ARGENTINA
October 17, 2016
There is a widespread consensus among the different Divisions of the Federal Court of Appeals, sharing that trademark infringement causing an unjustified damage should be compensated.
ARGENTINA
October 17, 2016
On September 19th, 2016 the Argentine Patent and Trademark Office (ARPTO) issued a Resolution that will come into force on October 15th, 2016 pursuant to which patent applicants will be able to request accelerated examination of patent applications.
AUSTRALIA-EPO
October 17, 2016
Pilot program between the Australian Patent Office and the European Patent Office (EPO) started on July 1st, 2016.
BAHRAIN
October 17, 2016
Bahrain increases official fees (1,392USD) to conform to the Law 6/2016 of the GCC Trademark Law.
CAMBODIA
October 17, 2016
The Ministry of Commerce introduced a new regulation on the procedures to record and file permission letters for imported goods bearing exclusive trademarks.
CAYMAN ISLANDS
October 17, 2016
Started in August 1st, 2016 patent and trademark annual fee payments will no longer be accepted in advance of January 1st in the year in which they fall due.
DIJIBOUTI
October 17, 2016
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).
INDONESIA
October 17, 2016
The Indonesian Government recently issued the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regulation No. 8 Year 2016 on the recordal of Intellectual Property (IP) Licensing Agreements.
IRAQ
October 17, 2016
All trademark application shall contain the following information in order to proceed with the registration procedure:
BRAZIL
October 17, 2016
Any interested party can now request priority examination status for a patent application by another applicant.
CHINA
October 17, 2016
SIPO issued three regulations to promote China's patent law enforcement: (i) guide of determining patent tort; (ii) evident rule on patent administrative enforcement; and (iii) guide on patent disputes administration mediation.
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
October 17, 2016
Changes to the EPO opposition procedure came into force on July 1st, 2016.
HONG KONG
October 17, 2016
Key changes that will hopefully be implemented by early 2018.
INDIA
October 17, 2016
The Indian Government's Patent (Amendments) Rules 2016 came into effect on May 16th, 2016. The purpose of these amendments is to speed up the patent prosecution before the Indian Patent Office.
JAPAN - VIETNAM
October 17, 2016
A bilateral agreement has been signed between National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NOIP) and Japan (PPH - Patent Prosecution Highway).
RUSSIA
October 17, 2016
The Registry is designed to become an efficient means of dealing with infringements of exclusive rights on the Internet, as well as proving the ownership of intellectual property rights.
SAUDI ARABIA
October 17, 2016
The new GCC Trademark Law and Implementing Regulations will come into force on September 28th, 2016.
SINGAPORE
October 17, 2016
Important updates that will apply to new patent applications on or after May 16th, 2016.
SINGAPORE
October 17, 2016
On July 19th, 2016 the IPO announced that post-grant amendments may not be possible if:
KUWAIT
October 17, 2016
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Trade and Industry approved Law no.115 of 2016 on the regulations implementing patent Law no. 71 of 2013.
NEW ZEALAND
October 17, 2016
The three main new Act divisional issues are:
TAIWAN
October 17, 2016
New practice for submitting priority documents for new patent applications filed in Taiwan became effective on July 1st, 2016.
THAILAND
October 17, 2016
Among the amendments that became effective on July 28th, 2016 it is important to point out the new chapter on trademark registration.
WIPO
October 17, 2016
As from June 6th, 2016, users of the Madrid System will be able to request the expedited establishment of an attestation or of a certified copy from the International Register.