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专利审查, 商标制度

OAPI Grants Drassy a Patent: What Does Protection for an African Financial-Education Board Game Signal for Rule-Based Inventions Across 17 States?

商标制度, 执法与诉讼

India: Courts Tighten Trade Mark Confusion Analysis in Digital Markets and Open a Stronger Copyright Route for Logos and Artistic Works

专利审查, 商标制度, 执法与诉讼

CNIPA’s 2026 work plan draws intensive reading this week: bad-faith filings, frontier-industry protection and design scrutiny are all moving upstream

商标制度, 执法与诉讼

“AI Free” labels are heating up: this is not just a content disclaimer, but a fight over the trade mark and certification gateway to the age of human-made work

专利审查, 商标制度

UK IPO launches the One IPO digital patents service: this is not just a system upgrade, but a rewrite of how patent filing, management and renewal are entered and governed

专利审查, 商标制度

JPO Releases Status Report 2026: 2025 Patent Examination Gains Take Hold as Signals Grow for Deeper ASEAN and Africa IP Cooperation

商标制度, 执法与诉讼

New Zealand: IPONZ updates trade mark practice guidelines and releases latest Commissioner decisions

专利审查, 商标制度

ASEAN’s ASPEC+ goes live: regional patent cooperation moves beyond the AI pilot toward a steadier framework

商标制度, 执法与诉讼

Canada’s Official Marks Cleanup One Year On, and the Signal from Singapore’s AI Disputes Forum: procedural gateways are tightening and brand plus training-data governance is becoming more verifiable

商标制度, 执法与诉讼

IP Australia Tightens Design Examination for GUIs and Animated Charts: Protection for Virtual Products Is Returning to the Device and the Dynamic Display

Patent Examination, Trademark System, Enforcement and Litigation

Mexico Overhauls the Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property: Digitalised Procedures, Shorter Timelines and Stronger Enforcement Move in Parallel

Patent Examination, Enforcement and Litigation

China’s SPC IP Tribunal Announces April 10 Hearing in an Invention Patent Invalidation Dispute: Why This Procedural Notice Matters

Artificial Intelligence, Patent Examination

WIPO Releases World Intellectual Property Report 2026: Technology on the Move — Diffusion Is Accelerating, but Innovation Gains Will Not Spread Automatically

Artificial Intelligence, Enforcement and Litigation

CNIPA Issues Notice on the 2026 National IP Publicity Week: Emerging-Field IP Protection Moves to the Center of the Agenda

Artificial Intelligence, Trademark System, Enforcement and Litigation

Vietnam’s Amended IP Law Took Effect on 1 April 2026: IP Becomes a Bankable Asset as Examination Timelines Shrink and Digital Enforcement Expands

Trademark System, Enforcement and Litigation

From Registration Templates to Platform Pricing: China’s April 2026 Market-Regulation Package Signals a Shift from Piecemeal Fixes to Systemic Compliance

Trademark System, Enforcement and Litigation

EUIPO and ISIPO Roll Out CP13 and CP15: Bad-Faith Filings and Goods/Services Comparison Push Trade Mark Practice toward Greater European Consistency

专利审查, 商标制度, 执法与诉讼

JPO Unveils the 2026 Invention Day Poster: More Than Seasonal Outreach, It Is a Public-Facing Narrative for the Patent System

专利审查, 商标制度, 执法与诉讼

France’s INPI Fee Hike Takes Effect on 1 April: This Is About More Than Higher Costs

专利审查, 商标制度, 执法与诉讼

Argentina’s INPI Raises Official Fees from 1 April and Introduces UMAPI: This Is More Than a Price Hike; It Turns Industrial Property Costs into a Monthly Moving Variable

专利审查, 商标制度, 执法与诉讼

Colombia’s SIC Updates 2026 Industrial Property Fees, Signals AI-Driven Trade Mark Operations, and Tightens Technology-Transfer Compliance: This Is a Shift toward Integrated IP Governance

专利审查, 商标制度, 执法与诉讼

CIPO Trademark Examination Speeds Up: Real Good News for Brand Owners, but the Bigger Story Is Not Just Speed

商标制度, 执法与诉讼

Egypt’s EGIPA Revises Official Fees under Decisions 64 and 65 of 2026 and Adds a 500 EGP Trade Mark Service Surcharge: This Is Not Just a Price Rise, but a Shift from Filing Cost to Ongoing Management Cost

商标制度, 执法与诉讼

Thailand’s DIP Uses ASEAN IP Talks to Push Institutional Upgrading and Better GII Performance: This Is Not Just Meeting News, but a Shift from Registration Office to Competitiveness Infrastructure

专利审查, 商标制度

IPOPHL launches National IP Month 2026 as 2025 IP filings rise 2%

专利审查, 商标制度

Indonesia’s DJKI Declares 2026 the “Year of the Patent” and Pledges More Domestic Patent Registrations

South Korea, Trademark System

KIPO Unveils Official Mascots “Miri” and “IPI”: IP Communication in South Korea Becomes More Visible

Madrid System, Trademark System

Qatar’s Nice Agreement Accession Takes Effect: Trade Mark Filing Enters a New Phase of Nice Classification Discipline

Madrid System, Trademark System

Zambia’s New Trade Marks Act Takes Effect: Why Foreign Brand Owners Need to Rethink Filing Strategy

South Korea, Enforcement and Litigation

South Korea Elevates KIPO to the Ministry of Intellectual Property: More Than a Renaming, a Shift in National IP Governance

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