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Approval of Brazil's accession to the Madrid Protocol by the Brazilian Senate
On May 22, 2019, the Brazilian Senate approved the Draft Legislative Decree No. 98/2019 providing for Brazil's accession to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. It had a...
China : The retroactive effects of the new amendment governing the alternative resolution procedure regarding <.cn>.
In our previous publication, we announced that the China Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDPR) extended the time limit within which to admit complaints about domain names. Following the information provided by the CNNIC, we now kno...
The dispute resolution policy which governs the <.cn> domain has extended the term within which action may be taken from 2 to 3 years.
On March 2017, the new General Civil Chinese Law Rules extended the general limitation period for civil actions from 2 to 3 years. Since then, many recommendations have been made about the need to change the China Internet Netw...
Some tips for protecting against counterfeit
The fight against counterfeiting is an important issue for companies that must proactively protect their intellectual property rights. The financial consequences of counterfeiting can sometimes be significant for companies. In thi...
The Madrid Protocol turns 30 years : review of the international trademarks registration system
On June 27 2019, the Madrid Protocol celebrated its 30th anniversary. It was adopted in 1989, signed by no more than 25 members. However, currently the numbers speak for themselves because more than 104 members have already signed...
New Resolution No. 123/2019 of the Argentinian National Institute of Industrial Property
On May 27, 2019, the Argentinian National Institute of Industrial Property adopted Resolution No. 123/2019. This clarifies the January 2018 Argentine legislation on trademark law of January 2018 and the Decree No. 242/19 of April ...
United Kingdom: Only a few days left to take advantage of the priority registration period for the <.uk> extension!
It was originally not possible in the United Kingdom, to register a <.uk> domain name, and only third-level extensions existed, such as <.co.uk>. However, the extension in <.uk> became the official ccTLD of the U...
Expired domain name buyout, a risk-free strategy?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) corresponds to all the techniques adopted to increase the visibility of a website in search engine results. Several strategies have been created to successfully carry out this optimization of a web...
IPzen Vlog - INTA Boston 2019
Our Vlog is here! We are happy to share with you a little bit of our business trip for the 2019 INTA convention in Boston. We hope you will like it and share it as much as you want! IPzen : Your trademark portfolio management s...
Reform of the Finnish Trademark Act
The new Finnish Trademark Act came into force on May 1, 2019, after having been ratified by the Finnish President on April 26, 2019. This legislative reform was an opportunity to incorporate into the Finnish legislative system ...
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Approval of Brazil's accession to the Madrid Protocol by the Brazilian Senate
On May 22, 2019, the Brazilian Senate approved the Draft Legislative Decree No. 98/2019 providing for Brazil's accession to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. It had a...
China : The retroactive effects of the new amendment governing the alternative resolution procedure regarding <.cn>.
In our previous publication, we announced that the China Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDPR) extended the time limit within which to admit complaints about domain names. Following the information provided by the CNNIC, we now kno...
The dispute resolution policy which governs the <.cn> domain has extended the term within which action may be taken from 2 to 3 years.
On March 2017, the new General Civil Chinese Law Rules extended the general limitation period for civil actions from 2 to 3 years. Since then, many recommendations have been made about the need to change the China Internet Netw...
Some tips for protecting against counterfeit
The fight against counterfeiting is an important issue for companies that must proactively protect their intellectual property rights. The financial consequences of counterfeiting can sometimes be significant for companies. In thi...
The Madrid Protocol turns 30 years : review of the international trademarks registration system
On June 27 2019, the Madrid Protocol celebrated its 30th anniversary. It was adopted in 1989, signed by no more than 25 members. However, currently the numbers speak for themselves because more than 104 members have already signed...