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TM5 Midterm Meeting in La Jolla, USA

The USPTO welcomed the Partner Offices for the 2025 Midterm Meeting in La Jolla, California, on May 15-17, 2025. In addition to taking stock of progress of joint projects, TM5 had extensive discussions on pendency initiatives, quality measures and mediation services. Following the workshop held in the Western Balkans in January, the Partners agreed that […]

2025-06-10

CNIPA

The 18th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting Held in Tianjin

The 18th IP5 Heads of Office Meeting was held in Tianjin from May 27 to 28. The meeting was hosted by the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA).

2025-06-05

EUIPO

Record participation at the 2025 IP Enforcement Summit

The sixth edition of the International IP Enforcement Summit, under the motto ‘Stronger IP enforcement in the digital age’, held on 12-13 June 2025 in Athens saw record participation and a strengthened international dimension compared to previous editions.

2025-06-13

JPO

Agreement on Cooperation Statement towards Commencement of Substantive Patent Examination in Laos

On June 11, 2025, Mr. YASUDA, the Deputy Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (JPO), visited the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Laos and, in the presence of Mr. VONGSAY, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Industrial and Commerce of Laos, reached an agreement on a new cooperation statement with the Department of Intellectual Property […]

2025-06-16

KIPO

KIPO Supports Establishment Timor-Leste’s Intellectual Property Office

The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has started taking concrete steps to support the launch of the Timor-Leste Intellectual Property (IP) Office, with the running of the four-day training for the delegation from Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry which started June 17 2025.

2025-06-18

USPTO

USPTO to assess statutory penalties for false assertions or certifications of small and micro entity status

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin implementing statutory penalties for falsely made assertions or certifications of small and micro entity status, as part of the USPTO’s continuing efforts to mitigate threats to the U.S. patent system and to protect that system’s integrity.

2025-06-12

Latest Updates

User Involvement	2025-06-04
Trademark Protection in Opposition and Appeal (Review) Procedure	2024-12-06
Staff Exchange	2024-05-06
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Trademarks in Virtual Space	2024-05-02

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Latest & Upcoming Events

2025 TM5 Midterm Meeting

May 15-17, 2025 @ La Jolla, California, USA

2024 TM5 Annual Meeting

Dec 9-10, 2024 @ Hakone, Japan

2024 TM5 Midterm Meeting

April 23, 2024 @ Tokyo, Japan