The ID5 partners are pleased to announce the launch of their e-learning platform. The published infographics give suggestions for creating representations of designs when registering with the five partner offices. The platform targets individuals and small- and medium-sized enterprises with little experience in design registration.
The platform introduces the options for graphical representation when filing a design application and provides examples of the various options as infographics. These examples are in line with the requirements outlined in the catalogue of the view and drawing requirements for designs, without being too technical. Some links to the guidelines of the ID5 offices are also available.
For further reading, the user can refer to the catalogue or the upcoming user guide planned for publication at the end of 2024.
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The 2022 statistics on designs for information exchange between the ID5 offices have been published. The report contains statistical information from the five partner offices on overall filing numbers, number of registrations, number of design examiners and performance indicators.
For the first time, the 2023 statistics have also been published as virtual tables. The ID5 partners invite you to check these interactive charts for detailed information on volumes, shares of filings from other ID5 offices and beyond, and the top Locarno classes applied for. Users can also find useful information on average office response times, for example, first action after receipt or grant of registration.
For more information, please visit the ID5 website page on statistics.
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The ID5 partners met in Incheon, South Korea for the 2023 ID5 Annual Meeting hosted by KIPO. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was present at the meetings as an observer.
During the annual meeting on 14 September, the Partners adopted a joint statement to promote women’s participation in the industrial design system, in line with WIPO’s ‘Women and IP’ initiative. Two projects were closed: ‘Recommended design practices’ led by the JPO and the USPTO and ‘Study of priority document exchange’ led by the USPTO and the CNIPA. In the context of this latter project a User Guide was published on the Partners’ practices using WIPO DAS. This Guide and summary chart details the procedures of the ID5 offices for priority document exchange, and provides useful information on authorisation procedures, application formats, common causes of failed transmissions, legal prohibitions, typical timelines for depositing, among other things.
The ID5 Partners also adopted two new initiatives led by the CNIPA, KIPO and the USPTO to compare examination practices for international applications filed via the Hague system.
The ID5 user session of 15 September was attended by over 70 users from the five jurisdictions, both in person and online. The ID5 Partners were asked by users for further guidance on virtual goods and the metaverse and to provide a coordinated approach to IP rights resulting from digital technologies.
The JPO took over as host and secretariat of the groups in 2024.
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KIPO
To develop and maintain a website in order to effectively share—with each other and with users—primary information concerning each Partner’s design regimes and shared priorities, as well as the details and progress of various cooperative projects.
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CNIPA
USPTO
To determine the feasibility and implementation timelines for Partners joining the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) based priority document exchange system and/or SIPO’s Verifiable Priority Document (VPD) system.
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The ID5 group will be welcomed in Jeju, South Korea by the 2023 host, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) for this year’s midterm meeting on 12 and 13 June.
ID5 partner offices will exchange information and practices on protecting digital designs in the metaverse. They will also discuss recommended design practices and a User Guide of the view and drawing requirements for designs.
Partner offices will also look at implementing new projects such as an e-learning platform for SMEs and registered design indications.
For more information about ID5 projects we invite you to watch the following video taken at the 2022 Annual Meeting.
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