th Edition Nice 112017 and Update to the User Guide Monique Choiniere Acting Administrator for Trademark Classification Policy and Practice MoniqueChoiniereusptogov Nice 102016 and TM5 ID List ID: 778197
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Slide2Proposed Update of ID List for Nice 11th Edition (Nice 11-2017) and Update to the User Guide
Monique Choiniere
Acting Administrator
for Trademark Classification Policy and Practice
Monique.Choiniere@uspto.gov
Nice 10-2016 and TM5 ID ListNice 10-2016
In November 2015, USPTO shared spreadsheet with TM5 Partners identifying entries that the USPTO would remove from the TM5 ID List on December 31, 2015, pursuant to adoption of Nice 10-2016.
In November 2015, USPTO requested that TM5 Partners refrain from proposing new additions and modification from Nice 10-2016 Alphabetical List to the
ID List until after January 1, 2016.USPTO proposed that the common acceptable items of Nice 10-2016 be added to TM5 ID List by means of bulk upload.USPTO compiled a list of Nice 10-2016 additions and modifications acceptable to the USPTO and shared this list with TM5 Partners in January 2016.TM5 Partners confirmed the acceptance or rejection of such terms and corresponding translations by February 12, 2016.Common acceptable items of Nice 10-2016 were added to the TM5 ID List by means of a bulk upload in February 2016.
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Slide4Nice 11-2017 and TM5 ID List
Nice 11-2017 Proposal
USPTO proposes to share a spreadsheet by
November 15, 2016, identifying entries that USPTO will remove from the TM5 ID List on December 31, 2016, pursuant to adoption of Nice 11-2017.USPTO proposes that the common acceptable items of Nice 11-2017 be added to TM5 ID List by means of bulk upload.USPTO requests that starting July 2016, TM5 Partners refrain from proposing new additions and modification from Nice 11-2017 Alphabetical List and instead vote on the new additions and modifications in bulk. USPTO proposes to compile a list of all 11-2017 additions and modifications acceptable to the USPTO and will share this list with TM5 Partners by January 6, 2017.USPTO will request that TM5 Partners confirm the acceptance or rejection of such terms and submit translations of such terms by February 10, 2017.Common acceptable items of NCL 11-2017 will be uploaded as a bulk upload shortly after February 10, 2017.
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Slide5Technical Guidelines for New Term Proposals
The
User Guide
on the ID List has been updated to include the Technical Guidelines for New Term Proposals for the TM5 ID List.A separate button and link to the Technical Guidelines for New Term Proposals will be created in a future update to website. 7/20/20165
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Slide7User Guide-Technical Guidelines
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Slide8ID List Project Update
Office of Policy and International Affairs
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Slide9MOC Counterparts ClauseFor ease of execution, added a counterparts clause to MOC
Allows separate signature pages so all Partner signatures need not be on one page
Developed in coordination with EUIPO
Distributed draft MOC in July 2016
Slide10Draft MOC ChangesAdded counterparts clause
Corrected KIPO’s name
Updated
signature blocksAdded five (5) year term per USPTO requirements
Slide11Recent StatisticsAs of July 8, 2016,
the
TM5 ID List contains 16,558 terms Approved by all 5 Partners.
In the period from December 1, 2015* through July 8, 2016, the Partner Offices:Approved 540 proposed entriesRejected 233 proposed entriesRemoved 157 entries*Day before last annual TM5 meeting.
Slide12TM5 ID List Activity since January 1, 2016
USPTO
ApprovedRejected
Pending
Created by
- Submitted
160
63
32
65
- Sponsored
11
4
7
COLOMBIA
SAIC
- Submitted
180
35
35
90
JPO
- Submitted
176
75
15
86
KIPO
- Submitted
180
41
49
90
EUIPO
- Submitted
180
47
43
90
MOC InvitationsInvited Nations
: New
Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, Peru, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia
, Thailand, Morocco, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, India, South Africa, OAPI and ARIPOSelected Invitees: Burma (Myanmar), Turkey, and Ukraine
Slide14MOC Participants
Current
Participants
: Colombia, Chile, Canada, the Philippines, Singapore, Mexico, the Russian Federation
Of 16,558
Accepted
Pending
Rejected
%
Accepted
COLOMBIA
15,
865
676
17
95.81%*
CHILE
11,789
4,573
196
71.2%
MEXICO
11,119
5,429
10
67.15%
SINGAPORE
10,934
5,600
25
66.03%
*Permitted under terms of MOC to propose up to 10 items per month.
Slide15MOC ParticipantsLimited to 10 proposals per month once reach 90% acceptance rate
MOC proposals do not enter into voting pool until a Partner votes on the proposal
Effectively, the Partner adopts the proposal as its own
Once a Partner votes on a MOC proposal, that counts against the Partner’s 30 proposals for the month
Slide16MOC ParticipantsAdd feature of proposal countdown for MOCs to remind of limit of 10 submissions
Add feature of pop-up
warning that prevents proposals beyond 10
Slide17Recent Bulk Data UpdatesAddition of 183 terms from the Alphabetical List of the Nice 10-2016 ClassificationInclusion of Spanish translations as provided by Chile and Colombia
Slide18Voting Website – Completed Enhancements
COMPLETE
Ability to withdraw proposals before another partner votes
Ability to delete or edit comments
Ability to delete or edit translations
Ability to submit one-click voting on multiple items
Efficient Export of Data
Technical Guidelines for New Term Proposals added to User Guide
Slide19Voting Website - Pending Enhancements
IN
PROGRESS
Bulk editing of translationsRequirement to submit reasons for rejectionsAbility to create customized data listsAbility to display and hide data columns
A separate button and link to the Technical Guidelines for New Term Proposals
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