EUROPEAN TRADE MARK AND DESIGN NETWORK

Inge Buffolo

GOALS

STRENGTHEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Cooperation Fund & Convergence Programme

MODERNISATION

HARMONIZATION OF TOOLS & PRACTISES SIMPLIFICATION

Cooperation Fund

geared toward creating common tools

Convergence Programme

leads the effort in harmonising practices

CONVERGENCE PROGRAMME AND COOPERATION FUND

CPVO, IPORTA, DG-MARKT, DG-TAXUD, WHO, WCO

STAFF OHIM + NOs: 314 people

&27 National

Offices

11 User associations

COOPERATION FUND

Cooperation Fund & Convergence Programme

SIMPLEFAST

TRANSPARENTACCESSIBLE

AFFORDABLE

WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF USERS?

TO GET THE RIGHT TOOLS AT HAND TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFULTRADE MARKS AND DESIGN REGISTRATION IN THE MINIMUM OF TIME AND COST

PROJECTS OVERVIEW

1.1.1 Search Image

1.1.2 TMview

1.1.3 TM Class

1.1.4 Seniority

1.2.5 Quality Standards

1.2.7 User Satisfaction Survey

1.2.8 Designview

1.2.9 Similarity

1.2.10 CESTO

2.13 XML Standards & Arch.

3.20 E-Learning

1.2.6 Forecasting Methodology

1.2.11 Common Gateway

1.2.12 Common Quality Management System

3.21 Common Call Centre Tool

4.22 Enforcement Database

4.23 Counterfeiting Tool

2.15 SP E-Filing TM & DS

2.16 SP e-Services

2.17 SP Back Office TMs

2.18 SP Adoption

COOPERATION FUND PROJECTS: 21

TMview is an online consultation tool allowing any Internet user to search, free of charge, the trade marks of all participating official trade mark offices.

TITLE

What is TMview?

WHAT IS TMview?

Future number of trade marks are based on information provided by the offices.

Future integration dates are best estimates and subject to change.

More than 20 million trade marks from more than 30 offices in 2013

HOW MANY EU AND NON-EU TRADE MARKS?

Since go-live on 13 April 2010 until 15 September 2013:• Total searches: 4.5 million• Total number of visits: 1.5 million• Total number of unique visitors: 575.000

From 20.000 to 180.000 searches / month

TMview Statistics

Searches per month:2010-Q2: 22.0002011-Q1: 80.0002012-Q1: 119.0002013-Q1: 164.0002013-Q2: 172.500

New visitors ≈ 40%

Returning visitors ≈ 60%

From 197 countries and with most visits from:1. Spain: 285.000 (1. Madrid, 2. Alicante & 3. Barcelona) 2. Germany: 168.0003. Italy: 135.000

And with most searches from:1. Spain: 896.0002. Germany: 435.0003. Italy: 424.000

TMview Statistics

WHAT WE DO?

Cooperation Fund & Convergence Programme

-FREE OF CHARGE

-22 LANGUAGES

-HARMONISED INFORMATION

TMview

Thank You

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(+ 34) 965 139 400 (e-business technical incidents)

(+ 34) 965 131 344 (main fax)

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