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Small Entity Status vs. Micro Entity Status for Patent Applications in the U.S.
Suppose you have an inventor or applicant who asks you to file a patent application in the U.S. However, the applicant has limited financial resources for filing the patent application. Should you claim small entity status or micro entity status…
Canadian Trademark Fees Increasing in 2024
Canadian brand owners should prepare now for fee increases coming into force in 2024. Overall, fees are set to increase by 20 to 35%. In particular, the government fee for filing a Canadian trademark application is increasing to $460 for…
Court clarifies process for CMO equitable remuneration
Introduction
This case(1) concerned a collective management organisation’s (CMO’s) application for the temporary determination of related and neighbouring rights and copyrights. This was for equitable remuneration for public reproduction of intellectual works by catering businesses (ie, coffee shops). The…
Duties involving IP matters at the beginning of the corporate term in Colombia
The end of the calendar year is also, for legal purposes, the end of the corporate and accounting year, under Colombian Law.
The beginning of a new corporate year, on January 1, triggers, for corporate entities and branches of foreign…
With Friends Like These: Copyright Implications Of Novelists Drawing Inspiration From The Real Lives They Cross
Fiction writing has a curious claim on truth.
We learn this at the youngest age, listening to fairy tales when the child in us “intuitively comprehends that, although these stories are unreal, they are not untrue …” Bettelheim, The Uses…
Australian trade mark law: Defending your well-known brand with a defensive trade mark registration
Australia’s trade mark legislation provides trade mark owners with the ability to register (in certain circumstances) their well-known brands as ‘defensive trade marks’ in respect of particular goods and/or services, even if the owner of the mark has no intention…
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS REGARDING TRADEMARK PROTECTION IN COLOMBIA THAT WE RECEIVE FREQUENTLY
For this edition, we decided to make a compilation of answers to questions that we frequently receive from clients who intend to protect their trademarks in Colombia. …
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS REGARDING TRADEMARK PROTECTION IN COLOMBIA THAT WE RECEIVE FREQUENTLY
For this edition, we decided to make a compilation of answers to questions that we frequently receive from clients who intend to protect their trademarks in Colombia. …
India publishes draft amendments to Patent Rules for public comment
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently published a set of draft amendments (“Draft Rules”) to the Indian Patent Rules, 2003. The amendments are currently open for comments from…