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In order to protect the rights and interests of trademark applicants and parties to dispute cases, the State Intellectual Property Office of Mainland China has issued the following remedial measures in response to the delayed legal period in trademark cases due to the COVID-19 epidemic: 1. Trademark business suspended within the applicable period The parties …

The State Intellectual Property Office of Mainland China issued remedial measures for the delayed legal period of trademark business due to the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic Read More »

Currently, China made adjustments to the method of issuing electronic patent application notices and certificates, including: for the electronic applications for patents granted and published on/after March 3, 2020, the CNIPA will always issue electronic patent certificates instead of issuing paper copies to applicants unless upon the applicant’s request for a separate paper certificate. In …

From March 3, 2020, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) will no longer issue paper certificates for electronic patent applications Read More »

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), jointly with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) on December 19, 2019 released a Policy Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary FRAND (Note 1) Commitments. The statement makes clear that standards-essential patents (SEPs) …

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office releases policy statement on remedies for standards-essential patents Read More »

A Bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program has commenced between the Indian Patent Office (IPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO).The guidelines in this regard have been published on the website of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks. The said guidelines are issued to address the procedures and requirements that applicants need …

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program between Japan Patent Office and Indian Patent Office Read More »

Surpassing the high quality solutions already in place at the European Union Intellectual property Office (EUIPO) in image recognition, the Office has implemented a new artificial intelligence (AI) solution to allow its users to carry out image-based searches for designs and trademarks, with new algorithms in place both in eSearch Plus and TMView. In the …

New image recognition technology in design and trade mark search Read More »

The European Patent Office (EPO) released the new Espacenet on November 19, 2019, a substantially revised and improved version of the Office’s patent information search tool. New Espacenet’s state-of-the-art features and enhanced functionality will make it even easier for users to conduct patent searches and access over 110 million patent documents from all over the world …

European Patent Office launches new Espacenet, improving access to world’s largest free collection of patent documents Read More »

At the thirteenth meeting of China-European Commissions held by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the European Patent Office (EPO), the two parties reached a consensus on designating EPO as international searching authority for the international applications filed with CNIPA under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two offices …

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the European Patent Office strengthen cooperation under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) framework Read More »

It was reported on November 26, 2019 that the EU joined the “The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications” (hereinafter referred to as the “Lisbon Agreement Geneva Act”). The pivotal fifth member, a milestone that made the bill come into effect. This international registration system provides international protection …

EU accession makes WIPO’s Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement Effective from February 26, 2020 Read More »