Amendments to Trademark Laws

Issue 1/26 (January 2026)
New Trade Marks Act Now in Force
read moreArgentina Long-awaited Free Trade Agreement signed between EU and Mercosur
read more ARIPO Tanzania exits ARIPO's trademark system
read more ARIPO Zambia’s new Trade Marks Act now in force
read more Bolivia Long-awaited Free Trade Agreement signed between EU and Mercosur
read more Brazil Long-awaited Free Trade Agreement signed between EU and Mercosur
read more Cayman Islands Trademark enforcement at customs to be strengthened
read more China Office closure for Spring Festival
read more EUIPO Highest number of applications ever
read more EUIPO Long-awaited Free Trade Agreement signed between EU and Mercosur
read more Kazakhstan Moderate increase in official fees
read more Maldives First comprehensive Trademark Law enacted
read more New Zealand Conflicting Goods & Services List updated
read more Paraguay Long-awaited Free Trade Agreement signed between EU and Mercosur
read more Sudan North Sudan’s IP Department moves back to Khartoum, services set to resume soon
read more Switzerland Classification Tool to be relaunched
read more Tanzania Exit from ARIPO's trademark system
read more United Arab Emirates 13th edition of Nice Classification adopted
read more United Kingdom Guidance on new fees published
read more Uruguay Long-awaited Free Trade Agreement signed between EU and Mercosur
read more WIPO Grenada accedes to the Madrid System
read more WIPO Nice Classification 13th edition introduces updates to goods and services
read more Issue 11/25 (December 2025)
Argentina Important changes in Trademark Law
read moreAustralia Recent amendments to simplify Trademark System
read more EUIPO New EU GI scheme for handicraft
read more Iran Accession to the Vienna Agreement
read more Myanmar Geographical Indication Rules and Forms issued
read more Nepal Trademark File Reconstruction Notice
read more Slovenia Amendments to GI Legislation for handicrafts & industrial products
read more South Korea IP Office elevated to full ministry
read more United Kingdom Official fees to increase
read more United Kingdom Transitional use period for Brexit cloned trademarks ends
read more WIPO Iran accedes to the Vienna Agreement
read more WIPO WIPO enhances eMadrid Workbench with new features
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