How to protect and increase your company’s value

In innovative companies, the assets that drive true success—such as trademarks, patents, and proprietary processes—often don't appear in traditional accounting. While enterprise value was once primarily tied to physical assets (machinery and real estate), today [...]

2026-04-02T14:46:08+00:002 April 2026|

CE or not CE?

The Italian Court of Cassation has confirmed that the "CE" (China Export) logo affixed to toys intended for the European market, which differs from the CE (European Community) logo only by the slightly greater distance [...]

2026-03-19T12:57:13+00:0019 March 2026|

Argentina Launches Structural IP Reform

Argentina is moving toward a major overhaul of its IP system following the signing of the U.S.–Argentina Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment (ARTI) on February 5, 2026. The country has committed to joining key [...]

2026-03-17T16:18:47+00:0017 March 2026|

Expensive Libya

In a constant flurry of decisions, the latest verbal decision from the Director of the Libyan Trademark Office establishes that the term of registrations is once again ten years. However, only the official fee is [...]

2026-02-20T17:05:46+00:0020 February 2026|

EU Designs: 2025 sets a historic record

As with trademarks, the number of EU designs (EUDs) also increased in 2025, as the EUIPO received 130,849 design applications, with a 6% increase. For the first time, applications from non-EU countries accounted for the [...]

2026-02-02T13:21:03+00:002 February 2026|

EU Trademarks: 2025 sets a historic record

According to latest data published by EUIPO, 196,886 EUTM applications were filed in 2025, with a 9.1% increase compared to 2024. This growth was driven by applicants residing in EU Member States; Germany (12.7%), Italy [...]

2026-01-26T13:33:38+00:0026 January 2026|

132!

Grenada is the one hundred and thirty-second country that can be designated via the International Mark (as of March 15, 2026).

2026-01-12T14:04:01+00:0012 January 2026|

Goodbye to spectacles! …

... says Class 9 of the Nice International Classification. In fact, the claim for eyeglasses (prescription and sunglasses) and contact lenses for new trademarks filed after January 1st, 2026, must be made in Class 10, [...]

2025-12-11T16:32:21+00:0011 December 2025|

Argentina – Trademarks

The Argentine Trademark Office (INPI) is taking action on the trademark examination procedure, which will be carried out prior to publication for opposition purposes. This examination will focus on absolute grounds and will only consider [...]

2025-12-11T16:26:46+00:0011 December 2025|

Tanzania and Kenya

Both countries require that trademark registrations on imported products be recorded with their respective trade control agencies. Failure to do so may result in customs rejecting or seizing incoming products. While Kenya reportedly allows foreign [...]

2025-09-11T12:54:09+00:0011 September 2025|