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Reduction in fees in at the US Patent and Trademark Office
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers fee reductions for applicants and patent...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers fee reductions for applicants and patentees that qualify as “small entities” and “micro entities.” These fee r - Read more
Aldi’s Gin bottle found to infringe Marks & Spencer’s registered designs
Aldi’s Gin bottle found to infringe Marks & Spencer’s registered designs
Aldi’s Gin bottle found to infringe Marks & Spencer’s registered designs - Read more
Brazil joins centralised design registration system
Brazil joins centralised design registration system
Brazil joins centralised design registration system - Read more
Germany ratifies UPCA
It’s confirmed: the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) will come into force on 1 J...
It’s confirmed: the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) will come into force on 1 June 2023. - Read more
How do university IP policies capture student IP?
A recent court judgment usefully considers situations in which university IP policies may ...
A recent court judgment usefully considers situations in which university IP policies may validly claim ownership of patent rights from undergraduate and postgr - Read more
Changes to the compliance period on divisional applications
From 1 May 2023, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is changing how it accords di...
From 1 May 2023, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) is changing how it accords divisional applications a compliance period. - Read more
Patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) - UKIPO Guidance
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has published enhanced guidance for examining ...
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has published enhanced guidance for examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) invention - Read more
The UPCA: are we nearly there yet?
After years of preparation, we now have a provisional date of entry into force for the Agr...
After years of preparation, we now have a provisional date of entry into force for the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA): 1 April 2023. - Read more
Changes to the Canadian patent rules – how to avoid paying certain fees in relation to Canadian patent applications
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has changed Canada’s rules relating to patents, ...
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has changed Canada’s rules relating to patents, which will introduce some new fees. Read on to find out how to avoid t - Read more
Limited effect on international patent application filings due to COVID-19
The PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) yearly review has been released with a special theme o...
The PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) yearly review has been released with a special theme of “How the COVID-19 crisis affected PCT application filings”. The revi - Read more
Three new countries join the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Three new states have recently joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty, taking the total numb...
Three new states have recently joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty, taking the total number of contracting states to 156. - Read more
China: direct design protection now possible
China has joined an international design registration system (the ‘Hague System’) that ena...
China has joined an international design registration system (the ‘Hague System’) that enables us to file a single international design application to cover mul - Read more