15th Meeting of BRICS Heads of Intellectual Property Offices (HIPO) 2023

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17 October 2023 Today, the Commissioner Adv. Rory Voller will be chairing the 15th meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Heads of Intellectual Property Offices (HIPO). Heads of Intellectual property offices of BRICS countries meet biannually to discuss BRICS cooperation in the field of Intellectual Property Rights. As an IP regulator

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The INPI approves two new geographical indications: the clays of Velay and the pierre du Midi

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On the left: crushed clay © association for the protection and development of Velay clays; on the right: Marguerites training center (83) © association pierre du Midi The INPI approved two new geographical indications on Friday October 13, the date of publication of the notices in the Official Journal: the “clays of Velay” and the

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Practice Note 4 of 2023: Filing of documents

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Applications filed with the CIPC, that comply with the Companies Act, and CIPC internal requirements, are processed accordingly. To that end, reasonable steps have been taken by the CIPC to ensure that filers are informed and guided on the Act and process requirements, through the publication of extensive step by step guides, guidance notes, etc.It

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Patents, trade marks, and designs monthly statistics: October 2023

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Official statistics announcement Patents, trade marks, and designs monthly statistics: October 2023 These statistics include the latest two years of monthly data for patents, trade marks, and designs, based on IPO administrative data. From: Intellectual Property Office Published 11 October 2023 Release date: 27 October 2023 9:30am (confirmed) These statistics will be released on 27

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Patent Journal special notices: 7012

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Notice Patent Journal special notices: 7012 Publication date 11 October 2023. From: Intellectual Property Office Published 11 October 2023 Get emails about this page Documents Patent Journal special notices: 7012, 11 October 2023 RTF, 114 KB Details These are notices which appear for a limited number of weeks. They include Intellectual Property policy announcements and

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