Amendments to Trademark Laws
Issue 2/26 (March 2026)
ARIPO Major trademark reforms effective 1 March 2026
read moreBolivia IP Office opens first fully digital office In La Paz
read more Bulgaria Major updates to Trade Mark Law introduced
read more Cambodia Memorandum of Understanding signed with Hong Kong to promote IP cooperation
read more Cape Verde New Industrial Property Code approved
read more Hong Kong Memorandum of Understanding signed with Cambodia to promote IP cooperation
read more Libya Further changes affecting trademark practice and agent registration
read more New Zealand General practice guidelines updated
read more Oman New practice for trademark renewal in light of Nice Classification
read more Qatar Implementation of Nice 13th edition for trademark applications
read more Qatar Temporary procedures announced for trademark deadlines
read more South Africa 13th edition of Nice Classification adopted
read more 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
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