PerspireIP Blog
Expert perspectives on intellectual property strategy, patent law, trademark protection, and IP portfolio management from the PerspireIP team.
France runs its own drawing rulebook: black lines with no colour and no wash, margin ranges rather than minimums, black-and-white photographs accepted, and a flat ban on screenshots of someone else's software. Here is what INPI actually requires.
Read MoreTrademark registration in South Africa is national only — no Madrid route. Here's how CIPC filing, examination, opposition, and 10-year renewal really work.
Read MoreTrademark registration in Mexico runs through IMPI and demands a use declaration by year three. Here's the timeline, cost, and the renewal trap to avoid.
Read MoreNew Zealand runs the ten-year trademark term from the deemed date of registration — the priority date where one is claimed — starts the three-year non-use clock from the actual registration date, and opens opposition from advertisement. Three anchors, three fields, and six months of restoration before a removal becomes final.
Read MoreA 2026 guide to gene edited crops regulation in the US and the EU - the SECURE rule reversal, the new EU NGT framework, and why patent clearance is a separate gate.
Read MorePatent drawings in Saudi Arabia answer to one four-paragraph article. Article 16 bars shading, and an uncorrected defect voids the application in 90 days.
Read MoreA practitioner's guide to entering the PCT national phase in Mexico: the 30-month deadline, Spanish translation rules, IMPI examination and how disputes are decided.
Read MoreSingapore runs its ten-year trademark term from the application date, requires no mid-term use filing, sends exactly one renewal reminder it calls the First and Only Notice, and then bars reinstatement of a missed renewal fee outright — four assumptions a US-shaped docket gets wrong silently.
Read MoreGraphene is one of the most heavily patented materials of the modern era. Here is what the landscape actually looks like in 2026 and how to clear a product.
Read MorePatent drawings in the UAE are filed in Arabic and English under Federal Decree-Law 11 of 2021, and there is no local 37 CFR 1.84. The 8 rules that matter.
Read MoreHow IP enforcement in Mexico really works: the IMPI administrative route, provisional seizures, the new 40% damages floor, limitation periods and strategy.
Read MoreHow IP enforcement in Canada really works: the Federal Court, injunctions, CBSA border measures, remedies, limitation periods and a practical strategy.
Read MoreYour patents and trademarks are assets you can turn into revenue. Here are seven proven routes to intellectual property monetization and how to choose between them.
Read MoreA practical, step-by-step guide to entering the PCT national phase in Canada at CIPO: deadlines, translation, examination, fees and enforcement.
Read MoreSwiss trademark deadlines run from the filing date, the opposition window opens after the mark registers, the non-use clock starts only when that window closes, and since 31 May 2022 use in Germany no longer sustains a Swiss mark — four assumptions a US-shaped docket gets wrong silently.
Read MoreThe companies that make the most EV batteries are not the ones that own the most battery patents. A data-backed 2026 map of who holds the IP.
Read MorePatent drawings in South Africa follow Regulations 20 and 21: A4 sheets, black lines, no colour, and two blank spaces CIPC insists on. The 9 rules that matter.
Read MoreGerman trademark deadlines run from the filing date, the opposition window opens after the mark registers rather than before, and marks registered before 14 January 2019 still expire at month-end — three assumptions a US-shaped docket gets wrong silently.
Read MorePatent drawings in Mexico follow Article 54 of the 2026 LFPPI Reglamento. Late drawings re-date your filing, and photographs are a last resort.
Read MoreA practical guide to foreign patent filing: the Paris Convention route, the PCT, the foreign filing license you can't skip, and how to choose countries.
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