Global IP Information

2025-11-12

World Intellectual Property Indicators: Global Patent and Design Filings Reach New Records in 2024, Trademarks Flat

WIPO

Innovators and designers filed record-setting levels of applications for the intellectual property rights that protect their work in 2024, while demand for the trademarks that promote brands stabilized, according to WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report.

2025-11-10

PO launches new tools on fee support measures

EPO

To make the patent system more accessible to applicants, especially those who are smaller or new to the system, a new Fee Assistant makes it clearer what fees will be due at the first stages of the patent granting process at the European Patent Office (EPO). This tool also reminds applicants which fee reductions they may be eligible for. Meanwhile, the fee support scheme insights reveal how much money applicants are already saving as result of the EPO’s fee reduction schemes.

2025-11-06

100 Years of WIPO’s International Design System: Celebrating Iconic Designs for the Ages

WIPO

From artisanal crafts and high fashion to household appliances and furniture, designers from around the world elevate daily items into beloved products with a distinctive look and feel that catch our eye and delight our senses.

2025-11-04

Final major MyEPO release of 2025

EPO

The European Patent Office (EPO) is pleased to announce a series of enhancements to MyEPO services. This year’s final major release features a redesigned MyEPO homepage, as well as improvements to existing processes and expanded self-management options. Enhancements have been developed and trialled in close collaboration with pilot users from 194 companies.

2025-11-04

PTAB designates as precedential an Appeals Review Panel decision

USPTO

n this decision, an Appeals Review Panel (ARP) reversed the Board’s new ground of rejection under § 101, determining that the claims at issue reflect improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The ARP decision explains that the claims are patent-eligible, pointing to the Federal Circuit’s Enfish decision, which observes that many advancements in computer technology, “by their very nature, may not be defined by particular physical features but rather by logical structures and processes.” Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp., 822 F.3d 1327, 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2016).

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