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14 Feb

Two ways to fast-track your Canadian trademark application

The Trademarks Office has committed to expanding the number of entries in the Goods and Services Manual. As the pre-approved list grows, it is envisaged that this option will become increasingly appealing to applicants. The second option does not require an affidavit and takes less time than the first option. The Canadian Trademarks Office announced new measures aimed at reducing delays in trademark application processing. With the average time to examination for national applications exceeding three years, trademark owners and [...]

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12 Feb

IPOPHL’s significant boost in the world ranking

In 2021, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has made great improvements. This development has been recognized by many other offices, especially with the World Trademark Review’s (WTR) 2021 IP Office Innovation Ranking, placing IPOPHL from the 24th to the 9th position. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ significant boost in the world ranking created a tremendous phenomenon for the IP Offices in the Southeast Asia region. Specifically, IPOPHL has jumped 15th position in the World Trademark Review’s [...]

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09 Feb

Copyright problems arise after the muting of the national anthem in Vietnam

Back at the beginning of December 2021, when the entire country of Vietnam was eager to wait and see the match between the national football team and the football team of Laos. However, when the national anthem part is expected to start, it got muted. Obviously, this fills the Vietnamese citizens with rage. On the other hand, this issue puts many problems about the copyright of the national anthem. So, what exactly are the copyright problems that arise after [...]

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09 Feb

WIPO IP Facts and Figures 2021

WIPO IP Facts and Figures 2021 is an overview of intellectual property activity based on the latest available year of complete statistics. The publisher is the World Intellectual Property Organization. IP Facts and Figures 2021 from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) provides an overview of intellectual property (IP) activity using the latest available year of complete statistics. The figures presented are drawn from WIPO’s more comprehensive World Intellectual Property Indicators 2021. IP Facts and Figures serves as a quick reference [...]

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01 Feb

New IP Amendment Bill in Singapore

Singapore has always been the top innovating country in the Southeast Asia region. In addition, this country is also ranked highly on the world stage due to its constant efforts in creative innovation and economic growth. To maintain and develop from such high regards, recently, minister Edwin Tong SC, Singapore’s Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Second Minister for Law has announced the Intellectual Property Amendment Bill (IPAB) at the Singapore Parliament on January 12. The majority of the Bill [...]

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31 Jan

China’s sharp increase in patent inventions numbers in 2021

At a recent conference, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) has announced that there has been a total of 696,000 inventive patents approved in 2021, indicating China’s sharp increase in patent inventions numbers in 2021. At the conference, Shen Changyu – the head of NIPA, has presented a work report summarizing recent developments in the field of intellectual property rights (IPR) of the country. IP rights have and always will be an important right of society. With IP, innovation can [...]

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24 Jan

USPTO to Begin New ID Verification Program for Trademark Filers in January 2022

On January 8, 2022, all Trademark Electronic Application (TEAS) and TEASi filers can begin the process of verifying their identifications. ID verification must be completed by April 9, 2022. USPTO claims that the ID verification program aims to reduce the number of fraudulent filings. When logging onto their USPTO accounts on January 8, 2022, all Trademark Electronic Application (TEAS) and TEASi filers will be able to begin the process of validating their identities. ID verification must be completed by April [...]

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23 Jan

Overview of dealing with infringement of intellectual property rights in Vietnam

Despite the fact that Vietnam has concentrated on protecting intellectual property rights (“IPR”), there are still many examples where individuals/organizations have “accidentally or purposefully” infringed on others’ IPR. Using trademarks, trade names, or other identification indications without the owner’s consent is an example of infringement. What is the Vietnamese legal framework for dealing with intellectual property infringement? Requesting that infringing organizations/individuals cease their actions When the infringing acts and the infringer have been identified, the IPR owner can send a formal [...]

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22 Jan

Keynotes learned from the “Champagne” trademark battle

Champagne has always been one of the most favored drinks in the history of mankind. However, not all things that are too famous and good are ‘good’. As the decisions relating to the IP conflicts of champagne have come to a close, we now take a closer look at the keynotes learned from the “Champagne” trademark battle. In the IP field, when something is too famous, there will be many parties that like to use that famous in order to [...]

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21 Jan

IP legal problems with OEM product exports from China

China has been increasing its efforts on the inspection of OEM products as there have been many IP legal problems with OEM product exports from China. Accordingly, individuals/organizations conducting businesses in China should take extra caution in recent times. Original Equipment Manufacturing – OEM Although these terms are not very well known in public, however, both the terms OEM and ODM are very familiar in the industrial manufacturing industry. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturing, and ODM stands for Original Design [...]