Published The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced significant changes to its trademark fee schedule. Effective January 18, 2025, these updates will include higher fees for several filings, the elimination of the “TEAS-PLUS” option, and a...
Published In Russia, we sometimes see information in the foreign media that intellectual property (IP) in Russia has died, and no protection or enforcement of IP rights is possible. Aside from newspaper articles occasionally appearing in the media, we may see that...
Published Brussels, Belgium—December 13, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA), as part of a coalition of 14 intellectual property (IP) and anticounterfeiting member associations representing more than 2,500 IP rights owners globally, including SMEs and...
Published The UK has updated its trademark legislation to allow for the partial replacement of domestic trademarks with international registrations under the Madrid System. Changes to the legislation The Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008 has been...
Published An interesting find in what at first seemed to be a run-of-the-mill Benelux trademark opposition concluded on 22 November 2024. The applicant had named ChatGPT as its representative, with unfavorable results. Background In November 2023, a Dutch national...
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