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 …
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 “Regulations on Regulating Trademark Application and Registration Acts” issued by the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration of China was launched on December 1, 2019. Malicious registration of trademarks and hoarding of trademarks will be severely punished. The new regulations for “non-use for malicious application for trademark registration”, or other applications that violate …
The 11th edition of the Nice Classification of Goods and Services added 485 items and deleted 119 items as well as amended 40 groups, subgroups or notes in total. These changes entered into force on January 1, 2019. The database of the classification and designated names of goods and services established in TIPO’s electronic filing …
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 …
With the entry into force of the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) on November 21, 2019, the following provisions of Singapore’s Geographical Indications (GI) Act 2014 came into effect on the same day: Article 4 (6)-(9) (Stakeholders may bring a lawsuit against certain persons who use geographic indications in violation of regulations). Article 15-16 …
IP Australia has recently launched a secure and scalable platform providing the capability for global access to cutting edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools and services. The new platform IP Global AI Network known as IP GAIN, is like an app store for digital capabilities including AI/ML offerings to be made available. …
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The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has recently updated its patent practices with regards to expedited examination requests under the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot program. These changes primarily affect how GPPH requests are assessed at IPONZ. When assessing whether a patent application’s claims “sufficiently correspond” to the claims accepted by a …
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