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Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
WWW.OAMI.EUROPA.EU
An Inside Look on Opposition… and the Interaction Effects with the “Outside World”
Marc RICHTER – QMD / PMU (OHIM)
Workshop “Economic Analysis of Trade Marks and Brands”Alicante, Spain, June 2008
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Table of Contents
• OHIM, QMD and PMU
• OHIM / Market interaction
• An example: Opposition Forecast
• What’s next?
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
OHIM, QMD and PMU
The Acronyms
– OHIM: Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (aka “the Office”)
– QMD: Quality Management Department
– PMU: Performance Management Unit
The Structure
OHIM (President Wubbo de Boer)
QMD (Director Juan Ramón Rubio) Service 1 (Head of Service Andrea di Carlo)
Performance Management Unit
– René Havermans
– Luis Miguel López Santos
– Marc Richter
Service 2 (Head of Service Rainer Tretter)
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
OHIM, QMD and PMU
QMD Mission
...contribute to the efficient management of the Office's resources and to maximise clients' satisfaction.
PMU Mission
• Offer the OHIM, and in particular its Management, an effective statistical […] reporting tool which assists […] decision making.
• Offer the OHIM and particularly its senior and middle managers:
– quantitative analysis of main processes, […] proposing and maintaining […] performance indicators […]
– detection and explanation of deviations and anomalies in the production flows or in defined quality standards […] to establish corrective actions.
– […] analysis of the impact changes in the processes, technologies or in user behaviour may have on production flows and defined quality standards.
• Develop […] an OHIM Work Plan [with] quantifiable objectives for all the Office’s activities […]
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
A word on statistics
1770, “science dealing with data about the condition of a state or community,” from Ger. Statistik, popularized and perhaps coined by Ger. political scientist Gottfried Aschenwall (1719-72) in his “Vorbereitung zur Staatswissenschaft” (1748), from Mod.L. statisticum (collegium) “(lecture course on) state affairs,” from It. statista “one skilled in statecraft,” from L. status (see state (n.1)). […]
Source: www.etymonline.com
OHIM Statistics and Reporting
• 300+ reports maintained by PMU alone
• Analyses based exclusively on descriptive statistics in 99 % of the cases
• Upcoming: New Core Business System “EUROMARC++” Report migration, indicator consolidation,
error margin quantification where applicable
OHIM, QMD and PMU
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
OHIM, QMD and PMU
OHIM Incoming Business – Community Trade Mark (CTM) filings
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
OHIM, QMD and PMU
OHIM Incoming Business – Registered Community Design (RCD) filings
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
OHIM / Market interaction
OHIM / Market interaction
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
OHIM / Market interaction
CTM / RCDDecisionsStandards
Fees
CTM / RCDFilings
Reactions
Attitude
Former “PMU boundary”
Policy
Communication model(PMU Internal Draft)
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2002
-11
2003
-01
2003
-03
2003
-05
2003
-07
2003
-09
2003
-11
2004
-01
2004
-03
2004
-05
2004
-07
2004
-09
2004
-11
2005
-01
2005
-03
2005
-05
2005
-07
2005
-09
2005
-11
2006
-01
2006
-03
2006
-05
2006
-07
2006
-09
2006
-11
2007
-01
2007
-03
2007
-05
2007
-07
2007
-09
2007
-11
OHIM / Market interaction
• 2001: CTM e-filing & CTM online
• From 2003: e-business strategy– RCD e-filing & RCD online– E-communication– Online access to files– My Page…
• 2005: Fee reduction for e-filing• 2007: Future Working Methods for the 2010 horizon
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
OHIM / Market interaction
2007: Potential loophole in OHIM policies permits non-payment exploit
under certain circumstances
2008: Policy loophole to be closed in the medium term, exploiters to be warned and/or penalised in the short term
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
An Example: Opposition Forecast
An Example: Opposition Forecast
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Scope of Analysis
• Pre-analysis Trigger: A CTM Application is published
• Process Trigger: One (or more) Oppositions are received (“OPP-REC”)
• Process Flow: Standardised, but with high case-by-case variance
due to individual case difficulty, parties involved etc.
• Process End: EUROMARC Status 262: Decision to be taken The “hard part” of work for the Office
Processual delays
An Example: Opposition Forecast
In (“OPP REC”) Out (“St. 262”)
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
An Example: Opposition Forecast
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
Sum of 262
262 arr. year 262 arr. quarter
REC year
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
An Example: Opposition Forecast
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
19
98
-09
19
98
-11
19
99
-01
19
99
-03
19
99
-05
19
99
-07
19
99
-09
19
99
-11
20
00
-01
20
00
-03
20
00
-05
20
00
-07
20
00
-09
20
00
-11
20
01
-01
20
01
-03
20
01
-05
20
01
-07
20
01
-09
20
01
-11
20
02
-01
20
02
-03
20
02
-05
20
02
-07
20
02
-09
20
02
-11
20
03
-01
20
03
-03
20
03
-05
20
03
-07
20
03
-09
20
03
-11
20
04
-01
20
04
-03
20
04
-05
20
04
-07
20
04
-09
20
04
-11
20
05
-01
20
05
-03
20
05
-05
20
05
-07
20
05
-09
20
05
-11
20
06
-01
20
06
-03
20
06
-05
20
06
-07
20
06
-09
20
06
-11
20
07
-01
20
07
-03
20
07
-05
20
07
-07
20
07
-09
20
07
-11
20
08
-01
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
An Example: Opposition Forecast
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
Sum of 262
262 arr. year 262 arr. quarter
REC year
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
An Example: Opposition Forecast
0,00%
5,00%
10,00%
15,00%
20,00%
25,00%
30,00%
35,00%
40,00%
45,00%
50,00%
55,00%
60,00%
65,00%
70,00%
75,00%
80,00%
85,00%
90,00%
95,00%
100,00%
19
98
-09
19
98
-11
19
99
-01
19
99
-03
19
99
-05
19
99
-07
19
99
-09
19
99
-11
20
00
-01
20
00
-03
20
00
-05
20
00
-07
20
00
-09
20
00
-11
20
01
-01
20
01
-03
20
01
-05
20
01
-07
20
01
-09
20
01
-11
20
02
-01
20
02
-03
20
02
-05
20
02
-07
20
02
-09
20
02
-11
20
03
-01
20
03
-03
20
03
-05
20
03
-07
20
03
-09
20
03
-11
20
04
-01
20
04
-03
20
04
-05
20
04
-07
20
04
-09
20
04
-11
20
05
-01
20
05
-03
20
05
-05
20
05
-07
20
05
-09
20
05
-11
20
06
-01
20
06
-03
20
06
-05
20
06
-07
20
06
-09
20
06
-11
20
07
-01
20
07
-03
20
07
-05
20
07
-07
20
07
-09
20
07
-11
20
08
-01
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)