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The term "patent" covers utility models and Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs). Offices which issue design patents should report their design patent information activities in their Annual Technical Reports on Industrial Design Information Activities.
In 2009, 1705 applications for grant of titles for inventions, 1513 were filed by the national applicants and 192 by foreign applicants. These figures constitute 1.8 % increase in number of received applications for invention in comparison with previous year.
In 2009, number of issued innovation patents for invention to the national applicants is 1167, to foreign applicants – 14, but in 2008, to national applicants – 354.
The number of patents issued for invention to the national applicants made up 162 patents, and to the foreign applicants 63, in 2008 – 132 and 39 respectively.
The number of preliminary patent for an invention issued to the national applicants made up 234, to the foreign applicants – 47, in 2008 – 1126 and 104 respectively.
Total number of issued titles for invention in 2009 was 1687.
In 2009, the applicants’ activity utility models increased, national applicants – 80, foreign applicants - 25. Total number previous year increased 28 %.
The rates of patents issued for utility models to national applicants have increased 3.5 %, 58 patents to the national applicants, 47 patents issued for utility models to foreign applicants.
Statistics related to patents can be found in Annual Report at www.kazpatent.kz
Patent information is available on paper and CD-ROM carriers.
The main source of information on patents registered in the Republic of Kazakhstan is Industrial Property Official Gazette, which is published in Kazakh and Russian. Announcements are published in the Official Gazette. NIIP also issues an Annual Index to Gazette.
In 2009, NIIP prepared and published 2008 Annual Report, four numbers of Journal Intellectual Property of Kazakhstan, and some guidelines.
NIIP uses International Patent Classification for classifying patent applications.
Bibliographic data for Gazette is generated automatically from the database. Abstracts, full descriptions and claims are scanned, recognized and edited. Texts can be typed in case the recognition is not possible. The Office uses program ABBYY FineReader 7.0 for Optical Character Recognition.
When a patent application is received all information on it is entered into the national database. The information is updated in the course of office procedures.
Information on registered patents, including bibliographic data, descriptions is stored on CD-ROMs as well as on paper carriers.
Inventions of World's Countries Database comprises bibliographic abstracts and graphic information on inventions of WIPO, EPO, the UK, Germany, the US, France, Russia (from 2002), Switzerland and Japan published between 1996 and 2006, which enabled Kazakhstan to extend its capacities in patent search for inventions for international novelty.
There is used an on-line automated system for search procedures, which includes information on patents filed with NIIP.
Examiners use following external databases for examination purposes: EAPATIS, esp@cenet, PATENTSCOPE, and open registers of Rospatent, RUPAT and RUPAT_OLD.
Since September 2009, Automated Information System AIS NIIP was put into operation. AIS NIIP is designed for complete coverage of all the functional requirements of Services of the Institute to automate and to simplify the work with the titles of protection for industrial property, the prosecution of these documents and the organization of electronic documents between Services of the Institute.
Hardware: system block P4 Core2Duo 1,8GHz, 160 HDD, 526 Mb, DVD-RW, video 128, m/k, LAN. Software: WINDOWS, Microsoft Office 2003, FOX PRO.
Republican patent fund is generated at the Republican Scientific Technical Library (RSTL).
Currently it comprises more than 21 million patent documents from 50 countries and three organizations - WIPO, EPO and EAPO.
At the NIIP's Branch Office Databases Patents of Kazakhstan: Bibliography, Patents of Kazakhstan: Full descriptions and Database Patents of Kazakhstan: Abstracts are generated, which are then recorded on optical disks and distributed around Kazakhstan and abroad.
Currently the System for electronic filing of patent applications is being developed. Instructions on filing applications for industrial property subject matters is at: http://www.kazpatent.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1208951998&id=1209467172
The list of services offered by NIIP in the field of industrial property is at: http://www.kazpatent.kz/index.php?lang=rus&uin=1216034056
NIIP carries out mutual exchange of Official Gazettes, Annual Reports and databases with near and far abroad countries and the international organizations.
In the year 2009, about 2493 copies of NIIP's publications were distributed including Journal Intellectual Property of Kazakhstan and various databases.
The exchange of patent information is carried out on paper as well as optical carriers.
In 2009, the Training Center held 25 events including 7 charged workshops, 17 seminars on distance education for members of the territorial subdivisions of the Departments of Justice (for free), 1 round-table. The information about the upcoming courses is always available on the site of NIIP.
In 2009 six examiners and specialists of NIIP successfully completed distance learning program DL-101 General course on Intellectual Property and received WIPO certificates of completion.
Several examiners took professional development courses at the Russian State Institute of Intellectual Property in Moscow.
An important event for the promotion of invention and the Patent System is an Annual National Contest on Invention Achievements “Shapagat”, which is held on April 24. The Contest promotes the role of Innovation and Invention in the country, investment promotion and implementation of development in the manufacturing sector. “Shapagat-2009” was marked by the fact that WIPO has established the first three awards for Kazakh inventors.
During the year some videos were developed and further rotated on the national channels.
Information on legislation in the field of IP protection, Annual Report and other general information can be found on the official web-site of the Institute at www.kazpatent.kz
Patent law of the Republic of Kazakhstan can be found at: http://www.kazpatent.kz/index.php?lang=eng&uin=1211781357
1. | Classification is allotting one or more classification symbols (e.g., IPC symbols) to a patent application, either before or during search and examination, which symbols are then published with the patent application. |
2. | Preclassification is allotting an initial broad classification symbol (e.g., IPC class or subclass, or administrative unit) to a patent application, using human or automated means for internal administrative purposes (e.g., routing an application to the appropriate examiner). Usually preclassification is applied by the administration of an office. |
3. | Reclassification is the reconsideration and usually the replacement of one or more previously allotted classification symbols to a patent document, following a revision and the entry into force of a new version of the Classification system (e.g., the IPC). The new symbols are available on patent databases. |