New Rules of Procedure of the EPO Boards of Appeal from 1 January 2020
12 Aug 2019
As reported in the FICPI News of 22 January 2019, a revised version of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal of...
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South Africa - Anticipated Increase in Official Fees for Patents and Designs
12 Aug 2019
Earlier in 2019, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) indicated that official fees for South African patents and designs were to be increased....
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Indian Intellectual Property Appellate Board
15 Jul 2019
The Delhi High Court taking cognizance of the colossal pendency of cases before the IPAB and its perennial non-functioning hold the view that the...
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Indian Patent Office Publishes Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules
15 Jul 2019
The Indian Patent Office (IPO) published Draft Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2019 on 1 June 2019 and asked for submission of comments and/or suggestions by...
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Changes in Trade Mark opposition proceedings in Spain
03 Jun 2019
As a result of the transposition of the EU Directive, there is a new procedure for trade mark opposition proceedings in Spain. This will...
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Can US Congress Create Order From 101 Chaos?
30 Apr 2019
The USPTO and Federal Circuit have struggled with defining patent subject matter eligibility after the Mayo, Myriad and Alice Supreme Court cases. Holdings...
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