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26 May

Patent Prosecution Highway (“PPH”) Pilot Program Between MyIPO And USPTO Begin in Malaysia

The PPH Pilot Program between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (“MyIPO”) began on March 2, 2023. The three-year trial term for this Pilot Program will end on March 1, 2026. If both patent offices agree, the program may be extended beyond the first three years or terminated earlier than the initial three years. The main objective of the PPH Program, a cooperative agreement between national patent offices, is to speed [...]

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If the applicant is using or plans to use the trademark for use with such products or services in Canada and is authorized to do so, they can file an application for its registration.

25 May

What Is In A Trademark Application In Canada?

If the applicant is using or plans to use the trademark for use with such products or services in Canada and is authorized to do so, they can file an application for its registration. There is nothing that prevents a trademark from being registered (assuming the trademark is otherwise registrable) absent an opposition if the applicant intends to register it without intending to use it in connection with the specified products and services. While opposing an application on the grounds [...]

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24 May

French and Chinese patent offices sign a PPH agreement

A Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreement was signed by the Chinese (CNIPA) and French (INPI) Intellectual Property Offices on April 6, 2023. Following a recent amendment to French patent law, an inventive step is now considered when evaluating French patent applications. As a result, in order to speed up search and examination, both the Chinese and French patent offices now perform an examination with comparable patentability specifications and such work product may be shared across the patent offices. This agreement represents a significant shift [...]

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23 May

Two Different Types of Patent Applications in China

In the Chinese patent system, an approach known as “both-filing,” or “dual filing,” enables an applicant to seek patent protection for their technical product-related systems through two different forms of applications, namely invention and utility model patent applications. When you have a valuable product and want to secure immediate and long-term protection, this filing method, which differs significantly from standard filing practice, may benefit you. If an applicant files only one type of application at the new filing—an invention or [...]

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22 May

Update on Myanmar’s trademark law: second phase of the soft opening period

After holding a number of events and seminars for trademark agents about the new Trademark Law, the Myanmar Intellectual Property Department (IPD) has officially started the much-anticipated new trademark law in Myanmar, which will take effect on April 1st, 2023. As of April 1, 2023, the second part of the soft opening period under the new trademark legislation officially began. Additionally, the TM-2 form, commonly known as the POA, and the official fees were also finally made public. The formal filing [...]

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21 May

JPO allows divisional applications suspended while the original application appealed

The Japanese Patent Office (JPO) will begin a new examination procedure for a divisional application filed concurrently with an appeal of a Decision of Rejection for a parent patent application. During an appeal, the applicant usually desires to file an entirely new set of claims in a divisional application with broader or different claim scope than the parent application’s claims. The JPO is now conducting the appeal examination of the parent case and the divisional application concurrently. Under the existing [...]

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29 Apr

IPOPHL: intellectual property registration increased by 3.7% in 2022

According to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), intellectual property (IP) registrations increased by 3.7 percent in 2022 to 48,259 filings, up from 46,558 applications in 2021. According to IPOPHL, the IP submissions last year were a record high for the agency, given that the economy is still recovering from the pandemic. IP registration in 2022 is also up by 2% over pre-pandemic levels, with 47,328 submissions in 2019. Patents, trademarks, utility models, and industrial designs can all be [...]

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10 Apr

New trademarks legislation in Myanmar

The new Trade Mark Law (2019), which is under the authority of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC), is expected to take effect in March 2023, according to a notice published on January 12th, 2023 by the Department of Intellectual Property of Myanmar (DIPM). Parties need to be aware of the Trade Mark Law (2019) and the relevant processes and requirements are highlighted in this Update. On January 30, 2019, Myanmar approved the Trade Mark Law (2019). The new legislation attempted [...]

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30 Jan

IPOPHL registering a record number of intellectual property filings

On Thursday, the Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported that it received more intellectual property (IP) filings during the first nine months of the year. According to IPOPHL, applications for intellectual property protection increased by 4.4 percent from January to September this year, reaching 36,709 from 35,172 in the same period in 2021. Since the first part of the year, the country’s IP filings have surpassed the pre-pandemic level. “The latest figures show impressive recovery in IP filings as we are [...]

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29 Jan

New Regulation Regarding Industrial Designs Registration in India

Prior to electronic filing, a person or business wishing to register a design in India had to file the necessary physical forms and documents to the Design Wing of the Patent Office in Kolkata. However, in a welcome change, the requirement to file physical paper documents and Forms has been removed, according to the Public Notice published on December 16, 2022, by the Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trademarks, Mumbai (except for assignment, attested/notarized copy of the [...]

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