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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PATENT INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of patent information activities and expected time frames for their realization
New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies and plans mentioned above, short description: aims, partners, tasks
Main areas of patent 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 with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
Changes experienced in terms of application filings and grants with respect to the previous year
The number of patent applications filed by domestic applicants in 2016 has decreased by 12% compared to 2015. Domestic applicants in 2016 filed 792 applications for inventions, with the greatest number in the fields of transport and storage, as well as health and amusement.
In comparison with the year 2015, there were changes in patent and utility model activities as follows:
2016 | Compared to 2015 | |
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National patent applications | 839 | -12 % (952) |
Utility model applications | 1264 | -13 % (1446) |
PCT international applications | 33 | +50 % (22) |
Grant national patent | 781 | +4 % (749) |
Registrations utility model | 1187 | -12 % (1356) |
Supplementary protection certificate, application | 56 | -13 % (64) |
European Patent Office granted | 89142 | +41 % (63087) |
IPO CZ received EP translations | 5964 | +24 % (4829) |
EP patents valid in CZ | 31431 | +12 % (27984) |
National patents valid in CZ | 6486 | -5 % (6851) |
National utility models valid in CZ | 8166 | -3 % (8398) |
Trends or areas experiencing rapid changes with respect to the previous year
As regards the representation of individual segments, most of patent applications concerned transport and storage (13,47 %); health and amusement (7,99 %); %); building (7,87 %); etc.
Regarding utility model applications, most of them came from the sectors of building (12,90 %); transporting, storing (12,66 %); health and amusement (9,65 %).Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants 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.
Statistics
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 Office website
The helpdesk: helpdesk@upv.cz
List of news and events: http://www.upv.cz/en/ipo/current-news/actual.html
Electronic filing of 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 – patent and utility model databases (IPO, EPO, WIPO) (basic search/advanced search): http://www.upv.cz/en/client-services/online-databases/patent-and-utility-model-databases.html
Use of an electronic classification system to check IPC (International Patent Classification): http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/classsification-systems/classification-patents.html
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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