Japan Patent Office has released Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2022

The 2022 report focuses on statistical data, to give readers a better understanding of the current situation regarding applications and registrations from Japan and abroad, and examinations and trials.

Release of Japan Patent Office Annual Report 2022

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has released a preview of the updated Manual of Patent Office Practice (MOPOP) that will come into force on October 3, 2022.

The main purpose of this amendment is to simplify the review.

Preview of the updated Manual of Patent Office Practice

IPOPHL once again partnered with the intellectual property (IP) offices of Japan and the United States to enhance the knowledge and capacities of IPOPHL’s trademark staff in search and examination.

The importance of cooperation lies in that IPOPHL plans to open doors for the registration of non-traditional trademarks soon.

IPOPHL upskills trademark examiners in back-to-back Japan, US training

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