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- 2024-08-22
- CIPO Formalized the Change to the Refusal and Review Process for Industrial Design Examination Decisions
- Following public consultation and an extensive pilot project, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) is formalizing the change in practice whereby an industrial design examination decision to refuse registration is review...

- 2024-08-22
- Argentina Issues New Resolution to Expedite and Enhance the Efficiency of Trademark Opposition Proceedings
- On July 31, 2024, the National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina officially issued Resolution No. P-295/24, which aims to further optimize the trademark opposition process and enhance its efficiency.Previously, in acc...

- 2024-08-15
- The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property Begins Requiring Intellectual Property Agents to Obtain Professional Qualification Certificates
- The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) has recently amended portions of the Intellectual Property Services Licensing Regulations, making the acquisition of a professional qualification certificate issued by the c...

- 2024-08-15
- Serbian Intellectual Property Office: New Fees Enter into Force from August 1, 2024
- New harmonized dinar amounts from the tariff of Republic Administrative Fees have been published in the Official Gazette 59/2024 and they enter into force on August 1, 2024.Part of this Tariff are also fees paid for the documents a...

- 2024-08-15
- Uruguay Approved Accession to Treaty That Establishes the Process of Patenting and Depositing Microorganisms
- At the request of the Executive, Parliament approved the country's accession to the Budapest Treaty, which addresses the protection of inventions in biotechnology and consolidates the regulatory conditions that favor the creation o...

- 2024-08-15
- EUIPO: Legislative Measures Related to Intellectual Property Infringements
- Recently, EUIPO has published a study analyzing the legislation applied in each EU Member State to combat intellectual property crimes. Although there are several international minimum standards, national laws governing criminal ...
