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  • 2026-04-13
  • Korea MOIP Upgrades Trade Secret Original Document Certificate Service
  • The Korean Intellectual Property Office (MOIP) has enhanced the issuance process for certificates of original documents for trade secrets, with a focus on two key facilitative measures.Under relevant legal provisions, applicants m...
  • Korea MOIP Upgrades Trade Secret Original Document Certificate Service
  • 2026-04-08
  • USPTO Issues Supplemental Guidance: Adjusting Examination Requirements for Digital Interface Design Patents
  • The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued theSupplemental Guidance for Examination of Design Patent Applications Related to Computer-Generated Interfaces and Icons, introducing several important ...
  • USPTO Issues Supplemental Guidance: Adjusting Examination Requirements for Digital Interface Design Patents
  • 2026-04-08
  • EPO Completes Annual Revision of Three Guidelines: Systematic Improvement of European Patent Examination Rules
  • Recently, the European Patent Office (EPO) officially announced the comprehensive revision of the 2026 edition of the EPC Guidelines, PCT-EPO Guidelines and Unitary Patent Guidelines. The new guidelines officially ente...
  • EPO Completes Annual Revision of Three Guidelines: Systematic Improvement of European Patent Examination Rules
  • 2026-04-07
  • USPTO Launches AI Trademark Classification Tool Class ACT: 5-Month Process Reduced to 5 Minutes
  • Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced the release of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent software called the Trademark Classification Agentic Codification Tool (referred to as "C...
  • USPTO Launches AI Trademark Classification Tool Class ACT: 5-Month Process Reduced to 5 Minutes
  • 2026-04-03
  • European Patent Office Launches Advanced European-Built OCR AI Solution
  • On 11 March 2026, the European Patent Office (EPO) officially announced a deep strategic partnership with a leading European artificial intelligence enterprise, and launched a state-of-the-art Optical Character Recognition (OC...
  • European Patent Office Launches Advanced European-Built OCR AI Solution
  • 2026-04-01
  • USPTO New Patent Rules: Foreign Applicants Must Be Represented by Patent Practitioners
  • Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has officially released the revised 2026 Patent Practice Rules, which will take effect on July 20, 2026, further improving the patent application process and pro...
  • USPTO New Patent Rules: Foreign Applicants Must Be Represented by Patent Practitioners

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