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What’s new in the international policymaking on intellectual property, innovation and information? What’s at stake at this year’s @WIPO Assemblies? This is first year since 2004 that @IP-Watch has not been at the #WIPOGA to bring you the latest news on critical policy deliberations and outcomes, new initiatives and emerging issues. The good news is …
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October 2, 2019 Brazil: Following the accession of Brazil to the Madrid Protocol on October 2, 2019, the National Intellectual Property Institute (INPI) issued the Resolutions below, which entered into force on the same date: (i) Resolution INPI/PR No. 247/2019 of September 9, 2019, which sets out the procedure for the registration of trademarks under the Madrid Protocol; (ii) Resolution INPI/PR No. 248/2019 of September 9, 2019, which provides for …
September 26, 2019 Ukraine: The Law of Ukraine No. 111-IX of September 19, 2019, on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving Protection of Rights to Topographies of Semiconductor Products entered into force on September 26, 2019. The Law amends the Law of Ukraine No. 621/97-VR of November 5, 1997, on the Protection of Rights to Topographies of Integrated Circuits, Decree …
September 19, 2019 Understanding the chemical structure of molecules is critical for success in the world of chemistry, with this type of knowledge serving as a springboard for further innovations in healthcare, engineering, environmental protection and other fields. To support the development of important new products, WIPO has developed a new tool to facilitate chemical …
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September 18, 2019 On September 17, 2019, the new PATENTSCOPE interface was released at the same time as WIPO launched its new IP Portal. It is a one-stop shop to the Organization’s full range of online intellectual property (IP) services. For users of WIPO’s IP services for patents, trademarks and industrial designs, the IP Portal …
September 9, 2019 With the launch of the WIPO IP Portal – a one-stop shop to our full range of online intellectual property (IP) services – coming up, sign up for our free webinar to find out how the PATENTSCOPE interface will change to work better with the new IP Portal. The webinar will take …
August 1, 2019 Brazil: The National Intellectual Property Institute (INPI) issued Resolution INPI/PR No. 241/2019 of July 3, 2019, which entered into force on July 22, 2019, and Resolution INPI/PR No. 240/2019 of July 3, 2019, which entered into force on August 1, 2019, in order to reduce the number of patent applications pending examination, and to repeal Resolution INPI/PR No. 227/2018 of October 25, 2018. Resolution INPI/PR No. 241/2019 of July 3, 2019, provides for a streamlined examination …
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July 11, 2019 The national patent collection of Latvia and Lithuania are now available in WIPO’s global patent search system PATENTSCOPE. This brings to 60 the number of national/regional offices whose data is available in the PATENTSCOPE Search System. Sourcing Info
July 3, 2019 Argentina: Resolution No. 123/2019 of May 23, 2019, on Supplementing Decree No. 242/2019 of April 1, 2019 was issued by the National Institute of Intellectual Property (INPI), published in the Official Gazette on May 27, 2019, and entered into force on June 3, 2019. This Resolution provides for supplementary provisions to Decree No. 242/2019 of April 1, 2019, which regulates Law No. 22.362 of December 26, 1980 (the “Trademarks …
