SCT Electronic Forum – Comments

Comments by members and observers on draft working documents and reports of the SCT, WIPO's Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications.

SCT/40, November 12 to 16, 2018

Graphical User Interface (GUI), Icon and Typeface/Type Font Designs

Members

Algeria (in French)
Australia
Canada
Chile (in Spanish)
Georgia
Hungary

Japan
Kazakhstan (in Russian)
Russian Federation
Syrian Arab Republic
United States of America

Observers

IGOs

EUIPO

NGOs

IPO
ICC
INTA
JPAA
JTA

SCT/39, April 23 to 26, 2018

Geographical Indications

Members

Argentina, Australia, Chile, Panama, Republic of Korea, United States of America, Uruguay
Brazil
Chile (in Spanish)
Colombia (in Spanish)
Ecuador (in Spanish)
European Union

France (in French)
Israel
Mexico (in Spanish)
Republic of Moldova
Poland
Switzerland (in French)

Graphical User Interface (GUI), Icon and Typeface/Type Font Designs

Members

China | (in Chinese)
Republic of Korea
Tunisia | (in French)

Observers

AIPPI
ECTA
ICC
JTA

SCT/38, October 30 to November 2, 2017

Country names

Members

Austria
Benin | (in French)
Brazil
Burundi | (in French)
Congo | (in French)
Croatia
Iceland
Italy

Kazakhstan
Lesotho
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Russian Federation
Thailand
United Kingdom

Questionnaire on Graphical User Interface (Gui), Icon and Typeface/Type Font Designs

Observers

ECTA

SCT/37, March 27-30, 2017

Questionnaire on Graphical User Interface (Gui), Icon and Typeface/Type Font Designs

Observers

AIPPI (Submission for WIPO) | (Study Guidelines) | (AIPPI spreadsheet)
FICPI
JPAA
INTA
MARQUES

Country names

Members

Argentina (in Spanish ) | (in English )
Belarus
Canada
Colombia (in Spanish ) (in English )
Costa Rica (in Spanish ) (in English )
Finland
France (in French ) (in English )
Georgia
Germany
Greece (in English ) (in French )
Iceland
Ireland
Peru (in Spanish ) | (in English )

Philippines

Poland
Portugal
Singapore
South Africa
Spain (in Spanish ) (in English )
Sweden
Switzerland (in French ) (in English )
Tajikistan
Ukraine
United States of America
Uzbekistan
OAPI (in French ) (in English )

Observers

ECTA
JPAA
MARQUES

SCT/34, November 16-18, 2015

Country names

Members

Colombia (in Spanish ) (in English )
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Peru (in Spanish ) (in English )
Poland
Republic of Moldova
Switzerland

Observers

ECTA
JPAA

SCT/32, November 24-26, 2014

Country names

Australia
Belarus
China (in Chinese ) (in English )
Colombia (in Spanish ) (in English )

Moldova
Spain (in Spanish ) (in English )
Ukraine

SCT/29, May 27-31, 2013

Country names

Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Belize
Belarus
Benelux
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic

Ecuador
Finland
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Myanmar
Norway

Philippines
Portugal
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Viet Nam

SCT/27, September 18-21, 2012

Country names

Jamaica
Lithuania
Mexico
Poland

Republic of Moldova
Turkey
Uganda
United States of America

SCT/26 (resumed), February 1-3, 2012

Role and responsibility of Internet intermediaries in field of trademarks

Non-Paper by the Chair Role and responsibility of Internet intermediaries in field of trademarks

SCT/26, October 24-28, 2011

Trademarks and the Internet

Denmark
Russian Federation
United States of America

SCT/24, November 1-4, 2010

Trademarks and the Internet

European Brands Association
Germany
Mexico (in Spanish )
Russian Federation

SCT/23, June 30 to July 2, 2010

Protection of names of states against registration or use as trademarks

Brazil (in Spanish )
Japan
Mexico (in Spanish )

Russian Federation
Sweden
Switzerland (in French )

Grounds for refusal

Brazil
Guatemala (in Spanish )
Japan
Latvia
Mexico (in Spanish ) (in English )

Moldova (in French )
Russian Federation (in Russian ) (in English )
Slovenia
Sweden
United States of America

Collective and certification marks

Brazil
China (in English ) (in Chinese )
Estonia
Guatemala (in Spanish )
Russian Federation (in Russian | Annex ) (in English | Annex )

SCT/22, November 23-26, 2009

Grounds for refusal

Brazil
Czech Republic
Estonia
Denmark
Germany

Guatemala (in Spanish )
Korea, Republic of
Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of)
Russian Federation (in Russian ) (in English )
United States of America

SCT/21, June 22-26, 2009

Grounds for refusal

Australia
Belarus
Brazil
Czech Republic
European Community
Finland
France (in French )
Germany

Hungary
Japan
Korea, Republic of
Mexico (in Spanish )
Moldova
Norway
OAPI (in French )
Pakistan

Russian Federation (in Russian | Annex ) (in English )
Singapore
Slovenia
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States of America
Viet Nam

Collective and certification marks

Australia
Belarus
Brazil
Czech Republic
European Community
Finland
France (French )

Japan
Korea, Republic of
Mexico (in Spanish )
Moldova
Norway
OAPI (in French )
Pakistan

Russian Federation (Russian ) (English )
Singapore
Slovenia
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States of America
Viet Nam

SCT/18, November 12-16, 2007

Industrial designs

Japan
Norway
Russian Federation (Russian ) (English )
Switzerland

Non-traditional marks

Brazil
Turkey

Trademark opposition procedures

Turkey

Trademarks and copyright

Colombia
Norway
Russian Federation (Russian ) (English )
United Kingdom

SCT/17, May 7-11, 2007

Non-traditional marks

Australia
Benelux Office
Bulgaria
Chile
China
Croatia
Denmark
Ecuador
European Community

Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of)
Moldova
Morocco

Norway
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation (Russian ) (English )
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
United States of America
United Kingdom

Trademark opposition procedures

Australia
Benelux Office
Bulgaria
China
Croatia
Denmark
Ecuador
European Community

Finland
France
Japan
Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of)
Moldova
Morocco
Norway
Republic of Korea

Russian Federation (Russian ) (English )
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States of America

Trademarks and copyright

United Kingdom