After the dissolution of the Netherland Antilles, all trademarks that have been processed before the 10th of October 2010 will continue to be under the jurisdiction of Curazao and Sint Maarten until their date of expiration. Continue reading ‘Dissolution of the Netherland Antilles and Trademark Registrations’
On 24 September 2010 Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Philippines) and WIPO signed two cooperation agreements. Continue reading ‘Intellectual Property Office Philippines signs agreements with WIPO’
On September, the President of Moldova promulgated the Law No. 139 of July 2, 2010 on Copyright and Related Rights.
This copyright law in Moldova rules the relations that arise from the creation and use of literary, artistic and scientific works (copyright) and related rights, and other rights that are recognized in connection with intellectual activity in literature, art, science and technology. Continue reading ‘Copyright law in Moldova just been promulgated’
Trademarks from the Intellectual Property Office of Slovakia and the Intellectual Property Office of Slovenia have been added to the TMview search tool, providing free access to trademark applications and registrations from different leading trademark offices including OHIM. Continue reading ‘Intellectual Property Offices of Slovakia and Slovenia join TMview’
WIPO launched “IP Advantage”; this is a new database which brings together the intellectual property experiences of inventors, creators, entrepreneurs and researchers. Continue reading ‘IP Advantage: Intellectual Property case studies’
How can I get a patent? How do you patent an idea? These are extremely common questions among those who want take an idea and transform it into something that can be produced. Technically, it is impossible to “Patent an Idea” so we will explore the details of “Getting a Patent” for commercial purposes. Continue reading ‘How to Get a Patent for an Idea’
Last March (2010) two of the biggest entities in the Intellectual Property World, the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced plans to increase the quality and efficiency of the patent examination process by sharing each other’s work on commonly filed patent applications. This strategy will eliminate the duplication of work and will shorten the innovation cycle. And everyone in society can experience benefit if innovation goes faster. Continue reading ‘USPTO and UKIPO: Patent Cooperation Agreement’
