Introduction words from Nazli Korkut, the new AIPPI Secretary General

Nazli Korkut, Secretary General

Whether in the professional field or any other community you feel a part of, being actively involved in an NGO Board shares a few common parameters for me. Firstly, it stems from the principle of volunteering. This means contributing in both visible (time, intellectual effort) and invisible aspects (managing interpersonal-intercultural relationships, making efforts to find common ground, and seeking what is new, efficient, and beneficial without compromising the credibility of a 126-year-young organisation) while putting the overall benefit ahead of the individual interests.

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Georgia

Georgia is about to launch EP patents validation

Nikoloz Gogilidze, Mikadze Gegetchkori Taktakishvili LLC, Georgia

The ratification of the Validation Agreement by the Georgian parliament marked the successful culmination of a negotiation process that began in 2012. With the necessary amendments to the Georgian Patent Law enacted in 2023, only the technical aspects of Georgia's integration into the validation system remain before its official launch, which is expected to occur in January 2024.

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India

Evidence at different stages under the Indian Patents Act

Mohan Dewan, RK Dewan & Co, India

Evidence is simply anything that is utilized to acknowledge or explain the truth of submission and every kind of evidence is considered important to determine the outcome of a case. Whether it is a civil or a criminal case, evidence plays a significant role as the proof of a fact will not be effective without having any evidence in support of the fact.

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Japan

The Act for Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (IP Lump-sum Act)

Hirohito Katsunuma, Katsunuma International Patent Office, Japan

The Act for Partial Revision of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (IP Lump-sum Act) was passed and enacted as Act No. 51 on June 14, 2023.

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Kazakhstan

Utility model in Kazakhstan is funny but could be a useful thing (comparison with utility models in Russia) 

Yuri Bolotov, Bolotov & Partners LLP, Kazakhstan

As well as in Russia, along with inventions and industrial designs, utility models in Kazakhstan (hereinafter also “UM”) are patentable objects.  Unlike inventions, procedure for patenting of utility model is simpler, faster and cheaper, however the validity term of UM patent is shorter.

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Patent Cooperation Treaty Committee

PCT post-pandemic filing statistics: a short analysis

Gastón Richelet, Vice-chair PCT Committee

During the COVID-19 pandemic there was fear within the IP community, and especially among patent practitioners, that filings of new patent applications, specifically PCT applications, would go down.

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Serbia

New Administrative Instruction on Trademark Registration Procedures Enters into Force in Kosovo

Mihajlo Zatezalo, Petošević, Serbia

The new Administrative Instruction (AI) on Trademark Registration Procedures No. 08/2023, which entered into force in Kosovo on August 14, 2023, addresses the most important changes brought by the new Law on Trademarks, in force as of July 2022.

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Belgium

Belgian AIPPI Young Event - Virtual reality, Gaming & IP: theory and practice

Anissa El Hayani, Kirkpatrick & Emilie Blanche, Belgian Group Reporter, Belgium

On last October 18th, 30 of the Belgian young AIPPI practitioners took part in our annual so called “Young Event” evening. This event is organised each year, in order to give the opportunity to young IP practitioners to envisage IP from a different point of view and invite them to join AIPPI.

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China

AIPPI China Attended the 12th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference

Beibei Han, AIPPI China

The 12th China Intellectual Property Annual Conference (CIPAC) was opened on September 19, 2023 in Jinan, Shandong province, which encompassed more than 14 Forums and an exhibition area of more than 8,000 square meters, with the numbers of exhibitors and exhibits both achieving a record high in the history of the CIPAC.

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Japan

The Japanese group's journal "A.I.P.P.I." latest issue (Vol 48, No.5) is now available to all AIPPI members

Masatoshi Abe, AIPPI Japan

The AIPPI Japanese Group is pleased to inform you that the latest issue (Vol 48, No.5) of the Japanese Group's e-journal "A.I.P.P.I." is now available to all AIPPI members. You can view the contents page for this issue below.

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