Annual Technical Report 2003 on Trademark Information Activities submitted by Trinidad and Tobago (SCIT/ATR/TM/2003/TT)
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I. Evolution of registration activities
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Devices (Vienna) are filed according to classes. Data in respect of the classification of goods and services (NICE) is stored on an electronic database.
Data on trademarks is stored on an electronic database. Physical documents are also stored in a vault area. These are used for the purpose of conducting searches for similar marks. Searches are done manually and electronically.
IV. Trademark manual search file establishment and upkeep
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Written brochures are available to members of the public. In addition the attorneys and members of the Trademark Department are available to answer queries from members of the public. Searches of the Registers are conducted by trademark attorneys through their search clerks for a fee. Members of the public also conduct searches.
VII. Matters concerning mutual exchange of trademark documentation and information
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There is no official trademark gazette.
Exchange of machine-readable information
There is presently no exchange of machine-readable information.
VIII. Matters concerning education and training including technical assistance to developing countries
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Training courses are available to members of staff and the public through the assistance of WIPO consultants. In addition members of staff and members of the public are encouraged to enroll in the distance learning programmes offered by the WIPO Worldwide Academy.
Assistance to developing countries (sending consultants and experts, receiving trainees from developing countries, etc.)
The Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office hosts many study visits by personnel from other Caribbean countries. Professional and technical staff are also requested by WIPO to undertake missions to other Caribbean countries to deal with assistance in the area of automation of trademark databases.
IX. Other relevant matters