Apr 17, 2020
Latest Corona Virus (COVID-19) updates and its impact on patent offices across the globe:
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Europe
- EPO
https://www.epo.org/news-issues/covid-19.html
- EUIPO
https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/news
- Intellectual Property Office, the UK ( IPO)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-important-update-on-ipo-services
- German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)
https://www.dpma.de/english/our_office/publications/news/corona/index.html
- Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH)
https://www.prh.fi/en/presentation_and_duties/corona.html
- The Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV)
https://www.prv.se/en/information-for-customers-in-regard-of–the-corona-pandemic/
- Danish Patent and Trademark Office
https://www.dkpto.org/covid-19-information/
- Icelandic Patent Office
https://gamli.els.is/en/deadline-extensions-due-covid-19
Asia
- Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
https://www.kipo.go.kr/en/BoardApp/UEngBodApp?board_id=kiponews&c=1001&catmenu=ek06_01_01
- Japan Patent Office (JPO)
https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/news/koho/saigai/covid19_procedures.html
- China National Intellectual Property Administration（CNIPA）
http://english.sipo.gov.cn/news/index.htm
- Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO）
https://www.tipo.gov.tw/en/cp-282-863966-09602-2.html
- Intellectual Property Office of Singapore ( IPOS)
- Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong
https://www.ipd.gov.hk/eng/whats_new/news.htm
- Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia ( MyIPO)
- The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)
- Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam
- Intellectual Property of India
http://www.ipindia.nic.in/newsdetail.htm?670
- Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO)
http://www.ipo.gov.pk/ipo_covid19
- Director General of Intellectual Property, Indonesia
http://en.dgip.go.id/dg-rings-alarm-bell-for-spreading-hoaxes-related-to-covid-19
North America
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
https://www.uspto.gov/coronavirus
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office
https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr04762.html
Middle East
- Iran Patent Office
https://en.patentoffice.ir/news/68038/Measures-of–IP-Offices-for-Protecting–Against-Coronavirus