On the use of WIPO electronic resources for the purposes of complex searches of international industrial designs

Abstract

The article is devoted to the discussion of problems encountered by Russian applicants when they use the services of the WIPO eHague system for filing applications and maintaining in force the international registrations of industrial designs as well as electronic resources for carrying out searches on industrial designs.Besides of a language barrier, among other difficulties encountered by the Russian speaking users there are problems relating the presentation of the instructive WIPO materials in a very laconic way designed for an experienced user, without citing particular examples for filling- in electronic forms and preparing search questions as well as the absence of particular recommendations for a complex use of WIPO resources which take into account the Russian practice.In order to overcome the mentioned limitations a number of specially adapted Russian language Manuals were prepared by FIPS experts which include the Guidelines for a complex use of the above said services and resources of WIPO.These manuals were posted on the website of Rospatent.The article deals with practical recommendations relating to information searching in WIPO Databases of industrial designs, including the complex use of the following databases: “International Designs Bulletin”, “Hague Express Database” and “Global Design Database”.