In addition, Estonian people also filed applications directly with EUIPO, EPO and WIPO. We also got a new Estonian-language word – loomevara („creative asset“) – which, among other things, can save time and letter space when we talk about protecting intellectual property,“ Margus Viher, the Director General of the Patent Office, writes in the foreword of the Annual Report.
The corresponding chapters of the Annual Report provide a more detailed overview of the trends regarding the protection of inventions, trade marks and other intellectual property, statistics, international cooperation, the work of the Industrial Property Board of Appeal, information activities and the revenues and expenditure of the Patent Office. For the first time, the report also contains a separate chapter on copyright developments in Estonia.
Previous Annual Reports of the Patent Office are also available on the Office’s web site.