The Legal Board of Appeal of the EPO has issued in writing its decision in case J 8/20, which confirmed that under the European Patent Convention (EPC) an inventor designated in a patent application must be a human being. The decision, announced after hearing the appellant in public oral proceedings

Intellectual Property Protection FormsIn recent years, while non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are in intense discussions in public, the associated trademark registration activity has exploded. In the U.S., just in January-February 2022, the number of NFT trademark applications increased by 150% compared t

Recently, the CNIPA agreed that Hunan Province and Xiangtan City carry out the construction of national intellectual property protection centers for the purpose of rapid collaborative protection of intellectual property rights for the advanced manufacturing and new material industries, intelligent m

Q: What requirements do applicants need to meet for the submission of a Hague application?An international application which is eligible one of the following conditions may be filed via the Hague System: a) the applicant is a citizen of a Contracting Party, or is a citizen of a member state of an in

Letter of Guarantee [2022] No. 101 issued by CNIPAJiangxi Intellectual Property Office:The "Jiangxi Provincial Intellectual Property Offices Request for Instructions on Issues Concerning Suspension of Patent Infringement Dispute Cases" (Letter of Guarantee [2022] No. 8 issued by Jiangxi Intellectual