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  • 2026-05-11
  • Brazil’s New Trademark Rules: INPI Expands Expedited Examination Scope and Clarifies Quota Rules
  • On April 14, 2026, the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI) updated the Official Industrial Property Gazette to include INPI/PR Normative Acts No. 066/2026 and No. 067/2026. Both acts shall ta...
  • Brazil’s New Trademark Rules: INPI Expands Expedited Examination Scope and Clarifies Quota Rules
  • 2026-05-09
  • ASEAN Patent Examination Cooperation Upgraded: ASPEC+ Programme Officially Launched
  • On 6 April 2026, ASEAN officially announced the launch of the ASEAN Patent Examination Cooperation Plus (ASPEC+) Programme.Launched on 15 June 2009, ASPEC is ASEAN’s first regional patent work-sharing prog...
  • ASEAN Patent Examination Cooperation Upgraded: ASPEC+ Programme Officially Launched
  • 2026-04-29
  • EU Updates Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and Technology Transfer Guidelines
  • Recently, the European Commission formally adopted the revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and the accompanying Technology Transfer Guidelines, responding to evolving practices in the technology li...
  • EU Updates Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and Technology Transfer Guidelines
  • 2026-04-27
  • WIPO and China's Supreme People's Court Jointly Release 2019-2023 Collection of Leading Judgments on IPR
  • On the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day 2026, WIPO Collection of Leading Judgments on Intellectual Property Right – People's Republic of China (2019-2023), jointly compiled by the WIPO and the Supreme ...
  • WIPO and China's Supreme People's Court Jointly Release 2019-2023 Collection of Leading Judgments on IPR
  • 2026-04-24
  • Brazil Industrial Property Institute Resumes Issuance of Industrial Design Registration Certificates
  • The National Industrial Property Institute of Brazil (INPI) announced in Official Gazette No. 2885, published on April 22, 2026, that it has fully resumed the issuance of industrial design registration certificates, which was ...
  • Brazil Industrial Property Institute Resumes Issuance of Industrial Design Registration Certificates
  • 2026-04-23
  • Mexico Amends the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property: Multiple New Rules for Trademarks and Patents
  • On April 3, 2026, the amendment to the MexicanFederal Law for the Protection of Industrial Propertywas published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, entering into force on April 4, 2026. This reform introduces clear rule...
  • Mexico Amends the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property: Multiple New Rules for Trademarks and Patents

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