Seventy Ninth Annual Report of the Controller of Patents, Designs ...
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<strong>Seventy</strong> <strong>Ninth</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Controller</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Patents</strong>,<br />
<strong>Designs</strong> & Trade Marks<br />
An Naoú Tuarascáil is Seachtó ón gCeannasaí Paitinní,<br />
Dearthaí agus Trádmharcanna<br />
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY<br />
The Department <strong>of</strong> Enterprise, Trade and Employment provides<br />
<strong>the</strong> IT infrastructure, e support and maintenance for <strong>the</strong> Office’s<br />
IT administration systems and <strong>the</strong> funding required<br />
Enhancements to <strong>the</strong> Office’s administration system have been<br />
ongoing throughout 2006. The most significant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se was<br />
an improvement to <strong>the</strong> design renewals system to facilitate<br />
customers who wish to renew <strong>the</strong>ir design registrations online<br />
via <strong>the</strong> Office’s website.<br />
A new Journal production system was put in place and has<br />
provided <strong>the</strong> Office with a more efficient method <strong>of</strong> producing<br />
<strong>the</strong> Journal for publication both on paper and electronically and<br />
with improved online search functionality.<br />
A new “Member’s Login” area was created on <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice’s website.<br />
This is principally aimed at facilitating <strong>the</strong> regular downloading <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Office’s trade mark database by persons who have received a<br />
licence authorising <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Office’s computerised trade mark<br />
database. The “Member’s Login” area also includes functionality<br />
which allows registered trade mark agents to carry out specialised<br />
searches <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> trade mark database and to build reports.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>r developments and initiatives planned for <strong>the</strong> coming<br />
year are equally aimed at ensuring that <strong>the</strong> Office will continue<br />
to provide it’s customers and <strong>the</strong> general public with <strong>the</strong> most<br />
up-to-date and efficient facilities and services.<br />
TEICNEOLAÍOCHT FAISNÉISE<br />
Soláthraíonn an Roinn Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta an<br />
bonneagar teicneolaíochta faisnéise (TF) agus an tacaíocht agus<br />
an chothabháil ar chórais riaracháin TF na hOifige agus cuireann<br />
an maoiniú ar fáil le haghaidh an chaiteachais atá i gceist.<br />
Le linn 2006 bhí roinnt uasghrádui<strong>the</strong> ag dul ar aghaidh ar<br />
Ailtireacht TF na hOifige. Ba é an ghné ba shuntasaí de sin na<br />
feabhasú don chóras athnuachana dearaí lena n-éascaítear<br />
custaiméirí ar mian leo a gcuid dearaí a athnuacán ar-líne trí<br />
shuíomh gréasáin na hOifige.<br />
Bunaíodh córas táirgeachta nua le haghaidh Irisí, rud a sholáthair<br />
don Oifig le modh níos éifeachtaí chun an Iris a tháirgeadh le<br />
haghaidh foilsi<strong>the</strong>oireachta idir ar pháipear agus go leictreonach<br />
agus le feabhas ar fheidhmiúlacht cuardaigh ar líne.<br />
Rinneadh láthair “Log Ann Ballraíochta” ar shuíomh ghréasán<br />
na hOifige. Tá sé seo díri<strong>the</strong>, don chuid is mó, chun íoslódáil<br />
rialta bhunachar sonraí thrádmharcanna na hOifige a éascú ag<br />
daoine a bhfuil ceadúnas acu ag údarú úsáid bhunachar sonraí<br />
thrádmharcanna na hOifige. Áirítear fheidhmiúlacht chomh maith<br />
sa láthair “Log Ann Ballraíochta”, rud a cheadaíonn gníomhairí<br />
trádmharcanna cuardaigh speisialai<strong>the</strong> a dhéanamh ar an<br />
bhunachar sonraí thrádmharcanna agus tuarascálacha a thógáil.<br />
Tá tuilleadh forbairtí agus tionscnamh beartai<strong>the</strong> don bhliain<br />
atá le teacht chun cinntiú go leanfaidh an Oifig le saoráidí agus<br />
le seirbhísí éifeachtacha agus suas chun dáta a sholáthair dena<br />
gcustaiméirí agus don phobal.<br />
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