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SCT Electronic Forum – Comments

Comments by members and observers on draft working documents and reports of the SCT, WIPO's Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications.

SCT/40, November 12 to 16, 2018

Graphical User Interface (GUI), Icon and Typeface/Type Font Designs

Members

  • Algeria PDF, Algeria PDF, Algeria (in French)
  • Australia PDF, Australia
  • Canada PDF, Canada
  • Chile PDF, Chile PDF, Chile (in Spanish)
  • Georgia PDF, Georgia
  • Hungary PDF, Hungary

 

  • Japan PDF, France
  • Kazakhstan PDF, Kazakhstan PDF, Kazakhstan (in Russian)
  • Russian Federation PDF, Russian Federation
  • Syrian Arab Republic PDF, Syrian Arab Republic
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America

Observers

IGOs
  • EUIPO PDF, EUIPO

NGOs
  • IPO PDF, IPO
  • ICC PDF, ICC
  • INTA PDF, INTA
  • JPAA PDF, JPAA
  • JTA PDF, JTA

SCT/39, April 23 to 26, 2018

Geographical Indications

Members

  • Argentina, Australia, Chile, Panama, Republic of Korea, United States of America, Uruguay PDF, Argentina, Australia, Chile, Panama, Republic of Korea, United States of America, Uruguay
  • Brazil PDF, Brazil
  • Chile  PDF, Chile PDF, Chile (in Spanish)
  • Colombia PDF, Colombia  PDF, Colombia (in Spanish)
  • Ecuador PDF, Ecuador PDF, Ecuador  (in Spanish)
  • European Union PDF, European Union

 

  • France PDF, France PDF, France (in French)
  • Israel PDF, Israel
  • Mexico PDF, Mexico PDF, Mexico (in Spanish)
  • Republic of Moldova PDF, Republic of Moldova
  • Poland PDF, Poland
  • Switzerland PDF, Switzerland PDF, Switzerland (in French)

Graphical User Interface (GUI), Icon and Typeface/Type Font Designs

Members

  • China  PDF, ChinaPDF, China (in Chinese)
  • Republic of Korea PDF, Tunisia
  • Tunisia  PDF, Tunisia |PDF, Tunisia (in French)

Observers

  • AIPPI PDF, AIPPI
  • ECTA PDF, ECTA
  • ICC PDF, ICC
  • JTA PDF, JTA

SCT/38, October 30 to November 2, 2017

Country names

Members

  • Austria PDF,Austria submission
  • Benin PDF,Benin submission  |   PDF, Benin  (in French)
  • Brazil PDF, Brazil
  • Burundi PDF, Burundi PDF, Burundi (in French)
  • Congo PDF, Congo PDF, Congo (in French)
  • Croatia PDF, Croatia
  • Iceland PDF, Iceland
  • Italy PDF, Italy

 

  • Kazakhstan PDF, Kazakhstan
  • Lesotho PDF, Lesotho
  • Lithuania PDF, Lithuania
  • Netherlands PDF, Netherlands
  • Norway PDF, Norway
  • Russian Federation PDF, Russian Federation
  • Thailand PDF, Thailand
  • United Kingdom PDF, United Kingdom

Questionnaire on Graphical User Interface (Gui), Icon and Typeface/Type Font Designs

Observers

  • ECTA PDF,Austria submissioni

SCT/37, March 27-30, 2017

Questionnaire on Graphical User Interface (Gui), Icon and Typeface/Type Font Designs

Observers

  • AIPPI PDF,AIPPI submission  (Submission for WIPO) |   PDF,AIPPI Study Guidelines  (Study Guidelines)  PDF,AIPPI Spreadsheet (AIPPI spreadsheet)
  • FICPI PDF, FICPI
  • JPAA PDF, JPAA
  • INTA PDF, INTA
  • MARQUES PDF, MARQUES
 

Country names

Members

    • Argentina  (in Spanish PDF,Argentina - in Spanish)) | (in English PDF,Argentina)
    • Belarus PDF, Belarus
    • Canada PDF, Canada
    • Colombia (in Spanish PDF, Colombia in Spanish) (in English PDF, Colombia in English)
    • Costa Rica  (in Spanish PDF, Costa Rica) (in English  PDF,Costa Rica)
    • Finland  PDF, Finland
    • France (in French PDF, France in French) (in English PDF, France in English)
    • Georgia PDF, Georgia
    • Germany PDF, Germany
    • Greece (in English PDF, Greece in English) (in French  PDF, Greece in French)
    • Iceland PDF, Iceland 
    • Ireland PDF, Ireland
    • Peru (in Spanish PDF, Peru in Spanish) | (in English PDF,Peru in English)
    • Philippines PDF, Philippines
  • Poland PDF, Poland
  • Portugal PDF, Portugal
  • Singapore PDF, Finland
  • South Africa  PDF, Finland
  • Spain (in Spanish PDF, Spain in Spanish) (in English PDF, Spain in English)
  • Sweden PDF, Sweden
  • Switzerland (in French PDF, Switzerland in French) (in English PDF, Switzerland in French)
  • Tajikistan PDF, Tajikistan
  • Ukraine PDF, Ukraine
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America
  • Uzbekistan PDF, Uzbekistan
  • OAPI (in French  PDF, OAPI in French) (in English PDF, OAPI in English)

Observers

  • ECTA PDF, INTA
  • JPAA PDF, JPAA
  • MARQUES PDF, MARQUES

SCT/34, November 16-18, 2015

Country names

Members

  • Colombia (in Spanish PDF, Colombia comments in Spanish) (in English PDF, Colombia comments in English)
  • Georgia PDF, Georgia comments
  • Kazakhstan PDF, Kazakhsstan comments
  • Peru (in Spanish PDF, Peru comments in Spanish) (in English PDF, Peru comments)
  • Poland PDF, Poland comments
  • Republic of Moldova PDF, Republic of Moldova comments
  • Switzerland PDF, Switzerland comments
 

 

Observers

  • ECTA PDF,
  • JPAA PDF, jpaa

SCT/32, November 24-26, 2014

Country names

  • Australia PDF, Australia comments
  • Belarus PDF, Belarus comments
  • China (in Chinese PDF, China comments, in Chinesse) (in English PDF, China comments, in English)
  • Colombia (in Spanish PDF, Colombia comments, in Spanish) (in English PDF, Colombia comments, in English)
  • Moldova PDF, Moldova comments
  • Spain (in Spanish PDF, Spain comments, in Spanish) (in English PDF, Spain comments, in English)
  • Ukraine PDF, Ukraine comments
 

SCT/29, May 27-31, 2013

Country names

  • Antigua and Barbuda PDF, Antigua and Barbuda comments
  • Argentina PDF, Argentina comments
  • Australia PDF, Australia comments
  • Belize PDF, Belize comments
  • Belarus PDF, Belarus comments
  • Benelux PDF, Benelux comments
  • Chile PDF, Chile comments
  • China PDF, China comments
  • Colombia PDF, Colombia comments
  • Costa Rica PDF, Costa Rica comments
  • Czech Republic PDF, Czech Republic comments
  • Ecuador PDF, Ecuador comments
  • Finland PDF, Finland comments
  • Georgia PDF, Georgia comments
  • Germany PDF, Germany comments
  • Greece PDF, Greece comments
  • Ireland PDF, Ireland comments
  • Italy PDF, Italy comments
  • Japan PDF, Japan comments
  • Lithuania PDF, Lithuania comments
  • Myanmar PDF, Myanmar comments
  • Norway PDF, Norway comments
  • Philippines PDF, Philippines comments
  • Portugal PDF, Portugal comments
  • Republic of Moldova PDF, Republic of Moldova comments
  • Romania PDF, Romania comments
  • Russian Federation PDF, Russian Federation comments
  • Slovakia PDF, Slovakia comments
  • Slovenia PDF, Slovenia comments
  • Spain PDF, Spain comments
  • Ukraine PDF, Spain comments
  • United Kingdom PDF, United Kingdom comments
  • Viet Nam PDF, Viet Nam comments

SCT/27, September 18-21, 2012

Country names

  • Jamaica PDF, Jamaica comments, part 1 PDF, Jamaica comments, part 2
  • Lithuania PDF, Lithuania comments
  • Mexico PDF, Mexico comments
  • Poland PDF, Poland comments
  • Republic of Moldova PDF, Republic of Moldova comments
  • Turkey PDF, Turkey  comments
  • Uganda PDF, Uganda comments
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America comments
 

SCT/26 (resumed), February 1-3, 2012

Role and responsibility of Internet intermediaries in field of trademarks

Non-Paper by the Chair Role and responsibility of Internet intermediaries in field of trademarks PDF, Non-Paper by the Chair on role and responsibility of Internet intermediaries in field of trademarks

SCT/26, October 24-28, 2011

Trademarks and the Internet

  • Denmark PDF, Denmark comments
  • Russian Federation PDF, Russian Federation comments
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America comments
 
 

SCT/24, November 1-4, 2010

Trademarks and the Internet

  • European Brands Association PDF, European Brands Association comments
  • Germany PDF, Germany comments
  • Mexico (in Spanish PDF, Mexico comments, in spanish)
  • Russian Federation PDF, Russian Federation comments
 
 

SCT/23, June 30 to July 2, 2010

Protection of names of states against registration or use as trademarks

  • Brazil (in Spanish PDF, Brazil comments)
  • Japan PDF, Japan comments
  • Mexico (in Spanish PDF, Mexico comments)
  • Russian Federation PDF, Russian Federation comments
  • Sweden PDF, Sweden comments
  • Switzerland (in French PDF, Switzerland comments)
 

Grounds for refusal

  • Brazil PDF, Brazil comments
  • Guatemala (in Spanish PDF, Guatemala comments)
  • Japan PDF, Japan comments
  • Latvia PDF, Latvia comments
  • Mexico (in Spanish PDF, Mexico comments, in Spanish) (in English PDF, Mexico comments)
  • Moldova (in French PDF, Moldova comments, in French)
  • Russian Federation (in Russian PDF, Russian Federation comments, in Russian) (in English PDF, Russian Federation comments)
  • Slovenia PDF, Slovenia comments
  • Sweden PDF, Sweden comments
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America comments
 

Collective and certification marks

  • Brazil PDF, Brazil comments
  • China (in English PDF, China comments, in English) (in Chinese PDF, China comments, in Chinese)
  • Estonia PDF, Estonia comments
  • Guatemala (in Spanish PDF,  comments)
  • Russian Federation (in Russian PDF, Russian Federation comments, in Russian | Annex PDF, Russian Federation comments, annex, in Russian) (in English PDF, Russian Federation comments | Annex PDF, Russian Federation comments, annex)
 
 

SCT/22, November 23-26, 2009

Grounds for refusal

  • Brazil PDF, Brazil comments, part 1 PDF, Brazil comments, part 2
  • Czech Republic PDF, Czech Republic comments
  • Estonia PDF, Estonia comments
  • Denmark PDF, Denmark comments
  • Germany PDF, Germany comments
  • Guatemala (in Spanish PDF, Guatemala comments)
  • Korea, Republic of PDF, Korea, Republic of, comments
  • Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) PDF, Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) comments
  • Russian Federation (in Russian PDF, Russian Federation comments, in Russian) (in English PDF, Russian Federation comments, in English)
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America comments
 

SCT/21, June 22-26, 2009

Grounds for refusal

  • Australia PDF, Australia	 comments
  • Belarus PDF, Belarus comments
  • Brazil PDF, Brazil comments
  • Czech Republic PDF, Czech Republic comments
  • European Community PDF, European Communit comments
  • Finland PDF, Finland comments
  • France (in French PDF, France comments)
  • Germany PDF, Germany comments
  • Hungary PDF, Hungary comments
  • Japan PDF, Japan comments
  • Korea, Republic of PDF, Korea, Republic of comments
  • Mexico (in Spanish PDF, Mexico comments)
  • Moldova PDF, Moldova comments
  • Norway PDF, Norway comments
  • OAPI (in French PDF, OAPI comments)
  • Pakistan PDF, Pakistan comments
  • Russian Federation (in Russian PDF, Russian Federation comments, in Russian | Annex PDF, Russian Federation comments, annex, in Russian) (in English PDF, Russian Federation comments)
  • Singapore PDF, Singapore comments
  • Slovenia PDF, Slovenia comments
  • Sweden PDF, Sweden comments
  • United Kingdom PDF, United Kingdom comments
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America comments
  • Viet Nam PDF, Viet Nam comments

Collective and certification marks

  • Australia PDF, Australia comments
  • Belarus PDF, Belarus comments
  • Brazil PDF, Brazil comments
  • Czech Republic PDF, Czech Republic comments
  • European CommunityPDF, European Community comments
  • Finland PDF, Finland comments
  • France (French PDF, France comments)
  • Japan PDF, Japan  comments
  • Korea, Republic of PDF, Korea, Republic of comments
  • Mexico (in Spanish PDF, Mexico comments)
  • Moldova PDF, Moldova comments
  • Norway PDF, Norway comments
  • OAPI (in French PDF, OAPI comments)
  • Pakistan PDF, Pakistan comments
  • Russian Federation (Russian PDF, Russian Federation comments, in Russian) (English PDF, Russian Federation comments, in English)
  • Singapore PDF, Singapore comments
  • Slovenia PDF, Slovenia comments
  • Sweden PDF, Sweden comments
  • United Kingdom PDF, United Kingdom comments
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America comments
  • Viet Nam PDF, Viet Nam comments

SCT/18, November 12-16, 2007

Industrial designs

  • Japan PDF, Japan comments
  • Norway PDF, Norway comments, part 2 PDF, Norway comments, part 3
  • Russian Federation (Russian PDF, Russian Federation comments, in Russian) (English PDF, Russian Federation comments, in English)
  • Switzerland PDF, Switzerland comments

Non-traditional marks

  • Brazil PDF, Brazil comments
  • Turkey PDF, Turkey comments

Trademark opposition procedures

  • Turkey PDF, Turkey comments

Trademarks and copyright

  • Colombia PDF, Colombia comments, part 1 PDF, Colombia comments, part 2 PDF, Colombia comments, part 3
  • Norway PDF, Norway comments on trademarks and copyright
  • Russian Federation (Russian PDF, Russian Federation comments, in Russian) (English PDF, Russian Federation comments, in English)
  • United Kingdom PDF, United Kingdom comments
 
 

SCT/17, May 7-11, 2007

Non-traditional marks

  • Australia PDF, Australia comments, part 1 PDF, Australia comments, part 2 PDF, Australia comments, part 3
  • Benelux Office PDF, Benelux Office comments
  • Bulgaria PDF, Bulgaria comments
  • Chile PDF, Chile comments
  • China PDF, China comments
  • Croatia PDF, Croatia comments
  • Denmark PDF, Denmark comments
  • Ecuador PDF, Ecuador comments
  • European Community PDF, European Community comments
  • Finland PDF, Finland comments
  • France PDF, France comments
  • Germany PDF, Germany comments
  • Italy PDF, Italy comments
  • Japan PDF, Japan comments
  • Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) PDF, Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) comments
  • Moldova PDF, Moldova comments
  • Morocco PDF, Morocco comments PDF, Morocco comments, example
  • Norway PDF, Norway comments
  • Republic of Korea PDF, Republic of Korea comments
  • Russian Federation (Russian PDF, Russian Federation comments, in Russian) (English PDF, Russian Federation comments, in English)
  • Slovenia PDF, Slovenia comments
  • Sweden PDF, Sweden comments
  • Switzerland PDF, Switzerland comments
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America comments
  • United Kingdom PDF, United Kingdom comments PDF, United Kingdom comments

Trademark opposition procedures

  • Australia PDF, Australia comments
  • Benelux Office PDF, Benelux Office comments
  • Bulgaria PDF, Bulgaria comments
  • China PDF, China comments
  • Croatia PDF, Croatia comments
  • Denmark PDF, Denmark comments
  • Ecuador PDF, Ecuador comments
  • European Community PDF, European Community comments
  • Finland PDF, Finland comments
  • France PDF, France comments
  • Japan PDF, Japan comments
  • Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) PDF, Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of) comments
  • Moldova PDF, Moldova comments
  • Morocco PDF, Morocco comments
  • Norway PDF, Norway comments
  • Republic of Korea PDF, Republic of Korea comments
  • Russian Federation (Russian PDF, Russian Federation comments, in Russian) (English PDF, Russian Federation comments, in English)
  • Slovak Republic PDF, Slovak Republic comments
  • Slovenia PDF, Slovenia comments
  • Sweden PDF, Sweden comments
  • Switzerland PDF, Switzerland comments
  • United Kingdom PDF, United Kingdom comments
  • United States of America PDF, United States of America comments

Trademarks and copyright

  • United Kingdom PDF, United Kingdom comments