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Global Patent Filings See Fastest Growth in 18 Years

Global Patent Filings See Fastest Growth in 18 Years

A new WIPO report shows that in 2012 global patent filings increased at its strongest rate in nearly two decades as industrial-design registration notched its best-ever rate of growth. Intellectual property (IP) filings have sharply rebounded since a 2009 decline at the height of the financial crisis. The report shows patent filings grew by 9.2% […]

USPTO New Trademark Practice Tips

USPTO New Trademark Practice Tips

The USPTO announced new trademark “practice tips”: Subscribing to Trademark Alert Emails  TMIDSuggest Mailbox for Proposing  New Goods/Services Entries Letters of Protest Overdue Registrations  Trademark Policy Collaboration Site Overview  plus an updated one: Steps When Confronted with an Assignment Against Your Property Filed by Another Party   You may find all Practice Tips at: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/notices/practice_tips.jsp […]

Requirements to advertisements by companies with identical company name

Requirements to advertisements by companies with identical company name

At the beginning of this year, the Federal Court of Justice dealt with the matter regarding the requirements that must be observed by a company with a nationwide advertisement in print media in case there is an balanced situation under trademark law between this company and a further legally and economically completely independent company with […]

At the beginning of this year, the Federal Court of Justice dealt with the matter regarding the requirements that must be observed by a company with a nationwide advertisement in print media in case there is an balanced situation under trademark law between this company and a further legally and economically completely independent company with […]
Requirements to advertisements by companies with identical company name

Requirements to advertisements by companies with identical company name

At the beginning of this year, the Federal Court of Justice dealt with the matter regarding the requirements that must be observed by a company with a nationwide advertisement in print media in case there is an balanced situation under trademark law between this company and a further legally and economically completely independent company with […]

At the beginning of this year, the Federal Court of Justice dealt with the matter regarding the requirements that must be observed by a company with a nationwide advertisement in print media in case there is an balanced situation under trademark law between this company and a further legally and economically completely independent company with […]
Requirements to advertisements by companies with identical company name

Requirements to advertisements by companies with identical company name

At the beginning of this year, the Federal Court of Justice dealt with the matter regarding the requirements that must be observed by a company with a nationwide advertisement in print media in case there is an balanced situation under trademark law between this company and a further legally and economically completely independent company with […]

At the beginning of this year, the Federal Court of Justice dealt with the matter regarding the requirements that must be observed by a company with a nationwide advertisement in print media in case there is an balanced situation under trademark law between this company and a further legally and economically completely independent company with […]
E-services live in Slovakia

E-services live in Slovakia

The Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic has implemented the e-Services project, developed by OHIM´s Cooperation Fund. The e-Services integration marks another success for the Slovak Office and the Cooperation Fund teams. In July e-filing for trademarks was implemented in the Slovak Office headquarters, a key milestone in the rollout of the Cooperation Fund […]

Four Candidatures Received for Post of WIPO Director General

Four Candidatures Received for Post of WIPO Director General

Four candidatures for the post of Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) were received by 5 p.m. (Geneva time) on December 6, 2013, the deadline fixed for the submission of names. The candidates are (in alphabetical order of names of candidates):  Mr. Francis Gurry (Australia), Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama (Nigeria), Mr. Jüri Seilenthal […]

ДЗИС одбележа 20 години од своето постоење

ДЗИС одбележа 20 години од своето постоење

По повод одбележувањето на 20 годишнината од основањето Државен завод за индустриска сопственост и донесување Закон за индустриска сопственост се одржа конференција на тема “Создравање пазари од резултатите од истражувањата”. Конференцијата се одржа на 29 Ноември 2013 во Музејот на македонската борба во Скопје. На конфернцијата присуствуваa г-динот Стив Том, советник во кабинетот на г-динот Франсис […]

European Commission launches public consultation on copyrights

European Commission launches public consultation on copyrights

The European Commission has today launched a public consultation as part of its on-going efforts to review and modernise EU copyright rules. The consultation invites stakeholders to share their views on areas identified in the Communication on Content in the Digital Single Market (IP/12/1394), i.e. territoriality in the Single Market, harmonisation, limitations and exceptions to […]

US-Supreme Court prohibits patents on genes

US-Supreme Court prohibits patents on genes

On June 13, 2013, the Supreme Court based in Washington, USA, decided that no patents on human genes will be granted anymore. The Amercian pharma company Myriad Genetics had two breast cancer gene sequences BRCA1 and BRCA2 patented, which naturally occur in the human body. The gene BRCA1, for example, leads to an increased risk […]

Dubai Police Promise Zero Tolerance for Intellectual Property Crimes

Dubai Police Promise Zero Tolerance for Intellectual Property Crimes

DUBAI – Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, the Deputy Chairman of Police and General Security, said that police will fight the Intellectual Property crimes vigorously as they negatively affect the national economy. “The enforcement of Intellectual Property rights is significant,” he said. “The UAE is active in protecting the rights of international brand owners.” According to Gulf News, […]

European Commission intends to strengthen trademark protection and to facilitate the proceedings

European Commission intends to strengthen trademark protection and to facilitate the proceedings

According to a bill by the European Commission, trademark protection in Europe shall become easier and more effective for companies so as to foster innovation and growth. The reform shall be based on the following points: 1.      streamlining and harmonization of the registration procedure, on the level of member states, too, 2.      modernization of existing regulations […]

WIPO GREEN: New Online Marketplace Seeks Environmentally Sustainable Solutions for Climate Change

WIPO GREEN: New Online Marketplace Seeks Environmentally Sustainable Solutions for Climate Change

On November 28, 2013 WIPO launched a new online marketplace connecting a wide variety of groups seeking shared innovation and environmentally friendly technologies to address climate change. The WIPO GREEN database and network matches owners of new technologies with individuals or companies seeking to commercialize, license or otherwise distribute a green technology. Its objective is to accelerate […]

Macedonian patent office (SOIP) with new website

Macedonian patent office (SOIP) with new website

SOIP  put feature new website that has a refreshing new design and look. Also, put a new engine to search for patents, trademarks and industrial design. New features on the site The new website incorporates the latest technologies and models for software development , such as : Responsive web design, this technique gives you the opportunity […]

Macedonian patent office (SOIP) with new website

Macedonian patent office (SOIP) with new website

SOIP  put feature new website that has a refreshing new design and look. Also, put a new engine to search for patents, trademarks and industrial design. New features on the site The new website incorporates the latest technologies and models for software development , such as : Responsive web design, this technique gives you the opportunity […]

SOIP  put feature new website that has a refreshing new design and look. Also, put a new engine to search for patents, trademarks and industrial design. New features on the site The new website incorporates the latest technologies and models for software development , such as : Responsive web design, this technique gives you the opportunity […]
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