Honduras joins TMclass
As of 14 July 2021, the General Directorate of Intellectual Property of Honduras (DIGEPIH) will be included in TMclass. [#item_full_content]...
Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join TMclass
As of 12 July 2021, the Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office (TTIPO) and the Commerce and Intellectual Property Office of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (CIPO-VC) will be included in TMclass. [#item_full_content]...
Malta is the first EU country to join the IP Register in Blockchain
On 1 July the Industrial Property Registrations Directorate (IPRD) of the Maltese Commerce Department installed an IP Register in Blockchain node and transferred 60 000 records to TMview and DesignView through a blockchain network. [#item_full_content]...
Intellectual property and private equity investors work hand in hand to support SMEs’ growth
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Invest Europe, the world’s largest association of private capital providers, have signed a collaboration agreement to promote and encourage activities and services that support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). [#item_full_content]...
Saint Kitts and Nevis will use HDB
As of 5 July 2021, the Intellectual Property Office of Saint Kitts and Nevis (IPOSKN) will use and accept the list of terms from the harmonised database of goods and services (HDB) in TMclass. [#item_full_content]...
EUIPO Customer Panel on Training
The EUIPO’s Customer Panel on Training met on 18 June and 1 July to exchange views on how the EUIPO Academy’s learning offer can better meet the needs of IP legal practitioners and IP paralegals with improved or new products and services. [#item_full_content]...
New funding opportunity: Apply now
The SME Fund, the EUIPO’s initiative that grants financial aid for intellectual property matters, is open throughout July. [#item_full_content]...
Alicante News June 2021
The aim of Alicante News is to provide up-to-date information on EUIPO-related matters, as well as on other general IP issues, to the users of the EU trade mark and design registration systems. [#item_full_content]...
Copyright And Fair-Use In India During Covid-19
A balance needs to be maintained between educational fair-use exceptions and the rights of copyright owners. While we adapt to our new normal, questions about how copyright law relates to online education have arisen. The use of copyrighted material for educational purposes is exempted under Sections 52(1)(h) through Section 52(1)(j), which is decided on the purpose and manner of the use of the co...
Tuesday webinar: July 2021
Don’t miss out on our last webinar before the summer break!! [#item_full_content]...