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

During the year 2015 development of a software package Back Office for trade marks and designs, developed by the OHIM Cooperation Fund, have been going on. Said software enables the transition to electronic examination of trade marks and industrial designs, and to have electronic correspondence with applicants or their representatives. The application is integrated to many Estonian IT-services, e.g. the address data system, population register, commercial register, digital signing and financial web services. 

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

http://www.epa.ee/en/statistics/statistics-2015

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

http://www.epa.ee/sites/www.epa.ee/files/elfinder/dokumendid/aasta2015.pdf

II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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http://www.epa.ee/en/databases/trade-marks-databases

Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs

http://www.epa.ee/en/how-protect-your-trade-mark/how-protect-your-trade-mark-estonia

Availability of the application dossier in electronic form

http://www.epa.ee/en/additional-info/forms#km

Matters concerning classifying
(i) Classification and reclassification activities; classification systems used, e.g., International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification), International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (Vienna Classification), other classification
(ii) Use of electronic classification systems and pre-defined terms of the classification applied

 

http://www.epa.ee/et/kaubamargid/kaupade-ja-teenuste-klassifitseerimine

Matters concerning processing of different types of non-traditional marks (e.g., three-dimensional, motion, hologram, color mark, etc.)

Other activities

http://www.epa.ee/en/additional-info/free-consultations

III. SOURCES OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE

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http://www.epa.ee/en/trade-marks/what-trade-mark

Main types of publications in the field of trademark information, outline of the content and medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)

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Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online, URL), etc. 

http://www.epa.ee/en/official-gazettes/estonian-trade-mark-gazette

Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external documentation and databases 

http://www.epa.ee/en/databases/trade-marks-databases

Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users; conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)

http://www.epa.ee/et/metoodilised-valjaanded/valjaanded-kaubamargist

Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)

http://andmebaas.epa.ee/avalik/#/trademarks

Other sources

http://www.epa.ee/en/additional-info/free-consultations

IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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