Please be informed that as of January 1st, 2019 it will be possible to file non-use cancellation actions in Uruguay, pursuant to the provisions set out in section 6 of Decree No. 277/2014, which establishes that the use of the trademark in Uruguay is mandatory
The non-use cancellation action may be filed by the holder of a personal legitimate and direct interest, when the trademark has not been used by its owner, licensee or other […]
Today, Representative Steve Stivers (R-OH) and Representative Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced H.R. 5340, the so-called “Support Technology & Research for Our Nation’s Growth and Economic Resilience (STRONGER) Patent Act.” The bill ( here) is a carbon copy of the Senate Bill (save some cosmetic changes). On the Senate side, the Bill has existed in some form since 2015 but has languished. This is because its proposals would essentially legislate away the patentability trial mechanisms of America […]
On 13th March 2018, the UK deposited the instrument of ratification of the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement with WIPO, in Geneva, completing its final step toward joining the Hague Agreement for industrial designs. The Act will come into effect on 13th June 2018.
The Decision to join the Hague system will allow applicants to register designs in the UK through an application filed with the International Bureau at WIPO. At present, applicants are only able to […]