Annual Technical Report on Trademark Information Activities in 2015 submitted by Intelectual Property Office CZ
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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
New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies and plans mentioned above, short description: aims, partners, tasks
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Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and registrations with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
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2015 | Compared to 2014 | |
National trademark applications | 8 434 | + 2 % (8 270) |
– submitted by domestic applicants | 7 848 | + 3 % (7 643) |
– submitted by foreign application | 586 | - 7 % (627) |
International trademarks with designation of CZ according to Madrid Agreement and the Protocol | 1 960 | + 7 % (1 838) |
– according to the Madrid Agreement | 0 | * |
– according to Protocol | 1959 | * |
– according to the Madrid Agreement and to the Protocol | 1 | * |
National trademarks registered | 7 280 | - 10 % (8 067) |
Grant of protection relating to international trademarks | 1 957 | – 5 % (2 060) |
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Trends or areas experiencing rapid changes with respect to the previous year
In 2015 the average registration procedure time period was 10,6 months from the date of submitting the trademark registration application. This time period includes formal and substantive examination of the applications, technical procedure concerning the preparation for publication, three month statutory time limit for opposition and registration time. In comparison with 2014 the registration procedure has been slightly shortened. At the same time, there is a growth of decisions related to pending applications.
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
Statistics
Since 2000 the Annual Reports and statistics have been available at the Office’s website:
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The helpdesk mailto: helpdesk@upv.cz
List of news and events:
http://www.upv.cz/en/ipo/current-news/actual.html
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Legislation related to all IP rights:
http://www.upv.cz/en/legislation.html
FAQ:
http://www.upv.cz/en/information-sources/faq.html
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In order to assist the applicants in the orientation in the above mentioned trademark classifications, classification systems are displayed on the web site of the IPO CZ (http://www.upv.cz/en.html) too.
Use of electronic classification systems and pre-defined terms of the classification applied
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Information on classification system
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http://upv.cz/en/client-services/information-services/information-and-consultation-centers.html
Publications:
http://www.upv.cz/en/publications.html
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Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
Other sources
Access to online trademark bulletin and to other sources of trademark information, including download of bulk trademark data
The Official Bulletin URL
http://www.upv.cz/en/publications/ipo-bulletin.html
The public database URL:
http://www.upv.cz/en/client-services/online-databases/trade-mark-databases.html
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