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- 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...

- 2025-07-08
- Examining the Unity Requirement for Multiple Designs in Hague International Applications from the Perspective of Global Market Demand
- BackgroundIn 2024, international design applications filed under the Hague System reached a record high of 27,161, representing a 6.8% year-on-year increase and marking the fourth consecutive year of growth. The Hague System official...

- 2025-07-02
- Bimonthly Updates on Intellectual Property (May-June 2025)
- Bimonthly Updates on Intellectual Property (May-June 2025).pdf

- 2025-07-02
- Notice Regarding Hague System Designation of Uzbekistan: Individual Designation Fee Enter into Force on July 30
- Uzbekistan officially acceded to theGeneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs(the “Geneva Act”) on October 10, 2024, following the deposit of its instrument of accession...

- 2025-07-02
- Newly Revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law of China Passed, to Take Effect on October 15
- On June 27, 2025, the 16th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress voted to pass the newly revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the People's Republic of China. The law will official...

- 2025-06-30
- The Importance of Communication with the Original Examiner in Reexamination Proceedings
- Reexamination proceedings serve as a remedial mechanism for patent applicants contesting a rejection decision, functioning as a continuation of the patent examination procedure. Only patent applicants are entitled to initiate such proceed...
