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encouraging handloom weavers in the Philippines to protect their products , encouraging handloom weavers in the Philippines , handloom weavers in the Philippines,
17 Apr

Encouraging handloom weavers in the Philippines to protect their products through Intellectual Property

Handloom weavers are a special type of job in the modern world as the making of unique patterns by hand is slowly forgotten with the development of society and machines capable of mass-producing these clothes. However, to protect jobs such as handloom weavers is to protect the culture of a people, a civilization with thousand years of development. Consequently, the IPOPHL is encouraging handloom weavers in the Philippines to protect their products through Intellectual Property registration. During the 6th session of [...]

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confusion about the scope of intellectual property protection, confusion about the scope of protection, the scope of intellectual property protection,
10 Apr

Confusion about the scope of intellectual property protection

If an intellectual property such as an invention is registered within the territory of one country, is it protected in other countries? The answer is ‘No’ but this is a very common mistake for SMEs, innovators, and startups recently joining the business market. When registering trademarks, inventions, and industrial designs according to the traditional filing method, such marks, inventions and designs will only have the scope of protection in the country in which the applicant applies for registration, not in [...]

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collaboration between private and public sectors to strengthen IP protection in Thailand, collaboration between private and public sectors , strengthen IP protection in Thailand, private and public sectors to strengthen IP protection in Thailand,
05 Apr

Collaboration between private and public sectors to strengthen IP protection in Thailand

The status of infringement has been rising recently in Thailand, especially in the form of advertisements shown to domestic consumers. Accordingly, to lower the infringement cases in the advertising sector, the Thailand government has signed an MoU with Thailand advertising groups and IPR owners to limit, and monitor advertisements in this country. The government agency in charge of the deal is the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), Ministry of Commerce. The Ministry of Commerce is a cabinet ministry in the [...]

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01 Apr

Common stages of trademark registration in Vietnam

The normal trademark registration process in Vietnam will be divided into several stages, including: Formal appraisal stage After receiving the application, the experts at the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam will conduct a formal examination to check whether the trademark application is legally valid or not. If valid, the NOIP will make a decision to accept the form of the submitted trademark application. The time limit for giving feedback during this period is 1 month according to the provisions of the [...]

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Hong Kong approves legislation to make reciprocal enforcement of civil and commercial judgments straightforward
22 Mar

Hong Kong approves legislation to make reciprocal enforcement of civil and commercial judgments straightforward

The Hong Kong legislature passed The Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (the Ordinance) on October 26, 2022, to enact the 2019 Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the Mutual Arrangement). The Hong Kong government has stated that the Ordinance will take into force in about six to seven months, in the middle of 2023, [...]

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TIPO amends Patent Examination Guidelines
19 Mar

TIPO amends Patent Examination Guidelines in Taiwan

The Taiwan Intellectual Property Organization (TIPO) has published amendments to the following chapters in Part II (Substantive Examination for Invention Patents) of the Patent Examination Guidelines in order to address the requirements of examination practice and raise examination quality. These amendments went into effect on July 1, 2022. The highlights of the amendments are summarized in this article. Patent Examination Guidelines Amendments Article 32(3) of the Patent Law stipulates that when an applicant files for an invention patent and a utility model [...]

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Netflix's journey to becoming the king of streaming, Netflix the king of streaming, Netflix's journey ,
15 Mar

Netflix’s journey to becoming the king of streaming

Netflix is ​​still recognized as the king of streaming up until this day, providing all kinds of movies to users around the world. Although in recent times, Netflix has slightly gone downhill in the movie world, but in general, this platform as of the end of 2022 still maintains its No. 1 position, surpassing Disney, Warner Media, NBC Universal, etc. So, how did Netflix become the king of world cinema with connections to more than 221 million subscribers in [...]

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Accelerated Trademark Examination Speed in China
11 Mar

Accelerated Trademark Examination Speed in China

It used to take about a year for the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) to conduct an official examination of a new trademark application. The procedure has accelerated, and the timeframe for examination has changed considerably. Official examination of trademark applications now typically takes 3-5 months, with some cases taking as little as two months. This implies that applicants should expect to hear about the status of their applications within 2-5 months. Despite the fact that China has a [...]

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geographical indication registration for kampong shrimp in Cambodia, geographical indication registration for kampong shrimp , kampong shrimp in Cambodia,
07 Mar

Geographical indication registration for kampong shrimp in Cambodia

The Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia will register “Kampong Som Dried Shrimp” from coastal provinces as a national geographical product in order to promote Cambodian culture, traditions, and customs. According to Soun Vichea, head of the Secretariat of the National Committee for Intellectual Property and Director of Intellectual Property at the Ministry of Commerce, the working team held a workshop in the Preah Sihanoukville province to identify suitable products for developing the brand name “Kampong Som Dried Shrimp.” Representatives from [...]

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reports of piracy and counterfeiting in the Philippines, reports of piracy and counterfeiting, piracy and counterfeiting in the Philippines,
04 Mar

Reports of piracy and counterfeiting in the Philippines

The reports of piracy and counterfeiting in the Philippines have been published with strange numbers, raising concern for the government as well as the consumers of goods in this country. According to the data from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), from January to June 2022, the number of complaints and reports of piracy and counterfeiting filed with the IPOPHL fell by 48 percent, from 107 to 56. The report fell even though the actions of counterfeiting haven’t seemed [...]

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