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2026-08

Tanzania: FCC Clarifies Foreign Trademark Registrations May Support Customs Recordation Applications

Tanzania's Fair Competition Commission (FCC) has clarified that foreign trademark registrations may be used to support applications for customs recordation in Mainland Tanzania, allowing brand owners to record marks with customs even without a local registration. The FCC stressed, however, that recordation is only an administrative monitoring measure: it confers no enforceable trademark rights and no entitlement to border seizures, so national registration remains necessary for enforcement.
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2026-08

Kenya Advances First National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy as Public Participation Closes

Kenya's Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry has intensified nationwide public consultations on the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy and Strategy (NIPPS) 2026, the country's first comprehensive IP framework. Public participation closed on July 31, 2026; the final draft will go to Cabinet and then Parliament. Developed with the Anti-Counterfeit Authority, KECOBO, KIPI and other agencies, the policy aims to end fragmented IP administration and implement the constitutional mandate
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2026-08

Munich Regional Court Stops Suno Using GEMA-Protected Music, in First European Ruling on Generative Music AI

On July 31, 2026, the Regional Court of Munich I handed down its decision in the
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2026-08

USPTO's PTAB Rulemaking Signals a Major Shift in Inter Partes Review Practice

The USPTO's final rule "Revision to Rules of Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" (90 FR 48335, RIN 0651-AD89) has completed review under Executive Order 12866, signaling imminent publication. Building on Director John Squires' October 17, 2025 proposal — which drew 11,442 comments — the rule is expected to restrict inter partes review petitions filed after parallel district court litigation is well advanced, aiming to curb duplicative proceedings and restore predictability to the
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2026-08

China Publishes Revised Regulations on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits (State Council Order No. 842)

On August 3, 2026, China published the revised Regulations on the Protection of Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, signed by Premier Li Qiang as State Council Order No. 842 and effective October 15, 2026. The first systematic revision since 2001 extends protection to layout designs of integrated circuits with photonic and quantum functions, curbs false registration applications, strengthens exclusive rights with heavier infringement damages, and improves transfer, licensing and pledge rules.
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2026-07

JPO Reports on Bilateral Cooperation with Vietnam and IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting

In its July 27, 2026 Quick Reads update, the Japan Patent Office (JPO) reported on bilateral meetings held with Vietnam's IP office and market surveillance agency in June 2026, and on an IP5 Trial and Appeal Boards High-Level Meeting hosted by the JPO in Sendai on June 17, 2026, where board leaders discussed AI and digitalization in appeal proceedings.
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2026-07

EUIPO Updated Examination Guidelines for EU Trade Marks and Designs Enter into Force

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) announced that updated examination guidelines for EU trade marks and designs entered into force on July 1, 2026. The revised guidelines reflect current practice in areas including geographical indications, evidence submission, and examination procedures for both trade mark and design applications.
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2026-07

United States | USPTO US Counsel Rule for Foreign Patent Applicants Takes Effect

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's rule requiring foreign-domiciled patent applicants and patent owners to be represented by a registered U.S. patent practitioner took effect on July 20, 2026. All papers submitted to the USPTO in patent matters on or after that date must be signed by a registered practitioner, regardless of the application's filing date.
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2026-07

China | CNIPA and Austrian Patent Office Sign Renewed MoU on IP Cooperation

On July 20, 2026, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the Austrian Patent Office (APO) signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of intellectual property in Geneva, marking the 40th anniversary of their bilateral partnership. The updated MoU strengthens practical cooperation in IP knowledge exchange and the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program.
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2026-07

JPO Holds Bilateral Meetings with More Than 20 IP Offices at WIPO Assemblies; Signs Memorandum of Cooperation with Spain's OEPM

On the margins of the 68th series of meetings of the WIPO Assemblies in Geneva, Japan Patent Office (JPO) Commissioner Kasai and Deputy Commissioner Yasuda held bilateral meetings with IP offices and related organizations from more than 20 countries and regions, including the EPO, EUIPO, USPTO and the offices of India and the United Kingdom. The JPO also signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Spain's OEPM on cooperation in the field of intellectual property.
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2026-07

Mexico's IMPI Designated as International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authority Under the PCT

On July 13, 2026, the Assembly of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), meeting during the WIPO Assemblies in Geneva, unanimously approved the designation of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA). IMPI becomes the 26th such authority worldwide and the fourth to operate in Spanish, with operations expected to begin in January 2027 — a change expected to cut translation costs and del
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2026-07

European Union | France Orders Meta to Resume Press Rights Talks; Lacoste Wins Interim Measures Against Shein

The French Competition Authority ordered Meta to resume good-faith negotiations with press publishers' societies APIG and DVP over remuneration for the use of press content under the EU neighbouring right, citing provisional concerns over unfair trading conditions. Separately, the Paris Judicial Court granted Lacoste EU-wide interim relief against Shein companies over garments bearing crocodile images, including a provisional payment of EUR 110,000.

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