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USPTO Takes First Steps Following New WIPO Treaty

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Last May, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted a new treaty related genetic resources and traditional knowledge thereof (the “Treaty”). The Treaty will impose new disclosure requirements on patent...more

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WIPO Adopts New IP Treaty on Genetic Resources & Traditional Knowledge

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After nearly a quarter of a century, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has approved the passage of a new IP treaty: the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2023 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Global Design Law and Policy: Gains and Setbacks in Protecting Digital and...

The outlines of global design protection change regularly, with every year bringing significant updates in at least some major jurisdictions. In general the changes bend toward greater alignment and the emergence of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

US Seeks Comments on Text for WIPO Genetic Resources Treaty

Summary - Last year the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), under a threat of a vote, accelerated negotiations on an international legal instrument related to intellectual property (IP) and genetic resources...more

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China Joins the Hague System on 2/5/2022

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On February 5, 2022 China became the 94th country to join the Hague System which will go into force on May 5, 2022...more

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A long and winding road: Canada nears the end of an ambitious project to modernize patent, trademark and industrial design laws

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On July 30, 2019, Canada acceded to the Patent Law Treaty. This accession marks the near completion of a long and ambitious journey by Canada to modernize its patent, trademark and industrial design laws and to harmonize...more

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USMCA v NAFTA: What’s changed and what it means for IP in Canada

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After more than a year of negotiations, Canada reached a new free-trade agreement with Mexico and the United States minutes before the midnight deadline on September 30, 2018....more

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