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Conundrum behind registrability of GUIs as industrial designs in India

Graphical User Interface (GUI) refers to icons, windows, and/or menus to offer a mechanism to interact with electronic devices visually. There has been quite a bit of debate around the registrability of GUIs under industrial...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices and Federal Courts -- March 19 UPDATE

Last week, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declared that the COVID-19 outbreak "can be characterized as a pandemic," cautioning that the WHO has "rung the alarm bell loud and clear."  At the time of...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

What is an International Design Patent Application?

Effective Ways to Protect Your Intellectual Property: International Design Patents - The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs (the “Hague Agreement”) is an international registration...more

Hogan Lovells

Mexico – Designs, Patents & GIs: IP Law amendments enter into force 13 April

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On March 13, 2018, amendments to the “Ley de la Propiedad Industrial” (IP Law) were published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. These reforms will enter into force on April 13, 2018....more

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Canada moves closer to joining the Hague Agreement with the release of proposed new Industrial Design Regulations

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On December 9, 2017 Canada’s Governor-in-Council took the formal step of publishing proposed new Industrial Design Regulations (the proposed Regulations) in the Canadian Gazette. A 30-day consultation period has been set,...more

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Pitfalls When Refiling a Priority Application under Article 4 of the Paris Convention

Patent applicants who have filed a priority application (such as a U.S. Provisional application) may wish to abandon and then refile that priority application to extend the time available for filing a utility application. ...more

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Selling Products Outside the US? If Yes, New Patent Laws are Available to Streamline International Design Protection

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In recognition of ever growing cross-border sales, the U.S. recently expanded its design protection laws to make it easier to file a single application in multiple jurisdictions. Read on if you deal with products that could...more

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Beware Change to RCE Practice Hidden in USPTO’s Final Rules for Hague Agreement Implementation

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Summary: Effective May 13, 2015, a US national stage application for which an inventor’s oath or declaration (or substitute statement, as applicable) has not been filed is not eligible for an RCE filing. On April 2,...more

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