What constitutes genuine use of a Community Trademark (CTM) has recently been subject for discussions within the European Union.
The language of proceedings used before the EPO can never be changed – this includes the language used before the
The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has in its latest decision G 1/07 of 15
Many people are aware of the important role that Hong Kong plays for trade in Asia, not least as
The concept of PPH was originally proposed by the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) as a bilateral agreement between the
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a concept originally proposed by the Japanese Patent Office (JPO). PPH has the
A while ago the Chinese authorities released the “Opinion Solicitation Draft for Third Amendment to Trademark Law” (“the Draft”).
Following a key US Supreme Court ruling earlier this year we announced that the practice in regard to the
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced in a press release on 8 October 2009 that it
It is now almost a year since the President of the EPO referred four questions relating to the patentability