Annual Technical Report on Industrial Design Information Activities in
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2017 submitted by
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the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of industrial design information activities and expected time frames for their realization
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Groundwork for updating examination and operational manuals, as well as practice notices in preparation for Canada’s accession to International treaties on Industrial Designs were initiated. CIPO’s focused mainly on the drafting of new regulations and in defining the transformation to the business processes. CIPO continued to work in collaboration with the International Bureau and other IPO’s to ensure smooth transition as it implements chanchange.
Main areas of industrial design information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year
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Industrial Design Applications
| Year | Resident | Non-Resident | total |
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| 2011 | 790 | 4,437 | 5,227 |
| 2012 | 847 | 4,514 | 5.362 |
2013 | 846 | 4,500 | 5,346 |
2014 | 859 | 4,908 | 5,767 |
2015 | 797 | 5,049 | 5,846 |
| 2016 | 916 | 5,254 | 6,170 |
| 2017 | 760 | 5,808 | 6,533 |
Industrial Design Registrations
| Year | Resident | Non-Resident | total |
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2011 | 720 | 4,010 | 4,730 |
2012 | 582 | 3,593 | 4,175 |
2013 | 577 | 3,208 | 3,785 |
2014 | 928 | 5,315 | 6,243 |
2015 | 785 | 4,943 | 5,728 |
| 2016 | 801 | 4,902 | 5,703 |
| 2017 | 692 | 4,493 | 5,185 |
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
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http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/whatsnew.html?Open&wt_src=cipo-home
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs
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To better align our processes with The Hague System CIPO will be converting to a modified version of the International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno) to simplify the classification and search processes.
Other activities
III. SOURCES OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
Main types of publications in the field of industrial design information, outline of the content (industrial design applications, design patents, registrations, etc.) and medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)
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http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/id/dsplySttsSrch.do?srchTyp=status&lang=eng&wt_src=cipo-id-main
Other sources
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
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DesignPlus is integrated with an EIS (Executive Information System) through a Cognos application. This EIS system provides detailed and comprehensive reports used for tracking and monitoring industrial design processes. Information on the production volumes and turnaround times can be obtained from the EIS system.
Other matters
V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION
Office's library (if deals with industrial design information): equipment, collection management, network of libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign libraries
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Education and training: training courses, e learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
Other activities
VI.INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION
International exchange of industrial design information in machine-readable form (e.g., Official Gazettes)
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Assistance to developing countries
Other activities