Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

Here’s a recap of the foreign filing/patent law news from this week:

• The Indian Patent Office experienced a decline in the number of patents filed, examined and granted in 2009-2010. 
• The INPI will be making some changes in order to speed up examination of Brazilian patent applications, which currently averages over 8 years.
• New Zealand and Australia have agreed on a work sharing plan and will implement a single examination process in 2014. 
• Google claims patents block innovation: IPWatchdog commentary.

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Have a great weekend!