A landmark shift in the Emirates: overcoming religious restrictions, it is now possible to register trademarks for alcoholic beverages under Class 33. Cheers!

Since 19 August 2026, The Bahamas officially joined the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), becoming the 159th Contracting State of the international patent filing system administered by WIPO. The accession follows the deposit of the instrument [...]

From October 2026, the large family of countries eligible for the International Trademark (Madrid Protocol) will also include Saudi Arabia. However, it should be remembered that currently, trademarks cannot be registered for pork food, alcoholic [...]

After the terrible earthquake that shook part of Venezuela, the Office resumed operations on July 13th. A special “thank you” also goes to our local Colleagues who, despite many difficulties, have resumed their work to [...]

The Office appears to have resumed operations, but not all necessary tools are operational, so it is expected that activity will be slow for some time (although the number of applications in Gaza is not [...]

A new and stricter Chinese Trademark Law will apply starting in January 2027. Among the significant changes: - The opposition period will be shortened from three months to two months. - The Office itself (CNIPA) [...]

In its judgment of April 22, 2026, in Case T-228/25, the General Court of the European Union confirmed the invalidity of the EU design for the well-known Crocs clog, finding that it lacked individual character. [...]

It has been learned that the USPTO, at the end of 2025, begun to use an AI-driven program that scans new trademark, patent, design applications, and Declarations of Use (DoUs) to detect fraudulent ones. Indeed, [...]

International trademarks: - Over 64,000 international trademark applications filed. - Over 450,000 designations made in these applications. - Approximately 943,000 international trademark registrations currently in force (+2.4%). - 7,522,669 designations in active international trademark registrations [...]

Please note that, since 2025, the Canada Trademark Office (CIPO) has initiated revocation proceedings on its own initiative, under Section 45, with the aim of removing unused trademark registrations from the Register. Therefore, those who [...]