Survey on Electronic Representations of Designs
Collated Results (2019)
This survey relates to how IP Offices handle electronic representations of designs, including filing requirements, file formats and other limitations, and how designs are stored, displayed, and published.
- Purpose: provide information on IPO practices for consideration by the CWS
- Conducted: Nov 2018 to April 2019
- Survey approved: sixth session of the CWS
- Results approved: seventh session of the CWS
Notes
- This data is presented as provided by the respondent. If you have questions about a particular respondent's data, please contact that Office for more information.
- You can hover on an ST.3 code to see the name of the country or organization.
- Empty table cells mean that the respondent did not answer that part of the question. Likewise, a respondent with no entry on a particular question means they did not answer that question.
Survey Contents
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- Survey respondents
- 2. Paper filing - Figures on type of filing and representation
- 2. Electronic filing - Figures on type of filing and representation
- 3. 2D views - Figures on type of representation
- 3. 3D models - Figures on type of representation
- 3. Video - Figures on type of representation
- 3. Specimen - Figures on type of representation
- 3. Hologram - Figures on type of representation
- 4. JPEG - 2D image representations and limitations
- 4. TIFF - 2D image representations and limitations
- 4. PNG - 2D image representations and limitations
- 4. GIF - 2D image representations and limitations
- 4. PDF - 2D image representations and limitations
- 4. SVG - 2D image representations and limitations
- 4. Other (specify) - 2D image representations and limitations
- 5. 3D PDF - 3D model representation and limitations
- 5. 3DS - 3D model representation and limitations
- 5. DWG - 3D model representation and limitations
- 5. DWF - 3D model representation and limitations
- 5. IGES - 3D model representation and limitations
- 5. STL - 3D model representation and limitations
- 5. X3D - 3D model representation and limitations
- 5. OBJ - 3D model representation and limitations
- 5. Other(specify) - 3D model representation and limitations
- 6. MP4 - Video representation and limitations
- 6. Other(specify) - Video representation and limitations
- 7. File limitations
- 8. Paper format
- 9. Capture of representation in paper and/or specimen
- 10. Capture 2D views from 3D-model or video
- 11. Capture of hologram
- 12. Image transformation
- 13. Does your Office/Organization have the same requirement for design representations from applicants and non-applicants?
- 14. Publication type
- 15. 2D and 3D representation and limitations
- 16. Please tick or specify the ways by which your Office/Organization displays design representations for examination or administration purposes.
- 17. Please tick or specify the requirements by which your Office/Organization displays the design representations electronically.
- 18. Does your Office/Organization have the same requirement for displaying the images in the publication and in the document evidencing the recording of the design rights?
- 19. Please tick or specify the ways by which your Office/Organization searches the design representations.
- 20. Please tick or specify the metadata used in your Office/Organization's image search system.
- 21. What types of views does your Office allow as part of a design application submission?
- 22. What types of visual disclaimers does your Office allow as part of a design application submission?
- 23. Does your Office provide a special provision for representing a part of a product?
- 24. Does your Office require an exemplary image to be selected?
- 25. What is the minimum number of views your Office requires in a design application?
- 26. What is the maximum number of views your Office allows in a design application?
- 27. Does your office have any legislative requirements that prevents you from allowing any of the above types of representations in Part 7?
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