European Union - October 6 2020
EUIPO joined the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) system on July 11, 2020. As of that day, it is possible to claim the priority of an EU RCD without…
Spain - September 21 2020
Joint ownership of IR mark applications is possible, provided that the basic application or the basic registration is also jointly owned by the same…
Brazil - August 24 2020
Brazil is one of the three countries (together with Mexico and Turkey) whose office notifies a provisional refusal based on oppositions only…
European Union, United Kingdom - July 31 2020
The UKIPO released the first details how to deal with EU designations of an IR mark after the transition period, i.e. after January 1, 2021. Similar…
Global - July 27 2020
One of the many advantages of IR marks is the possibility to renew the national designation by renewing the IR mark through WIPO every ten years…