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Patents County Court News
July 2011
The Patents County Court (Financial Limits) Order came into force on the 14th June 2011. The order limits the value of claims that can be heard in the Patents County Court to a maximum of £500,000.
Italian Trade Mark Office expected to introduce opposition process shortly
April 2011
The Italian Trade Mark Office is likely to initiate the procedure for filing opposition to trade mark applications shortly and it may be ready to receive oppositions in relation to applications filed after 1st May 2011. It is anticipated that there will be a three month opposition term although a formal statement has not yet issued. Read more…
Indian Trade Mark Practice
January 2011
The Indian Trade Marks Registry has ceased offering official searches. The Registry has updated and digitized its records so that the data is now available online. It is now possible to carry out online searches of the Indian Trade Marks Register free of charge, although the search facility is not very sophisticated and the data is not wholly accurate so that such searches may not be of great value. The Registry will continue to examine applications on relative grounds.