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- 2025-07-15
- Official Release of the 2nd Hubei Patent Award Winners List! WEIPR Helps Innovators Secure One Silver and One Excellence Award
- On July 7, 2025, the Hubei Provincial Intellectual Property Office and the Hubei Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security jointly issued the "Decision on Recognizing the Winners of the 2nd Hubei P...

- 2025-07-15
- Patent Mining and Drafting: Unlocking the Core Elements of IP Protection
- In the era of innovation-driven development, patents, as crucial protective barriers for the innovative achievements of enterprises and individuals, are becoming increasingly valuable. Patent mining and drafting are the key steps in trans...

- 2025-07-10
- Adding Two Words to a Trademark Nearly Led to a Decade-Old Brand Being Cancelled: How to Avoid Trademark Usage Pitfalls?
- PrefaceTrademarks are typically used as registered. However, companies often modify or optimize their trademarks based on operational needs. Such seemingly minor changes can carry significant risks, including trademark cancellation, adm...

- 2025-07-09
- Bahamas and Brazil Join Budapest Treaty in Succession, Expanding Global Microbial Patent System
- According to the latest notification from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas deposited its instrument of accession to the Budapest Treaty on the Internation...

- 2025-07-08
- Notice Regarding Hague System Designation of South Korea: Individual Designation Fee Reduction Effective August 1st
- Please be advised that new individual designation fees for international design applications designating South Korea through the Hague System have been announced. The revised fee schedule will take effect starting August 1, 2025. Th...

- 2025-07-08
- USPTO Sanctions Foreign Firm for Signature Fraud in Landmark Trademark Case
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has taken decisive action to uphold the integrity of the U.S. intellectual property system, issuing a precedential Final Order for Sanctions against Stelcore Management Service...
