In conjunction with the World Intellectual Property Day 2020 celebrations themed “Innovate for a Green Future”, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will offer a pilot programme to accelerate grants of patent applications in all technology fields to just six months, starting from 4 May 2020. The programme – the SG Patent Fast Track - is the world’s fastest application-to-grant

On 15 April, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) unveiled a new online dashboard that allows member state representatives and other stakeholders to monitor the Organization's operations during the Covid-19 pandemic. The new, web-based and publicly available, WIPO Crisis Management Dashboard will provide a view of the evolution of WIPO's global intellectual property (IP) services and its financ

Recently, affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the UAE Ministry of Economy announced that it will further reduce some official fees related to trademark affairs. In fact, in July 2019, the UAE has already slashed some trademark official fees, for example by reducing the cost of registering a trademark in the country from 10,000 Dirham (about USD2,723) to 6,700 Dirham (about USD1,825). The reduction of the official f

In response to the increasingly severe global epidemic situation, the following countries and regions have taken corresponding emergency measures to ensure the normal operation of IP work. EUIPO All time limits expiring between 9 March 2020 and 30 April 2020, that affect all parties before the Office, extended to 1 May 2020. This includes statutory deadlines such as the deadline to oppose a third party trad

The European Patent Office has released theDecision of the Administrative Council of 12 December 2019 amending Articles 2 and 7 of the Rules relating to FeesandDecision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 29 January 2020 revising the Office's fees and expenses(hereinafter referred to as “the Decisions”) in its January 2020 Official Journal, the new schedule of fees shall enter into fo

Notice on Time Limits for Handling Affairs Regarding Patents, Trademarks and Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits under the Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic (Notice No. 350) For the purpose of implementing the decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on preventing and containing the COVID-19 epidemic, and effectively safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of parties a