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A new year starts, bringing more interesting IP news.

On December 16 2021, the Biological Diversity amendment, “the Bill” was introduced in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.

This week two recent judgments will be examined, regarding the assessment of likelihood of confusion and genuine use of trade marks. 

Would you like to know how to benefit from the Caribbean TMclass?

Would you like to know more about this new PPH between both Braazilian and Portuguese IP Offices? 

Before the Christmas celebrations begin, it is now the right time to take stock of the biggest news that we have covered for you throughout 2021 on Intellectual Property and Latin America

This week we explore ABBA’s trade mark infringement lawsuit, as well as damaging product-placement and case law about the independent use of a non-registered sign. 

Indonesia is the largest economy in the South-East Asian region. It accounts for about one-third of the region's GDP and has the largest population with 270 million people in 2020.

Would you like to read more about what the implications are of a possible cease of activities of the TJCA?

Some things to keep in mind before starting your own line of Mona Lisa tshirts

A new European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) study looks at Online Copyright Infringement in the EU with a specific focus on piracy in music, films and TV between 2017 and 2020.

The European Commission and the EUIPO have released a joint report on ‘EU enforcement of intellectual property rights: Results at the EU border and in the EU internal market 2020’.

Considering the nature of this event, questions from participants mainly focused on fintech, deep technologies, digitalisation, e-health, industry, cyber security or climate change. To them, IP protection is a must.

Zara willing to enter into the food industry? Could be, but the EUTM will only be granted for fresh fruit and vegetables.
Christmas is coming and the toys industry increases its production… but be careful with the imitations.

This new call for applicants will surely cover the recent needs arising from the increasing requests for IP protection in the country, and benefit the timely approval process of this growing system.

If you are looking to commercialise your technology in foreign markets, it is fundamental to monitor your competitor´s work and obtain a full picture of your freedom to operate.

Being visited by thousands of tourists each year, Indian rail company registers iconic train's signs as intellectual property.

The heads of the European Patent Office (EPO), Japan Patent Office (JPO) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), known as the Trilateral offices, held their 39th annual meeting at the beginning of December 2021.

The European Commission has adopted new rules on Open Source Software that will enable its software solutions to be publicly accessible whenever there are potential benefits for citizens, companies or other public services.