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 …
Canada modernizes its patent law
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has launched several amendments to the Patent Act and the new Patent Rules, which will come into force on October 30, 2019. This updated legislative regime will permit Canada to implement the Patent Law Treaty (PLT). ThisTreaty, already …
European Patent Office Announces Strategic Plan 2023
The European Patent Office (EPO) has just launched its strategic plan for 2023. Ambitious goals are set: from the recognition of the value of the human team that makes it up, to the improvement of the most technical aspects of its organizational …
Margarita Salas: A reference for women in science
The European Patent Office (EPO) has just awarded Margarita Salas with the award for her entire professional career and the public award. These awards are a well-deserved recognition of a lifetime dedicated to research. Margarita Salas as European inventor 2019 Most of …
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 …
