The State Intellectual Property Office of Mainland China will open trademark invalidation and other online application functions
The State Intellectual Property Office of Mainland China announced on May 25, 2020 that it will continue to deepen the reform of trademark registration facilitation, open trademark invalidation, opposition, and cancellation for three years without using the online application function. The whole process of reviewing cases electronically is the direction that the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (hereinafter referred to ...
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The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued related remedies for patents, trademarks, and integrated circuit layouts affected by the epidemic
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (hereinafter referred to as CNIPA) issued the rights and interests of parties who have delayed the statutory or specified period of patent law, trademark law, and integrated circuit layout design protection regulations due to the impact of the COVID-19. The relevant remedies are as follows: (1) Delay in the relevant term of the Patent ...
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Update of Japan Platform for Patent Information (J-PlatPat)
Japan Patent Office (JPO) is working to improve the functions of Japan Platform for Patent Information (J-PlatPat) in order to respond to users’ more sophisticated and diverse needs for IP information. JPO renewed J-PlatPat together with the change of User Interface on May 7, 2019 1. Now, in order to follow the revision of the Design Act in Japan and enhance ...
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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 innovation patent system. Abolish innovation ...
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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 will enter into force for ...
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