Month: March 2020

Trademark-2020 | New “Fast-Track” trademark examination mechanism to hit the road on May 1 for applicants to secure their rights quickly

To encourage applicants to utilize TIPO’s e-filing application system and to speed up trademark examination, TIPO will enforce a “Fast-Track” mechanism soon. From May 1, 2020 on, the trademark applicants who pay their fees duly and whose documents meet the following requirements at the time of application will find their cases examined two months earlier …

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The amendments of Australia’s 2020 Intellectual Property Law come into effect and will gradually abolish innovation patents

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 …

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WIPO’s Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances Set to Enter into Force with Indonesia’s Ratification; Aims to Improve Livelihoods of Actors and other Audiovisual Performers

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 …

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