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December Issue [Legal] Newsletter Amendments to the Madrid Agreement Regulations (effective November 1, 2025) Amendments to the regulations under the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks have been adopted and will come into effect on November 1, 2025. The summary of the amendments is as follows: 1. When making various applications after international registration, the email addresses of the holder and licensee will be required.
December Issue [General] Newsletter EPO Guidelines 2026 The Working Group on Guidelines (WP/G), part of the Advisory Committee of the Assistants to the President of the European Patent Office (SACEPO), met on 14 October 2025 to develop guidelines for the European Patent Convention (EPC), the EPO Procedure under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT-EPO) and the Unitary Patent (UP).