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Main areas of trademark information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year

 

During the year 2015 development of a software package Back Office for trade marks and designs, developed by the OHIM Cooperation Fund, have been going on. Said software enables the transition to electronic examination of trade marks and industrial designs, and to have electronic correspondence with applicants or their representatives. The application is integrated to many Estonian IT-services, e.g. the address data system, population register, commercial register, digital signing and financial web services. 

Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and registrations with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes

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Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs

 

http://www.epa.ee/en/how-protect-your-trade-mark/how-protect-your-trade-mark-estonia

Availability of the application dossier in electronic form

 

http://www.epa.ee/en/additional-info/forms#km

Matters concerning classifying
(i) Classification and reclassification activities; classification systems used, e.g., International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification), International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (Vienna Classification), other classification
(ii) Use of electronic classification systems and pre-defined terms of the classification applied

 

http://www.epa.ee/et/kaubamargid/kaupade-ja-teenuste-klassifitseerimine

Matters concerning processing of different types of non-traditional marks (e.g., three-dimensional, motion, hologram, color mark, etc.)

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