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Bilateral OHIM – SIPO meeting

Bilateral OHIM – SIPO meeting

A Heads meeting took place on 17 October in Munich between Commissioner Tian Lipu from the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China and OHIM President, António Campinos. The two heads discussed bilateral cooperation activities between both organisations, such as the implementation of Designview, developments in the Search image project, as well as other cooperation […]

Korea-EU IPR Conference on Trade Marks

Korea-EU IPR Conference on Trade Marks

A conference co-organised by OHIM, KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office) and the ECCK (European Chamber of Commerce in South Korea) took place in Seoul on 23 October, and in the Busan on 24 October. The conferences brought together IP specialists from OHIM, KIPO and the private sector, to give presentations on trade mark and design […]

51 Series of meetings of the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization

51 Series of meetings of the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization

The General Assembly of member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), held in Geneva from 23 September to 2nd October 2013.  Delegates from the 186 member countries of WIPO met in Geneva to adopt the WIPO Program and Budget, as well as consideration of other important issues and priorities in the work of […]

51 Series of meetings of the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization

51 Series of meetings of the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization

The General Assembly of member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), held in Geneva from 23 September to 2nd October 2013.  Delegates from the 186 member countries of WIPO met in Geneva to adopt the WIPO Program and Budget, as well as consideration of other important issues and priorities in the work of […]

The General Assembly of member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), held in Geneva from 23 September to 2nd October 2013.  Delegates from the 186 member countries of WIPO met in Geneva to adopt the WIPO Program and Budget, as well as consideration of other important issues and priorities in the work of […]
Update to Global Patent Search Network with Access to Chinese Patent Documentation

Update to Global Patent Search Network with Access to Chinese Patent Documentation

Chinese Patent Documents from 1985 to 2012 Now Available The Global Patent Search Network (GPSN) http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/search/index.jsp has now been updated to include additional coverage years from 1985 to 2012 and additional features to sort and narrow search results. GPSN is available via the USPTO website enabling users to access Chinese patent documentation to conduct prior […]

Problems regarding piracy and counterfeiting

Problems regarding piracy and counterfeiting

The task force established by Kosovo’s government to stop the sale of counterfeit goods is showing results and joining a trend of regional governments in aggressively targeting pirated materials. Authorities have confiscated thousands of counterfeit CDs and DVDs in the first week after the government’s announcement in August that they will have a zero-tolerance policy […]

Problems regarding piracy and counterfeiting

Problems regarding piracy and counterfeiting

The task force established by Kosovo’s government to stop the sale of counterfeit goods is showing results and joining a trend of regional governments in aggressively targeting pirated materials. Authorities have confiscated thousands of counterfeit CDs and DVDs in the first week after the government’s announcement in August that they will have a zero-tolerance policy […]

The task force established by Kosovo’s government to stop the sale of counterfeit goods is showing results and joining a trend of regional governments in aggressively targeting pirated materials. Authorities have confiscated thousands of counterfeit CDs and DVDs in the first week after the government’s announcement in August that they will have a zero-tolerance policy […]
51 Serija sastanaka skupština država članica Svjetske organizacije za intelektualnu svojinu

51 Serija sastanaka skupština država članica Svjetske organizacije za intelektualnu svojinu

Generalna Skupština zemalja članica Svjetske organizacije za intelektualnu svojinu (WIPO), održana je u Ženevi u periodu od 23. septembra do 2. oktobra 2013 godine. Delegati iz 186 zemalja članica WIPO-a sastali su u Ženevi, radi usvajanja WIPO programa i budžeta, kao i razmatranja drugih važnih pitanja i prioriteta u radu Organizacije za period 2014-2015. Crnu […]

51 Serija sastanaka skupština država članica Svjetske organizacije za intelektualnu svojinu

51 Serija sastanaka skupština država članica Svjetske organizacije za intelektualnu svojinu

Generalna Skupština zemalja članica Svjetske organizacije za intelektualnu svojinu (WIPO), održana je u Ženevi u periodu od 23. septembra do 2. oktobra 2013 godine. Delegati iz 186 zemalja članica WIPO-a sastali su u Ženevi, radi usvajanja WIPO programa i budžeta, kao i razmatranja drugih važnih pitanja i prioriteta u radu Organizacije za period 2014-2015. Crnu […]

Tunisia Joins the International Trademark System

Tunisia Joins the International Trademark System

On October 21, 2013, Tunisia’s Minister of Industry Mehdi Jomâa and WIPO Director General Francis Gurry hailed the entry into force of the Madrid Protocol in Tunisia, while reviewing bilateral cooperation and discussing WIPO’s future technical assistance to Tunisia. Tunisia deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks on […]

French trademarks no longer cover French Polynesia&hellip unless validated

French trademarks no longer cover French Polynesia&hellip unless validated

French Polynesia achieved autonomous status by law on 3 March 2004(1). A Law of 6 May 2013(2) and a Decree of 22 July 2013(3) have outlined the means by which a national trademark can be protected in French Polynesia under the same conditions as in metropolitan France, notably as regards the duration of protected rights. […]

French Polynesia achieved autonomous status by law on 3 March 2004(1). A Law of 6 May 2013(2) and a Decree of 22 July 2013(3) have outlined the means by which a national trademark can be protected in French Polynesia under the same conditions as in metropolitan France, notably as regards the duration of protected rights. […]
French trademarks no longer cover French Polynesia&hellip unless validated

French trademarks no longer cover French Polynesia&hellip unless validated

French Polynesia achieved autonomous status by law on 3 March 2004(1). A Law of 6 May 2013(2) and a Decree of 22 July 2013(3) have outlined the means by which a national trademark can be protected in French Polynesia under the same conditions as in metropolitan France, notably as regards the duration of protected rights. […]

French Polynesia achieved autonomous status by law on 3 March 2004(1). A Law of 6 May 2013(2) and a Decree of 22 July 2013(3) have outlined the means by which a national trademark can be protected in French Polynesia under the same conditions as in metropolitan France, notably as regards the duration of protected rights. […]
Accession by the Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property to the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

Accession by the Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property to the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks

WIPO announced that on October 8, 2013, the Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property (BOIP) deposited its instrument of accession to the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, adopted at Singapore on March 27, 2006. In conformity with Article 28(3), the said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to BOIP, on January 8, 2014.  On that date and in accordance with Articles 26 and 28 […]

Seminar on the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks

Seminar on the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is organizing a Seminar on the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks, at WIPO Headquarters, in Geneva, on November 28 and 29, 2013.  The Seminar will be held in English. The Seminar aims at increasing awareness and practical knowledge of the Madrid system among users, whether in industry […]

IP Legislation in Albania

IP Legislation in Albania

National Legislation: English Version Albanian version Law no. 9947, dated 07th July 2008 “On Industrial Property” as amended by Law no. 10/2013, dated 14th February 2013 Ligji nr. 9947, datë 7 Korrik “Për Pronësinë Industriale”, I ndryshuar me Ligjin nr. 10/2013, datë 14.02.2013 Law no. 8488, dated May 13th, 1999 “On the protection of topographies […]

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