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- 2024-11-01
- The China-New Zealand Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Project Will Be Launched on November 1, 2024
- As jointly decided by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ), the China- New Zealand PPH pilot will be launched on November 1, ...
- 2024-10-17
- Russia Adjusts Patent Maintenance Fees to a Five-Year Payment Cycle and Expands Fee Exemption Scope
- Resolution No. 1278 of the Federal Government of Russia, officially promulgated on September 18, 2024, entered into force on October 5 of the same year, which comprehensively adjusted the official fees for multiple intellectual prope...
- 2024-10-17
- United Kingdom Will Continue Issuing Statements of Grant of Protection Concerning International Registration of Designs
- On 9 October 2024, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) received and published a decision that the UK Intellectual Property Office will continue to issue statements of grant of protection concerning internation...
- 2024-10-12
- USPTO Terminates Roughly 3000 Patent Application Proceedings
- On October 2, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a final order terminating proceedings in roughly 3,100 patent applications for the fraudulent entry of the S-signature of a registered practitioner by someone ot...
- 2024-10-12
- USPTO Ending the After Final Consideration Pilot Program
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced that it will terminate the After Final Consideration Pilot Program (AFCP 2.0) and that December 14, 2024, will be the last date for applicants to submit re...
- 2024-10-12
- Ukraine’s New Trademark Registration Rules Came into Force
- On 18 September 2024, new rules for the registration of trademarks in Ukraine came into force ("Rules"). In line with the order of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine No. 19889 dated 6 August 2024, the Rules establish re...