All trademark news that you might have missed last month in one convenient overview. Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter. Australia updates IP fees and costs Following a comprehensive review process, the Intellectual Property office of Australia (IP Australia) has announced changes to fees relating to intellectual property related…

All trademark news that you might have missed last month in one convenient overview. Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter. Brazil launches public consultation for 2025-2030 strategic plan The National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI) has initiated a public consultation for its new strategic plan covering the…

A few days ago, we reported that the Executive Director (ED) of the EUIPO had referred questions to the Grand Board of Appeal  (see here) . The full referral has now been published (see here) so that stakeholders can present observations to the Grand Board under Article 37(6) EUTMDR. The referral regards the decision by…

On April 2nd, the EUIPO has publicly announced the first referral by the Executive Director to the Grand Board of Appeal pursuant to Article 159(4)(l) of the EUTMR n.  2017/1001 in conjunction with Article 37(4) and (5) of EUTMDR n. 2018/625   (see at https://www.euipo.europa.eu/es/news/first-referral-of-questions-by-the-executive-director-to-the-grand-board-of-appeal ). The main issue regards the Board of Appeal (BOA) decision…