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  • 2025-10-23
  • IPOS Introduces Pilot Fee Refund for Patent Prosecution Highway Users
  • The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a new pilot initiative to encourage use of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme. From 15 September 2025 to 31 December 2027, applicants who file a...
  • IPOS Introduces Pilot Fee Refund for Patent Prosecution Highway Users
  • 2025-10-23
  • Upcoming Changes to Australia’s Trademark Regulations: Key Reforms to International Registrations, Oppositions, and Hearings
  • Australia’s trademark system is poised for a series of important updates with the recent release of the exposure draft of theTrade Marks Amendment (International Registrations, Hearings and Oppositions) Regulations 2025by IP Au...
  • Upcoming Changes to Australia’s Trademark Regulations: Key Reforms to International Registrations, Oppositions, and Hearings
  • 2025-10-17
  • Key Updates to the Madrid System: New Rules Effective from November 1, 2025
  • The Madrid Union has introduced several significant amendments to the Regulations under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement, which will come into effect on November 1, 2025. These updates are designed to enhance the effi...
  • Key Updates to the Madrid System: New Rules Effective from November 1, 2025
  • 2025-10-16
  • Russia Introduces Tiered Fee System for Trademarks and Expands Official Fee Waivers
  • In a significant update to its intellectual property framework, the Russian government has issued Resolution No. 1459 on September 23, 2025, introducing key changes. The reforms are centered on a new tiered fee structure for trademark...
  • Russia Introduces Tiered Fee System for Trademarks and Expands Official Fee Waivers
  • 2025-10-16
  • Malaysia Introduces Key IP Revisions: New Fee Concessions, Expanded E-Filing, and Post-Grant Opposition System
  • The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) has recently issued several important updates affecting both the trademark and patent systems. These changes, which will be implemented in phases starting in the second hal...
  • Malaysia Introduces Key IP Revisions: New Fee Concessions, Expanded E-Filing, and Post-Grant Opposition System
  • 2025-10-11
  • EU Enters New Phase of Geographical Indication Protection, Extending to Crafts and Industrial Products in 2025
  • Starting December 1, 2025, the European Union's Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) system will undergo a significant expansion. From that date, Italy and all other EU member states will officially begin accepting PG...
  • EU Enters New Phase of Geographical Indication Protection, Extending to Crafts and Industrial Products in 2025

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