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IPONZ to implement WIPO Digital Access Service

The WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) is an electronic system allowing priority documents and similar documents to be securely exchanged between participating intellectual property (IP) offices. This will allow IPONZ to retrieve priority documents from a central source without needing patent applicants to supply their own copies. IPONZ will also be able to supply patent documents to WIPO DAS on request, which removes the need to provide these as certified copies for applicants’ use. More details on IPONZ’s WIPO DAS implementation will be released after its start date.

•  View the list of participating DAS offices.
•  View more details on IPONZ’s DAS technical participation.

The third edition of the Marcathlon

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Entrance is free to charge to the Marcathlon which is an event organized by the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM) and the Association for the Defence of Trademarks (ANDEMA) that seeks to raise public awareness of the importance of innovation, branding and design for our economy (investment in R&D, tax revenues, employment, etc.) and how to avoid i violation of these rights. In its second edition, the Marcathlon brought together more than 80 institutions, both public and private, 200 children and more than 300 runners interested in Industrial Property and had a great impact on social networks. This year the event will mainly focuse on informing society of the damage caused by counterfeiting.

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€170 million annual losses due to music piracy

Overall, in music sales, €57 million were lost in physical formats (e.g. CDs) and €113 million in digital formats. This was equivalent to 2.9 % of all music sales in physical formats and 8.8 % of all music sales in digital formats. The study, issued by the EUIPO through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, analyses the recording industry's direct sales of music products to domestic retailers or intermediaries. It does not include sales by music distributors, like online platforms, or retailers. The EUIPO's Executive Director, António Campinos, said:
The question of whether piracy reduces or increases sales of recorded music has been the subject of many studies with contradictory results. Our study's results are in line with the prevailing consensus and find that piracy reduces the revenue of legitimate industry in both digital and physical formats. The study is based on data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents recording and music licensing companies worldwide. It analyses sales data from the 19 EU Member States where 99 % of all such EU sales took place in 2014. Germany
https://ptmo.org/nc/news/article/EUR170-million-annual-losses-due-to-music-piracy.html

The third edition of the Marcathlon

https://ptmo.org/nc/news/article/the-third-edition-of-the-marcathlon.html

Patents

In most cases a patent is valid for 20 years. Once this period of time runs out, the exclusive rights to your patent cease to exist. This means that after 20th years, anyone may use your invention without permission.

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Renewal/maintenance of patents

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A patent should be maintained yearly from the third yearfrom the application date, in orderto remain active. The text below will explain the procedure.

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PTMO  asked questions about trademarks

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WIPO system issues affecting Madrid trade mark applications and related opposition proceedings

• Examine Madrid trade mark applications sent by IPONZ; and
• Serve IPONZ notices of provisional refusal based on opposition to rights holders.

This has resulted in delays in WIPO receiving Madrid trade mark applications from IPONZ, and affected the ability of rights holders to respond to IPONZ notices of provisional refusal based on opposition within the prescribed period. IPONZ has taken remedial action to minimise the impact of these issues for clients.

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First Singapore overseas intellectual property office paves the way for local IP professionals and Singapore to surging Chinese innovation market

Unveiled today by Singapore’s Acting Minister for Education and Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence, Mr Ong Ye Kung, during his visit to SSGKC this week, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore’s (IPOS) Representative Office is poised to help an increasing number of Singapore’s IP service providers reach out to the increasing number of Chinese innovative enterprises, especially technology companies seeking to expand overseas. Mr Ong, who is also the Co-Chairman of the Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council, explained, “The Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City is an important flagship project aimed at becoming a knowledge and innovation zone, and catalysing the economic transformation of Guangdong. It will add to the flow of information and knowledge to the 'One Belt One Road' vision." He added, "As more companies from Guangdong bring their innovations to the rest of the world, IPOS' first representative office overseas will facilitate their link up with IP service providers in Singapore, to protect and manage their innovations in the South-East Asian region and beyond."

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Renewal of trademarks

A trademark is valid for ten years counting from the filing date, and it must be renewed before its expiry in order to remain valid. The text below will explain the process, if you wish to renew your trademark for further 10 years.

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Trademarks

A trademark may be a sign, image, word or a combination of both (a word and image)which identifies products or services.

A trademark provides a protection for your logo or brand. By registering a trademark, you defend your brand against legal infringement. The registered trademark grants legal rights to the merchant, and prevents others from copying or using your mark.

A trademark identifies the brand owner of a particular product or service. Trademarks can alsobe licensed to others.

To register a trademark has become more and more important,sincenew goods and services are increasing and the markets have become more global.

A trademark is protected during 10 years. In order to keep your exclusive right, you need to renew it before this period of time runs out. Once the trademark has been renewed, it is protected for another period of 10 years. You may renew your trademark an unlimited amount of times.

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Renewal of trademarks

A trademark is valid for ten years counting from the filing date, and it must be renewed before its expiry in order to remain valid. The text below will explain the process, if you wish to renew your trademark for further 10 years.

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Renewal/maintenance of patents

A patent should be maintained yearly from the third yearfrom the application date, in orderto remain active. The text below will explain the procedure.

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