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December Issue [General] NewsletterDevelopment of the European Unitary Patent2024The Special Committee meeting held on 9 and 10 October 2024 confirmed how well the new system has already been adopted by users, as evidenced by the 40,000 requests for unitary effect. Today, one in four patents granted by the EPO has unitary effect, and this
December Issue [Legal] Newsletter Amendments to the Regulations under the Madrid Protocol (effective November 1, 2024) Amendments to the Regulations of the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks came into effect on November 1, 2024. The amendments are as follows: 1) Amendments to communications from designated contracting parties not subject to the regulations (Rule 23-2)