WIPO reports about a new feature of its trademark database eMadrid. Now if you search for international trademarks and you click on a result from the list, a new page will be opened where you can see brief information for the mark on the top. Below you can spot a new tab called DESIGNATION STATUS, where you can find information about the status of the mark in every designated country.
You can read more about this here.
We celebrate World Intellectual Property Day on April 26. This year WIPO focuses our attention on women’s role in the development of innovations and creativity. You can find more information here.
WIPO announced new individual fees for the designation of Turkiye in applications for international trademarks. The new fees will come into force on 11.04.2023 and are as follow:
WIPO reports on the accession of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) to The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications.
This will allow international registration of geographical indication in 17 African countries including Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, etc.
The Geneva Act will enter into force with respect to OAPI on March 15, 2023.
For more information here.
WIPO has issued a new edition of its WIPO Magazine where you can find the following main topics:
1. Tencent, video games, the metaverse and diversity: an insider’s view
2. Fashion forward: pioneering African designer eyes luxury brands market
3. Brazilian agri-tech startup digitizes farm management with dividends for cattle farmers and sustainability
4. Why vaccine independence is so important for Africa
5. Green trademarks and the risk of greenwashing
For more information here.
WIPO reports about the accession of Belize to the Madrid Protocol for international registration of trademarks. The Protocol will come into force for the country on 24.02.2023, a date after which the country will be able to be designated in applications for such marks.
The country has made some declarations, two of which are that potential refusals for registration can be issued for up to 18 months as well as that there will be individual fees for the designation of Belize.
WIPO reports about new individual fees for international trademark applications where Norway is a designated country. The new fees will come into force on 01.03.2022 and are as follow:
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