The new administrative procedure presents significant advantages for the protection of trademark rights compared to court actions, in terms of both the increased speed of the proceedings and the lower costs involved.
The fraudulent campaign demonstrates how “scams continue to evolve and become more sophisticated”, claims the agency in an internal email.
In a move welcomed by IP professionals in the region, the SAIP has launched a free search tool enabling users to search for trademarks, patents and/or industrial designs registered in Saudi Arabia.
At the request of applicants, trademark filers in Turkey will be saved from tedious admin work as the country’s IP office can now exchange priority documents electronically with other participating offices.
14 July 2022
In our latest round-up, we look at Hong Kong seizing $400,000 worth of counterfeits, USPTO modernising assignment request process, and much more.
12 July 2022
The UK government has outlined plans to simplify the country’s design system, following a recent call for views on the existing framework.
12 July 2022
The EUIPO has clarified its approach to classifications for applications relating to virtual goods, NFTs and the metaverse. The announcement has been spurred by increasing application numbers.
11 July 2022
The Supervisory Council of the General Directorate of Industrial Property has approved Decision No 4 dated 20 June 2022, which regulates the submission of applications through the e-Albania platform.
08 July 2022
The USPTO has confirmed that its long-awaited requirement for trademark filers to have their identities verified will commence from 6 August 2022.
07 July 2022
IP legislation that came into effect in 2017 broadened the criteria for aspects of signs that can be registered as trademarks. With Turkey’s IP office leading the way by recently granting non-conventional marks to Netflix, multimedia marks are expected to feature widely in the country’s IP landscape.
07 July 2022
Nathan Abraham, deputy director, tribunal at the UKIPO, outlines why he believes AI-driven pre-apply services should be the future of trademark application filing.
02 July 2022
Experts from the EUIPO’s Technology Watch System share their take on the main IT trends in IP for 2022, and how the office is embracing them.
01 July 2022
In our latest round-up, we look at Kim Kardashian being sued over her SKKN brand, Yuga Labs – the company behind the Bored Ape NFT project – initiating legal action, and much more.
01 July 2022
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