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RSSIn September 2021, Indonesia’s Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) launched an IP Task Force to strengthen IP protection and enforcement in the country.
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In August 2021, the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) of Indonesia’s Ministry of Law and Human Rights held a virtual session on the draft revision of Patent Law No. 13 of 2016 to apprise relevant stakeholders of the draft amendments and maintain transparency in the drafting proc...
When business relations break between companies and employees or distributors, IP can get in the way of a smooth separation. Here are two examples.
An outline of good practices surrounding the protection of confidential project information.
On 21 October, the ‘Africa IP SME Helpdesk’ will be launched in Rome, under the auspices of the EU-African SME Summit 2021. From this date, EU businesses will be able to find detailed and practical information on African intellectual property matters at the Helpdesk’s online hub
Would you like to read more about the revocation of Article 229-C of the Brazilian IP Law?
Compulsory license is an authorization granted by the Government to a third party to use a patent without the consent of the patent owner who has been taking undue advantage of exclusive rights granted by patent. Indian follows international standards on the grant of these specific licences.
The sixth application window of the EUIPO's SME Fund was launched on 1 October 2021 and remains open until 31 October 2021.
Do not miss your chance and apply now.
As the first university in Andhra Pradesh, Andhra University has prepared an extensive ‘Intellectual Property Policy'.
The number of patents granted in India in the past few years has risen by a staggering 572%, from 4,227 in 2013 to 28,391 patents in 2021. Now, the Indian government is striving to bolster the country's IPR ecosystem even further.
Indonesia’s e-filing system for intellectual property, which was introduced in steps in recent years, became a vital tool during the COVID-19 pandemic, as it allows for the remote filing of intellectual property applications at any time...
A registration process for plant variety protection (PVP) has been in effect in Myanmar since enactment of the New Plant Variety Protection Law 2016, which was later replaced by the New Plant Variety Protection Law 2019 (“PVP Law 2019”)...
Latest news regarding IP developments in Europe
On 29 and 30 September 2021, the European Observatory, which is hosted by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), gathered for the annual plenary meeting. Main topics centred around IP crime and the ongoing global impact of IPR infringement.
CHORUS is all about providing data to you and your brand protection teams to help you run successful enforcement campaigns. As well as the data held within CHORUS, it is useful to understand the counterfeiting landscape in the countries where your brands may face problems...
The EPO and CNIPA have launched a user survey on a pilot that enables nationals and residents of the People's Republic of China to select the EPO as their International Search Authority for PCT applications filed in English with CNIPA or the International Bureau of WIPO as receiving Offices.
Public and private undertakings in many parts of the world scaled up investments in innovation despite the massive human and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Innovation Index 2021 shows.
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China introduced the unique subclass system for assessing the similarity of goods/services during trademark examination. While the “check-box” approach is designed for efficiency, it leaves no room for a close case-by-case analysis.