On October 1, 2020 (blog article) the Italian patent and trademark office joined the DAS system. It became a Depositing Office in the DAS system for the following kinds of applications:
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- national industrial design applications
- national patent applications
- national trademark applications
- national utility model applications
- PCT international applications
On September 1, 2023, the Italian patent and trademark office will become an Accessing Office in the DAS system for these same kinds of applications. This is, of course, a very exciting development for the Italian patent and trademark office and for the DAS system.
If only we could get the UKIPO to get their designs on DAS too. They seem far too busy sorting out their IT initiative “One IPO Transformation”. The launch of their “high-quality digital service” for patents (no talk of designs anywhere)!
https://youtu.be/cVn_dlPPry0
Something as mundane as getting their designs entered into the DAS system seems a long way off.