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  • 28 November 2023
  • European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
  • 1 min read

OCPI Cuba to become a depositing and accessing office of the WIPO Digital Access Service in 2024

The Cuban Industrial Property Office (OCPI) has notified the International Bureau that it would commence operation as a depositing and accessing office of the WIPO Digital Access Service with effect from January 1, 2024.

This means that from January next year:

  • The OCPI as a Depositing Office will deposit certified copies of patent applications, utility models, industrial design, and trade mark applications as priority documents, including PCT applications filed with the Office on or after 01.01.2024, which the applicant specifically requests to be made available to the service.
  • The OCPI, in its capacity as the Accessing Office, will recognize priority documents that have been made available to it through the service, for the purposes of any application for which the time limit for the filing of the priority document has not expired before 01.01.2024.
  • All documents and information shall be exchanged in color, greyscale, or black and white (depending on the requirements of the type of application) and in PDF format, through the WIPO DAS web portal for the Offices;
  • As an Accessing Office, the Office will accept color, greyscale, and black and white documents in PDF format deposited by the depositing Office.

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Publication date
28 November 2023
Author
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency