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 [...]
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From July 1, 2020 it is possible to make an international patent application (PCT application) enter directly into the Italian national phase. This is a route alternative to the filing of a regional phase at [...]