Classification of Goods and Services applied for the Registration of Trademarks

A Revised classification of goods and services for the purpose of registration of trademarks under Section 8 of Trade Marks Act, 1999, and Rule 22 of the Trade Marks Rules 2002 is published by The Registrar of Trade Marks on 29/11/2013 under official notification no. CG/PublicNotice/TMR/2013/44.

This classification consists of Introduction, Class Headings, List of Classes with Explanatory Notes, Alphabetical List of Goods and Alphabetical list of Services. The introduction provides general guidelines for classification of goods and services.

In view of the proviso to Rule 25 (15) of the Trade Marks Rules 2002, the trademark agents/attorneys and the applicants are advised by the Trademark Registry to adopt the names of goods and services (for the purpose of registration of trademarks) corresponding to those given in the classification being published under following weblink  http://www.ipindia.nic.in/tmr_new/tmr_notice/classification_GoodsServices_29November2013.pdf.

ASEAN: Improving Intellectual Property Management Knowledge Key to Regional Business Success in ASEAN

LANGKAWI, 21 November 2013 – ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) Member States (AMS) will be better equipped to educate their respective business communities on intellectual property management following the release this month of a practical Intellectual Property (IP) public education and awareness strategy.

The development of the strategy is part of an ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) Economic Cooperation Work Programme (ECWP) project which aims to implement a sustained and strategic approach to IP public education and awareness in the region.

"IP is gaining importance amongst the thriving ASEAN economies. IP has assisted many business owners as well as creators in the ASEAN region to grow and seek out new markets and opportunities internationally. This joint initiative between ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand is another important knowledge multiplier to benefit businesses, innovators, and creators in ASEAN. Through this initiative, businesses, innovators, and creators in ASEAN will be able to learn more about IP protection, management and commercialisation with useful toolkits," explained Mr. Tan Yih San, Chair of the ASEAN Working Group on IP Cooperation.

Through this project, AMS have been provided with a practical strategy to improve IP management awareness and knowledge. Following a workshop and meeting in May 2013 in Bangkok, an IP Educators' Community of Practice has also been established to enable communications practitioners in AMS, Australia and New Zealand to support one another and to share practical best practice approaches to IP public education and awareness.

"IP savvy businesses are already taking advantage of the commercial and trade opportunities opened up by the creation of the AANZFTA," said Mr. Michael Mugliston, AANZFTA Joint Committee Lead for Australia. "Cooperation between ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand through this project means that we can ensure more regional businesses are focusing on their IP as part of their regional exporting plans," he added.

Source: http://www.4-traders.com/news/ASEAN-Association-of-South-East-Asian-Nations--Improving-Intellectual-Property-Management-Knowled--17487168/

IP5 offices report 11% growth in filings for 2012

22 November 2013: Nearly 1.9 million patent applications were filed at the world's five largest patent offices last year, according to the latest statistical report published by the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), collectively known as the five IP offices, or IP5. This represents a growth of 11% over 2011.

The 2012 edition of the IP5 Statistics Report also finds that altogether the IP5 offices granted almost 924 000 patents for inventions in 2012, an increase of 17% compared to 2011.

The IP5 offices have worked together closely since 2007 to improve efficiency and address the growing backlogs in applications worldwide.

Source: http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2013/20131122.html