Tag Archives: WIPO

Saudi Arabia Accedes to Patent Cooperation Treaty

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Thursday, May 16, 2013 @ 02:38 PM

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced that Saudi Arabia will officially become the 147th Contracting State of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on August 3rd, 2013. It’s been eight months since the last country deposited its accession to … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Elizabeth Curtin on Friday, Apr 26, 2013 @ 11:06 AM

Good morning and Happy World IP Day from all of us at inovia!  Take a look at the latest headlines in foreign filing news for the week of April 22, 2013: Here is a message from WIPO Director General Francis Gurry … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Elizabeth Curtin on Friday, Apr 19, 2013 @ 11:07 AM

Hello everyone and Happy Friday! We invite you to take a look at the latest headlines in foreign patent filing news for the week of April 15, 2013: Spain and Italy unsuccessfully challenged plans that will allow businesses across the … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Apr 12, 2013 @ 10:39 AM

April Showers are in full force here in New York City on this dreary Friday morning! With that, we hope you are faring better in your neck of the woods. Take a look at the latest in foreign filing news … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Mar 22, 2013 @ 02:10 PM

Happy Friday everyone! Take a look at some of the foreign filing headlines from the week of March 18th: A new report reveals the growing number of foreign-owned IP firms and the impact it’s had on U.S. consumers. SIPO launched … Continue reading →

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Top trademark classes registered in 2012

Posted by Cara Verwholt on Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 @ 05:37 PM

Today, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reported that international trademark applications filed under the Madrid system grew 4% in 2012, with 44,018 total applications filed.  Germany was the largest user of the Madrid system with 6,545 applications filed, followed … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Feb 8, 2013 @ 01:46 PM

Hi everybody! This is what we found in the way of foreign filing news from the week of Feb. 4th (it’s already February!): One report found that the number of patents being filed in the U.S. has increased by “historically … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Jan 11, 2013 @ 02:15 PM

Hi everyone! Here’s a roundup of the latest foreign filing/patenting news from the week of January 7th: The USPTO opened a new Patent and Trademark resource center this week, and it’s right in our backyard! It’s been exactly one month … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Dec 21, 2012 @ 11:19 AM

  The happiest of holidays to all of our friends, family and followers! Here’s a look at what’s been happening in the IP space over the last week: More on the America Invents Act: The final rules have been published … Continue reading →

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Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Posted by Lu-Enstad on Friday, Dec 14, 2012 @ 10:23 AM

Happy Friday everyone! Here’s a look at the latest foreign filing/patenting news from the past week: The European Union made history this Tuesday, as the highly anticipated unitary patent was signed into adoption. WIPO’s latest newsletter outlines the amendments on … Continue reading →

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