Monday IPDate March 4, 2024

EPO: Transfers and licences: changes from 1 April 2024

Electronic signatures will be enabled and the administrative fee abolished.

Marking another important milestone in the digitalisation and simplification of its procedures, the EPO launches a new concept applicable from 1 April 2024 for the registration of transfers of rights and licences for EP and UP procedures.

> EPO: Transfers and licences: changes from 1 April 2024

USPTO empowers innovation among Black inventors and entrepreneurs by increasing the number of Patent and Trademark Resource Centers at HBCUs

HBCUs continue to foster innovation among Black inventors and entrepreneurs with the help of Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs) in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

> USPTO empowers innovation among Black inventors and entrepreneurs by increasing the number of Patent and Trademark Resource Centers at HBCUs