Training on Industrial Design, 15-17 November 2006, Hanoi

An ECAP II expert, Mr. Miguel Gusmao from the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Portugal, conducted a training session on industrial design examination procedures at the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) in Vietnam.

Presentation materials of Mr. Miguel Gusmao are available for downloading:
-  Introduction: the Portuguese National Institute of Industrial Property and the organisational structure of the Designs Directorate (English/Vietnamese)
-  Legislative framework for industrial design protection in Protugal (English/Vietnamese)
-  Formalities examination (English/Vietnamese)
-  Substantive examination of industrial design applications (English/Vietnamese)
-  Classification of designs based on the Locarno Agreement (English/Vietnamese)
-  Industrial design search (English/Vietnamese)
-  Invalidity procedures on registered industrial designs (English/Vietnamese)
-  Appeal procedures (English/Vietnamese)