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Accelerated prosecution of 'green' patents launched by UKIPO
New ICANN ruling for Top Level Domain Names
Keltie - still one of the best to work for
New EPO fee structure from 1 April 2009
EPO issues decision on patentability of human stem cells
Keltie becomes a Corporate Supporter of The National Trust
Number of granted European patents is reducing
O2 v H3G – Good news for trade mark owners
USPTO agrees Patent Prosecution Highway with EPO
Watch Out – EPO’s excess claims fees
New Community Trade Mark Searching Procedure
London Agreement - cheaper European Patent Validations
Croatia and Norway have joined the EPC
Airwick v Febreze - the first Community Design issue to reach the Court of Appeal
New rules relating to trade mark applications
Watch Out - change in UK trade mark practice
Community Design system has joined the Hague Agreement
UK Patent Office becomes the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO)
Da Vinci Code - original or copied?
CTM and UKIPO fees to fall
Before these troubled times, OHIM’s success led to a huge cash surplus; recently, however, CTM filings have been falling. OHIM will therefore reduce its CTM fees from 1 May 2009. Typical fee reductions will be around 40%: for example, the fee for a three-class electronically-filed CTM application will fall from EUR 1600 now to just EUR 900. Also, the reduced fee will be payable only upon filing rather than being divided between the filing and registration stages as now.
OHIM’s basic fee for CTM applications designated via the Madrid Protocol will reduce from EUR 1450 to EUR 870.
There will be no change to OHIM’s fee for each additional class, namely EUR 150 per class over three, payable upon filing or upon designation.
Applicants will welcome the lower cost and the streamlining of the CTM process.
1 Apr 2009