New single online portal for agents

By Bufete Mejía & Asociados

The Honduran Intellectual Property Office (DIGEPIH) presented WIPO File as a new system for trademark and patent applications.

WIPO File is a single online portal for local agents to file new patent, industrial design and trademark applications with supporting documents. It offers support for post-filing requests, can be integrated with local payment and authentication systems and includes an optional fee calculation module.

Among other features, it can:

-Provide a scalable online service to reach larger and various number of offices with different legislative needs.
-Help IP Offices to reduce file processing backlog and to deliver better services to their stakeholders through online services.
-Offer applicants complete end-to-end e-filing experience from applications drafting up to instant update of its processing status.
-Payment of annuities, change of owner, change of representatives, amended claims, description, etc.
-Viewing, filtering, management of e-filing requests in portfolios and workbench.
-Possibility to receive online Office correspondences in response to e-filing requests.