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Publication date Jurisdiction Title
20 May 2013 United States US Supreme Court rules on "patent exhaustion" doctrine
20 May 2013 Colombia Colombia revises fees relating to requests under the Madrid Protocol
20 May 2013 Saudi Arabia, Patent Cooperation Treaty Saudi Arabia ratifies PCT
20 May 2013 South Africa South Africa poised to preserve traditional knowledge for posterity
20 May 2013 New Zealand New Zealand exempts computer programs as such from its new patent law
13 May 2013 New Zealand New Zealand updates trademark practice guidelines
13 May 2013 European Union OHIM revises trademark practice manual
13 May 2013 Malta Seniority Project now includes Malta
13 May 2013 Japan, Indonesia Japan and Indonesia sign PPH agreement
7 May 2013 Albania Parliament nod for accession of Albania to London Agreement
7 May 2013 Eurasian Patent System No more fast-tracking of patents in EAPO
7 May 2013 Russian Federation Civil Code amendments to impact IP rights in Russia
7 May 2013 New Zealand New Zealand implements second part of trademark law reforms
7 May 2013 Kiribati Kiribati joins WIPO Convention
3 May 2013 Comoros, OAPI Comoros joins OAPI
3 May 2013 Cuba Cuba revises individual fee under Madrid Protocol
3 May 2013 Germany German parliament sends message to stop granting patents on software programs
3 May 2013 China Moves to strengthen patent law enforcement in China
3 May 2013 United States Gene patent case heading for a compromise?
3 May 2013 Brazil Impetus to "go green": Brazil extends Green Patents pilot program
3 May 2013 Costa Rica Costa Rica issues guidelines to protect GIs and AOs
22 April 2013 Libya Libya reopens its trademark office
22 April 2013 Chile Examination fees go up in Chile
22 April 2013 United States USPTO invites public comments on rules to implement PLT
22 April 2013 European Union Major fillip to single European patent
22 April 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ratifies Lisbon Agreement
22 April 2013 South Africa Revised bill for protection of South Africa’s traditional knowledge
22 April 2013 Malaysia Japan to act as ISA and IPEA for Malaysia
22 April 2013 Australia "Raising the bar" becomes law in Australia
16 April 2013 United Kingdom, Germany PPH pilot program between UK and Germany extended
16 April 2013 India India becomes party to Madrid Protocol
16 April 2013 Russian Federation Russia sets up IP court
16 April 2013 United States Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: USPTO notifies rules to implement technical corrections
9 April 2013 New Zealand New Zealand notifies amendments to trademark law
9 April 2013 European Union Decks cleared for revision to EU trademark system
9 April 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ratifies Lisbon Act of the Madrid Agreement
9 April 2013 Brazil Reinstatement for applicants who failed to timely enter national phase in Brazil
9 April 2013 United Kingdom Making replacement consumable parts not infringement, says UK apex court
9 April 2013 India Generic wins in India, modification to existing drug not an invention
2 April 2013 United Kingdom UK IPO provides guidelines on 2013 trademark amendments
2 April 2013 Colombia Madrid Protocol fee changes for Colombia
2 April 2013 India Indian PO publishes final guidelines for bio patents
2 April 2013 European Union EU trademark legislation changes leaked
2 April 2013 European Patent Convention (EPC), European Union, Spain Spain files suit to halt the unitary patent
28 March 2013 Syria Syria notifies deferral of time limit to file appeal against provisional refusal
28 March 2013 Austria, China, South Korea Austria commences PPH with China and South Korea
28 March 2013 China, Mexico China and Mexico commence pilot of PPH
28 March 2013 China, Singapore, Patent Cooperation Treaty China and Singapore extend time limits for entry into national phase
28 March 2013 European Patent Convention (EPC) Claiming priority of first filing in South Korea will now provide exemption from filing copy of search results with EPO
28 March 2013 United States, Philippines USPTO establishes PPH with the Philippines
28 March 2013 United States, China PPH between US and China extended
28 March 2013 Japan, Israel Japan and Israel expand scope of PPH to include PCT work products
28 March 2013 European Union Bulgaria inks UPC agreement
28 March 2013 Canada CIPO issues practice guide following FCA's Amazon decision
28 March 2013 Australia Myriad wins human gene patent case in Australia
28 March 2013 Australia Local SMEs to face higher cost for patents in Australia
28 March 2013 United States USPTO slashes expediting examination fees
15 March 2013 Canada Canada introduces bill to amend trademark law
15 March 2013 Lithuania Lithuania simplifies trademark registration process
15 March 2013 European Patent Convention (EPC) EPO adjusts its system to implement new search and examination fee refund provisions
15 March 2013 European Patent Convention (EPC) EPO notifies amendment to Rule 53 EPC
15 March 2013 Colombia Colombia IP office goes online
15 March 2013 Australia IP reform in Australia
15 March 2013 China Move to curb low-quality patents in China
15 March 2013 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands to enact new trademark laws
15 March 2013 Finland Finland effects changes to patent and utility model regulations
15 March 2013 Serbia Marching towards EU standards, Serbia amends trademark law
15 March 2013 OAPI OAPI slashes individual designation fee under 1999 Hague Agreement
15 March 2013 United States USPTO modifies PKI subscriber agreement
15 March 2013 United Kingdom Decks cleared for pharma innovation in UK
15 March 2013 Latvia Now Latvian design data on DesignView
15 March 2013 United States, Portugal US and Portugal partner on PCT-PPH
15 March 2013 Hong Kong Hong Kong moots original grant patent system
15 March 2013 Finland Changing IP litigation landscape in Finland
1 March 2013 Colombia National Institute of Industrial Property (Brazil) becomes PCT Authority for Columbian applicants
1 March 2013 European Union, European Patent Convention (EPC) Unified Patent Court agreement signed
1 March 2013 Tunisia Tunisia sets Level 2 standard designation fee
1 March 2013 Japan, Eurasian Patent System Japan and Eurasian Patent Office establish PPH
1 March 2013 Sweden Nordic Patent Institute to act as ISA and IPEA for Swedish applications
1 March 2013 Bulgaria IP Translator impact: Bulgaria to adopt "means what it says" approach
1 March 2013 United Arab Emirates UAE introduces automated search system for trademarks
1 March 2013 Lebanon Lebanon launches website for trademark registration
1 March 2013 United States Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: USPTO publishes rules of practice on first-inventor-to-file provision
1 March 2013 Canada, United States USPTO and CIPO commence PCT-PPH
1 March 2013 Greece Change in fees charged under the Madrid Protocol for Greece
19 February 2013 Canada New consultations on amendments to Patent Rules Canada
15 February 2013 Moldova, European Union Moldovan Parliament ratifies agreement on GI with the EU
15 February 2013 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan passes rules to include IP rights in customs register
15 February 2013 Moldova Moldova launches online filing system
15 February 2013 Belarus Amendments to Belarus trademark law
15 February 2013 Denmark Supplementary Protection Certificates: Denmark issues guidelines on combination product
15 February 2013 Israel Non-technological inventions not patentable in Israel
15 February 2013 Israel Israel adopts Locarno International Classification system
15 February 2013 European Union, Croatia Croatian accession to EU to affect EU trademarks and designs
15 February 2013 Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation Eurasian Customs Union to establish unitary trademark
15 February 2013 Germany DPMA to continue its current practice after IP Translator
5 February 2013 Israel Change in fees charged under the Madrid Protocol for Israel
5 February 2013 Japan, Poland Japan and Poland enter into PPH agreement
5 February 2013 United States Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: Amendments to AIA become law
5 February 2013 United States Fee change under Madrid Protocol for the United States
5 February 2013 Sweden Change in fees charged under the Madrid Protocol for Sweden
5 February 2013 Ethiopia Implementing regulations effected for Ethiopia's trademark law
5 February 2013 United States Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: USPTO publishes final fee schedule
5 February 2013 Denmark, China Denmark and China partner on PPH/PCT-PPH
5 February 2013 United States USPTO invites comments on application drafting practices
5 February 2013 Mexico Fees under Madrid Protocol for Mexico
5 February 2013 Colombia Colombia reduces official trademark fees
5 February 2013 European Union EU regulation defines jurisdiction of national courts in IP matters
5 February 2013 West Bank and Gaza Strip New trademark fees for the West Bank
5 February 2013 United States USPTO releases patent term expiration date calculator
5 February 2013 Eurasian Patent System Eurasian Patent Office hikes patent fees
5 February 2013 Nice Agreement 2013 version of 10th edition of Nice Classification adopted
5 February 2013 United States Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: US House passes revised bill amending AIA
5 February 2013 China China opens trademark registration in retail and wholesale services
5 February 2013 Ireland, Poland TMview adds Irish and Polish marks to database
5 February 2013 Singapore, Patent Cooperation Treaty Japan to act as ISA and IPEA for Singapore
5 February 2013 United Kingdom Now protection for person's personality in Guernsey
5 February 2013 United Kingdom UK introduces "superfast" patent grants
5 February 2013 United States USPTO issues trademark examination guide on webpage specimens
5 February 2013 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia introduces changes to trademark legislation
5 February 2013 United States US passes law to implement patent law treaties
5 February 2013 United States, Taiwan US partners with Taiwan on permanent PPH
5 February 2013 European Patent Convention (EPC), United States USPTO and EPO introduce Cooperative Patent Classification system
5 February 2013 United States Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: US Senate passes amended version of bill amending America Invents Act
5 February 2013 Israel Israel hikes patent fees
10 July 2012 Djibouti Trademark registration fees increase in Djibouti
26 June 2012 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan accedes to Singapore Treaty
12 June 2012 Luxembourg Luxembourg ratifies TLT
29 May 2012 Australia Australia introduces fee changes
15 May 2012 Brunei, Patent Cooperation Treaty Brunei becomes party to PCT
2 May 2012 Jordan Jordan ends trademark class heading practice
17 April 2012 Syria Syria has new IP law
3 April 2012 Montenegro Montenegro implements new industrial design regulation
20 March 2012 Mexico USA and Mexico extend Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme
6 March 2012 Japan, Israel PPH pilot program between JPO and Israel Patent Office commences
21 February 2012 Colombia Colombia revises trademark application process
7 February 2012 Canada, Denmark, Japan, South Korea Canada extends PPH programmes with Denmark, Japan and Korea
24 January 2012 Montenegro Montenegro accedes to Strasbourg Agreement
10 January 2012 Argentina Argentina changes method of calculation of term of renewal for trademarks
27 December 2011 Tajikistan Changes in fees charged under the Madrid Protocol for Tajikistan
13 December 2011 European Patent Convention (EPC) EPO fees revised effective 1 April 2012
22 November 2011 United States, Japan, European Union Triway PPH extended
15 November 2011 South Africa South Africa passes Traditional Knowledge Bill
1 November 2011 Japan, China JPO and SIPO to embark on PPH pilot in November