Friday Foreign Filing Roundup

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

• Applications for patents on inventions and trademarks for Australian businesses have increased for the first time since the global financial crisis.
• July 20th marked the 175th anniversary of U.S. Patent No. 1, a wheel traction system for steam locomotives.
• Fake Apple Stores have begun to appear in China (selling real Apple products).
• Filings from China to the European Patent Office (EPO) increased 54% last year.