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Annual Technical Report on Trademark Information Activities in 2014 submitted by ARIPO

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Where URLs are requested below, it is preferred that either URLs which are likely to remain stable over time (three years or more) are provided, or home (main) page URLs are provided with a short explanation of how to access the corresponding information.

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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  • Website: www.aripo.org
  • Face book account under African Regional Intellectual Property Organization

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

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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Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)

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

  • The Anderson Ray Zikonda Library is available and stocks literature by the Office and from cooperating partners like the WIPO, EPO, EAPO, UK-IPO, JPO, KIPO, ROSPATENT, SIPO
  • Currently, officers can access the library online public access catalogue (OPAC) via the Office intranet
  • The library management software is the Liberty3 software by Softlink Europe

Publications related to different business procedures and trademark information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.

  • The Anderson Ray Zikonda Library is available and stocks literature by the Office and from other IP Offices and Organizations like the WIPO, EPO, EAPO, UK-IPO, JPO, KIPO, ROSPATENT, SIPO
  • It also has a collection of textbooks to support activities of the ARIPO Academy.
  • Currently, officers can access the library online public access catalog (OPAC) via the Office intranet
  • The library management software is the Liberty3 software by Softlink Europe

Cooperation with universities, technology and innovation support centers, etc.

  • IP awareness campaigns though public lectures at Harare Institute of Technology, National University of Science and Technology, Chinhoyi University of Technology

Education and training: training courses, e-learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.

  • Training Workshop for Heads of Police Academies of the Member States from July 9 to 11
  • Regional Workshop on Human Resource Development of Patent/Trademark Agents from ARIPO Member States and Observer States from October 27 to 28

  • Workshop on Access to Scientific and Technical Information for Technological Capacity Building and Product Branding for Goods of Export Interest for English Speaking Least Developed Countries, from  October 21 to 24

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)

Trademark information is published in the ARIPO Journal and on CD-ROMs for distribution to Member States and Cooperating partners.

Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to trademark information

  • ARIPO participated and exhibited at the 136th Annual Meeting of INTA, from May 10 to 14, in Hong Kong, China
  • Canada Africa Business Summit from September 15 to 18, Toronto, Canada

  • The World Intellectual Property Congress of AIPPI from September 14 to 17, Toronto, Canada

Assistance to developing countries

Other activities

VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS