1. Industrial Property Office International Competitiveness Strategy
Industrial Property Office
of the Czech Republic
and
International Competitiveness Strategy
2012
Antonína Čermáka 2a, Prague
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Good morning / afternoon dear colleagues,
I am happy to welcome you here at the headquarters of the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic.
My name is … … and I work at the International Affairs Department of the Office.
During a few following minutes, I would like to me present you some of the main activities of our Office.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me. 1

2. International Competitiveness Strategy
of the Czech Republic 2012 – 2020
Adopted by the Government in June 2011,
Coordinator: Ministry of Industry and Trade
Administrator: The Council for Information Society
Part: Services for innovative entrepreneurship (IPO, etc.)
Inspired by the IPO of Finland and Sweden
Main goals for the Czech IPO:
Facilitation of patent filing abroad
Targeted information on the state of the art and consultancy in the matter of the invention‘s patentability

3. Tasks for the Czech Industrial Property Office
Enhancement of awareness about conditions, benefits and options to acquire IPR protection
Facilitation of patent filing abroad
Assistance with searches and consultation services concerning patentability and IPR protection for enterprises
Industrial Property Audits
Industrial Property and Business Strategies

4. Enhancement of awareness about conditions, benefits and options to acquire IPR protection
System of regular trainings for SMEs, academia, research organizations and inventors
Campaign for awareness about intellectual property in cooperation with the EPO, the OHIM, etc.
Organized at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Technical University in Prague, at the technical universities in Brno, Liberec, Ostrava etc.

5. Facilitation of patent filing abroad
PCT consultancy
Czech IPO issues a search report in Czech and English within 9 months from the filing date of patent application with request for full examination.
Bilateral agreements „PPH“ like signed with the IPOs of Austria, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Spain
Commitment to elaborate and provide the patent applicant from the country of the other Party upon his request with a search report within 9 months from the date of filing the request.
Once the applicant provides the Party with a search report elaborated by the other Party, it shall be considered as a request for accelerated examination procedure.

6. Assistance with searches and consultation services concerning patentability and IPR protection for enterprises
Search services delivered by the Czech IPO - various kinds of the patent and trademark searches
Services of patent attorneys
Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) – 11 regional partner organizations in the Czech Republic,
Coordinator: Technology Centre of the Academy
of Sciences of the Czech Republic

7. Industrial Property Audits
IP – Diagnosis programme
In cooperation with the Czech Bar Association, the Chamber of Patent Attorneys and the Chamber of Commerce
Devoted to SMEs and innovative businesses
Evaluation of intangible assets
Analysis of IP policy
Advices and proposals for further action
Free of charge
Application form:

8. Industrial Property and Business Strategies
Foresight – CzechTrade, Technology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Czech IPO
Monitoring the state of the art and forecast of the technological trends originating from patent and patent application publications (Czech IPO)
Future preferencies of customers, data assessment and supply (CzechTrade)

9. Memoranda on Cooperation
CzechInvest
CzechTrade
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
Technology Centre of the Academy
of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship of the Czech Republic
Association of Fair and Exhibition Organisers of the Czech Republic
South Bohemia Agency for Innovative Entrepreneurship Support
Association for Information Technologies and Telecommunications

10. Thank you! Evžen MARTÍNEK International Department
Industrial Property Office
Evžen MARTÍNEK
International Department
Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
Phone:
We are at the end of my presentation.
In case you would be interested in more detailed information, study also the enclosed Annual Report.
Thank you for your attention and I wish you a pleasant stay in Prague.
Thank you! 10