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On 5 June 2013, the USPTO and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced the launch of a pilot project in which KIPO will [needs update] classify some of its patent documents using the CPC system. [8] [9] The project has been said to mark a major step towards KIPO classifying all of its patent collection using the CPC. [9]
In October 2010, the European Patent Office (EPO) and USPTO launched a joint project to create the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) to harmonise the patent classifications systems between the two offices. From 2013, CPC replaced the European Classification (ECLA), which was based on the IPC but adapted by the EPO.
The Export and Import Permits Act (French: Loi sur les licences d’exportation et d’importation, EIPA) is an Act passed by the Parliament of Canada originally in 1947 though it has had many amendments over the years. [1] It was assented originally by King George VI through his agent the Governor General of Canada. At present, contraventions ...
The duty is levied at the time of import and is paid by the importer of record. Customs duties vary by country of origin and product. Goods from many countries are exempt from duty under various trade agreements. Certain types of goods are exempt from duty regardless of source. Customs rules differ from other import restrictions.
The Central Product Classification (CPC) is a product classification for goods and services promulgated by the United Nations Statistical Commission. It is intended to be an international standard for organizing and analyzing data on industrial production , national accounts , trade , prices and so on.
The first U.S. state statutes for certificate of public convenience (CPCN) were issued in 1870, and the U.S. Congress included a certification provision in U.S. federal law in the Transportation Act of 1920. [2]
An import license is a document issued by a national government authorizing the importation of certain goods into its territory. Import licenses are considered to be non-tariff barriers to trade when used as a way to discriminate against another country's goods in order to protect a domestic industry from foreign competition.
It was mostly replaced by the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) on January 1, 2013. [1] Plant and design patents are still classified solely within USPC at the USPTO. As of December 2018, patents at the USPTO are still routed to their appropriate business and art units by their USPC, even though it is no longer assigned directly to the ...