VIETNAM, SAMOA AND ISRAEL JOIN THE HAGUE AGREEMENT

Vietnam, Samoa and Israel presented their instruments of ratification of the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement on International Design Registrations with the director of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Mr. Francis Gurry.

Consequently, Vietnam will b ... [Read More]

MAURITIUS: THE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT OF 2019

In Mauritius, the Intellectual Property Act has been passed by the Mauritius Parliament on July 30, 2019.

The Intellectual Property Act make the Mauritian Intellectual Property (IP) system more reactive to the demands of researchers, investors, and entrepreneurs.

Th ... [Read More]

SOUTH AFRICA: SUSPENSION OF OFFICIAL FEE INCREASE FOR PATENTS AND DESIGNS

A suggested increase in official fees for South African patent and designs has been suspended.

The reason lies behind this development is that there has been a new definition of “corporate entity” and “small, medium or micro enterprise (SMME)” which wer ... [Read More]