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In this week\u2019s Patent News \u2013 IP-India welcomes RGNIIPM to the Twitter world; India advocates TRIPs flexibility at the virtual WTO General Council Meeting; CNIPA publishes first patent application related to a vaccine for COVID-19; USPTO launches COVID-19 Response Resource Center; USPTO and JPO Heads release joint statement; Green Science Alliance\u00a0joins WIPO GREEN as contributing partner; CNIPA\u2019s Annual budget reveals key performance indicators and IPOPHL accepts online requests for Commercial Patent Search.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

INDIA PATENT NEWS<\/span><\/h2>\n

IP-India welcomes RGNIIPM to the Twitter world<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Indian Patent Office (IPO) recently welcomed Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Intellectual Property Management (RGNIIPM), a Central Government Institute on IPR under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, to the Twitter world. Interested persons may follow the RGNIIPM_Nagpur<\/a> twitter handle for updates on IP training and other important information.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>http:\/\/www.ipindia.nic.in\/newsdetail.htm?689<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

India advocates TRIPs flexibility at the virtual WTO General Council Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

During the virtual General Council Meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held last week, India advocated the adoption of the flexibilities offered by the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)\u00a0to ensure easy access to medicines, vaccines and other essentials to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. India also said that there was an \u201curgent need\u201d to emphasize on building digital capacities in the field of education and telemedicine as they may prove specifically be beneficial to developing and least developed countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL PATENT NEWS UPDATE<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

CNIPA publishes first patent application related to a vaccine for COVID-19<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On June 2nd<\/sup> 2020, the China National Intellectual Property Authority (CNIPA) published the first patent application related to a vaccine for COVID-19. The application \u2013 CN 202010193587.8, filed on 18th<\/sup> March 2020, bears the title \u201cA new recombinant coronavirus vaccine using human replication-deficient adenovirus as a vector.\u201d The application has been filed by the Institute of Military Medicine, Chinese Academy of Military Sciences\u00a0and CanSinoBIO. As reported by National Law Review, the vaccine is the first candidate vaccine to be used for Phase II human clinical trials.<\/span><\/p>\n

USPTO launches COVID-19 Response Resource Center<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)\u00a0has launched a \u201cCOVID-19 Response Resource Center\u201d to provide a platform for stakeholders to have easy access to various USPTO initiatives, programs, and other information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the official press release, Resource Center provides information on a number of key initiatives including the \u201cPatents 4 Partnerships\u201d IP marketplace platform and the COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for accelerating the evaluation of patent applications directed to COVID-19 related technologies. Additionally, it includes information on voluntary early patent application publication, and resources for inventors and small businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may click <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to access the USPTO COVID-19 Response Resource Center. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/about-us\/news-updates\/uspto-launches-covid-19-response-resource-center<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

USPTO and JPO Heads release joint statement <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In view of the COVID-19 crisis and the impact it has had on the global economy, the Heads of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) shared a joint message on 1st<\/sup> June 2020. Expressing their heartfelt sympathies towards the loss of lives, the IPO heads laid emphasis on the importance of innovation and called it a \u201cpowerful weapon\u201d against the pandemic. Further, the IPO heads threw light on various actions taken by both the patent offices to offer flexibilities with regard to statutory deadlines. They also spoke about the joint collaboration of the two offices, like the development of accelerated examination programs to offer support to inventors and the establishment of initiatives like the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), the U.S.-Japan Collaborative Search Pilot Program and the Global Dossier Initiative.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may click here<\/a> to access the Open joint statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/about-us\/news-updates\/joint-message-uspto-and-jpo-future-innovation<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Green Science Alliance\u00a0joins WIPO GREEN as contributing partner<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd., a Japanese company engaged in the research and development of technologies in the field of energy and environmental green technology, recently announced that the company has joined the WIPO GREEN platform as a contributing partner.<\/span><\/p>\n

WIPO GREEN is an online platform that acts as a global marketplace for technology exchange, it was established by WIPO in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

CNIPA\u2019s Annual budget reveals key performance indicators<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The China National Intellectual Property Authority (CNIPA) published its Annual budget on 11th<\/sup> June 2020, revealing certain key performance indicators. According to the data published by CNIPA, the Patent Office aims to complete the examination process and dispose patent applications within 16.5 months from the date of filing the application. The current examination time to final disposition is 22 months. The Patent Office also aims to maintain the present rate of patent invalidation at 6 months. As reported by National Law Review, the total 2020 budget for CNIPA is approximately 1,293,696,450 RMB i.e., $183 million USD.<\/span><\/p>\n

IPOPHL accepts online requests for Commercial Patent Search<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As per a recent update by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the Patent Office is now accepting requests from interested stakeholders to perform a Commercial Patent Search. The new initiative intends to help stakeholders to \u201ckick start R&D or to ensure that no infringement case can arise with inventions covered by already existing intellectual property (IP) protection.\u201d The Commercial Patent Search activity will be conducted by IPOPHL\u2019s IP Search & Documentation Division (IPSDD).<\/span><\/p>\n

IPOPHL is offering the following types of Search:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n