EUIPO reports about the fact that the New Zealand Patent Office has joined TMClass, a very helpful tool for automatic classification of goods and services for the purpose of trademark filing.
This is great news for all applicants from this country because using TMClass they will save time and efforts when filing trademark applications.
For more information here.
For all of us who are interested in searching for trademarks and industrial designs, a good news has come from EUIPO which announced that several Latin American countries joined important IP tools.
First and foremost Uruguay joined TMView database for trademarks and DesignView database for designs. Apart from this Honduras joined DesignView too.
In brief, this means that national trademarks from Uruguay and national designs from Uruguay and Honduras will be accessible through both databases which by itself is a real advantage.
In addition to that El Salvador and Costa Rica joined the TMClass database responsible for harmonization of goods and services for the purposes of filing trademark applications.
For more information here.
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