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EUROPEAN PATENT INSTITUTE – C91 COUNCIL MEETING
EPI C91 Council meeting took place on 13 November 2021 by videoconference. A total of 188 participants attended the meeting, including three representatives from MK: B.Sc. eng. Bogoljub Ilievski in the capacity of Vice President…
EPO and WIPO sign Memorandum of Understanding
On 8 November 2021, EPO President António Campinos met online with Mr Daren Tang, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The organisations renewed their commitment to further improving…
FILIPOV AND SEKULOVSKA FROM “BERIN” AT THE 39TH CONFERENCE OF THE EU TRADEMARKS ASSOCIATION (ECTA) IN VIENNA
Two representatives of the Intellectual Property Agency "Berin", prof. Dr. Gjorgji Filipov and Ivona Sekulovska, MA, participated in the 39th Аnnual Цonference of the European Community Trademark Association (ECTA) held…
SWISS MARK NESPRESSO CAPSULES DELETED
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirms cancellation of the shape mark for Nespresso capsules. It was absolutely impossible to register a technically necessary shape, even if it had become established…
PETKOSKA, DAMJANSKI AND FILIPOV FROM BERIN IN THE GROUP OF AUTHORS OF: “EUROPEAN SPC’S UNRAVELLED – A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE TO SPC IN EUROPE”
The world-renowned publisher of intellectual property literature Walters Kluver from the Netherlands has published the second edition of the work "European SPCs Unravelled – A Practitioner’s Guide to SPC in…
CHINA HAS RELEASED TRANSITION MEASURES FOR AMENDED PATENT LAW
On May 25, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued the Interim Measures for the Processing of Related Examination Businesses Regarding the Implementation of the Revised Patent Law. As the…
90th COUNCIL МЕETING OF THE EUROPEAN PATENT INSTITUTE
The 90th meeting of the Council of the European Patent Institute (EPI) took place on 8 May 2021 by video conference, which was attended by a total of 160 members, including…
HAPPY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY – APRIL 26! HELPING SMALLER BUSINESSES THRIVE
In 1440 Johannes Gutenber from Germany found the printing machine. That event was a spark that ignited the fire of interest in protecting the rights of inventors and authors in…
EAPO: The Eurasian Design Applications are Expected in June
On September 9, 2019, the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) members states adopted the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention (the Protocol). From June 1, 2021 the…
SERBIA MODERNIZES ITS TRADEMARK LAW
A new trademark law entered into force in Serbia on February 1, 2020 introducing important changes that further harmonize the country’s trademark legislation with the corresponding European Union law. Here…