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  • 2025-04-18
  • Brazil Enacts New Trade Law with IP Retaliation Clause
  • Brazil formally established a retaliatory framework against unilateral protectionist measures through the enactment of Law No. 15,122, the Trade Reciprocity Act, on April 11, 2025. Adjustments to intellectual property (IP) provisi...
  • Brazil Enacts New Trade Law with IP Retaliation Clause
  • 2025-04-18
  • USPTO Will Suspend Expedited Examination of Design Applications from April 17,2025
  • On April 14, 2025, USPTO announced to suspend expedited examination of design applications effective April 17, 2025, to combat fraud and to reduce pendency and inventory of unexamined design applications.According to USPTO, re...
  • USPTO Will Suspend Expedited Examination of Design Applications from April 17,2025
  • 2025-04-15
  • IP Statistical Bulletin for January-March 2025 from CNIPA
  • I. PatentsFrom January to March 2025, China granted 199,000 invention patents, 408,000 utility model patents, and 161,000 design patents.By the end of March, the total number of valid invention patents in China reached 5.824 millio...
  • IP Statistical Bulletin for January-March 2025 from CNIPA
  • 2025-04-10
  • UAE Launches Green IP Strategy to Accelerate Sustainable Innovation and Streamline Patent Processes
  • The UAE government has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to bolster intellectual property (IP) protections for sustainable innovations and streamline patent registration processes, aligning with the nation's circular economy trans...
  • UAE Launches Green IP Strategy to Accelerate Sustainable Innovation and Streamline Patent Processes
  • 2025-04-10
  • USPTO Updates Guidance on Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings
  • On March 24, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an updated Guidance memorandum on its recission of the “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings wit...
  • USPTO Updates Guidance on Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings
  • 2025-04-10
  • Major Adjustments to Turkey's Trademark Policy Implemented
  • On March 15, 2025, the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) officially published significant reforms to the trademark system through Government Gazettes No. 32842, effective immediately. Key updates are summa...
  • Major Adjustments to Turkey's Trademark Policy Implemented

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