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The ASEAN Secretariat has released an announcement that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) shall enter into force on 1 January 2022 as they have received Instruments of Ratification/Acceptance from Vietnam and other five ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, and Ne...

In October 2019, the Indonesian President highlighted in his inauguration speech the need to revise several laws that hinder foreign investments and job creation. The process of drafting a reform bill called the Omnibus Bill on job creation started immediately thereafter.

Claims in the form of "new/known compound X or pharmaceutical composition containing the compound X is used for treating disease A" are currently not accepted by the Vietnam IP Office. The Vietnam IP Office's basis for such refusal is found in Paragraphs 23.6.d and 25.5.d.(i) of Circular 01/2007/TT-

The Kingmaker, a documentary about Imelda Marcos and her involvement with her husband’s political and personal life, has been found to be illegally streaming on several websites before being taken down. With the 2022 Philippine national elections on the horizon, Marcos opponents have started usin...

Two examples of IP protection and enforcement efforts from multinationals

Meet the 21 inspiring women entrepreneurs pioneering game-changing innovations across a wide range of industries.

SMEs make up a large share of global economies and are a critical source of innovation across all sectors and markets. The European Commission has recently published a new study on the interplay of IP and Open Innovation (OI) in connection with SMEs.

The US pharma company MSD and MPP (Medicines Patent Pool) entered the voluntary licensing agreement that will facilitate the distribution and affordable access to molnupiravir in 105 low and middle-income countries.

Online commerce has been growing rapidly in recent years. This trend has only sped up during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, more than 50% of counterfeit goods seized at the EU borders stem from online commerce, a new joint OECD-EUIPO study finds.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently launched a new initiative aimed at forging the next generation of intellectual property (IP) leaders. The Young Experts Program is designed to expose young people with high potential to the technical and policy aspects of IP.

The 15th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam has opened its second working session, and been working on a number of draft laws and policies. The Version 5/2021 of the Draft Amendment of IP Law (Draft Law) has also been submitted for the NA to appraise and debate in this session.

Is a software licensee decompiling a software to solve computer bugs infringing copyright, and whether the application of a traditional pattern on new clothing is protectable or not

Find more about the latest topics discussed between Indian and EU representatives in multiple fields.

Find more about the coming growth of the Indian Electronics and Information Technology sector.

Following a series of public consultation and discussions, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has confirmed that they will launch a formal procedure for the submission of “third party observations” under which members of the public will be able notify IPOS of information that...

Parallel imports—branded goods imported into a domestic market and sold there without the consent of the intellectual property (IP) owner—pose a unique challenge for IP owners.

Promulgated on16 May 2013 and officially effective as from 1 July of the same year, Decree No. 52/2013/ND-CP on e-commerce (“Decree 52”) has acted as the legal “backbone” for managing e-commerce activities in Vietnam for several years.

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