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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADEMARK INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of trademark information activities and expected time frames for their realization
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In 2014 National Board Against Counterfeiting extended its activities to new areas and ensured the cooperation of new partners in the fight against counterfeiting; furthermore it organized and participated in numerous awareness raising events. It was again present at two festivals which drew huge audiences: in the Valley of Arts and at the SZIGET (Island) Festivals. The Valley of Arts Festival was attended by 140,000 visitors; NBAC was present there for 10 days and focussed focused on presenting the dangers of counterfeit objects. At the Island Festival NBAC, with the support of its European partner organization, the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, set up a ‘No Fake!’ tent, where Hungarian experts on counterfeiting gave presentations to those interested among the 413,000 visitors. NBAC shared its experiences of the Island Festival at the plenary session of the Observatory by showing a publicity film, while some notable results of NBAC were published in the quarterly newsletters of the Observatory.
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Main figures of trade mark applications aimed at Hungary under international cooperations cooperation and filed following the national route (2010-2014)
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II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK 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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Matters concerning processing of different types of non-traditional marks (e.g., three-dimensional, motion, hologram, color mark, etc.)
Other activities
III. SOURCES OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
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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Certified legal status information can be available for a fee.
Other sources
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK 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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The Unified Administrative System of the Office comprise the bibliographic and image data, the documents and the official letters that belong to the different intellectual property rights.
The public web-based databases GAZETTE, IP-SEARCH, E-REGISTER, E-DOSSIER are also used by the Examiners. The IP-SEARCH database has an internal version for internal use with the public and non-public data.
Other matters
V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Office's library (if deals with trademark information): equipment, collection management, network of libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign libraries
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The comprehensive education project attached to the curricula framework for the students of the primary and secondary schools and their teachers was continued. As a result, the first package of lesson plans was prepared, which is accessible free of charge on the website of HIPO. As part of the project for the implementation of knowledge on intellectual property in public education, HIPO announced a quiz game and contest for designing logo entitled Invent it/find it out/find it! for secondary school students.
Other activities
VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION
International exchange of trademark information in machine-readable form (e.g., Official Gazettes)
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Assistance to developing countries
Other activities
VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS