IP News to Peruse
Over the last couple of decades increasing amounts of consumer spending has occurred through online marketplace platforms. While online marketplace platforms have provided many benefits for brand owners, the platforms have also been embraced by counterfeiters.
Read moreEureka! – you’ve just had an idea with promising business / income potential – perhaps it is for a new product, an innovative method of manufacture, a paint formulation, an eye-catching product shape, catchy song lyrics, or a distinctive and memorable brand name.
Read moreThe Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have entered into a 3-year trial Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreement with effect from 1st December 2024.
Read moreIPONZ has announced that it has entered a bilateral Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreement with the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) with effect from 1st November 2024.
Read moreFrom 7th January 2025 Uruguay (UY) will be bound by the PCT. Hence, international applications filed on or after 7th January 2025 will automatically designate Uruguay.
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