The VPTO has notified to the interested parties, in the Extraordinary Gazette Official No. 566 dated September 8, 2016, that they must ratify in writing their interest in continuing pending opposition procedures.
The Marrakech Treaty can be considered an example of convergent Law related topics, mainly regarding humanitarian causes and intellectual property institutions.
Throughout the history of Industrial Property, it has been a challenge to identify what can and cannot be patented because since its foundation many processes or elements are already patented, but here's a way to patent new recipes.
The main objective of this system as the WIPO says is to improve the quality and efficiency of the patent search and examination process done at local and regional patent offices.
The National Congress approved the participation of Brazil in The Hague Convention, and according to the Decree No. 8.660 the Convention has entered into force on August 14, 2016.
The Senate unanimously approved the Industrial Property Law reform proposal (Ley de la Propiedad Industrial) in which the trademark opposition system was projected and came into force on August 30, 2016.
Who wants to go to the expense and time to file for a federal trademark registration for a new brand name and then get totally shot down, rejected? Many first time business owners use filing services such as Legal Zoom.
En Colombia y en Medellín queda mucho por hacer en tema de patentes, por tal razón Ruta N acaba de lanzar una convocatoria al público. Se pueden patentar inventos, es decir soluciones novedosas e inventivas a problemas técnicos.
In order to avoid online brand piracy, brand owners should simply secure Internet addresses with their brand name before others do. This might sound expensive, but it’s not.
The National Institute for Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) signed a Cooperation Agreement with the State Intellectual Property Office of the PRC (SIPO for its acronym in English).