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This is - according to the Wipo Annual Report - the number of trademark applications filed in the world in 2022, down by more than 15% compared to 2021; this is the first reduction in [...]
This is - according to the Wipo Annual Report - the number of trademark applications filed in the world in 2022, down by more than 15% compared to 2021; this is the first reduction in [...]
The Order of 16 October 2023 of the UPC Court of Appeal establishes that the service of a Statement of claim without annexes does not affect the validity of the service, provided that the Statement [...]
On October 1, 2023, the regulations for implementing the provisions on the administration of enterprise name registration issued by the China Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) came into force. The Rules apply to enterprises that [...]
Under the current Rule 126(2) EPC, relating to notification by postal services, Communications sent by the EPO are deemed to have been delivered on the tenth day following the date printed on the Communication ("Ten-Day [...]
The advent of the electric car also has effects on corporate brands. In recent months, Porsche has tried to record the hiss generated by its electric model when accelerating. However, the EUIPO rejected it for [...]
The draft law amending the Industrial Property Code has been definitively approved. The reform pursues the strengthening of the competitiveness of the country's economic system, the protection of industrial property and the administrative simplification and [...]
With Decree dated 04.11.2023, the Minister of Culture intervened on the subject by publishing the "Guidelines for the determination of the minimum amounts of fees and considerations for the concession of use of the goods [...]
Since November 2022, the Libyan Trademark Office had stopped processing the files and accepting new applications of foreign Applicants, limiting itself to managing cases in which the Applicant was Libyan. Since 28 May 2023 it [...]
Expo Dubai will put a spotlight upon trade with Gulf and neighboring countries., If you wish to protect your brands in that area, it is good to know that following a recent amendment to the [...]
The new TM law adopts the literal approach when interpreting class headings. According to this practice, which was initiated by the EUIPO some years ago, when class headings are used to designate the scope of [...]