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  • 2026-05-14
  • USPTO Extends the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program
  • The Federal Register has issued a notice that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces the extension of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program, along with r...
  • USPTO Extends the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program
  • 2026-05-13
  • Bimonthly Updates on Intellectual Property (March - April 2026)
  • Bimonthly Updates on Intellectual Property (March - April 2026).pdf
  • Bimonthly Updates on Intellectual Property (March - April 2026)
  • 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

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