On February 5, 2022, China acceded to Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. The Hague provisions will become effective in China on May 5, 2022. China has been negotiating such accession for a few years, and it was partly anticipated by certain measures of harmonization introduced with the latest amendment to the patent law in … Continue Reading
WIPO has released its latest global intellectual property report, with a focus on branding activities of organisations in the global marketplace. The report’s title is Brands: Reputation and Image in the Global Marketplace and provides new information about how global companies use their brands. For legal practitioners, in-house counsel and employees working in the branding space, it … Continue Reading
Here at the Squire Sanders IP&T blog, we noticed that WIPO have updated their website. We’re pretty impressed with the new sleek WIPO landing page. We’re interested to know what you think. Do you think the new WIPO website is easier to use? Would you have done it differently? Do you also think it looks eerily … Continue Reading