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Annual Technical Report on Industrial Design Information Activities in 2014 submitted by Norwegian Industrial Property Office

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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.

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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

Norwegian Industrial Property Office (NIPO) is a government authority organized under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.
Main office goals:

  • Handle applications on industrial rights with correct quality and within due time
  • Contribute to increase in IP awareness and knowledge in Norway

Main priorities:

  • Customer orientation, efficiency and competence.

Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of industrial design information activities and expected time frames for their realization

Strategic technical focus:

  • Established case handling efficience project (2015->) to improve internal process and tools
  • Continue to improve and maintain the SANT IP Automation System for  Case Management and registry handling
  • Automate integration to WIPO for Hague (MECA Hague) transactions
  • Upgrade infrastructure where further virtualization of servers and Oracle databases, Documentum, Microsoft servers and Citrix clients are central (2015)
  • Reuse of national registers: Integration to national registries for citizen birth number and company ID (Master Customer database).
  • Enhanced tech cooperation with WIPO to ensure 100% electronic exchange (2015 - 2017)
  • Implement electronic gazette publication (2017)
  • Improve online surveillance services, online search and create online payment for renewals (by 2016)
  • Create national archive (separate) live from production according to national standard (By 2017)
  • Create and host the national anti-piracy information site (by 2015)

New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies(plans) mentioned above, short description: aims, partners, tasks

  • All rights searchable in DSView (OHIM)
  • Participation in OHIM Convergence Programme for harmonisation
  • Board of appeals is now a separate public institute with dislocated office, see link below.
  • The modernization and porting of the IP case management system to MS.Net (4.n) completed, in the 10th year of full production for system. From 96 to 33 workflows for all IP-handling.
  • Agreements with contractor for time-capsule archive for IP case handling was signed
  • Scan production line replaced by Abbyy-recognition server and adaptations. 
  • New e-mail integration to create documents directly in IP case management system created. 
  • Project for online payment solution for renewals started. Project aim to allow direct payment (payment card) or payment order generation of all renewal fees.
    • This project is a continuation of the current on line search service and the newly created surveillance service, where customer can make a portfolio and be warned when renewal is due, and for other events, such as change in legal status and new records/events in application or IP-right.

Main areas of industrial design information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year

  • Participation in OHIM Convergence Programme for harmonisation
  • Board of appeals is now a separate public institute with dislocated office, see link below.
  • The modernization and porting of the IP case management system to MS.Net (4.n) completed, in the 10th year of full production for system. From 96 to 33 workflows for all IP-handling.
  • Agreements with contractor for time-capsule archive for IP case handling was signed
  • Scan production line replaced by Abbyy-recognition server and adaptations.
  • New e-mail integration to create documents directly in IP case management system created.

Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants (registrations) with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes

                                                            2010            2011             2012             2013            2014
Filings

  • Direct National applicant            279              262               303               276               301
  • Direct foreign applicant              350              257               233               186               217
  • Int.designations Hague              165              519               610               831               700
           Total new                            794            1 038            1 146           1 293            1 218

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  • Number of individual designs  2 200          2 950             3 200            4 300           3 900  (approx)

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  • Registered DS rights                 588            1 009            1 154           1 199            1 220
  • Refused                                         0                 0                     0                  0                   0
  • Shelved/withdrawned                  52                62                   51                74                67
           Total decisions                   640            1 071             1 205           1 273           1 287

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  • Number of renwals                    613               658                660              610               628

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  • Total number of rights in force                                                                                    8 402

2014-highlights  

  • - Time from filing to registration decreased  - customers satisfied with quality and timeliness.
  •  - 20% increase in usage of public search services.  
  • - SANT/Acsepto IP automation system availability measured to 99.5%

Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.

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