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In this article, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed hope that European countries would see the potential of Southeast Asia and the whole of Asia.

On September 14, the President of the European Patent Office (EPO), António Campinos, had a meeting in Mexico City with the Director General of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), José Sánchez Pérez.

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has published a groundbreaking survey that explores awareness and attitudes towards intellectual property (IP) rights.

This week, we look at a copyright dispute involving Dua Lipa and at the Advocate General’s Opinion in Case INDITEX v. Buongiorno.

It is expected that Uruguay will become a contracting state of the Patent Cooperation Treaty by the end of 2023. 

Apply for World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) "Young Experts Program" (YEP)!

The Latin America and the European IP Helpdesk have both worked with ENRICH LAC to collaborate on a video on the Intellectual Property landscape in Europe.

The Africa IP SME Helpdesk is organising a webinar entitled ‘The impact of commercialisation strategies and benefits for SMEs investing in Africa: measuring the effect of IP practices’.

Overview of the pharmaceutical market in SEA: potential and challenges

The Group of Twenty (G20) has recently published a declaration under the theme ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ mainly focusing on strong and sustainable growth, accelerating progress on sustainable development goals, a green development pact, and reinvigorating multilateralism.

Our new infographic looks at the major updates and strategic novelties in Horizon Europe concerning exploitation.

In the second week after the summer break, we continue to comment on the IP cases that took place during the summer. This week, we look at a copyright case involving Elon Musk’s social network X, and a ruling from the General Court involving the jewellery company Tous.

On 7 August 2023, the Myanmar Intellectual Property Department (MIPD) announced that the Copyright Law 2019 (“Copyright Law”) will come into force in October 2023.

Thailand is preparing to embark on talks regarding a free-trade agreement with the EU (Thai-EU FTA) next week, with the aim of concluding the deal within two years.

We have reviewed two recent announcements from Cambodia’s trade mark office to assess the implications for brand owners.

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. aims to raise the country’s ranking in the Global Innovation Index (GII) report of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by the end of his term in 2028.

European IP Helpdesk team has recently published a new infographic on explaining the important aspects of the IP Valuation using different methods and approaches.

Key points you should know if you are planning to register slogans or promotional messages as trade marks.

The DesignEuropa Awards recognize outstanding design achievements within the community of Registered Community Design holders. European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has just announced the winners of the 2023 edition during a ceremony held in Berlin.