Hungary amends Patent and Utility Model Acts
02 Jun 2023
Act LV amending several industrial property laws, including the Patent and Utility Model Acts, entered into force in Hungary on January 1, 2023. Act...
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Ukraine adopts law on Geographical Indications for spirit drinks
02 Jun 2023
The Ukrainian Parliament recently adopted a bill on geographical indications for spirit drinks (the term existing and taken from EU legislation), which was signed...
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KIPO updates Trademark Examination Guidelines for “virtual goods” effective from August 2022
01 Jun 2023
Reflecting the rise of virtual worlds such as the metaverse, the revised Korean Trademark Act, which came into effect as of August 4, 2022,...
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KIPO adopts ST.26 Standards for Sequence Listings for patent applications
23 May 2023
As of July 1, 2022, a new international sequence listing standard, WIPO Standard ST.26 for nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings, became effective in...
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Korean Supreme Court clarifies declaration timing of pre-filing disclosures
23 May 2023
South Korea allows a one-year grace period for pre-filing disclosures by inventors or applicants so that these disclosures are not regarded as prejudicial prior...
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A new sunrise: the advent of the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent is finally confirmed
17 Feb 2023
With the news on Friday 17 February 2023 that the Federal Republic of Germany has ratified the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC), the...
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