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Expediting Patent Applications: Canada

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Friday, Apr 5, 2013 @ 12:09 PM

This article is the second in a series on expediting patent applications (see the first article on Europe). The content was contributed by Patricia Folkins, a partner and the head of the Chemical practice group at inovia agent firm Bereskin … Continue reading →

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Country Focus: Patenting in Israel

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 @ 05:29 PM

Today’s guest article comes from Dr. Michael Factor of IP Factor, an Israel-based IP firm. Why patent in Israel? There are several factors that make Israel an attractive filing destination for applicants. First, Israel has preferential trading partner status with … Continue reading →

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Inside Perspective on Patenting at the African Regional Intellectual Property Office

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 @ 09:24 AM

Guest article by Robert J. Sayre of Modern Times Legal. Headquartered in Harare, Zimbabwe, the African Regional Intellectual Property Office (ARIPO) may be perceived by many practitioners through a shroud of mystery—admittedly, that was my view when I first visited … Continue reading →

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Securing International Patent Protection for Small U.S. Companies

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 @ 10:52 AM

Guest post by David Mixon, Partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP. Once a startup or small company has decided to file for patent protection in the United States, a common question for consideration is whether to also file in … Continue reading →

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IP Enforcement in Iceland

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Friday, Nov 4, 2011 @ 01:06 PM

Gunnar Örn Hardarson and Asdis Magnusdottir (of inovia agent Arnason Faktor) recently shared important information regarding IP enforcement in Iceland for Intellectual Asset Management.  Below are some highlights from the article: What are the most effective ways for a European … Continue reading →

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Five Important Points to Control Intellectual Property Costs

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Friday, Sep 23, 2011 @ 07:50 PM

Dr. D’vorah Graeser of Graeser Associates International was kind enough to share an article that she recently wrote on a topic that we discuss often on the Foreign Filing Blog: cutting IP costs. Five Important Points to Control Intellectual Property … Continue reading →

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Overview of Australian Innovation Patents

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011 @ 02:40 PM

In a recent article on the Australian innovation patent system, our friends at Shelston IP discussed how Dyson is using the system to protect against infringers of its latest technology, the Air MultiplierTM bladeless fan. Dyson, also known for its … Continue reading →

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