UPDATE

News

9 July 2004New antitrust restrictions entered into force for agreements to transfer intellectual property rights on inventions, industrial knowledge and software

25 May 2004New European law on IP matter

8 January 2003Community Regulation on Community designs

18 June 2002New member states of the European Patent Convention

2 April 2002Board of the Appeal of the EPO

12 December 2001Community Designs Council Regulation

6 December 2000Changes to US Patent laws

15 November 2000European Patent Convention

26 July 2000Inventions made by employees

12 April 2000Trademark for retail services

6 September 1999Reduction on EPO search fee

13 February 1998Outlines of Patent co-Ownership

3 December 1997Trademark Validation by 31 December 1997

19 November 1997Grant of the first Community Trademarks

3 November 1997New patent law in Republic of China

13 October 1997"Factors to evaluate in the privatisation of centralised public systems of industrial property for third parties" (Taskent, Uzbekistan - September 8-12, 1997)

10 February 1997EPO cuts fees

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