Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter here. OAPI accedes to Geneva Act of Lisbon Agreement On 15 December 2022, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) joined the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (Geneva Act) by depositing its instrument of accession with…
Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter here. Cape Verde implements Harare, Banjul Protocols On 14 October 2022, the Harare Protocol and the Banjul Protocol came into effect in The Republic of Cape Verde, thus it became the 20th contracting State of the Harare Protocol and the 13th contracting State…
End of January 2022 the Industrial Property Act 2019 came into force in Mauritius. The new IP legislation modernises the law, which now also provides for some international agreements. Kluwer IP Law interviewed Marius Schneider, who heads IPvocate Africa, and Nora Ho Tu Nam, a Senior Associate at the same boutique law firm: “We foresee…
Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter here. Angolan trademark registration certificates for medicines to bear disclaimer Recently, the Angolan Institute of Industrial Property (IAPI) issued Notice 9/2022, which mandates all trademark registration certificates for pharmaceutical products in class 5 to carry a disclaimer that the certificate does not grant…
To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the most-read posts from each of our IP law blogs. Here are the most popular posts over the past few months. Top 3 Kluwer Trademark Blog…
Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter here. Haiti starts using HDB in TMclass While increasing its participation in TMclass, the Industrial Property Service of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Haiti (SPIMCI) started using and accepting terms from the harmonised database of goods and services (HDB) in TMclass…
Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter here. Colombia publishes practice paper on figurative marks The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of the Columbian Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism has published a practice paper giving a comprehensive explanation about the principles to examine figurative marks that have descriptive…
Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter here. Liberia introduces new rules on trademarks, patents The Republic of Liberia has recently promulgated some regulations on trademarks and patents under the Industrial Property Act of 2016. Read the full story here Morocco accedes to Hague System On 22 April 2022, the…
