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Annual Technical Report on Industrial Design Information Activities in 2020 submitted by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property of the Russian Federation (ROSPATENT)

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1) Creators of such IP rights objects who need to verify that what objects are already registered before coming up with their own;

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4) Representatives of the business community interested in dealing with rights holders, for example in concluding a license contract for the use of the IP rights;

5) Other stakeholders.

 ThusThus, the introduction of an Information System will not only facilitate the work of the Office’s experts and help applicants better prepare for the creation and registration of unique and distinct IPR objects but could also indirectly influence the revival of the IPR market turnover, as additional participants could be attracted by providing them with information on potentially interesting IPR objects.

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In 2020, the number of requests for the provision of public services (hereinafter referred to as requests) for registering applications for industrial designs filed with Rospatent electronically increased by 13% compared to 2019. The following measures aimed at increasing applicants’ interest in applying electronically for the provision of State services have been taken: 1.  

  1. Expanding the functionality of electronic interaction services. In 2020, a new version of the FIPS Personal Account service, which provides a comfortable environment for filing applications, was made available to users of the service.

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  2. Conducting monthly thematic meetings for FIPS specialists with users of electronic filing services for applications for inventions and utility models, applicants and representatives thereof, as well as all those wishing to participate in the process of electronic interaction with Rospatent and FIPS when submitting and reviewing applications.

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  2. Posting of educational video materials and programs on the FIPS website. Users become more interested in e-filing mechanisms and digital interaction, this brings the increased number of views under tutorial videos, posted within the “Application Filing” section, which exceeded 45’000 views, this shows the triple boost in contrast to the last year.

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  2. The FIPS technical support service is conducting a review of requests from users of electronic services. In 2020, about 5’000 requests were considered. 5. Any interested person may obtain the necessary knowledge and practical experience in preparing documentation electronically for applications for the grant of a patent for an invention or utility model. One-to-one training is conducted in the computer room of the patent library and is free of charge.

In 2020, 4’663 applications for State registration of industrial designs were filed in an electronic form.

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  • Regulations on the Industrial DesignsDesigns Official Gazette:

https://www.fips.ru/documents/npa-rf/prikazy-rospatenta/polozhenie-ob-ofitsialnom-byulletene-promyshlennye-obraztsy-utverzhdeno-prikazom-rospatenta-ot-31-12.php (in Russian)

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