Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Worldwide Patent News

If you are interested in keeping up with world-wide patent information, EPO's Patent Information News (formerly EPIDOS News) available in German, English and French versions is a rich source. For example, an article in the latest (4/06) issue entitled "Are You Fit for Asia" contains the following statistics and information together with further explanation and links:
  • approximate one quarter of all PCT applications in 2005 were written in Japanese, Chinese or Korean
  • the total number of foreign patent filings in India rose to 19, 984 in 2005, a 44% increase on 2004
  • the Korean Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS) now also offers online file inspection
  • draft amendments to the Chinese Trade Mark Law were published for public consultation in April 2006.

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