USA: REFORMS WITH REGARD TO US TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

The Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act on December 21, 2020.

Accordingly, the Act brings some alterations regarding trademark procedures which will be fundamental for trademark litigation and prosecution. Accordingly, seeking injunction has been eased and ... [Read More]

BRAZIL: ACCEPTANCE OF E-SIGNED AGREEMENTS

Due to the difficulties experienced during COVID 19, Brazilian Patent Office has started to accept executed agreements on condition that some requirements are met.

Accordingly, the first requirement is to execute the agreement electronically which will be handled by two partie ... [Read More]

GCC: NEW PATENT FILINGS

Following the recent GCC Supreme Council meeting, the GCC Patent office will no longer be accepting new patent filings as of January 6th 2021. At the 41st Supreme Council meeting, held on the 5th of January 2021, a decision was made to amend the existing GCC Patent Law, which has been su ... [Read More]