OHIM SEARCH TOOLS: TMVIEW, DSVIEW AND TMCLASS Making trade mark and design information readily available for users Mariano Riccheri Moscow, 24 September 2015
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AREA European Cooperation: EU Member States International Cooperation Candidate countries and other European countries (9 countries) Turkey, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland+ 5 EU; Candidates (Balkan countries) BRIC-alike/major trading partners/africa/ (12 countries) Brazil, Russia, China, South Korea, Mexico, Canada, US, Japan, Africa (OAPI, ARIPO), Morocco and Tunisia Total: 21 IP offices
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME Memorandums of Understanding Including activities such as: Cooperation on Data Bases, IP Information search-tools Harmonization of classification Academic, Training IP Seminars for examiners, IP Executive Week (Academy) Enforcement-related (Support to EU Observatory for IP infringements) Promotion of IP socio- impact studies, Enforcement IT tools Other Activities Exchanges of knowledge (Trade mark; Designs; IT experts meetings) Other exchanges of information (statistics)
EU FUNDED PROJECTS MANAGED / IMPLEMENTED BY OHIM TEXT IP KEY (China) P4M IP (Russia) ECAP III (ASEAN) IPC-EUI 2013-2016 Aim: Support EU industry doing business in China and the work of the EU- China IP Dialogue and WG meetings 2013-2015 Aim: Modernizing regulatory framework and administration; approximating legislation 2013-2015 Aim: IP integration + compliance with international standards 2015-2017 Aim: IP administration and SME brand development
TM and DS Search Tools
What is TMview? TMview is a free online tool which allows any Internet user to search for trade marks from all participating offices. Almost 27 million trade marks from 41 participating offices More than 14 million searches More than 4 million visits TMview Features Carry out 24/7 trade mark searches in 30 languages. Daily updated information from the official registers. Check for the availability of a trade mark name (e-filing pre-clearance). Discover what your competitors are protecting. View details on trade marks such as legal status, graphic representation, list of goods and services, etc. Save & keep TM information: print or export to PDF & Excel.
8 All EU covered Implemented: EU (26): AT, BG, BX, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LV, MT, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI & SK. Non-EU (13): CA, IS, KR, MA, MK, MX, NO, PH, RS, RU, TN, TR & US. EM & WO (2). ASEAN TMview (9): BN, ID, KH, LA, MY, PH, SG, TH & VN. Ongoing: Non-EU (8): AL, ARIPO, BA, BR, CH, CN, JP & ME. Planned: Non-EU (3): EG, IN & JO. ASEAN TMview (MM).
How many trade marks?
What is DSview? Designview is a free online tool which allows any Internet user to search for designs from all participating designs offices. More than 8,6 million designs from 35 participating offices More than 1 million searches More than 300.000 visits Designview Features Carry out 24/7 design searches in 30 languages. Daily updated information from the official registers. Check for the availability of a design. Discover what your competitors are protecting. View detailed designs information and link to the webpage of the office of origin. View statistics on designs corresponding to a specific criteria Print or export trade mark information to PDF & Excel.
12 Implemented: EU (23): AT, BG, BX, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LV, MT, PT, RO, SE, SI & SK. EM (1) Non- EU (11): CA, CN, IS, KR, MA, MX, NO, RU, TN, TR & US. ASEAN DesignView (8): BN, KH, LA, MY, PH, SG, TH & VN. Ongoing: EU (3): DE, FI & PL. Non-EU (2): MK & RS. Planned: Non-EU (4): AL, BA, JP & ME. WO (1).
How many designs?
What is TMclass? TMclass is a free online tool which allows any Internet user to access the classification data bases from all participating offices. Classification data bases from 46 participating offices More than 12 million searches TMclass Features Assist the user when filing for a trade mark to organise into which goods or services class it fits into. The user can compare between PO on how they classify, what is acceptable in which office. The user can find a verified acceptance from PO s of those selected goods and services. Complete Taxonomy Tree Structure Speeds up the registration process. It is offered in 35 languages.
16 All EU covered Implemented: EU (26) : AT, BG, BX, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IT, LT, LV, MT, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI & SK. Non-EU (17) : BA, CA, CH, CN, IS, JP, KR, MA, ME, MK, MX, NO, RS, RU, TN, TR & US. Plus EM, OAPI & WO (3). ASEAN TMclass (10): BN, ID, KH, LA, MM, MY, PH, SG, TH & VN Ongoing: Non-EU (1): AL, BR Planned: Non-EU (3): EG, IN, JO
TMview statistics Since go-live on 13 April 2010 until 30 June 2015: Total number of visits/sessions: 4,42 million From 10.000 to 180.000 visits / month Since go-live on 13 April 2010 until 30 June 2015: Total number of searches: 14,1 million From 20.000 to 630.000 searches / month
DSview statistics Since go-live on 19 November 2012 until 30 June 2015: Total number of visits/sessions: 370.000 From 1.000 to 20.000 visits / month Since 01 February 2013 until 30 June 2015: Total searches: 1.164.000 Up to 63.000 searches / month
Benefits Support Business and IP users in going globally
Benefits Benefits of TM and DS search tools: Increases market transparency, availability of information Gains in market efficiency (time, costs saving) Provides visibility to the IPO Working tools trade mark and design examiners of the IPO Serves as an enforcement support tool (e.g. judges, customs, etc.) Contribute to the development of common and standardized practices.
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