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The dishwashing machine – an invention from 1886
To protect her fine china and avoid having to hand-wash them herself, Josephine Cochran set out to invent a better dishwashing machine. Widowed early in this effort, she worked tirelessly to build a successful prototype, sell her invention, and ultimately turn a tedious task into an iconic American appliance.
CERTIFICATION MARK FOR PUEBLO CHILE AND DESIGN IN PUEBLO, COLORADO
Pueblo Chile Grower’s Association (the “Grower’s Association”) filed for a certification mark to cover Pueblo Chile grown in Pueblo Colorado for fresh chiles.
WIPO Re:Search – 150 Collaborations in the Fight Against NTDs, Malaria and Tuberculosis
WIPO Re:Search has recently surpassed 150 research collaborations in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), malaria and tuberculosis (TB). This marks an important milestone for the consortium that aims to improve global health through the sharing of intellectual property (IP) protected materials and other know how.
EPO Patent Information Conference 2019
29-31 October 2019 Bucharest, Romania Registration is now open for the EPO’s Patent Information Conference 2019, taking place in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, from 29 to 31 October 2019 (with some training courses on 28 and 31 October).
The word “THE” protected by a trademark?
According to several trusted US media, Ohio State University wants to trademark the word “the” when used as part of the school’s name on university merchandise. The school has filed an application for trademark registration to the US Patent and Trademark Office.
EUIPO open day on 7 September 2019
On Saturday 7 September, the EUIPO will hold an open day at its premises. This is the first time the Office has organised such an initiative, which coincides with the 25th anniversary of its foundation.
Guidelines for Third-Party Observations on Trademark Applications for Registration
In order to cover shortage of information during the trademark examination, enable examiners to investigate the evidence ex officio, avoid applications filed in bad faith and enhance the validity of trademark registrations, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) prescribed “Guidelines for third-party observations on trademark applications for registration“, which have been announced to implement on June […]
WIPO provides domain name dispute resolution services for .CN and .中国
As of August 1, 2019, WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center became the only non-Chinese entity to provide domain name dispute resolution services for the .CN and .中国 (China) country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD), one of the world’s largest ccTLDs.
Lars Liljeryd – music and innovations
Convenient audio streaming, storage and playback would hardly be imaginable without the contributions of Swedish sound specialist Lars Liljeryd (finalist for the European Inventor Award 2017).
Eligibility for Reductions in Certain PCT Fees
Applicability of 75% reduction in certain fees at the European Patent Office
The Role Of World’s Indigenous Peoples
There are approximately 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. They speak a majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures.
Visual search for TMview extended to Croatia
TMview’s visual search facility, which allows users to search for trade marks in the world’s largest free, online trade mark database, has been extended to one more intellectual property office.
Brazil: individual fee payable in two parts
Declaration made under Article 8(7)(a) of the Madrid Protocol and notification made under Rule 34(3)(a) of the Common Regulations
Taiwan – New Measures for Technical Evaluation Report for Utility Model Patent
TIPO has revised the measures for technical evaluation report for utility model patent to provide more sufficient opportunities for the patentee to file a response to explain the technical features of the utility model patent in conditions of unfavorable technical evaluations.
Shifting focus from innovation quantity to innovation quality remains a priority
Assessing the quality, rather than only the quantity, of innovation inputs and outputs has become an overarching concern to the innovation policy community.