WIPO Standard ST.68: Electronic management of sound marks

AU/Australia | st68

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

BA/Bosnia and Herzegovina | st68

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

No. Currently not planned

4. Comments (optional)

BD/Bangladesh | st68

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

There is not provision regarding sound mark management in existing Trademarks Law.

4. Comments (optional)

CA/Canada | st68

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

CO/Colombia | st68

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
Parcialmente
No se aplica

2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

La Oficina tiene pensado aplicar la norma en los próximos años.

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

CZ/Czechia | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

art 6,7: not applicable for national trademarks

DE/Germany | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

HN/Honduras | st68

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
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2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

Está previsto su aplicación de acuerdo a las reformas y ampliaciones que se pretende realizar a la ley

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

HR/Croatia | st68

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

No

4. Comments (optional)

HU/Hungary | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

IT/Italy | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

Only textual or graphical representation

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

JP/Japan | st68

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3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

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KG/Kyrgyzstan | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

KR/Republic of Korea | st68

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3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

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LT/Lithuania | st68

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3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

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MD/Republic of Moldova | st68

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3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

MX/Mexico | st68

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
Parcialmente
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2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

El IMPI no tiene protección para este tipo de Marcas. existe una entidad separada que otorga derechos de autor en México

OM/Oman | st68

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3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

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RU/Russian Federation | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

While not in use, but many of the recommendations of the Standard meet the requirements of Rospatent.

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SA/Saudi Arabia | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

Trademarks are handled by Ministry of Commerce and Investment, while SPO handle patents, industrial designs, plant varieties and layout designs of integrated circuits.

SE/Sweden | st68

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

We follow the same structure but we don’t publish the audio file (§19 and 20 in ST.68). This matter has been discussed internally and will maybe be implemented during 2017.

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

SK/Slovakia | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

The signs in other than graphic representation (smell, sound, etc.) can not be entered into the Register (in accordance to the Act).

4. Comments (optional)

SV/El Salvador | st68

1. ¿Se aplica la norma en la práctica de su Oficina/Organización? (Por favor seleccione una de las opciones)

Completamente
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2. Si la respuesta es “Parcialmente”, explique brevemente la práctica de su Oficina/Organización.

3. Si la respuesta es “No se aplica”, ¿tiene previsto su Oficina/Organización aplicar la norma?

Si nos interesa aplicarla y desde ya la estudiaremos para incluirla en las nuevas marcas sonoras que se presenten

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

TN/Tunisia | st68

1. La norme est‑elle appliquée dans la pratique de votre office ou de votre organisation? (Veuillez choisir une des options)

Complètement
Partiellement
Non

2. Si vous avez répondu “Partiellement”, expliquez brièvement en quoi consiste la pratique de votre office ou de votre organisation

3. Si la réponse est “Non”, votre office ou votre organisation prévoit‑il d’appliquer la norme?

4. Commentaires (facultatif)

TT/Trinidad and Tobago | st68

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
Partly
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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

Could be implemented in the future.

4. Comments (optional)

Office currently does not accept sound marks as there is no provision for sounds marks in our current legislation.

UA/Ukraine | st68

1. Is the Standard implemented in your Office's/Organization's practice? (Please choose one of the options below)

Completely
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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

Characteristics of a sound mark are specified under INID (556);
File containing the recording of the sound is formatted as WAV (up to 5 MB mainly);
Reproduction of a sound mark is included under INID (540);
Sound mark is available on the official website of the Office.

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

US/United States of America | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

4. Comments (optional)

ZA/South Africa | st68

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2. If the answer was "Partly", please explain your Office's/Organization's practice briefly:

3. If the answer was "Not Implemented", does your Office/Organization plan to implement the Standard?

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