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Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
Electronic reference data transmission software improved so as to ensure that EPO receives the most comprehensive data about Lithuanian patents.
Hardware used to supporting business processes of the Office
Microsoft Windows XP Professional,
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional,
Microsoft Windows 10; multimedia tablets with Apple iOS, Google Android and Microsoft Windows 10 Pro;
physical and virtual servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard & Enterprise, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard & Enterprise, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard & Enterprise, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard & Enterprise, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, CentOS Linux 5/6/7, Debian GNU/Linux 6/7/8 and Ubuntu Server LTS; hypervisor servers with VMware vSphere and windows Server 2012 R2.
The web service developed in 2015 , which allows presenting the data about the legal status of the European patents to the European Patent Federal Register, was maintained.
Internal databases: coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
In 2016, SPB continued the maintenance of internal information systems. The main task of the IT Division employees was to upgrade and maintain the systems and workstations and to ensure their operation.
Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file: file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file
The web service was developed, which allows presenting the data about the legal status of the European patents to the European Patent Federal Register. The online database of the European patents in the SPB website was supplemented by tax payment information and is automatically updated every day.
Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
The SPB published on its homepage (http://www.vpb.lt/en/) the Official Bulletin Inventions, Designs, Trademarks and databases of Lithuanian Patents and European Patents entered into force in the Republic of Lithuania.
Other matters
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V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF PATENT INFORMATION
Patent library: equipment, collection management, network of patent libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign patent libraries
Lithuanian Technical Library (LTL) is a library of national significance, which accumulates the collection maintenance of books, technical and economy periodic, documents on industrial property, company catalogues, normative and other documents.
The collection maintenance of printings is accumulated in accordance with the developing trends of economy, agriculture, industry and science.
LTL is a public library, available for all the citizens and legal entities of Lithuania and foreign countries. The Library performs the functions of the methodology center of technical libraries network, Interlibrary Exchange System (ILL) and International Interlibrary Exchange System (IILL).
Publications related to different business procedures and patent information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
As every year, the SPB prepared an annual review publication containing statistics for 2016 and 24 official bulletins of the SPB
Office's initiatives on providing foreign patent information in the local language(s) (e.g., machine translation tools, translation of abstracts)
Cooperation with universities, research centers, technology and innovation support centers, etc.
The SPB collaborates with various institutions in the scope of promotion of knowledge on Intellectual Property (organisation of conferences, workshops, trainings,)
In 2016, the SPB collaborated with the following entities, to name a few:
- collaboration with universities (Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology, Klaipėda's University and etc.);
- collaboration with science and business related institutions, including:,Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA)
- collaboration with governmental administration institutions: Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ministry of Culture
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Education and training: training courses, e-learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
The SPB together with Vilnius University and Kaunas University of Technology organized a series of seminars of the European Patent Academy dedicated to the issues of intellectual property.
Attendees of the seminars received general information on intellectual property rights and their protection as well as specific features of the development of strategies on intellectual property. Presentations and workshops were held by a representative of the European Patent Academy and patent attorney from Great Britain.
Other activities
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VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PATENT INFORMATION
International exchange and sharing of patent information in machine-readable form, e.g., priority documents, bibliographic data, abstracts, search reports, full text information
The function of issuing PDF documents signed by e-signature PDF-LT was introduced in the EPAS e-service system.
Electronic reference data transmission software was improved.
Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to patent information
In 2016 the SPB in co-operation with the European Patent Office signed the "Bilateral Co-operation Plan” (BCP) which is a co-operation agreement covering a number of projects planned for the years 2016-2018. The co-operation activities concern areas such as training, patent-related IT services and tools, patent information services and awareness and strengthening of the European Patent Network (EPN). In the IT field the projects deal with Espacenet New and Quality at Source.
Assistance to developing countries
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Other activities
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VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS
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