tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post694686888622843189..comments2024-03-29T06:00:27.896+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ... IPO search for Latin lovers?Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-49831972036744380642011-09-01T17:13:00.809+01:002011-09-01T17:13:00.809+01:00As from 1 October we may expect to see the rest of...As from 1 October we may expect to see the rest of the file following the making of a new statutory instrument which means that the IPO are not infringing copyright by making documents available to the public. See the <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2059/made" rel="nofollow">SI 2059 of 2O11</a>Filemothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-25530970059756998752011-04-20T12:44:28.728+01:002011-04-20T12:44:28.728+01:00Must apologise for the "pathetic" langua...Must apologise for the "pathetic" language in the comment above - unfair and inappropriate.<br /><br />Comments from the UK IPO much appreciated regarding the proposed law changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-57109987742492123182011-04-19T14:29:09.429+01:002011-04-19T14:29:09.429+01:00The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is grateful...The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is grateful to Barbara Cookson for reviewing Ipsum-Beta and noted her disappointment that it does not contain letters sent to the IPO. This is because putting documents which are not Crown copyright, such as incoming letters, online would be an infringement. However, there is currently a Consultation on Amending the Patents Act to provide for online patent document inspection at:<br /><br />http://www.ipo.gov.uk/consult-2011-olfi.htm. <br /><br />It proposes amending the Patents Act 1977 to provide for a relevant exception to copyright to enable the IPO to introduce online inspection services for documents which are not Crown copyright. <br /><br />The IPO would welcome any responses to the consultation by Tuesday 26th April by email to consultation@ipo.gov.uk <br /><br />The name Ipsum stands for “the sum of information on patents” but also in Latin means "the very thing itself". This is a nod to the Latin origin of “patent” and the fact that the service allows users to see the very documents themselves.Intellectual Property Officehttp://www.ipo.gov.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-34372259798517160432011-04-19T12:15:03.715+01:002011-04-19T12:15:03.715+01:00What's the difference between the IPO issuing ...What's the difference between the IPO issuing copies at a file inspection and online? A wider class of likely user, perhaps - I would love my beautifully crafted responses to be turned into wallpaper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-89874835491115347492011-04-18T21:52:44.214+01:002011-04-18T21:52:44.214+01:00Regarding correspondence sent to the IPO, the reas...Regarding correspondence sent to the IPO, the reason it's not there is because the IPO belives that these count as copyright works and that we don't have the right to make them available to the public. (You are of course correct that the USPTO and the EPO don't appear to have these qualms.) Anyhow, the plan is to change the law so that we can, and then include the documents on Ipsum. The expected date for this is October. The annuncements have been low-key so far, partly because we don't include incoming correspondence yet, partly because not many cases are up yet (you can't see the full documents for cases that were dealt with before we planned Ipsum, just in case there's problems...) and partly so as not to overload the system with a sudden rush. I expect we'll make a bigger song and dance of it come October when the system is more complete. (And then get criticised for pretending it's all new, when it's been up and running for months...)<br /><br />There were several explanations of the name Ipsum, but I forget what they were. The name was chosen from an in-house competition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-72165067561810761122011-04-18T20:02:21.981+01:002011-04-18T20:02:21.981+01:00"Instant Perusal: Saves Unnecessary Mailings&..."Instant Perusal: Saves Unnecessary Mailings"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-4958181969731306412011-04-18T10:55:56.471+01:002011-04-18T10:55:56.471+01:00I'm sorry to say this, but the exclusion of co...I'm sorry to say this, but the exclusion of correspondence from the agent/applicant is just pathetic.<br /><br />Even worse is the fact that there does not appear to be an explanation of why those documents are unavailable. If you're going to launch a service like this with such a gaping hole in it then you need to manage expectations and explain why things are the way they are. Is this the way it will always be, or is anything being done/going to be done to remedy the situation and turn this into a proper/complete online file inspection?<br /><br />The list of available/unavailable documents is <a href="http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/patent/p-os/p-find/p-ipsum/p-ipsum-documents.htm" rel="nofollow"> here</a>.<br /><br />Missing documents include submitted UK IPO forms. How on earth can there be any problem with making a Form 1 or Form 7 available?<br /><br />The lack of agent/applicant correspondence means that there's no detail of what prosecution actions have been taken, what amendments have been made, why, what arguments have been presented etc. etc.<br /><br />It might be that there is some kind of a copyright problem, but if there is then fix it - the UK IPO has had more than enough time to do this.<br /><br />I had really been looking forward to online file inspection from the UK IPO. However, this is desperately disappointing :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-58520197217290156402011-04-18T10:21:50.868+01:002011-04-18T10:21:50.868+01:00Ipsum-Beta currently online includes Crown copyrig...Ipsum-Beta currently online includes Crown copyright documents because of copyright issues.<br /><br />However, there is currently a Consultation on Amending the Patents Act to provide for online patent document inspection at:<br /><br />www.ipo.gov.uk/consult-2011-olfi.htm <br /><br />It proposes amending the Patents Act 1977 to provide for a relevant exception to copyright to enable the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to introduce online inspection services for documents which have been sent to the IPO, and therefore are not Crown copyright.<br /><br />The IPO welcomes any views & comments by Tuesday 26th April by email to:<br /><br />consultation@ipo.gov.uk<br /><br />Intellectual Property OfficeIntellectual Property Officehttp://www.ipo.gov.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-65792115987447718312011-04-18T07:59:08.251+01:002011-04-18T07:59:08.251+01:00"We take the Gee out of Gypsum...?""We take the Gee out of Gypsum...?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com