On August 1, 2023, the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs will enter into force in Brazil. As of this date, the companies and designers from Brazil will be able to protect their industrial designs in 96 countries...
On February 17, 2023, the German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. This confirms that the implementation schedule for the “Unitary Patent Package” will be as announced: The Sunrise Period will start on 1 March 2023. The Unitary Patent and...
Pharmacies have changed a lot through years and have developed into shops where consumers navigate in an avalanche of products (medicinal, dietary, hygiene, etc.) which can be easily interconnected and used in the same treatments -but with different focus-as they are all intended to improve...
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius deposited with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol concerning the International Registration of Marks on 6 February 2023, and will enter into force on 6 May 2023. The accession of Mauritius...
Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world’s largest and most influential congress for the mobile and connectivity industry. It brings together the latest innovations and leading-edge technology alongside today’s most influential visionaries (https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/). This year’s edition will be held again in Barcelona from February 22...
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO, Geneva) is preparing for the 2023 edition of its World Intellectual Property Awards, which will reward small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that make intelligent use of Intellectual Property. The application period ends on the 31st of March 2023. It is...
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, Alicante) is holding this year the biennial DesignEuropa Awards. The DesignEuropa Awards are intended to raise awareness of the design protection system in the European Union and to promote design as a valuable intellectual property right that underpins our...
Background In November 2021 we announced on Curell Suñol's blog that Banksy lost his EU trademark number 12575155 (the flower thrower) and, subsequently, in another article in February 2022, we explained that the nightmare continued because other EU trademark registrations were declared invalid as well,...
Transitional measures for the forthcoming entry into force of the Unitary Patent The Unitary Patent is expected to enter into force on 1 June 2023, with unitary effects in all the Member States of the European Union participating in the system. Currently, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia,...
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