В 2014 году в России появится новая государственная организация,
занимающаяся защитой интеллектуальной собственности.
четверг, 26 декабря 2013 г.
Apple идет в виртуальную реальность
Известная американская компания создает устройство, работающее по принципу виртуальной реальности. Подробнее.
Патентование в Молдове
Главы Европейского патентного ведомства и Государственного агентства по интеллектуальной собственности Республики Молдова подписали соглашение о проверке патентов и патентных заявок, которое позволит Европейским патентным заявкам и патентам приобрести юридическую силу в Молдове. Подробнее.
среда, 11 декабря 2013 г.
The GPPH network. start 2014
The GPPH pilot will allow patent applicants to request accelerated examination at any of the offices involved in the pilot if their claims have been found to be acceptable by any of the other offices involved in the pilot. The pilot will use a single set of qualifying requirements and it aims to simplify and improve the existing PPH network so that it is more accessible to users.
Contact us to learn more about Patent Prosecution Highway and Global Patent Prosecution Highway systems in Russia. http://www.ipprolaw.com/
Contact us to learn more about Patent Prosecution Highway and Global Patent Prosecution Highway systems in Russia. http://www.ipprolaw.com/
пятница, 6 декабря 2013 г.
Patent protection in Moldova
The heads of the European Patent Office and the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova have signed a validation agreement, which will allow European patent applications and patents to take legal effect in Moldova. Under this agreement, applicants will be able to validate their European patent applications and EPO-granted patents in Moldova, even though it is not a contracting state to the European Patent Convention. Thanks to the new agreement, European applications and patents validated for Moldova will have the same legal effects there as Moldovan ones, and be subject to Moldovan law.
среда, 13 июля 2011 г.
OHIM and Russian IP office to step up cooperation
The Director General of the Russian IP Office, Boris Simonov, said that he looked forward to closer links with OHIM as their “main IP partner in the EU”. In a video interview during an official visit by Rospatent to the Office, Mr Simonov described the current fast growth in interest in IP in Russia and their plans for wider international involvement.
During the visit to OHIM, on 29-30 June, Russia formally joined the Trademark Trilateral identification project, and the Rospatent delegation also discussed cooperating with OHIM on e-Business tools and the TMview joint database which currently provides trade mark data from 14 offices including OHIM and WIPO.
Video interview with Rospatent Director General Boris Simonov
http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/news/item1984.en.do
четверг, 26 мая 2011 г.
News from Patent Office of China
Circular on Strengthen IPR Protection of the 26th World University Summer Games of Shenzhen
SIPO, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Security and other six authorities jointly issued a Circular on Strengthen IPR Protection of the 26th World University Summer Games of Shenzhen, requiring strengthening IPR protection in five aspects including awareness, tasks, enforcement, coordination and popularization.
Under the circular, the relevant departments should grasp the importance and urgency of IPR protection with full understanding of implementation of national IPR strategy, carry out IPR popularization and training, released information of IPR protection on the games, and establish a good image of China's efforts on IPR protection.
Guiding Opinions on Copyright Asset Evaluation
In a bid to regulate copyright asset evaluation and facilitate culture creative industry development, the Guiding Opinion on Copyright Asset Evaluation, the first of its kind in China, will be implemented from July 1, 2011, according to China Asset Assessment Association.
The opinions regulate the criterion of evaluation in copyright asset definition, requirement, assessing object, operation requirement and disclosure. It preliminary solved the problems of evaluation complexity and time-effectiveness of copyright asset. It also solve the problem of China's lacking guidance in copyright asset evaluation.
Although International Valuation Standards has its single standard for intangible asset evaluation, there is no prescribing of copyright evaluation standard. The Opinion not only regulates the practice in particular specialty, but also fills the gap in this area.
Tian Lipu Met with JPO Commissioner Yoshiyuki Iwai
четверг, 24 марта 2011 г.
News from the WIPO
WIPO and India Partner to Protect Traditional Knowledge from Misappropriation
Geneva/New Delhi, March 22, 2011PR/2011/682
Representatives from 35 countries are in Delhi this week to explore how the success of India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) - a landmark project which protects India’s centuries-old traditional knowledge (TK) from misappropriation – could be emulated by interested countries.
In a statement to the three-day International Conference on the Utilization of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library as a Model for Protection of Traditional Knowledge, co-organized by WIPO and India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which opened on March 22, 2011, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry welcomed international cooperation in the fight against the misappropriation of TK. This was echoed by India’s Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, and Parliamentary Affairs Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Mr. Bansal informed the conference that international agreements with major patent offices around the world on the TKDL has been successful in challenging bids to misappropriate Indian TK, saying TKDL has been ”an immensely effective tool for the protection of TK…a powerful weapon to fight biopiracy.” The Minister said India is prepared to work with WIPO and interested countries in sharing its expertise on TKDL. Mr. Bansal welcomed WIPO’s initiative to organize an international conference on TKDL, and the Organization’s commitment to offer technical expertise in this area. As Minister responsible for CSIR, Mr. Bansal assured participants “all cooperation will be extended to all of you, in particular, to WIPO, so that countries rich in traditional knowledge and biodiversity, desirous of adopting TKDL as a model of traditional knowledge protection, are able to do so.”
Mr. Gurry praised India’s leadership in taking domestic and international action to combat misappropriation of the wealth of knowledge contained in its traditional medicine systems, such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Yoga.
He described the TKDL approach as complementary to the work currently underway in WIPO’s Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, where WIPO’s 184 member states are negotiating an international legal instrument to ensure the effective protection of TK and traditional cultural expressions, and to regulate the interface between IP and genetic resources.
“The IGC’s negotiations are about developing the international legal architecture. In parallel, however, there is an important supplementary role for practical initiatives, which can change the international landscape often faster than legislative or normative approaches,” said Mr. Gurry, noting “The TKDL is an excellent example of a technical platform which can work alongside legislative frameworks and support them. The TKDL is distinct from - but complementary to - the negotiations taking place in the IGC.”
The Indian TKDL project, developed over a ten year period, documented knowledge about traditional medical treatments and the curative properties of plants, which was contained in ancient texts and languages, and classified the information in a searchable database. The TKDL now contains 34 million pages in five international languages. By making this information available, via Access and Non-Disclosure Agreements, to six major international patent offices, the TKDL, coupled with India’s global bio-piracy watch system, has, according to the CSIR, achieved dramatic success in preventing the grant of erroneous patents, at minimal direct cost and in a matter of a few weeks.
Mr. Gurry said that India’s TKDL could be a good model for others and that WIPO was ready to facilitate international collaboration for countries which, inspired by the Indian example, were interested in establishing their own TKDLs. He cautioned however that there is no one-size-fits-all solution and that the Indian model might need to be adapted to the specific situation of individual countries, in particular where a community’s TK is held orally. The Director General observed that “The Indian Government holds the experience, expertise and technology in establishing TKDLs and has expressed a willingness to make this know-how available to other interested countries, for them to use and adapt as they see fit. WIPO, with its international contacts and expertise in identifying and managing the IP implications of documenting TK, as well as in ensuring coherence between such practical initiatives and the normative negotiations in the IGC, is ready to support these initiatives if countries so wish and catalyze collaborative partnerships if so requested."
The Director General said WIPO is in consultations with the Government to "internationalize" the TKDL - to help make available the Indian Government’s TKDL experience and know-how to other countries which plan to create their own TKDLs. He said "WIPO is prepared to assist beneficiary countries, should they so wish, to conclude access and non-disclosure agreements with international patent offices. Beneficiary countries would own and control access to their own TKDLs.”
CSIR Director General Samir K. Brahmachari and Director of the TKDL V.K Gupta reiterated India’s willingness to work with countries interested in similar models to protect their TK. Mr. Brahmachari said the challenge for the New Delhi meeting and beyond is to ensure that the great treasures represented in a nation’s TK is to ensure this knowledge serves future generations.
Geneva/New Delhi, March 22, 2011PR/2011/682
Representatives from 35 countries are in Delhi this week to explore how the success of India’s Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) - a landmark project which protects India’s centuries-old traditional knowledge (TK) from misappropriation – could be emulated by interested countries.
In a statement to the three-day International Conference on the Utilization of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library as a Model for Protection of Traditional Knowledge, co-organized by WIPO and India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), which opened on March 22, 2011, WIPO Director General Francis Gurry welcomed international cooperation in the fight against the misappropriation of TK. This was echoed by India’s Minister of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, and Parliamentary Affairs Pawan Kumar Bansal.
Mr. Bansal informed the conference that international agreements with major patent offices around the world on the TKDL has been successful in challenging bids to misappropriate Indian TK, saying TKDL has been ”an immensely effective tool for the protection of TK…a powerful weapon to fight biopiracy.” The Minister said India is prepared to work with WIPO and interested countries in sharing its expertise on TKDL. Mr. Bansal welcomed WIPO’s initiative to organize an international conference on TKDL, and the Organization’s commitment to offer technical expertise in this area. As Minister responsible for CSIR, Mr. Bansal assured participants “all cooperation will be extended to all of you, in particular, to WIPO, so that countries rich in traditional knowledge and biodiversity, desirous of adopting TKDL as a model of traditional knowledge protection, are able to do so.”
Mr. Gurry praised India’s leadership in taking domestic and international action to combat misappropriation of the wealth of knowledge contained in its traditional medicine systems, such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Yoga.
He described the TKDL approach as complementary to the work currently underway in WIPO’s Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, where WIPO’s 184 member states are negotiating an international legal instrument to ensure the effective protection of TK and traditional cultural expressions, and to regulate the interface between IP and genetic resources.
“The IGC’s negotiations are about developing the international legal architecture. In parallel, however, there is an important supplementary role for practical initiatives, which can change the international landscape often faster than legislative or normative approaches,” said Mr. Gurry, noting “The TKDL is an excellent example of a technical platform which can work alongside legislative frameworks and support them. The TKDL is distinct from - but complementary to - the negotiations taking place in the IGC.”
The Indian TKDL project, developed over a ten year period, documented knowledge about traditional medical treatments and the curative properties of plants, which was contained in ancient texts and languages, and classified the information in a searchable database. The TKDL now contains 34 million pages in five international languages. By making this information available, via Access and Non-Disclosure Agreements, to six major international patent offices, the TKDL, coupled with India’s global bio-piracy watch system, has, according to the CSIR, achieved dramatic success in preventing the grant of erroneous patents, at minimal direct cost and in a matter of a few weeks.
Mr. Gurry said that India’s TKDL could be a good model for others and that WIPO was ready to facilitate international collaboration for countries which, inspired by the Indian example, were interested in establishing their own TKDLs. He cautioned however that there is no one-size-fits-all solution and that the Indian model might need to be adapted to the specific situation of individual countries, in particular where a community’s TK is held orally. The Director General observed that “The Indian Government holds the experience, expertise and technology in establishing TKDLs and has expressed a willingness to make this know-how available to other interested countries, for them to use and adapt as they see fit. WIPO, with its international contacts and expertise in identifying and managing the IP implications of documenting TK, as well as in ensuring coherence between such practical initiatives and the normative negotiations in the IGC, is ready to support these initiatives if countries so wish and catalyze collaborative partnerships if so requested."
The Director General said WIPO is in consultations with the Government to "internationalize" the TKDL - to help make available the Indian Government’s TKDL experience and know-how to other countries which plan to create their own TKDLs. He said "WIPO is prepared to assist beneficiary countries, should they so wish, to conclude access and non-disclosure agreements with international patent offices. Beneficiary countries would own and control access to their own TKDLs.”
CSIR Director General Samir K. Brahmachari and Director of the TKDL V.K Gupta reiterated India’s willingness to work with countries interested in similar models to protect their TK. Mr. Brahmachari said the challenge for the New Delhi meeting and beyond is to ensure that the great treasures represented in a nation’s TK is to ensure this knowledge serves future generations.
News from the US patent office
USPTO Announces Accommodations for Patent and Trademark Applicants and Owners Affected by Catastrophe in Japan
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published an Official Gazette (OG) notice outlining special accommodations available to patent and trademark applicants and owners affected by the catastrophic events that took place in Japan on March 11, 2011.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan who continue to suffer from the effects of the earthquake and resulting tsunami,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos. “The USPTO is offering assistance in the form of flexibility on deadlines to the full extent allowable under our laws to Japanese applicants.”
The USPTO is providing relief, such as the following
For patent applicants and owners:
· For patent applications and reexamination proceedings pending in the USPTO as of March 11, 2011, having one or more inventors, an assignee or a correspondence address in areas of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami, in which a reply to an Office action (final, non-final, or other), a notice of allowance, or other Office notice is outstanding, and for which the statutory or non-statutory time period set for response has not yet expired, the USPTO will, on applicant’s request, withdraw the Office communication and reissue it, which will reset the time for responding.
· For patentees who were unable to timely pay a patent maintenance fee due to the effects of the earthquake and resulting tsunami on March 11, 2011, the USPTO will waive the surcharge for paying a maintenance fee during the six-month grace period following the window to pay the maintenance fee and the surcharge for accepting a delayed maintenance fee payment when the patentee files the maintenance fee payment with a petition to accept a delayed maintenance fee.
For trademark applicants and owners:
· For trademark applications and registrations with a correspondence or owner address in areas of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami as of March 11, 2011, in which a an Office action (final, non-final, or other), a notice of allowance, or other Office notice requiring a response is outstanding, the USPTO will, upon request, withdraw the Office communication and reissue it, which will reset the time for responding.
· For trademark applications and registrations with a correspondence or owner address in areas of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami as of March 11, 2011, that were abandoned or cancelled due to inability to timely respond to a trademark-related Office communication due to the effects of the earthquake and resulting tsunami on March 11, 2011, the USPTO will waive the petition fee (set by regulation, rather than statute) to revive the abandoned application or cancelled registration.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today published an Official Gazette (OG) notice outlining special accommodations available to patent and trademark applicants and owners affected by the catastrophic events that took place in Japan on March 11, 2011.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan who continue to suffer from the effects of the earthquake and resulting tsunami,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos. “The USPTO is offering assistance in the form of flexibility on deadlines to the full extent allowable under our laws to Japanese applicants.”
The USPTO is providing relief, such as the following
For patent applicants and owners:
· For patent applications and reexamination proceedings pending in the USPTO as of March 11, 2011, having one or more inventors, an assignee or a correspondence address in areas of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami, in which a reply to an Office action (final, non-final, or other), a notice of allowance, or other Office notice is outstanding, and for which the statutory or non-statutory time period set for response has not yet expired, the USPTO will, on applicant’s request, withdraw the Office communication and reissue it, which will reset the time for responding.
· For patentees who were unable to timely pay a patent maintenance fee due to the effects of the earthquake and resulting tsunami on March 11, 2011, the USPTO will waive the surcharge for paying a maintenance fee during the six-month grace period following the window to pay the maintenance fee and the surcharge for accepting a delayed maintenance fee payment when the patentee files the maintenance fee payment with a petition to accept a delayed maintenance fee.
For trademark applicants and owners:
· For trademark applications and registrations with a correspondence or owner address in areas of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami as of March 11, 2011, in which a an Office action (final, non-final, or other), a notice of allowance, or other Office notice requiring a response is outstanding, the USPTO will, upon request, withdraw the Office communication and reissue it, which will reset the time for responding.
· For trademark applications and registrations with a correspondence or owner address in areas of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami as of March 11, 2011, that were abandoned or cancelled due to inability to timely respond to a trademark-related Office communication due to the effects of the earthquake and resulting tsunami on March 11, 2011, the USPTO will waive the petition fee (set by regulation, rather than statute) to revive the abandoned application or cancelled registration.
News from Japan
Handling of Procedures Affected by the Tohoku District - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake (1st Report)
The following is information for the people who are unable to go through the prescribed procedures for patent, utility model, design or trademark applications etc. due to the Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011.
1. Filing an Application
The JPO is accepting electronic applications as usual. However, if you are unable to file electronic applications due to the Earthquake, please carry out the Emergency Procedures (excluding PCT international applications) – in Japanese only.
For those people who cannot carry out the above-mentioned procedures, please prepare a written patent application form etc. and mail it through a nearby post office or submit the form at the Service Counter of the Application Support Division at the JPO.
2. Patent Applications or Trials Pending at the JPO
(1) Designated time limit
If you are not able to carry out the procedures for patent applications or trials pending at the JPO due to the Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake within the designated time limit, please promptly carry out the procedures as soon as it becomes possible.
In carrying out the procedures, please attach a document explaining the circumstances that prevented you from carrying out the procedures affected by the 2011 Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake. We will consider the procedures to be valid for cases where the necessity is acknowledged.
(2) Legal Period
The period for carrying out the following procedures from (a) to (l) are provided by laws or cabinet orders. For those people who are not able to carry out the procedures within the prescribed period due to the Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake, please carry them out within 14 days from the time it becomes possible. Please note, however, that this is limited to within six months after the lapse of the prescribed period. (With regard to (l), this is within nine months after the lapse of the prescribed period.)
In carrying out the procedures, please attach a document explaining the circumstances that prevented you from carrying out the procedures affected by the 2011 Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake. We will consider the procedures to be valid for cases where the necessity is acknowledged.
(a) Patent applications based on utility model registration [Art. 46bis (3) of the Patent Law]
(b) Late payment of annual patent fees [Art. 112bis of the Patent Law] [Art. 33bis of the Utility Model Law] [Art. 44bis of the Design Law]
(c) Request for trial against examiner's decision of refusal [Art. 121 (2) of the Patent Law] [Art. 46 (2) of the Design Law] [Art. 44 (2) of the Trademark Law]
(d) Request for retrial against final and binding trial decision [Art. 173 (2) of the Patent Law] [Art. 45 of the Utility Model Law] [Art. 58 (1) of the Design Law] [Art. 61 of the Trademark Law]
(e) Request for correction [Art. 14bis (6) of the Utility Model Law]
(f) Withdrawal of request for trial [Art. 39bis of the Utility Model Law]
(g) Request for return of fees [Art. 54bis of the Utility Model Law]
(h) Request for trial against examiner's decision of dismissal of amendment [Art. 47 (2) of the Design Law] [Art. 45 (2) of the Trademark Law]
(i) Request for renewal registration of duration of trademark rights [Art. 21 of the Trademark Law]
(j) Application for registering renewal of duration of rights based on defensive mark registration [Art. 65ter of the Trademark Law]
(k) Request for registration of reclassification [Art. 3 (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Trademark Law]
(l) Application for registering extension of duration of patent rights [Sec. 4 of the Patent Law Enforcement Order]
The Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake was designated as a Specified Disaster in compliance with the provision set out in Article 2 (1), the “Act on Special Measures concerning Preservation of Rights and Interests of Victims of Specified Disaster”. As a result, the extension of period for procedures may be accepted for procedures other than the above (a) to (l) procedures, according to the provision, Article 3 (3), the Special Measures Act for Specified Disaster. Further details will be announced as soon as possible.
The following is information for the people who are unable to go through the prescribed procedures for patent, utility model, design or trademark applications etc. due to the Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011.
1. Filing an Application
The JPO is accepting electronic applications as usual. However, if you are unable to file electronic applications due to the Earthquake, please carry out the Emergency Procedures (excluding PCT international applications) – in Japanese only.
For those people who cannot carry out the above-mentioned procedures, please prepare a written patent application form etc. and mail it through a nearby post office or submit the form at the Service Counter of the Application Support Division at the JPO.
2. Patent Applications or Trials Pending at the JPO
(1) Designated time limit
If you are not able to carry out the procedures for patent applications or trials pending at the JPO due to the Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake within the designated time limit, please promptly carry out the procedures as soon as it becomes possible.
In carrying out the procedures, please attach a document explaining the circumstances that prevented you from carrying out the procedures affected by the 2011 Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake. We will consider the procedures to be valid for cases where the necessity is acknowledged.
(2) Legal Period
The period for carrying out the following procedures from (a) to (l) are provided by laws or cabinet orders. For those people who are not able to carry out the procedures within the prescribed period due to the Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake, please carry them out within 14 days from the time it becomes possible. Please note, however, that this is limited to within six months after the lapse of the prescribed period. (With regard to (l), this is within nine months after the lapse of the prescribed period.)
In carrying out the procedures, please attach a document explaining the circumstances that prevented you from carrying out the procedures affected by the 2011 Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake. We will consider the procedures to be valid for cases where the necessity is acknowledged.
(a) Patent applications based on utility model registration [Art. 46bis (3) of the Patent Law]
(b) Late payment of annual patent fees [Art. 112bis of the Patent Law] [Art. 33bis of the Utility Model Law] [Art. 44bis of the Design Law]
(c) Request for trial against examiner's decision of refusal [Art. 121 (2) of the Patent Law] [Art. 46 (2) of the Design Law] [Art. 44 (2) of the Trademark Law]
(d) Request for retrial against final and binding trial decision [Art. 173 (2) of the Patent Law] [Art. 45 of the Utility Model Law] [Art. 58 (1) of the Design Law] [Art. 61 of the Trademark Law]
(e) Request for correction [Art. 14bis (6) of the Utility Model Law]
(f) Withdrawal of request for trial [Art. 39bis of the Utility Model Law]
(g) Request for return of fees [Art. 54bis of the Utility Model Law]
(h) Request for trial against examiner's decision of dismissal of amendment [Art. 47 (2) of the Design Law] [Art. 45 (2) of the Trademark Law]
(i) Request for renewal registration of duration of trademark rights [Art. 21 of the Trademark Law]
(j) Application for registering renewal of duration of rights based on defensive mark registration [Art. 65ter of the Trademark Law]
(k) Request for registration of reclassification [Art. 3 (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Trademark Law]
(l) Application for registering extension of duration of patent rights [Sec. 4 of the Patent Law Enforcement Order]
The Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake was designated as a Specified Disaster in compliance with the provision set out in Article 2 (1), the “Act on Special Measures concerning Preservation of Rights and Interests of Victims of Specified Disaster”. As a result, the extension of period for procedures may be accepted for procedures other than the above (a) to (l) procedures, according to the provision, Article 3 (3), the Special Measures Act for Specified Disaster. Further details will be announced as soon as possible.
News from the Japanese patent office
Effects of the Tohoku District - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake on the Release of IP Gazettes
March 18, 2011
Information Dissemination and Policy Promotion Division
General Affairs Department, JPO
For patent publication on DVD-ROMs to be released on Mar. 16 (Wed.), the Japan Patent Office (JPO) will release Patent Gazettes after 16 p.m. on the day, considering a disrupted production of DVD-ROMs due to the Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011.
And the release of such IP Gazettes available on CD-ROMs as listed below will also be changed as follows:
Published Registered Design Applications (Annual Serial No. 10): Mar. 22 (Tue.) ⇒ Mar. 28 (Mon.)
Published Registered Trademark Applications (Annual Serial No. 10): Mar. 22 (Tue.) ⇒ Mar. 29 (Tue.)
Published Unexamined/International Trademark Applications (Annual Serial No. 10): Mar. 17 (Thur.) ⇒ Mar. 24 (Thur.).
However, other IP Gazettes will be released as scheduled for now.
For further time schedule the details will be announced on the JPO’s Website as soon as they become clear.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you users, and your understanding and cooperation is greatly appreciated.
March 18, 2011
Information Dissemination and Policy Promotion Division
General Affairs Department, JPO
For patent publication on DVD-ROMs to be released on Mar. 16 (Wed.), the Japan Patent Office (JPO) will release Patent Gazettes after 16 p.m. on the day, considering a disrupted production of DVD-ROMs due to the Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011.
And the release of such IP Gazettes available on CD-ROMs as listed below will also be changed as follows:
Published Registered Design Applications (Annual Serial No. 10): Mar. 22 (Tue.) ⇒ Mar. 28 (Mon.)
Published Registered Trademark Applications (Annual Serial No. 10): Mar. 22 (Tue.) ⇒ Mar. 29 (Tue.)
Published Unexamined/International Trademark Applications (Annual Serial No. 10): Mar. 17 (Thur.) ⇒ Mar. 24 (Thur.).
However, other IP Gazettes will be released as scheduled for now.
For further time schedule the details will be announced on the JPO’s Website as soon as they become clear.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you users, and your understanding and cooperation is greatly appreciated.
среда, 16 марта 2011 г.
Letters on the current situation from Japan.
From: Brights_Info_Team
To: ip@ippro.ru
Sent: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:01:46 +0300
Subject: Our Current Situation(from Brights Consulting Inc.)
Dear Colleagues,
As you may have already known, a massive earthquake has struck Japan on Mar.11 2010, causing major damage in broad areas in northern Japan.Even now in parts of Tokyo, communication links are still paralyzed.Fortunately, our members and our families are all safe.However, there have been unfortunate news from some of our clients,who face lost families, damages within the office, and difficultiesin sustaining regular operations.Moreover, due to the malfunctioning of the nuclear power plant,there will be planned rationing of power and the measure is expected to continue until mid April.Consequently, the banking operations in Tokyo may not be running assmoothly as desired and our remittance processing may therefore be affected.Upon the recovery of the banking operation, we will accordingly getback to the remittance procedure as soon as possible.Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience and thank you deeplyfor your warm support in helping us getting through the hard times.
Yours Sincerely,
Brights Consulting Inc.7F PMO Hatchobori,
3-22-13 Hatchobori,Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 104-0032, Japan
Re: Consolatory Letter - Our Current Situation (from Brights Consulting Inc.)
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:32:16 +0300
From: IP PRO
Dear Colleagues and Friends!
Kindly accept our deepest sympathy and regret the Disasters due to Massive Earthquake and Tsunami, which have hit Japan. We are closely monitoring developments in Japan and we are taking to heart the terrible situation together with all people in the world! We grieve the death of many thousand people and hope that missing persons should be rescued sooner or later. We wish your people patience and strength to cope with the consequences of disaster and courageously overcome difficult times! Please be assured that we understand the hard situation in Japan and we will do all the best to maintain our business relationships!
Sincerely yours,
Alexander Leonov (Mr.),
Director General
Russian Patent and Trademark Attorney Eurasian Patent Attorney
To: ip@ippro.ru
Sent: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:01:46 +0300
Subject: Our Current Situation(from Brights Consulting Inc.)
Dear Colleagues,
As you may have already known, a massive earthquake has struck Japan on Mar.11 2010, causing major damage in broad areas in northern Japan.Even now in parts of Tokyo, communication links are still paralyzed.Fortunately, our members and our families are all safe.However, there have been unfortunate news from some of our clients,who face lost families, damages within the office, and difficultiesin sustaining regular operations.Moreover, due to the malfunctioning of the nuclear power plant,there will be planned rationing of power and the measure is expected to continue until mid April.Consequently, the banking operations in Tokyo may not be running assmoothly as desired and our remittance processing may therefore be affected.Upon the recovery of the banking operation, we will accordingly getback to the remittance procedure as soon as possible.Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience and thank you deeplyfor your warm support in helping us getting through the hard times.
Yours Sincerely,
Brights Consulting Inc.7F PMO Hatchobori,
3-22-13 Hatchobori,Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 104-0032, Japan
Re: Consolatory Letter - Our Current Situation (from Brights Consulting Inc.)
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:32:16 +0300
From: IP PRO
Dear Colleagues and Friends!
Kindly accept our deepest sympathy and regret the Disasters due to Massive Earthquake and Tsunami, which have hit Japan. We are closely monitoring developments in Japan and we are taking to heart the terrible situation together with all people in the world! We grieve the death of many thousand people and hope that missing persons should be rescued sooner or later. We wish your people patience and strength to cope with the consequences of disaster and courageously overcome difficult times! Please be assured that we understand the hard situation in Japan and we will do all the best to maintain our business relationships!
Sincerely yours,
Alexander Leonov (Mr.),
Director General
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понедельник, 28 февраля 2011 г.
USPTO and USWCC to Host Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium in Honor of Women's History Month
Washington – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United States Women's Chamber of Commerce (USWCC) will host a women’s entrepreneurship symposium Friday, March 11, focused on women entrepreneurs, the importance of intellectual property protection for their innovations, and how to leverage economic opportunities for women-owned businesses. The symposium will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Va.
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.), chair of the Senate’s Small Business Committee, will serve as the symposium’s keynote speaker. Additional confirmed speakers include newly-appointed Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Teresa Stanek Rea and CEO of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce Margot Dorfman, as well as experts in intellectual property law, government leaders and successful entrepreneurs.
“Women-owned businesses make a significant impact on the U.S. economy and more attention needs to be given to identifying opportunities that support and encourage women to become entrepreneurs and innovators,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA), 7.8 million firms were owned by women in 2007, accounting for almost 30 percent of all non-farm, privately held U.S. firms. Women-owned firms had total receipts of $1.2 trillion that year, and firms with paid employees employed 7.6 million workers.
The symposium will offer networking opportunities with experts in the intellectual property field as well as government and industry representatives, who will help attendees gain insight into all facets of the business cycle. Agenda topics include intellectual property in the global marketplace, strategies to leverage intellectual property assets, accessing financial resources, driving business growth by leveraging business relationships, and federal contracting.Registration for this one-day event is $41.00 and includes all conference sessions and materials, light refreshments, a keynote luncheon and a networking reception.
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.), chair of the Senate’s Small Business Committee, will serve as the symposium’s keynote speaker. Additional confirmed speakers include newly-appointed Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Teresa Stanek Rea and CEO of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce Margot Dorfman, as well as experts in intellectual property law, government leaders and successful entrepreneurs.
“Women-owned businesses make a significant impact on the U.S. economy and more attention needs to be given to identifying opportunities that support and encourage women to become entrepreneurs and innovators,” said Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA), 7.8 million firms were owned by women in 2007, accounting for almost 30 percent of all non-farm, privately held U.S. firms. Women-owned firms had total receipts of $1.2 trillion that year, and firms with paid employees employed 7.6 million workers.
The symposium will offer networking opportunities with experts in the intellectual property field as well as government and industry representatives, who will help attendees gain insight into all facets of the business cycle. Agenda topics include intellectual property in the global marketplace, strategies to leverage intellectual property assets, accessing financial resources, driving business growth by leveraging business relationships, and federal contracting.Registration for this one-day event is $41.00 and includes all conference sessions and materials, light refreshments, a keynote luncheon and a networking reception.
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