IP Alerts_AFD China Intellectual Property

2013-02-27

HK: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the registration of marks applies to HKSAR

The Intellectual Property Department announced today (February 27) that the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Agreement) applies to the Hong Kong Special Ad

2013-02-25

USPTO and NIST Release New Version of IP Awareness Assessment Tool

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) today unveiled an updated beta version of the web-based IP Awareness Assessment Tool,

2013-02-19

EPO Welcomes Historic Signing of the Unified Patent Court Agreement

The European Patent Office (EPO) welcomes the signing by EU ministers today in Brussels of an international agreement establishing a Unified Patent Court (UPC), which paves the way for the implementation of a unitary patent system in Europe. Signed by 24

2013-02-09

Implementation Regulations for the Copyright Law of China revised and takes effect on March 1, 2013

The State Council has decided to make the following revision to the Implementation Regulations for the Copyright Law of the Peoples Republic of China: Article 36 is revised into: Where an act of infringement listed in Article 48 of the Copyright law occur

2013-02-07

Report of the Advisory Committee on Review of the Patent System in Hong Kong announced

The Government announced today (February 7) the way forward for the development of the patent system in Hong Kong, with key points as follows: ＊ introducing an original grant patent (OGP) system with substantive examination outsourced to other patent offi

2013-01-25

USPTO Releases New Patent Term Calculator

The U.S. Department of Commerce's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the release of a new calculator that enables members of the public to estimate the expiration date of a utility, plant, or design patent. The calculator ca

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