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【Global News】Recent developments within the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
2025-05-06·Service by publication has come into effect·Turkish Patent and Trademark Office put discussions over well-known trademark registry on its agenda·Turkish Patent and Trademark Office’s official website was updatedService by publication has come into effectNotification procedure was a significant issu -
【Global News】Federal Senate approves Brazil's accession to the Hague Agreement
2025-05-06The Federal Senate approved on October 6th, the Draft Legislative Decree No. 274/22, which provides for Brazils accession to the Hague Agreement, on the international registration of Industrial Designs. As it had already been approved by the House, the matter is going to be promulgated.Under the Agr -
【Global News】Extension of time limits – Ukraine
2025-05-06A new extension has been granted for all parties in proceedings before the Office having their residence or registered office in Ukraine. The two month extension published on 28 August extends all time limits expiring between 2 September 2022 and 1 November 2022, inclusive, until 2 November 2022. Th -
【GE CHENG News】A Chinese pharmaceutical company for the first time successfully challenges the original drug patent in the United States
2025-05-06On October 19, HEC Group announced on its official WeChat public account that on October 18, the U.S. court officially judged the 405 patent invalid, and the first generic fingolimod Gilenya of Guangdong HEC Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was officially approved to be marketed in the United States. Conseq -
【GE CHENG News】Beijing expands the patent pre-examination field, 55 service classification numbers are added
2025-05-06Approved by the CNIPA, 55 patent pre-examination service classification numbers such as G08G traffic control system and G16B bioinformatics were added by Beijing Intellectual Property Protection Center and Zhongguancun Intellectual Property Protection Center.Till now, the two protection centers have