AR/Argentina

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?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

AU/Australia

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

IP Australia uses this standard when it prepares abstracts for PCT documents only. IP Australia does not use this standard when preparing abstracts for national patent documents, because the requirements for abstracts are set out in the Regulation 3.3 of the Australian Patent Regulations.

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

4. Comments (optional)

BA/Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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?

It is planed to implement in future developments.

4. Comments (optional)

BD/Bangladesh

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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 Patent Act, 2016 has been drafted complying the WIPO standards and it is in final stage for enactment. After completing the new Patents Law we can take strategy to implement the standard.

4. Comments (optional)

CA/Canada

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

Section 79 of the Patent Rules sets forth the required form and content of the abstract and requires that the abstract:

-contain a concise summary of the matter contained in the application and, where applicable, the chemical formula that, among all the formulae included in the application, best characterizes the invention;

-specify the technical field to which the invention relates;

-be drafted in a way that allows the clear understanding of the technical problems, the gist of the solution of that problem through the invention, and the principle use or uses of the invention;

-be so drafted that it can efficiently serve as a scanning tool for the purposes of searching in the particular art; and

-not contain more than 150 words

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

4. Comments (optional)

CH/Switzerland

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

CN/China

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

There are the corresponding specifications in SIPO's "Implementing regulations of the patent law of the people's republic of China" and "guidelines for examination". Our specifications are similar to WIPO standard, but not completely the same.

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

4. Comments (optional)

CO/Colombia

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.

La Oficina en la actualidad publica la solicitud completa, el resumen está incluido en la publicación, por cambios en el sistema el usuario al realizar la presentación de la solicitud carga un documento en el sistema, sin embargo, la Oficina está trabajando para que se cumpla con la norma ST.12/A, con respecto al número de palabras en el resumen.

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

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

CZ/Czechia

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

DE/Germany

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

Our legislation has slightly different regulations concerning the length of abstracts (less than 1500 characters which is about 225 words). Our regulations are not as specific concerning the content of the abstract.

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

4. Comments (optional)

EA/Eurasian Patent Office

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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 plans to implement. EAPO does not prepare abstracts of patent documents. We publish abstracts filed by applicants and prepared on the basis of EAPO Patent Regulations and other regulatory acts.

4. Comments (optional)

EC/Ecuador

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.

No existe un control de la forma de presentar un resumen; sin embargo, se sugiere adoptar las directrices PCT.

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

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

EM/European Union Intellectual Property Office

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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. It is a standard for patents only.

4. Comments (optional)

EP/European Patent Office

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

Not relevant for Patent Information

ES/Spain

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?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

GB/United Kingdom

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

GE/Georgia

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

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?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

HR/Croatia

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

Our specifications are very close to WIPO standard, but not completely the same. We don’t use check list for the preparation of abstracts.

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

4. Comments (optional)

HU/Hungary

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

IL/Israel

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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?

Yes. No planned

4. Comments (optional)

JP/Japan

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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?

As to the restriction about the number of words, Japanese does not fit the restriction in ST.12/A. Also, JPO has no provision for chemicals. JPO has no plan to  comply with ST.12A.

4. Comments (optional)

KG/Kyrgyzstan

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

It's partly implemented in our practice so that it is compatible with our own standards and system environments.

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

4. Comments (optional)

LT/Lithuania

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

MD/Republic of Moldova

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

MX/Mexico

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?

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

Se siguen las recomendaciones generales para la preparación de los abstracts y quedan integrados a la información bibliográfica de las Gacetas de Propiedad Industrial y aquella que se intercambia con los estándares requeridos (XML ST.36)

OM/Oman

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

RU/Russian Federation

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

SA/Saudi Arabia

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

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

4. Comments (optional)

SE/Sweden

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

Not applicable. Separate abstracts are not produced.

SK/Slovakia

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

The general guidelines for the preparation of abstracts are partly included in the Instructions of the IPO SR Defining Uniform Layout of a Patent Application and Utility Model Application and also in the Methodics of the Procedure which are available for the applicants on the Office's web site respectively for patents and utility models.

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

4. Comments (optional)

SV/El Salvador

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.

No se usa la hoja de control

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

4. Commentarios (facultativo)

TH/Thailand

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

TN/Tunisia

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

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

UA/Ukraine

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

UG/Uganda

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

US/United States of America

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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

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

  • Completely
  • Partly
  • Not Implemented

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)

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