Mexico: Amendments To The Industrial Property Law

Amendments to the Industrial Property Law, were published in the Federal Official Gazette on March 13, 2018 and will enter into force on April 27, 2018. The changes are as follows:
Industrial Designs

Incorporation of concepts related to the novelty required for the registration of an industrial design such as “independent creation” and “significant degree”.
The validity of the industrial design is now 5 years, renewable for equal periods until reaching a maximum of 25 […]

By | October 13th, 2017 ||

UAE: Insights On Cancellation For Non-Use Of Registered Trademarks Last Updated: 15 March 2018

The regional trademark offices in the Middle East, including the local UAE trademark office, receive thousands of trademark applications on a yearly basis. The ratio of approved and registered trademarks has been increasing significantly over the last few years, due to a less conservative examination approach that has been in place. This has effectively increased the number of registered trademarks, resulting in more controversial newly registered trademarks in the market.
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Hence it would be essential […]

By | October 12th, 2017 ||

China: Comments On Multi-Protection Of Works Of Applied Art

As a kind of plastic art with practicality and artistry, the Works of Applied Art have both the characteristics of the literary and the industrial design. When the Works of Applied Art is connected with a specific manufacturer and has been used and promoted for a long time, it is more likely to be with the characteristics of identifying the source of goods and services, qualified as the package and decoration of famous commodities […]

By | October 11th, 2017 ||