The development of novel chemical or medicinal substances, as well as the creation of sophisticated clinical treatment schemes, necessitate large investments and take a long period. The filing of patent applications is a critical aspect of safeguarding these sorts of enterprises, and there are frequently asked questions about when to file. Many applicants are eager […]
Category Archives: Legal News
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Trademark registration in Slovenia. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. Slovenia is a developed country, with an advanced high-income economy; ranking very high in the Human Development Index. Measured by Gini, Slovenia has one of the lowest rates of income inequality in the world. It is a member of […]
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The Public Consultation on Updating Hong Kong’s Copyright Regime has finally arrived
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Hong Kong is back in the copyright field after a seven-year. On November 24, 2021, the HKSAR Government started a three-month public consultation on amending Hong Kong’s copyright law. Following a nearly seven-year delay since the last attempt to pass the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 (“2014 Bill”) was adjourned due to filibustering, the government will […]
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According to Article 54 of the EPC, an invention is considered novel if it is not part of the state of the art. Based on this remark, you might conclude that it is consequently impossible to secure a patent for a known drug. However, there are several cases in which the substance as a whole […]
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Today, we’d like to focus on IP managers, the administrators responsible for managing an organization’s IP assets and improving their value to the bottom line. In the coming years, more will be expected of these experts than has ever been the case; as a result, they will need to broaden their understanding of IP to […]
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Disney is in risk of losing copyright protection for some of its most valuable characters
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Disney is at risk of losing the copyright to some of its most important – and lucrative – characters. While that also means other creators can use the characters after the copyright expires, they can’t just copy the Disney trademarks, they will have to make their own versions. Few would deny that Disney’s success is […]
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Trademark registration in Venezuela. Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America. Venezuela is a developing country and ranks 113th on the Human Development Index. It has the world’s largest known oil reserves and has been one of the world’s leading exporters of oil. Venezuela is […]
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The copy or mimicking of Covid-19 vaccines is an action that should be condemned in the old days. However, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic raging on in the world, killing tens of thousands of people daily worldwide, the replication of Covid-19 vaccines shouldn’t be taken as just plain Copy & Paste. Instead, it’s […]
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Trademark registration in Yemen. Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, & historically known as South Arabia, is a country in Western Asia, on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is a member of the Arab League, the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Yemen is also a culturally […]
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Because of a growing trend of IP awareness, businesses are becoming increasingly cautious in protecting their intellectual property. A corporation now works for effective and timely registration of IPs. They are not willing to take any risks with their IPs because it is the IP that generates revenue for them. With massive technology interventions, intangible […]
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The following principles have been developed over many years from the case law and decisions of the Registrar. In each case, the nature of the trade marks will determine the criteria which will be most appropriate to determine whether they are deceptively similar. Sound as well as appearance to be considered In determining the resemblance […]
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Patent registration in Brunei. Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Brunei has developed wealth from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields. Brunei has the second-highest Human Development Index among the Southeast Asian nations, after Singapore, […]
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Over the past couple of decades, Kazakhstan has issued many policies to support the economy of the country. As one of its latest efforts, recently, the government of this country has published a roadmap to improve the economy through the modification of Intellectual Property. So, what is Kazakhstan’s plan to improve and enhance IP in […]
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Patent registration in Brazil. Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. Brazil is one of the world’s most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world. It is a regional and middle power, and an […]
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In the sphere of intellectual property, Ukraine’s national legislation has undergone significant modifications
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Significant changes in national legislation in the field of Ukraine have begun in the recent few years. New terms of the Law of Ukraine “About copyright and related rights” were added. In particular, the changes simplify the procedure for copyright holders to remove illegal content from websites… On 14 July 2020, the newly adopted law […]
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Patent registration in Bulgaria. Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Bulgaria is a developing country, with an upper-middle-income economy, ranking 56th in the Human Development Index. Its market economy is part of the European Single Market and is largely based on services, followed by industry—especially machine building and mining—and […]
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UAE is currently on the path of major reforms to meet and surpass international standards. One of UAE’s most notable changes in policy is probably the new regulation on working days, specifically, 4.5 working days per week for officials working for the State, less than half a day compared to the rest of the world. […]
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With ‘tech police,’ the KIPO commissioner promises to strengthen support for SMEs in patent conflicts around the world. Intellectual property rights can be deployed as spears and shields in the worldwide fight for technological hegemony, as the torturous seven-year patent conflict between Samsung and Apple through 2018 demonstrated. In the first half of this year, […]
Legal articles, Legal News
Government pauses plans to rewrite UK copyright laws after authors protest
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Intellectual property rule changes were mooted in the wake of Brexit but have been shelved after warnings about how this could hit writers’ incomes. Change the UK’s copyright laws could be “devastating” for writers The government has halted its plans after authors such as Kate Mosse and Philip Pullman warned that proposed changes to the […]
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Patent registration in Australia. Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Australia is a highly developed country with a high-income economy; it has the world’s twelfth-largest economy, tenth-highest per capita income, and eighth-highest Human Development Index. Australia […]
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The People’s Republic of China’s State Council has issued Guidelines for Developing a Strong Intellectual Property Nation
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In an effort to build China into a powerful intellectual property nation and to comprehensively improve the standard of intellectual property creation, application, protection, management, and services, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China issues Guidelines for Building a Powerful Intellectual Property Nation (2021-2035) (“the Guidelines”). Guideline on building China intellectual property (IP) […]
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Intellectual property in the context of a pandemic – The world has become increasingly IP-intensive
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A couple of years ago, the globe was alarmed by the coronavirus epidemic, which pushed individuals to adapt to unusual circumstances. The return to the “new normal” had already been canceled once due to the omicron variation. During the epidemic, a lot has transpired in the realm of intellectual property assets. We will address these, […]
Legal News
The Trademark Modernization Act gives new measures for combating illegally acquired registrations in the US
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Jan
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The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) was signed into law in December 2020. The TMA established two new, accelerated methods for canceling trademark registrations before the USPTO: expungement proceedings and re-examination proceedings. The purpose of these ex parte procedures is to address the recent increase of trademark registrations obtained unlawfully through fictitious or erroneous claims of […]
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Currently, crowdsourcing is described as the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people, especially from the online community, rather than from traditional employees or suppliers. The concept of crowdsourcing, on the other hand, is not new and predates the internet. In this article, we look […]
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As the clock ticks down, the state of Qatar’s nonstop preparations for hosting the world’s largest sporting event gets increasingly intense. The FIFA World Cup 2022 is not just the world’s largest sporting event, but also one of the world’s largest international events, bringing together people from all over the world in one location. Because […]