Designs
08 May 2024
2024 European Union Design Reform: A Concise Summary of Legislative Changes
European Design Legislative Reform: An Overview In November 2022, the European Commission introduced two…
Trademarks
07 May 2024
Qatar Joins the Madrid System for International Trademark Protection
On May 3, 2024, Qatar achieved a milestone in intellectual property by joining the…
Trademarks
02 February 2020
Impact of the BREXIT on European Union Trademarks: updated information
The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020. The Withdrawal Agreement…
Designs
25 September 2019
European Union Designs: Route to registration
A design protects the appearance of a product and is intrinsically linked to a…
Trademarks
04 June 2019
Brazil closer to International Trademark System
By Franco de Barba Head of Trademark Department MERX IP fdebarba@merx-ip.com The Madrid Protocol…
Legal
29 May 2019
Amendments to China’s Trademark Law
By Franco de Barba Head of Trademark Department MERX IP fdebarba@merx-ip.com On April 23,…
Trademarks
02 April 2019
Canada joins the Madrid Protocol
Following the formal passage of amendments to the Canadian Trademarks Act and the Trademark…
Legal
01 January 2019
Taxation of costs of proceedings before the European Court of Justice
Franco de Barba Trademark Attorney MERX IP fdebarba@merx-ip.com According to article 75 of…
Designs
30 December 2018
European Union: Finding a cost-effective solution with Multiple Design Applications
Franco de Barba Trademark & Design Attorney at MERX IP Registered IP Agent fdebarba@merx-ip.com…