The Trademark Office of the State Intellectual Property Office of China (hereinafter referred to as the Trademark Office) issued an online trademark registration application for non-standard project declaration system on May 20, 2020, which has been open to the public. After the release of the system, it will change the way in which non-standard projects …
The State Intellectual Property Office of Mainland China announced on May 25, 2020 that it will continue to deepen the reform of trademark registration facilitation, open trademark invalidation, opposition, and cancellation for three years without using the online application function. The whole process of reviewing cases electronically is the direction that the Trademark Review and …
Japan Patent Office (JPO) is working to improve the functions of Japan Platform for Patent Information (J-PlatPat) in order to respond to users’ more sophisticated and diverse needs for IP information. JPO renewed J-PlatPat together with the change of User Interface on May 7, 2019 1. Now, in order to follow the revision of the Design …
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The amendments to Australia’s 2020 Intellectual Property Law(Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) received Royal Assent on 26 February 2020 and has now become law. The amendments amended the design Patent Law of 2003, the Patent Law of 1990 and the trademark law of 1995, and initiated the process of gradually abolishing the …
The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances gained a key 30th member, Indonesia, allowing entry into force of the international agreement designed ultimately to improve earning for actors and other audiovisual performers vital to the films and television shows beloved by viewing publics worldwide. With the ratification of Indonesia on January 28, 2020, the Beijing Treaty …
The EPO has published its decision setting out the reasons for its recent refusal of two European patent applications in which an AI system was designated as the inventor. Both patent applications, entitled “A food container and an AI application for search and rescue equipment”, indicate “DABUS” as inventor. The applicant stated that he can …
Extension of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Trial for Five Patent Offices (IP5) According to the joint decision of the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), starting on January 6, 2020, …
According to the latest report released by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), between 2013 and 2017, a total of 7.5% of SMEs licensed their EU trademarks (EUTMs) to other manufacturers. During the same period, the average annual income of each enterprise from authorized EUTMs is estimated to be close to EUR65,000, equivalent to …
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The European Commission (European Commission) released a semi-annual report on IPR protection and enforcement in third countries (hereinafter referred to as the “Third Country Report”) on January 9, 2020. The “Third Country Report” pointed out that the status of IPR protection and enforcement in countries outside the European Union has received great attention, which has …
1. Restrictions on postponed responses to review opinions The Canadian Intellectual Property Office announced on January 17, 2020 that if a trademark applicant fails to provide an appropriate response to the Office Action (OA) within the 6-month period, there will be restrictions on the extension of the application period. Before January 17, 2020, the Office …
