Copyright registration in Denmark. Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. Denmark ranks highly in some metrics of national performance, including education, health care, protection of civil liberties, democratic governance, and LGBT equality. Denmark is a founding member of NATO, the Nordic Council, the OECD, OSCE, and the United […]
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Copyright registration in Dominica. Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. In recent years, the Commonwealth of Dominica has become a major international financial hub and is quickly becoming one of the largest banking centers in the world. The country is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the […]
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Copyright registration in El Salvador. El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. El Salvador was the first country to ratify the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) — negotiated by the five countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic — with the United States. El Salvador’s […]
Copyright registration in Egypt. Egypt is an intercontinental country with most of its territory in North Africa, along with the Sinai Peninsula in Western Asia. Egypt is a market seen by national companies as a key player in the Middle East and North Africa region. Egypt’s economy depends mainly on agriculture, intermediaries, oil exports, and […]
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Copyright registration in England. England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. England’s economy is one of the largest and most dynamic in the world, with an average GDP per capita of £28,100. Usually regarded as a mixed […]
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Copyright registration in Estonia. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in northern Europe. Estonia is a developed country, with a high-income advanced economy; ranking very high on the Human Development Index. The sovereign state of Estonia is a democratic unitary parliamentary republic, it is administratively subdivided into 15 maakond (counties). Estonia has […]
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Copyright registration in Ethiopia. Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia is a multiethnic state with 80 different ethnic groups. Christianity is the largest religion followed by Islam. This sovereign state is a founding member of the UN, the Group of 24 (G-24), the […]
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On October 7, 2022, amendments to Government Decision No. 1134/2010 authorizing the Implementing Regulations of the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications came into effect in Romania. The goals of the amendments are to bring the Implementing Regulations’ provisions into compliance with the July 2020-amended trademark legislation. By September 13, 2020, the Implementing Regulations were […]
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In February 2020, Serbia’s trademark laws were changed to include a procedure for the opposition, combining the prior method of ex officio review for all grounds for denial with the availability of oppositions. It is not yet obvious whether trademark owners or consumers will actually benefit from this. In just a few jurisdictions where new […]
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The unified patent court and unitary patent are anticipated to launch on April 1, 2023 in France
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The major modifications to European patent law in a generation have come with the introduction of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Owners of granted and pending European patent rights must decide how to manage these developments in consideration of their implications for the granted and pending nature of their patent rights. […]
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The Industrial Property Law governs the legal system of national trademark rights in Poland. The laws governing trademark rights are consistent with the EU Trademark Directive. Following the latest legislative action toward harmonization on March 16, 2019, all adjustments necessary by EU Directive 2015/2436 (16 December 2015) have now been implemented. Poland, being a member […]
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A patent is a license that grants its owner the exclusive legal right to create, use, and sell an invention for a specific amount of time. It is an exclusive right awarded for an innovation, which is an item or a method that, generally speaking, gives a new way to accomplish something or a new […]
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China granted 59,000 patents for integrated circuit layout designs in ten-year period
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As of the end of September, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has given a total of 59,000 integrated circuit layout-design certificate patents. The nation is now ranked 11th in the global innovation index for 2022, up from 34th in 2012. China granted 59000 patents for integrated circuit layout designs in a decade The […]
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Taiwan On September 1, 2022, the Taiwanese Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) put new rules into effect governing the examination of trademark distinctiveness. The updated edition provides additional criteria for the examination of distinctiveness as well as sample justifications for numerical and alphanumeric combinations, among many other amendments to the current guidelines. It is envisaged that by doing […]
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Due to the fact that “color alone is not unique enough & not recognized by the ordinary consumer as a trademark” (according to the IPO’s stated methodological guidelines), single-color trademarks are hardly ever eligible for protection in Serbia. Color trademarks registration in Serbia While multiple-color trademarks can qualify as distinctive, this is assessed on a […]
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Our daily lives are surrounded by software and programs nowadays, and new ones are always being created with the goal of simplifying our personal, professional, and leisurely lives. This has become so routine that it is impossible to envision life without them. Since the software is the most well-known example of an intangible asset, inventing […]
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Amendments in USPTO Trademark Procedures to Take Effect on December 3, 2022
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Beginning on December 3, trademark applicants will have three months (with a possible three-month extension) to reply to office actions made during the examination of trademark applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) as part of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020. A similar amendment will be implemented for post-registration office actions […]
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The court decides whether to accept infringement claims against patents that have not yet been issued in Sweden
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On the basis of a patent that is short to be issued, three related pharmaceutical corporations requested a preliminary injunction, a final injunction, and a statement of responsibility per se against two generic businesses. The Examining Division of the European Patent Office had denied the claimants’ application, which they had anticipated being approved. The subject […]
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Patents, which grant the owner the legal right to prohibit others from making, distributing, using, or selling an invention for a specific amount of time in a specific jurisdiction, are regarded as the greatest proprietary rights under Thai intellectual property law. The use of digital documents as a method of submission strengthens the aforementioned measure […]
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The Patent Cooperation Treaty-ASEAN Patent Examination Cooperation (“PCT-ASPEC”) will be extended for three years, through 26 August 2025, according to a recent announcement by the Singapore Intellectual Property Office. Applicants seeking expedited patent prosecution in South East Asian nations can now continue to benefit from the PCT-ASPEC program as a result of this announcement. There […]
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Plant Breeders have the exclusive right to commercialize their unique new plant varieties thanks to a type of intellectual property rights known as Plant Variety Protection (PVP). The Plant Breeders’ Rights are another name for the PVP. Plant breeders will be able to continue their invention and work toward the creation of new plant varieties […]
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In order to expand and develop its economy, Oman is dedicated to innovation, and to that end, they consider promoting the registration of patents to be essential. Oman patents a new approach for promoting R&D The Sultanate of Oman has made progress in its efforts to build a strong foundation in the field of innovation in […]
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Patent 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 Assembly of Kosovo passed Law No. 08/L-075 “On Trademarks” (the “New Law”) on June 23, 2202. This law establishes new guidelines for the protection of trademarks. The recently passed law partially complies with EU Directives 2014/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property […]
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Kosovo On July 28, 2022, Kosovo adopted a new trademark law that brought national law into compliance with the applicable EU Directive on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to trademarks. A new EU Directive regarding the enforcement of intellectual property rights will also be implemented following the implementation of the […]