30.4.2009
The Patent Information Users Group Inc is holding its Annual International Conference for patent professionals. The topic of the conference is "Searching for Patents Beyond Your Borders".
The details are ...
23.4.2009
As some of you may have noticed, there is now a Google Calendar on the IP Menu homepage summarising all the upcoming IP conferences around the world. The direct link is here. To add this calendar to your G...
23.4.2009
Managed by Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, the POF Twitter account will bring you the latest intellectual property news. Follow our Twitter updates here....
31.3.2009
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has reported a record number of cybersquatting cases in 2008, with a total of 2329 complaints filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Poli...
9.12.2008
As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald, NSW police recently raided a number of premises in order to disrupt a pirating ring producing counterfeit DVDs and CDs.
The five raids followed months of investig...
9.12.2008
Around a year after the release of WizPatent Express Wizpatent have released WizFolio Web 2.0.
WizFolio is a free browser-based programme which simplifies the collection and sharing of documents, referenc...
17.11.2008
A number of conferences and courses have been uploaded which are worthy of mention:
8 - 10 Jan 2009 - International Intellectual Property Rights Conference (Kolkata)
29 Jan 2009 - Oppositions and Appeals...
16.11.2008
Representatives from the European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently met to address shortfalls in the international patent system ...
16.11.2008
For several years, the Japanese government has been implementing measures to address long processing times and long backlogs of patent applications.
A number of reforms were put in place including the rec...
14.10.2008
The US challenged China on three counts:No copyright protection for works that have not been approved by censors Thresholds for the prosecution of pirated goods so high that ineffectiveUnsatisfactory dispo...