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.
In 2006 the evolution of registration activities increased with respect to the previous years.
OFFICIAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY BULLETIN (BOPI) - section “Trademarks”. It contains: All data concerning registered trademarks, various information on the changes of the legal status of trademarks, lists containing the Romanian industrial property attorneys and other useful information.
RO - TRADEMARKS BULLETIN – monthly publication (PDF format); electronic version of BOPI - Section “Trademarks”
- TRACES - a disk which comprises all the data on the registered trademarks of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia. One can develop complex searches based on various criteria: applicant, designation, class, key word of the classes of products or services, etc.
Trademarks applications & registrations, changes, renewals, legal contest; decisions of the Law Courts, the registration and renewal certificates are generated automatically.
Tape storage and CD-ROM
Word perfect: WP 11 for current activities, and for issuing the Official Gazette of Industrial Property, Mark section.
Printing of Official Bulletin Section “Trademarks” is done in-house using WPS as word processor and information is recorded also in PDF format. The documents in the Common Software are generated automatically in 2006.
We use only Nice and Vienna International Classifications.
We have a system of programs: Common Software (CS), version 2.1.8 containing a list of Classes according to Nice Classification and NIVILO CD-ROM.
We do not ask for it.
There is QBE for bibliographic data in CS version 2.1.8. and RoTmSearch.
- File Building: NO.
- Updating: NO.
- Storage, including mass storage media and microforms: NO.
- Documentation from other offices maintained and/or considered part of the available search file: NO.
YES (Data base, Common Software)
YES (ROMARIN; WIPO Database through
INTERNET: U.S. OFFICE Database, OFDVII Database, TRACES CD-ROM,
6ter CD-ROM).
There is a Statistics Chapter in CS v. 2.1.8, as well as WUC statistics.
SAN system with various server.
HARDWARE
- S AN system with 7 servers in a group
- 300 PCs (220 Pentium IV, 80 PIII and PII). For trademarks related activities there are used about 50 PCs;
- 40 network printers;
- 8 scanners;
- 8 Juke-boxes: one JVC-type and seven NSM, each having a capacity of 600 disks, provided with DVD and CDROM readers, connected with the internal network by 4 servers;
- INTERNET Subsystem uses 10 Mb/s metropolitan, 4Mb/s external radio leased line. The INTERNET Subsystem comprises "www" and e-mail server, database server, proxy server, routers, firewalls.;
- Internal Network: 100 MB optical fiber backbone, NORTEL technology.
SOFTWARE
- HP Unix (former True 64 DIGITAL Unix) operating system for GS80 server;
- Linux operating system for the Server of the INTERNET/INTRANET database, for the www and e- mail server, for the proxy server;
- Windows 2003 server for domain controller servers
- RDBMS Informix Dynamic Server V.9.4
- Windows 2000 Professional for client PCs;
- Corel Word Perfect Office for DTP;
- Common Software application by Hyperscript Tools on client PCs;
- Acrobat Exchanger for conversions into PDF format;
- Netscape v.6 and Microsoft Internet Explorer for INTERNET/INTRANET;
NO
We have a preservation
workshop for restoring old documents, worn out.
The services are provided by the Documentary Search and Synthesis Division.
on CD-ROM using TRACES and on paper, our official gazette (BOPI - Section “TRADEMARKS”).We also receive information on US PTO and OHIM containing pending applications and registered trademarks.
TRACES project for creating the Common CD-ROM for the following countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
seminars and training in various regions of Romania, in order to make industrial property issues more clear for interested persons. At present, there exist fourteen regional centers in the most important towns (Brasov, Constanta, Bacau, Oradea, Baia-Mare, Craiova, Bistrita-Nasaud, Braila, Timisoara, Suceava, lasi, Covasna, Galati, Targu Mures).
- seminars and conferences in the country;
- participation to fairs across the countries for the entrepreneurial sectors, small and medium enterprises and business to business groups;
- training of company specialists;
- contributing to the perception of the offices as a public service for
the general public, focusing on small and medium enterprises and
supported by advertisments and specific pamphlet and prospectus.
- information dissemination is also carried out thought the system of public libraries from Romania.