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On July 1st, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar issued Notification No. 44/2022 which indicates required forms for filing and prosecuting trade marks under the Trade Mark Law of 2019 ("TML"). Although the TML is not yet in force and the “soft opening period” is still in operation...

Dialogues between the EPO and Montenegro to enter the EPC as a contracting state started in 2007. Now, the long-standing cooperation resulted in Montenegro entering the European Patent Convention as of 1 October 2022.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) signed on 27 July 2022 a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with the French National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) to establish a framework of cooperation on the promotion of geographical indication...

Providing the right incentives to start a company is not a simple task. Nevertheless, India boasts several success stories pointing in the right direction. Discover how start-up numbers are rising in Gujarat State.

On 2 January, a series of major changes to the Bangui Agreement – the governing convention for the OAPI – entered into force. Namely, Annexes III, IV and V of the revised Bangui Agreement.

On June 2, 2022, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh signed Decision No. 667 which approves the National Strategy for foreign investment cooperation.

We depict below the panoramic overview of intellectual property filings as collected by the Vietnam IP Office (VNIPO) in 2021 in illustration of the disruption caused by the global pandemic for the year. The data cut-off date was 31 December 2021.

HA NOI — Counterfeit products have been witnessing an upsurge recently as counterfeiters move online to hide behind the anonymity of the Internet.

Tran Huu Linh, Director of the General Department of Market Management, admitted that fraudulent trade was rampant in the first six months of 2022.

The fifth and last part of our monthly publications on the topic IP in the Metaverse is out!

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has approved the collective mark registration of Bicol pili products, opening greater opportunities for pili farmers, processors and traders in the region to attract global markets and reap higher revenues.

Trademark infringements can be very detrimental for rightsholders. This unlawful practice can severely damage the image and reputation of a company and put at risk uninformed consumers.

The EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal was one of the tools created through the 2003-2004 EUTMR revision, in order to ensure uniformity, consistency and coherence of their decisions. Find out the details of the soon to come oral hearing concerning a trademark invalidity request.

Cattelan sued for copyright infringement and recent case law from the General Court (GC).

HCMC – Law enforcement agencies have seized more than 76,800 suspected counterfeit products, weighed over 20 tons and consisting primarily of perfume and cosmetics, in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

In May 2022, Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) announced Thailand would remain on the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Special 301 Report Watch List of “Priority Foreign Countries” that are judged to have inadequate protection...

8 Latin American countries (Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, and Peru) are now members of the Treaty

Judgment from the European Court of Justice regarding the PDO “Feta” and Manolo Blahnik winning a trade mark dispute in China.

Domain names and trademarks are both capable of identifying a company in the course of trade. However, by their nature these can be conflicting rights in particular when similar signs seek to identify two different operators or a sign is used in bad faith to take advantage of a company’s reputation

During the ongoing WIPO assemblies, Director General Daren Tang announced five SME winners of the first-ever WIPO Global Awards. Learn more about the positive impact these awardees have on society through their innovations.