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- 2025-07-24
- WEIPR Selected into National Patent Agents Association’s First Batch of Targeted Service Assurance List for Patent Agencies
- On July 17, 2025, the All-China Patent Agents Association (ACPAA) officially announced the First Batch of Patent Agencies Targeted Service Assurance List. A total of 986 high-quality agencies across China were rigorous...

- 2025-07-24
- USPTO to Resume In-Person PTAB Hearings
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that all Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) hearings will return to in-person format effective September 1, 2025. Under the new policy, all parties...

- 2025-07-24
- UK Launches Consultation to Reform Standard Essential Patent Framework
- The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has initiated a public consultation on reforming the Standard Essential Patent (SEP) framework, aiming to eliminate innovation barriers in critical technologies including 5G communic...

- 2025-07-24
- Smart IP Management: Lessons from a Breakthrough Battery
- IntroductionThe new energy industry is booming, and energy storage tech is a hot race. A tech company made waves with a new "flow battery" that stores more power and costs less. But when they tried to bring it to market, they ...

- 2025-07-21
- WEIPR Group Assists in Application for "Haodian Mushroom" Geographical Indication Certification Mark
- Recently, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has formally accepted the application for the "Haodian Mushroom" Geographical Indication Certification Mark. This achievement signifies a ...

- 2025-07-18
- Change of the Individual Fee under Madrid Protocol Concerning Republic of Korea
- The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has established new amounts of the individual fee payable with respect to Republic of Korea under Madrid Protocol. As from August 10, 2025, the amo...
