EURASIA: Protecting Industrial Property beyond Russia
Eurasian Patents, Designs and Trademarks, a regional Industrial Property protection system that goes beyond Russia. The Eurasian Patent Organization is an international organization created in 1995 that manages through the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) the protection of inventions and industrial designs for …
Brexit is here
Brexit is here, the UK’s exit from the European Union is imminent and with it many questions about what will happen. Although the exit is effective on February 1, 2020, as regard to Industrial Property rights, the key date will be December …
Israel joins the Hague Agreement on designs
Israel joins the Hague Agreement on designs and undoubtedly it will be a country to take into consideration in the new international design applications. On October 3, Vietnam signed the Hague Agreement for the protection of international designs. As from January 3, 2020, this country will be elegible …
Samoa joins the PCT
Samoa joins the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), becoming the country number 153 in signing this agreement. Its entry shall have effect for those applications filed as from 2 January 2020. For more information, click here. In addition, as of from that date, …
Vietnam joins the Hague Agreement on designs
Vietnam will be a country to take into consideration in the new international design applications. On September 30 Vietnam signed the Hague Agreement for the protection of international designs. As from December 30, 2019, this country will be elegible for designation within …
Ready for a Brexit without agreement
After the comings and goings we are living with Brexit, the possibility of an agreement to exit seems increasingly difficult. As far as the parties have expressed their commitment not to harm the interests of rightholders under current Community legislation. These rights …
