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Estonia joins the e-Learning family
On July 12, 2013 Estonia joined the e-Learning for SMEs tool, developed within the framework of the Cooperation Fund. With this latest adoption the total number of IP offices using e-Learning for SMEs became 11. The tool has been available since November 2012. E-Learning is free of charge and you may find it at www.tmdn.org in thirteen EU languages. It […]
Internet Society Outlines Framework for Discussions on IP Policy on the Internet
WASHINGTON, D.C. and GENEVA – The challenge of how to reconcile intellectual property rights and emerging Internet technologies and platforms has become a pivotal point of all Internet governance discussions. In its new paper on intellectual property policy, the Internet Society proposes establishing a set of fundamental processes and standards to facilitate and guide policy discussions […]
PTAB Guidance on the Statutory Time Bar to an Inter Partes Review
The Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) provide a mechanism to challenge validity of a patent. However, there is a statutory time bar against belatedly requesting an IPR. The Board has now rendered decisions, discussed below, clarifying when the statutory time bar exists. APPLICABLE STATUTORY AND […]
Iran Joins the Patent Cooperation Treaty
The Islamic Republic of Iran ratified the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on July 4, becoming the 148th contracting state. International applications filed from October 4 this year will include the designation of Iran. Nationals and residents of Iran will be able to file international applications under the PCT from the same date. Iran is the […]
Croatia, Cyprus, Mexico, and Norway join TMview database
On 1 July 2013 four new countries, Croatia, Cyprus, Mexico, and Norway, have made their trademark data available through the online database TMview. Cyprus and Croatia joined as members of the EU while Mexico and Norway as non-EU countries. Set up by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, TMview allows businesses to perform […]
New page in the Network of ip4all.com – Israel
Dear Readers, Colleagues and Friends, We recently opened a new page of our Network – the one of Israel: http://ipisrael.ip4all.com/ We’ll welcome your cooperation in order to promote the page and give our readers a wide range of news in the field of intellectual property. We are going to expect your news, articles and event […]
OMPIC and OHIM Signed a Memorandum of Understanding
The Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (OMPIC) and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) signed on 21 June in Alicante – Spain, a Memorandum of Understanding for bilateral cooperation. The objective of this agreement is to strengthen cooperation and exchange experiences in the management of intellectual property in order to improve […]
Baghdad Trademark Charges Adopted in Erbil
ERBIL – The Trademark Office of Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan Al Iraq Region, announced that the trademark charges in Kurdistan will be the same as adopted by the Trademark Directorate of Baghdad, as per the decision issued by Kurdistan Presidency Council No.3306 dated April 1, 2013 and published at the Kurdistan Official Gazette. Accordingly, […]
Israel Supreme Court Hears Design Infringement Case and Awards Damages
This case, concerning sales of flag poles for attaching flags to cars, that infringed a registered design, is a landmark case, in that this is the first time that the Israel Supreme Court has ruled on damages for design infringements. With the high-profile Apple vs. Samsung case in the US and Europe, and a new […]
This case, concerning sales of flag poles for attaching flags to cars, that infringed a registered design, is a landmark case, in that this is the first time that the Israel Supreme Court has ruled on damages for design infringements. With the high-profile Apple vs. Samsung case in the US and Europe, and a new […]
Libya: Trademark Office Update and Issuance of First Official Gazette
TRIPOLI – Two years after its services were interrupted as a result of the civil unrest in Libya, the Libyan Trademark Office officially resumed its full operation by issuing its first Official Gazette, providing a comprehensive database of newly published trademarks. The Trademark Office is currently accepting trademark search instructions, and receiving new trademark applications. […]
TRIPOLI – Two years after its services were interrupted as a result of the civil unrest in Libya, the Libyan Trademark Office officially resumed its full operation by issuing its first Official Gazette, providing a comprehensive database of newly published trademarks. The Trademark Office is currently accepting trademark search instructions, and receiving new trademark applications. […]
Saudi Arabia Switches Weekend to Friday-Saturday
RIYADH – Pursuant to the Royal Decree issued by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz No. A/185 dated 14 Sha’aban 14340 H corresponding to June 23, 2013 , the official weekend days in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were changed from Thursday and Friday to Friday and Saturday, bringing the Kingdom’s working days in line with other […]
Who Owns #Hashtags?
Proliferation of social media continues to stretch the boundaries of the law and its definitions. It prompts us to apply the proven legal concepts to new technological and social phenomena with no clear and well-defined answers. A good example is a question of whether Twitter hashtags are anybody’s intellectual property. If yes, then can a […]
Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights
Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 has been published on 29.6.2013 in the Official Journal (OJ L181). This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July 2013 and shall be applicable […]
Patent Drawings and the USPTO’s Electronic Framework
Significant numbers of patent applications are being filed with drawings in data formats that result in a patent having degraded images. This is a result of failure of users of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Electronic Filing System (EFS) to understand the following provisions of the USPTO’s Legal Framework for EFS-Web, published […]
Patent Drawings and the USPTO’s Electronic Framework
Significant numbers of patent applications are being filed with drawings in data formats that result in a patent having degraded images. This is a result of failure of users of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO’s) Electronic Filing System (EFS) to understand the following provisions of the USPTO’s Legal Framework for EFS-Web, published […]