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- 2024-12-27
- Costa Rica Signs Historic Validation Agreement with EPO
- On 13th December 2024, a pivotal validation agreement was signed between Costa Rica and EPO. Under the validation agreement, European patents validated in Costa Rica will have the same effect and be subject to the same conditions...

- 2024-12-27
- Patent Additional Term in Canada
- On December 18, 2024, amendments to the Patent Rules were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. The main goal of these amendments is to set out how the legislative framework for an additional term will be operationalized and a...

- 2024-12-20
- Uzbekistan Joins the Hague System
- Uzbekistan has joined the Hague System, expanding the geographical coverage of WIPO’s international design system to 98 countries. This accession marks a significant milestone for Central Asia, enhancing Uzbekistan’s position i...

- 2024-12-20
- New EU Design Reform was Officially Published
- On 18 November 2024, the new EU design legislation package was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, containing the Amending Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 of the European Parliament and of the Coun...

- 2024-12-20
- Main Changes of Phase I Regarding New EU Design Reform
- l Change of TerminologyThe terminology of the Amending Regulation is adapted to the wording of the Lisbon Treaty, with all references to the Community being substituted by references to the European Union or, in some instances, th...

- 2024-12-20
- TIPO Announced a Two-Year Extension for the Pilot Program of Accelerated Examination of Design Patent
- In order to increase the diversity and flexibility of the examination of design patent applications, the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan, China (TIPO) has formulated the “Pilot Prog...
