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  • 2025-10-09
  • China Launches New Online Trademark Application System on October 20
  • The Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) announced the forthcoming launch of its new-generation online trademark application system, set to go live on October 20, 2025. This sign...
  • China Launches New Online Trademark Application System on October 20
  • 2025-09-29
  • Service Disruption Notice: Korean Patent E-Filing System Interrupted Due to Data Center Fire, KIPO Issues Contingency Guidelines
  • The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced on September 27, 2025, that its electronic filing platform, "Patent Portal (www.patent.go.kr)," is experiencing a service interruption and users cannot currently...
  • Service Disruption Notice: Korean Patent E-Filing System Interrupted Due to Data Center Fire, KIPO Issues Contingency Guidelines
  • 2025-09-26
  • EPO and CNIPA extend PCT ISA pilot until 2031
  • The European Patent Office (EPO) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) are pleased to announce that their successful PCT pilot programme will continue until 30 November 2031.The heads of t...
  • EPO and CNIPA extend PCT ISA pilot until 2031
  • 2025-09-23
  • China's Stricter Trademark Policies Show Results in Curbing Malicious Cancellations and Deceptive Registrations
  • China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has recently intensified efforts to curb malicious trademark cancellations and the use of deceptive trademarks that mislead the public, with multiple targeted measures no...
  • China's Stricter Trademark Policies Show Results in Curbing Malicious Cancellations and Deceptive Registrations
  • 2025-09-19
  • China Breaks into Global Top 10 in Innovation, Says Latest WIPO Report
  • On September 16, 2025, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Global Innovation Index 2025 report, in which China climbed to 10th place globally, marking its first entry into the top ten. China conti...
  • China Breaks into Global Top 10 in Innovation, Says Latest WIPO Report
  • 2025-09-19
  • EPO Introduces Electronic Filing of Colour and Greyscale Drawings from October 2025
  • The European Patent Office (EPO) will allow colour and greyscale drawings to be filed electronically from 1 October 2025, responding to user demand and advancing its digital transformation. This update supports full digital process...
  • EPO Introduces Electronic Filing of Colour and Greyscale Drawings from October 2025

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