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Graphical presentation no longer a requirement for EU trademarks
On 16 December 2015, the new Regulation 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and of the Council came into effect.
A more efficient trademark application process in China? 13 new Trademark Application and Service centers opened.
China’s State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC), which also administers the China Trademark Office and all trademark applications
Referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal regarding negative features in a claim (i.e. disclaimers).
The use of undisclosed disclaimers in a filed application has been practiced since the start of the EPC (European
EPO gets Stricter on Requirements for Recording Assignments
The EPO is going to take a stricter approach for recording an assignment of EP applications. Up until now
European Patent Office: New PPH agreements on the way
The ever expanding Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) network keeps getting new additions, and as usual, the AWAPATENT IP Blog
The value of design patents
It is a perfectly clear, crisp morning as I make my way from Washington DC’s Union Station, through a
Early certainty and PCT direct – a visit by the EPO
Have you ever dreamt of having a fast grant of a European patent? This question was in focus at
Amended rules relating to the refund of the examination fee
Today the rules relating to fees stipulates that the examination fee will be refunded in full if the European
EPO and IP AUSTRALIA launches new PPH agreement
As the PPH network continues to expand, the Awapatent IP Blog lets its readers stay one step ahead by
Has China taken another Bite out of the Apple?
After locking horns with a local Chinese company for six years over the IPHONE trademark, Apple took a drubbing