EPO: Unitary Patent Will Start Soon
On December 15, 2015, the European Patent Office (EPO) has announced a series of agreements regarding the new Unitary Patent is finalized.
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USPTO: 2015 Annual Report
Below are three statistics from the 2015 annual report of United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Guide of Procedures for Filing International Trademark Applications compiled at the Fourth TM5 Annual Meeting among Japan, United States, Europe, China, and Korea
On December 1 and 2, 2015, the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) held the 2015 TM5 Annual Meeting in Alexandria, United States.
New Look of Patent and Trademark Registration Certificates
Starting January 1, 2016, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office’s patent and trademark registration certificates began to have a new look.
TIPO Trend Analysis of Patent Applications filed by Universities and Colleges in Taiwan (Part II)
Regarding the continuous decrease in the number of domestic patent application in Taiwan, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) trend analysis of patent applications filed by universities and colleges in Taiwan (Part I) has analyzed the number of application filed. In this TIPO trend analysis of patent applications filed by universities and colleges in Taiwan […]
World’s Largest Trademark Database, Tmview, Is Now Providing Japanese Trademark Information
The world’s largest free trademark database, TMview, is now providing information of trademark application and registration of Japan. With the search tool in Japanese, Japanese users can search all foreign trademark information more conveniently and can formulate global branding strategy more effectively.
International Search of PCT international applications of all PCT member countries of ASEAN – Patent Examination Coordination between Japan and Laos
The Japan Patent Office (JPO) can conduct international search for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) international application filed to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by citizen and resident of Laos after January 1, 2016.
Taiwan and Korea entered a new stage in Patent Examination Cooperation: PDX Program to begin on Jan 1, 2016
Following the cooperation with Japan on electronic exchange of priority documents (PDX),
WIPO Statistical Report Released on December 14, 2015 – Industrial Design Application
On December 14, 2015, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released the latest statistical report of industrial design application.