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As it was previously mentioned in Part I of this series on the protection of your IP on e-commerce platforms in Latin America, we will now look deeper into the specific issues of these platforms, with a quick guide on how to ensure that IP rights are best protected when doing business online in Lati

Thanks to the PPH, a faster response would be obtained from said entities, reducing the duplication of efforts, time, and processing costs to study the same patent application.

The entry into force of the Unitary Patent system today marks a historic step in the completion of the Internal Market and leads the way to a new era for the protection of innovations in Europe.

The Budapest Treaty will enter into force in Paraguay on August 5, 2023.

Industrial research and development (R&D) organisations in Europe have criticised the European Commission's new patent regulations.

Joining forces with the European IP Helpdesk team, the European Patent Office (EPO) has published two new case studies illustrating the role of intellectual property (IP) for successful technology transfer processes.

The Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property has just published its action plan for the years 2023 to 2026. 

According to the latest patent landscape report published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), India is one of the top five countries filing the highest number of patents related to COVID-19 therapeutics along with China the US, Republic of Korea, and Germany.

The latest patent landscape report published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), provides early observations on the patenting activity which took place in the field of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics.

The European Commission (EC) has recently proposed new regulations on standard essential patents, compulsory licensing of patents in crisis situations, and the revision of the legislation on supplementary protection certificates.

The European Patent Office (EPO) has launched a public consultation to gather feedback from stakeholders and reflect their various points of view into the upcoming strategic plan (2024–2028).

The first-ever Quality Index for Latin American Patents has been published to evaluate the patent quality in Latin America.

The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently published the Patent Index 2022 which presents an overview of the European patent applications filed and European patents granted by the EPO last year.

German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) with the Council of the European Union.

The consultation is open to all interested stakeholders and experts of the innovation ecosystem - and not limited to IP specialists.

European IP Helpdesk team is delighted to announce the lecture series “Patent Protection for EU Funding Beneficiaries” organised in co-operation with the European Patent Office (EPO).

European Patent Office (EPO) has just published a patent insight report on quantum computing summarizing the results of patent analyses in the field of quantum technologies.

European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have recently published a joint study analysing the innovation along hydrogen value chains.

Indian patents are granted by Indian Patent Office, after examining the patent application filed by the applicant. This infographic reveals the crucial points of a patent search that will determine whether this examination may lead to the rejection of the application or to the grant of a patent.