Kazakhstan Trademark Fee Increases
Another Slow Week for Trademark Fee Updates There aren’t many trademark fee updates this week, but a recent trademark update in Kazakhstan will impact trademark owners or owners looking for new coverage Kazakhstan Trademark Fee Updates Effective July 10th Trademark application costs with preliminary examination for up to three classes are now KZT 16,599.52; each […]
August Madrid Trademark Fee Updates
A slow week for trademark fee updates Last week there were a lot of trademark fee updates, but this week – not so much. Let’s see what’s changing! India Madrid Trademark Fee Updates Effective August 13th Fees for Madrid protocol applications and renewals involving India will be decreasing: From 124 to 110 Swiss francs for […]
Trademark Fee Updates: July 22
A busy week of Trademark updates There were a surprising number of trademark fee updates this week, although most were relatively nominal updates to Madrid protocol fees. The most substantial update comes courtesy of Qatar, which has recently adopted the GCC trademark laws. Last week, we had a preview of the updates and things have […]
IP Financial Friday: Gender Parity in Patents
WIPO: Innovation Gender Parity Gap Shrinking Slowly WIPO’s April World IP Day theme was “Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity.” This week, they followed up with a detailed report showing that the percentage of women inventors is increasing, but gender parity is decades away and will vary substantially by region. Only 38 More Years […]
IP Financial Friday: Annuity and Renewal Contract
You have a Contract Problem, not a Currency Problem Over the last several years, there’s been a lot of discussion about currency costs in maintenance invoices. There’s no doubt that many annuity and renewal invoices include above-market costs for currency (which we can confirm based on analyzing many millions of dollars of Q3 invoices), but […]
June Currency Summary
Currency costs can be a substantial portion of international intellectual property service charges. We’re showcasing the Euro and Dollar this week to update you on these changing costs. Stay tuned for our June currency deep dives next week! June Currency Update: Increased Cost of EUR for USD-Invoiced Clients High: 1.09774 (June 22) Low: 1.0699 (June […]
IP Financial Friday
Patent and Trademark Fee Update – June 17
IP Financial Friday
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