Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) E-comm 2007 Caroline Hetterschijt – QMD (OHIM) E-Business user group meeting – Alicante, Spain, 27 June 2007

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Objectives E-comm 2007 is an improvement round of e-comm 2004 OBJECTIVES: Increase the use of e-communication by: -Allowing ALL letters from and to OHIM to be sent by e-communication -Improving the management of e-communication (offer possibility to search, save, move, download) -Improving the overall functioning, quality and performance -Improve push function.

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Current situation MYPAGE 2221 registered users Representing 50% of all files OAMIs website E-communication in My Mailbox 80% of MYPAGE users Statistics 18/06/2007

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Demonstration Demonstration of prototype

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Future Internal testing planned for July External testing planned for 11 th September. Looking for volunteers. First ones to see it, test it and suggest improvements. Planned GO LIVE 4 th quarter 2007.

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Questions?

Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Information: (+ 34) (switchboard) (+ 34) (e-business technical incidents) (+ 34) (main fax) Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) Avenida de Europa, 4 E Alicante SPAIN