Obtaining a patent in Brazil is a lengthy process. However, the BPTO makes provisions for an expedited substantive examination and grant of patents for environmentally beneficial technologies.

The validation of European patents can be very expensive.

John Walker, from Dennemeyer & Associates, examines Patent Prosecution strategies in the Asian region including the use of Australia as a platform, the judicious use of the PPH and the consideration of regional treaties.

Through the words of a young girl expressing her love, William Shakespeare once asked, "What's in a name?"

When selecting a docketing service, most customers demand uncompromising quality and experienced staff with deep domain experience.

Transparency. Clarity. Two words that are rarely used within patent annuity industry. What are you being charged and why?

The number of patent filings is continuously increasing, so are translations, administrative and prosecution costs associated with tedious formalities and unpredictable office actions.

We live in a world where everything seems to move at tremendous speed, especially when biotechnology is concerned.

Many companies continue to face challenges in finding the right balance between cost and quality in the foreign filing process.

Business management during crises calls for thorough risk management. Besides health, safety, environmental and operational risks, IP-related ones are highly relevant and pose a direct threat to business continuation ...

Das letzte IP Update von Dr. Malte Köllner zu aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Welt der gewerblichen Schutzrechte, fand wieder in Kooperation Patentinformationszentrum (PIZ) Darmstadt statt.

Low manufacturing costs of today's global electronics product markets drive price competition to almost perfection.

Design patent protection has become very important in today's high stakes, competitive markets.

When I started my IP career at Dennemeyer in 1984, I sometimes felt like an alien. Back then, there were hardly any IT specialists in the IP industry. Looking back, I would even question...

These protection strategies do not only apply to trademark protection but other types of IP as well.

The third phase of the program aims to provide the applicants with a collaborative search result.

Dennemeyer's Africa Practice Group is spread out across the globe to provide direct client access.

South Africa has a depository patent system, which means that patent applications made to the South African patent office are merely examined for compliance with the requisite formalities...

From everyone at Dennemeyer, we wish you a happy and prosperous 2018. Thank you for choosing to join us here at the Dennemeyer blog in 2017.

On September 20 this year, the World Intellectual Property Organization published the Global Innovation Index 2021, one of the most influential reports on the relative strengths of different countries' innovation ecosystems.