Annual Technical Report 2002 on Trademark Information Activities submitted by Kyrgyzstan (SCIT/ATR/TM/2002/KG)
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I. Evolution of registration activities
319 applications for trademarks registration were filed in 2002. 368 trademarks and 1 appellation of origin were registered in the State Register of Trademarks.
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Trademarkstable.doc - Comparable table.
II. Matters concerning the generation, reproduction, and distribution of secondary sources of trademark information, i.e., trademark gazettes
Kyrgyzpatent publishes the Official Bulletin “Intellectualdyk Menchik” (Intellectual Property) witch contains official information on inventions, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, firm names, selective achievements, computer programs and databases, registered in the State Register as well as information on their legal status. Trademark information is published in the Official Bulletin in Russian and comprises bibliographic data and representations. Information about 364 trademarks was published in 2002.
Bibliographical data of trademarks are preserved under WIPO standard in machine-readable form and in paper copies.
The systematic, numerical and numeral indexes to trademarks, published in 2001 were issued in 2002.
The Official Bulletin is transmitted to the State Patent and Technical Library (SPTL).
III. Matters concerning classifying, reclassifying and indexing of trademark information
Kyrgyzpatent uses International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) and International Classification of the figurative Elements of Marks (Vienna Classification), other classification(s) is (are) not used.
IV. Trademark manual search file establishment and upkeep
The search of trademark information in the database of Kyrgyzpatent is made automatically on bibliographical data and key words. The search is implemented also on trademark international database ROMARIN.
V. Activities in the field of computerized trademark search systems
The activity on development of the local network of Kyrgyzpatent has been continued in 2002, there is now a possibility for search in Internet. The automatic system ROMARIN is also used for search purposes.
The complete information about Kyrgyzpatent activity, normative legal base of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of the intellectual property is available on the Kyrgyzpatent web site.
Equipment and software used by Kyrgyzpatent: personal computers Pentium and 486 Class, Windows 95, Windows 98, windows 2000, Fox-Pro for Windows, Windows NT, Visual Fox-Pro, Internet Explorer 4, Internet Explorer 5.
VI. Administration of trademark services available to the public (relating to facilities, e.g., for lodging applications, registering trademarks, assisting clients with search procedures, obtaining official publications and registry extracts)
The activity on completing of the State Patent and Technical Library patent fund has been continued. This fund consists of patent information of national and regional patent offices of foreign countries and includes official bulletins in paper and electronic format on CD ROM. The search in Internet is possible too.
VII. Matters concerning mutual exchange of trademark documentation and information
International and regional cooperation on the exchange of trademark information was carried out in 2002. At present time, Kyrgyzpatent carries out mutual exchange of information with national and regional patent offices from 40 countries on the basis of agreements.
VIII. Matters concerning education and training including technical assistance to developing countries
Specialists of Kyrgyzpatent take part in international seminars and training courses on intellectual property issues.
Interuniversity department “Intellectual Property” implements the teaching of university students and researchers in the field of intellectual property.