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New functionalities to the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) guidelines in electronic format
The EUIPO Guidelines for Examination of EUTMs and RCDs in electronic format have been enhanced with new functionalities.
Among the improvements, an advanced search function and the possibility to download a PDF on Part and Section level have been made available, following the feedback received from users.
An advanced search function has been made available to allow users to better define searches. It is now possible to search in the entire Trade Mark or Design Guidelines publication, in a specific Part, or in a specific Section. In which Part or Section a search is initiated depends on where you have navigated to within the Guidelines.
Additionally, in order to improve the user experience, the term searched for (or its linguistic variant) is now highlighted in the list of results. So-called “breadcrumbs” have also been added to the search results list, enabling users to easily spot the searched terms in the Guidelines.
Part and Section-level PDFs have also been made available to download from the Guidelines. The type of PDF that will open depends on and recognizes the following:
a) in which publication (Trade Mark Guidelines or Design Guidelines) the user is browsing;
b) in which edition the user is browsing (2017, 2020)
c) where in the Guidelines the user has navigated to (which Part or Section);
d) in which language someone is browsing, and
e) whether the user has ‘Show modifications’ turned on or off, either a ‘clean’ version or a version with tracked changes will open.
The updated tutorial provides more detailed information about the new features, including the improved search functionalities and how to download each type of PDF. In addition to these improvements, the responsive design which allows the Guidelines to be consulted from other devices, such as tablet or smart phone, has also been enhanced.
eRegister (beta version), is a new tool for accessing historical information on European Union trade marks (EUTMs) and registered Community designs (RCDs) was launched on 20 April 2020 in beta version.
EUIPO’s goal with the future eRegister is to offer an official record, in electronic form, of every entry made in the Register in relation to an EUTM or RCD application or registration. As the records are presented in chronological order they also serve for historical reference purposes.
With the eRegister tool, EUIPO’s users will be able to access EUTM and RCD related information in such manner that a consultation of the situation of the IP right at a given point in time remains stable independently of when this consultation is made.
This new tool is expected to increase the traceability of a given IP right’s history, allowing users to easily ascertain what information was changed, when it was changed and why it was changed.
For instance, understanding the successive changes to an IP right such as the creation, modification and extinction of licences will be a much simpler exercise. Another example is IP rights with many transfers of ownership, where it may currently be difficult to ascertain the different previous owners at a specific point in time. This tool seeks to streamline and improve the tracing of IP right changes, in terms of information that defines its nature and extent of protection, so that it is possible to know its situation at any point in time, thus contributing to the creation of an effective and secure digital environment with streamlined digital operations and highly available systems.
Source:
For more information and details regarding “EUIPO online Guidelines”, please visit the website at: https://euipo.europa.eu/tunnel-web/secure/webdav/guest/document_library/contentPdfs/law_and_practice/guidelines/guidelines_tutorial_en.pdf
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The EUIPO Guidelines for Examination of EUTMs and RCDs in electronic format have been enhanced with new functionalities.
Among the improvements, an advanced search function and the possibility to download a PDF on Part and Section level have been made available, following the feedback received from users.
An advanced search function has been made available to allow users to better define searches. It is now possible to search in the entire Trade Mark or Design Guidelines publication, in a specific Part, or in a specific Section. In which Part or Section a search is initiated depends on where you have navigated to within the Guidelines.
Additionally, in order to improve the user experience, the term searched for (or its linguistic variant) is now highlighted in the list of results. So-called “breadcrumbs” have also been added to the search results list, enabling users to easily spot the searched terms in the Guidelines.
Part and Section-level PDFs have also been made available to download from the Guidelines. The type of PDF that will open depends on and recognizes the following:
a) in which publication (Trade Mark Guidelines or Design Guidelines) the user is browsing;
b) in which edition the user is browsing (2017, 2020)
c) where in the Guidelines the user has navigated to (which Part or Section);
d) in which language someone is browsing, and
e) whether the user has ‘Show modifications’ turned on or off, either a ‘clean’ version or a version with tracked changes will open.
The updated tutorial provides more detailed information about the new features, including the improved search functionalities and how to download each type of PDF. In addition to these improvements, the responsive design which allows the Guidelines to be consulted from other devices, such as tablet or smart phone, has also been enhanced.
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<strong>eRegister</strong> (beta version), is a new tool for accessing historical information on European Union trade marks (EUTMs) and registered Community designs (RCDs) was launched on 20 April 2020 in beta version.
EUIPO’s goal with the future eRegister is to offer an official record, in electronic form, of every entry made in the Register in relation to an EUTM or RCD application or registration. As the records are presented in chronological order they also serve for historical reference purposes.
With the eRegister tool, EUIPO’s users will be able to access EUTM and RCD related information in such manner that a consultation of the situation of the IP right at a given point in time remains stable independently of when this consultation is made.
This new tool is expected to increase the traceability of a given IP right’s history, allowing users to easily ascertain what information was changed, when it was changed and why it was changed.
For instance, understanding the successive changes to an IP right such as the creation, modification and extinction of licences will be a much simpler exercise. Another example is IP rights with many transfers of ownership, where it may currently be difficult to ascertain the different previous owners at a specific point in time. This tool seeks to streamline and improve the tracing of IP right changes, in terms of information that defines its nature and extent of protection, so that it is possible to know its situation at any point in time, thus contributing to the creation of an effective and secure digital environment with streamlined digital operations and highly available systems.
Source:
For more information and details regarding “EUIPO online Guidelines”, please visit the website at: https://euipo.europa.eu/tunnel-web/secure/webdav/guest/document_library/contentPdfs/law_and_practice/guidelines/guidelines_tutorial_en.pdf
For more tips on investing and trading in the EU, please contact the Business Cooperation Centre of Enterprise Europe Network Central China - Macao Office (EENCC Macao Office) at Tel: (853) 2871 3338, (853) 2872 7882/Fax: (853) 2871 3339/Email: info@ieem.org.mo%0D%0DReference Link : %0Dhttps://www.ipim.gov.mo/en/publication/issue-309-jun-2020/eu-trading-information/){kind=link}