues copies of entries in the register (certified statements on the validity of protection) on payment of a fee.
Other sources
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
The IT system has provided the necessary background for the Office’s official and service activity, and supported its tasks related to e-administration. The system supports 135 different services or service families altogether. Out of those, 69 service families provide direct support for the performance of the Office’s official and central tasks, and an additional 66 systems support the operational, service management, information security and ISO certification objectives of the previously mentioned functions. Clients can make use of the following services online: e-search, e-file inspection, e-filing, e-register, TM e-Filing, TMView, and DesignView.
Hardware used to supporting business processes of the Office
- Linux server
- Netware server
- MS Windows server
- VMware ESX
- Oracle VM/RAC
- ASA VPN
- ZORP
Internal databases: coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
The Unified Administrative System of the Office is used for file building, which covers all industrial property titles of protection. It is a real-time updated system and has a daily backup storage.
Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file: file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file
The Unified Administrative System of the Office comprise the bibliographic and image data, the documents and the official letters that belong to the different intellectual property rights.
The public web-based databases GAZETTE, IP-SEARCH, E-REGISTER, E-DOSSIER are also used by the Examiners. The IP-SEARCH database has an internal version for internal use with the public and non-public data.
Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
Unified Administrative System
Other matters
V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION
Office's library (if deals with industrial design information): equipment, collection management, network of libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign libraries
Industrial Property Special Library: http://www.sztnh.gov.hu/en/services/industrial-property-special-library
Publications related to different business procedures and industrial design information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
The partners and customers of HIPO, who are interested in intellectual property, can choose from a variety of services or programs of customer service, information provision and education, eg.: AIDA, IP-Panorama, Start-up guide, Partner Search, Tenders, IP-Valuation, etc.: http://www.sztnh.gov.hu/hu/vallalkozoknak/hogyan-kezdjek-hozza
Cooperation with universities, technology and innovation support centers, etc.
The professional partners and customers of HIPO, who are interested in intellectual property protection, could choose from a variety of services and programs of awareness raising, information provision and education. By offering these services and programs HIPO aimed to make a contribution to the development of industrial property and copyright culture in Hungary.
The enhancement of knowledge on industrial property and copyright, as well as the improvement of awareness of intellectual property rights of small and medium-sized enterprises are objectives of high importance. For entrepreneurs it is essential that they be able to have personal consultation at information points or events close to them, in their regions, where they can be given information. In 2016 HIPO maintained information points in cooperation with 23 different organisations, with 16 chambers of commerce and industry in counties and towns, 6 regional innovation agencies and one professional organisation. In addition, the Office cooperates with 6 PATLIB (Patent Library) centres linked to institutions of higher education in the countryside.
Intellectual property protection information network
Education and training: training courses, e learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
The intermediate and advanced level industrial property courses, the basic and intermediate level copyright courses as well as the special purpose courses organised by the Office were important fora for knowledge transfer and awareness raising in Hungary. Industrial property as a separate subject was taught in 9 institutions of higher education, and at 11 other universities intellectual property protection was taught linked with other subjects.
Other activities
VI.INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION
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
In 2015 Hungary joined the Designview design search tool of the Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market.
Assistance to developing countries
Other activities