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View Details1、 Japan Patent Office (II) Accelerated Examination (Early Examination) 1. Applicable to applications from small and medium-sized enterprises, individuals, universities, and public research institutions - Chinese applicants can provide proof and also use relevant foreign applications - applications submitted to both th…… -
View Details1、 Requirements for PPH application: (1) Relevance between previous and subsequent applications: Same earliest date. (2) At least one claim that OEE considers patentable/patentable in the corresponding application. Positive examination opinion. Conventional PPH corresponding applications have one or more claims that ar…… -
View DetailsPreface: To establish and protect a brand in Ghana, trademark registration is the core step. To ensure the fairness of trademark registration and prevent conflicting trademarks from entering the register, Ghana has established a trademark opposition system. This system provides stakeholders with an opportunity to raise…… -
View DetailsPreface: In Nigeria, trademark registration is an important means for businesses to establish brand identity, protect reputation, and prevent others from hitchhiking in the fierce market competition. However, trademark registration is not achieved overnight, and its process involves a crucial safeguard - the trademark …… -
View Details1、 The Hague System - Vietnam modifies its declaration and introduces variant design marks. The Vietnamese government has announced significant changes related to its implementation of the Hague System for international design applications. These changes will take effect on August 21, 2025, aiming to better align with …… -
View DetailsThe Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has recently announced an increase in official fees related to trademarks, patents, and industrial designs. Most of the adjusted fees will take effect from September 1, 2025. Some cost changes will take effect from April 1, 2026. The main updated costs include: incre…… -
View Details1、 What is PPH? （1） The goal of PPH is to support applicants in quickly obtaining stable patent rights globally based on prior examination opinions, reducing the duplication of search and examination work, and improving the quality of patent office examination. (2) Definition of PPH: Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is……
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View DetailsIn order to serve the high-quality development of the country, implement the decision-making and deployment of optimizing the innovation environment and business environment reform in the field of intellectual property, continuously improve the quality and efficiency of intellectual property review, deeply implement th…… -
View DetailsIn order to serve the high-quality development of the country, implement the decision-making and deployment of optimizing the innovation environment and business environment reform in the field of intellectual property, continuously improve the quality and efficiency of intellectual property review, deeply implement th……
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View DetailsPreface: As an important market in the Balkan region, Serbia's trademark system follows the Trademark Law and the principles of EU coordination and integration. The objection procedure combines the rigor of the civil law system with regional characteristics. Based on the latest regulations of the Serbian Intellectual P…… -
View DetailsPreface: As an important member state of the East African Community (EAC), Rwanda has established an efficient and transparent trademark protection system. The objection system operates in accordance with the 2021 Intellectual Property Law and the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) operational guidelines, providing importa……
