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In 2016, SPB continued the development 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.

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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)

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- collaboration with universities (Vilnius University,  Kaunas University of Technology, Klaipėda's University and  etc.);

- collaboration with science and business related institutions, including:, Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalisers, Polish Patent Attorney Chamber; National Information Processing Institute, National Chamber of Commerce, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development,  Institute of Industrial Design, etc.;Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA)

- collaboration with governmental administration institutions: Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Regional Development.

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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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VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS

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1.Classification is allotting one or more classification symbols (e.g., IPC symbols) to a patent application, either before or during search and examination, which symbols are then published with the patent application.

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