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Saudi Arabia formally deposited its instrument of ratification of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty, as well as its instrument of accession to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol) on 8 July 2026, further strengthening the Kingdom’s participation in international intellectual property systems

The Bahamas is set to become the newest member of the PCT, while the USPTO and Ghana have agreed to establish a new mechanism for accelerating the grant of corresponding patents

Argentina and Mexico have both implemented notable intellectual property reforms in 2026. Argentina has adopted a new inflation-linked fee structure for official industrial property fees, while Mexico has enacted substantial amendments to its industrial ...

Three jurisdictions introduced significant IP law developments throughout the last few months. Indonesia implemented substantial procedural reforms to its trademark system, Bulgaria enacted amendments designed to modernise national practice and ...

Three jurisdictions introduced significant intellectual property developments during April and June 2026. Vietnam and Cape Verde implemented substantial reforms to their IP legislation,...

The UK, the EPO and Monaco implemented increased official IP fees from 1 April 2026. While the scale of the increases varies significantly between the three, the changes affect patent, ...