Trademarks

Rights holders can take advantage of the soft opening starting December 31st. 

Trademark right holders interested in obtaining a Trademark re-registration in Myanmar can do so starting December 31st, by taking advantage of the soft opening of the registrar which permits a preliminary filling.

This soft opening filing is a re-registration system and is available to owners of Tademarks that are registered under the Declaration of Ownership at the Registry of Deeds.

This year’s INTA Leadership Meeting took place in the city of Austin, in Texas – USA.

At this annual event International Trademark Association (INTA) brings together its nominated leaders for an advanced-level educational program, as well as to designate the Association’s upcoming objectives and goals.

The protection of well-known Trademarks in Angola is no longer questionable and the absence of specific provision in the current national legislation, the Industrial Property Act, 3/92 of 1992, cannot be a serious argument against the protection of Trademarks that are well-known in the country, for two main reasons.

The city of Guangdong hosted the 2019 IP EXPO, an event dedicated to the international Intellectual Property (IP) community that focused on this region’s potential.

The event was focused on the construction of scientific and technological innovation center with global influence, and further build a Guangdong - Hong Kong – Macao bay area brand featured by internationalization, high-end level and large scale.

If you are remotely familiarized with Ariana Grande’s image the following things immediately come to mind: sleek back pony tail, bunny ears headband and song lyrics turned into amazing catch phrases such as Thank you, next or Gee thanks, just bought it.

The Pop-singer, who took over the year with her latest album “Thank You, Next”, which lead her to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 11 weeks in 2019, reached full stardom since the beginning of her career on Nickelodeon in 2009.

Once again we remind you that the Law 31/2009, of December 2009, on the Protection of Intellectual Property in Rwanda established a 10-year duration period for trademarks, counting from the filing date.

In this connection, all trademarks registered in Rwanda before 2009 must be renewed until 14 December 2019.

Following the new Value Added Tax (VAT), since July of 2019, which stipulates that each requested action with the Trademark Office is subject to VAT of 14%, there is a new increase in the official fees for trademark prosecution by the Egyptian Trademark Office.

Implemented by the ministerial decree no.179, of the 4th of September 2019, this increase in official fees would be implemented from 5th of September, but it has so far been put on hold.

Once the new fees are introduced, our schedule of fees will be amended to reflect this change.

Bemanya Twebaze, The Registrar General of Uganda Registration Services Bureau has just been elected President of the WIPO Advisory Committee on Enforcement.

The election of Bemanya, that has previously served as President of Paris Union Assembly of WIPO, is a remarkable achievement for Uganda.

With the aim to improve Trademark opposition procedures in Nigeria, the Country’s Federal Ministry of Industry has recently announced the opening of a new Trademark Tribunal.

Working closely with the Registry of Trademarks, the institution will have a competent team to deal with administrative procedures, related to Trademark Oppositions. This is expected to accelerate the processes and to alleviate the current delays regarding opposition matters.

The new Portuguese Industrial Property Code was published on December 10th last year. After six months have passed we reiterate some of the main changes.

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