Annual Technical Report on Industrial Design Information Activities in 2014 submitted by Canada/Canadian Intellectual Property Office
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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.
The expression "industrial designs" covers industrial designs and models.
Offices which issue design patents should report their design patent information activities in this series of Annual Technical Reports.
I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of industrial design information activities and expected time frames for their realization
In 2014 CIPO concentrated on reducing the time to examine industrial design applications and deliver timely decisions. New models and processes were developed in order to attain the objectives. A new forecasting model was developed and used determine the resources required and to provide stronger reporting and monitoring of production and inventory.
New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies(plans) mentioned above, short description: aims, partners, tasks
In preparation for Canada’s accession to International treaties on Industrial Design’s, CIPO worked in collaboration with other organizations within the department and the Department of Justice to amend the Industrial Design Act, which received Royal Assent in December 2014.
Main areas of industrial design information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year
Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants (registrations) with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
Industrial Design Applications
Year | Residents | Non-residents | Total | % change |
2009 | 825 | 3,444 | 4,269 |
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2010 | 868 | 4,274 | 5,142 | 20 |
2011 | 790 | 4,437 | 5,227 | 1.65 |
2012 | 847 | 4,514 | 5,362 | 2.51 |
2013 | 846 | 4,500 | 5,346 | - 0.3 |
2014 | 859 | 4908 | 5767 | 7% |
Industrial Design Registrations
Year | Residents | Non-residents | Total | % change |
2009 | 654 | 4,420 | 5,074 | -14.2 |
2010 | 845 | 4,330 | 5,175 | 2 |
2011 | 720 | 4,010 | 4,730 | -8.59 |
2012 | 582 | 3,593 | 4,175 | -13.29 |
2013 | 577 | 3,208 | 3,785 | -10.30 |
2014 | 928 | 5315 | 6243 | 39% |
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
Industrial Design Service Commitments
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr03932.html#id
CIPO Annual Reports and Business Strategies
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00025.html#annualreports
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 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
Preparing Industrial Design Application
How an Industrial Design Application is processed.
Industrial Design Filing – Online
Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
Currently industrial design documents are not available electronically. Under CIPO’s IT Modernization initiative industrial design correspondence will be made available electronically.
Classification and reclassification activities; classification system used, e.g., International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification), other classification
Industrial design documents are classified according to the Canadian Industrial Design Classification Standard.
To better align our processes with The Hague System CIPO will be converting to a modified version of the International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno) to simplify the classification and search processes.
Other activities
III. SOURCES OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
Main types of publications in the field of industrial design information, outline of the content (industrial design applications, design patents, registrations, etc.) and medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)
Industrial Design registrations are disseminated on the online searchable database via CIPO’s website weekly. Industrial design registration information and images are available via the website.
https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/id/bscSrch.do?lang=eng&wt_src=cipo-id-main&wt_cxt=toptask
Industrial Design Practice Notices are published on the Industrial Design home page of CIPO’s website.
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00004.html?Open&src=cipo-mm-id
Official Gazettes: main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URL), etc.
CIPO does not publish industrial design information via any official gazettes.
The “News” section of the Industrial Design Page of CIPO’s website provides updates to the public of any news surrounding Canadian Industrial Design’s.
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00004.html?Open&src=cipo-mm-id
Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external documentation and databases
CIPO uses a web based search system “ORBIT” for Industrial design searches. The Canadian Industrial Design data is available on this database for external client use.
Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users; conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
Industrial Design News email subscription services.
Clients can register for our email subscription service to receive news and updates on the latest information regarding industrial design.
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr02989.html
Information products (coverage, medium, etc.) and services available to external users; conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)
Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)
Other sources
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements
Hardware used to supporting business processes of the Office
SERVER IBM AIX
• Operating System AIX
• 935 GB HardDisk, 8GB RAM
• Oracle RDMS V 10.2.0.3
• TCP/IP
• Image Converter: Alchemy 1.13
CLIENT WORKSTATION
• Pentium based (min 3.2 GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB disk)
• 2 SVGA monitors 22” LCD
• MS-Windows 7 Professional
• MS-Word 2010
• ViewNow NFS (Network File System)
• Ascent Capture
• Some workstations with Bar-code readers and/or scanners
PRINTERS
• Lexmark T644 network printers
NETWORK
• TCP/IP
• 1 GB between server and switches
100 MB between switches an SERVER IBM AIX
Operating System AIX
935 GB HardDisk, 8GB RAM
Oracle RDMS V 10.2.0.3 Microfocus server express 5.0
TCP/IP
Image Converter: Alchemy 1.13
Electronic Forms Generator: JF Central 5.4.1
CLIENT WORKSTATION
Pentium based (min 3.2 GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB disk)
2 SVGA monitors 22” LCD
MS-Windows 7 Professional
MS-Word 2010
ViewNow NFS (Network File System)
Ascent Capture
Some workstations with Bar-code readers and/or scanners
PRINTERS
- Lexmark T644 network printers
NETWORK
- TCP/IP
- 1 GB between server and switches
- 100 MB between switches and workstations
Internal databases: coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources
In June 2002 the industrial design processes were automated with the implementation of DesignPlus. Today the system contains bibliographic design data dating back to 1861, including pending and registered designs. DesignPlus is used within the office to manage the overall industrial design process, including classification, search, examination, assignments and maintenance. The system supports such specific office processes as preparing correspondence and updating information.
In July 2007, an electronic industrial design filing component was added to allow clients to file their applications electronically over the internet. For all client front-ends, the information is checked for completeness, the information is transferred to the Office via the Internet and the information is automatically loaded into Designplus.
DesignPlus is integrated with an EIS (Executive Information System) through a Cognos application. This EIS system provides detailed and comprehensive reports used for tracking and monitoring industrial design processes. Information on the production volumes and turnaround times can be obtained from the EIS system.
Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file: file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file
Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
Other matters
Amendments to the Industrial Design Act (not yet in force)
http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Language=E&Mode=1&DocId=6737565&File=65#7
V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION
Office's library (if deals with industrial design information): equipment, collection management, network of libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign libraries
CIPO shares Industrial Design Registration data with various International IPO’s as well as external clients.
Clients can request bulk data through CIPO’s website.
Publications related to different business procedures and industrial design information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.
Through CIPO`s webpage, brochures, publications and various documentation is available.
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00004.html?Open&src=cipo-mm-id
Cooperation with universities, technology and innovation support centers, etc.
Education and training: training courses, e learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.
Other activities
VI.INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INFORMATION
International exchange of industrial design information in machine-readable form (e.g., Official Gazettes)
Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to industrial design information
The Industrial Design Office participates in the various WIPO/CIPO working groups and training workshops.
The industrial Design Office participates in USPTO Design Training.
Assistance to developing countries
Other activities