The Hong Kong Designs Registry has recently announced a reduction in official fees relating to design registration and post-registration services. The reduction of fees is one of the initiatives ...

As we noted in Are Design Patents Missing From Your IP Portfolio, a design patent protects the visual ornamental characteristics of an article and can be an important part of a company’s patent ...

Handling event registration remains one of the most talked-about topics among event planners. Plenty of ink has been spilled on the continuing trend toward late registration from attendees and ...

Korea has a unique examination system for design applications. It is a combination of the substantive examination system (SES) and the partial examination system (PES). In general, substantive ...

Many rights holders have questioned whether it is worth filing an application for a design or a trademark in Poland because the registration proceedings seem too long. Fortunately, the Polish Patent ...

NEC Electronics Inc. today will officially unveil a Web portal enabling distributors to submit design registrations online. The electronic process is aimed at helping the semiconductor supplier keep ...