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Madras High Court of India announced the establishment of a new IP Division following Delhi High Court, IP Division of High Court, Madras High Court of India,

Madras High Court of India announced the establishment of a new IP Division following Delhi High Court

Following the establishment of the IP Division in the Delhi High Court and the recent IP Division in the Madras High Court of India, many experts expected other areas in India to follow suit, establish more specialized IP Division, for example the Bombay, Calcutta, Karnataka High Court. In July 2021, the Delhi High Court in India established a dedicated Intellectual Property (IP) Division to hear and decide IP-related disputes. The establishment of this division was a significant development in India’s [...]

IPOPHL: intellectual property registration increased by 3.7% in 2022

IPOPHL: intellectual property registration increased by 3.7% in 2022

According to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), intellectual property (IP) registrations increased by 3.7 percent in 2022 to 48,259 filings, up from 46,558 applications in 2021. According to IPOPHL, the IP submissions last year were a record high for the agency, given that the economy is still recovering from the pandemic. IP registration in 2022 is also up by 2% over pre-pandemic levels, with 47,328 submissions in 2019. Patents, trademarks, utility models, and industrial designs can all be [...]

New trademarks legislation in Myanmar

New trademarks legislation in Myanmar

The new Trade Mark Law (2019), which is under the authority of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC), is expected to take effect in March 2023, according to a notice published on January 12th, 2023 by the Department of Intellectual Property of Myanmar (DIPM). Parties need to be aware of the Trade Mark Law (2019) and the relevant processes and requirements are highlighted in this Update. On January 30, 2019, Myanmar approved the Trade Mark Law (2019). The new legislation attempted [...]

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Basics of the PCT patent registration system

The PCT patent registration system is an international patent registration system that supports individuals and businesses that want a cost-effective and time-efficient method of patenting in many different countries. PCT Patent Registration System The PCT Patent Registration System is an international system administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). PCT is an acronym for “Patent Cooperation Treaty”, also known as “Patent Cooperation Agreement”. The PCT system allows registrants the ability to register their inventions in one country and simultaneously file patent [...]

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Impacts from the joining of RCEP by the Philippines 

The Philippines has finished their domestic deliberations among the Senators to pass through the joining of the country to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement (FTA) that was signed on November 15, 2020, by 15 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement includes the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. [...]

WIPO organizes 2023 Global Awards competition for small and medium enterprises, 2023 Global Awards competition for small and medium enterprises, Global Awards competition for small and medium enterprises,

WIPO organizes 2023 Global Awards competition for small and medium enterprises

Recently, WIPO organized the 2023 Global Awards competition for small and medium-sized enterprises to honor small and medium-sized enterprises that stand out in innovation using intellectual property as a basis. WIPO Global Awards Held for the first time in 2022, the WIPO Global Awards honor outstanding businesses and individuals who are intelligently using intellectual property to commercialize and contribute positively for society through its innovation and creativity. Last year, the Global Awards 2022 was honored to name 5 award-winning businesses. This annual competition [...]

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The requirement of injury proof within a copyright lawsuit in Singapore

The need to prove injury made towards the goods, merchandise of a subject is large within the context of a lawsuit. This article will analyze the requirement of injury proof within a copyright lawsuit in Singapore. The need to prove injury made to the plaintiff In a lawsuit, the plaintiff generally has the burden of proving that they have suffered an injury or damage as a result of the defendant’s actions or inactions. To establish this, the plaintiff must typically provide [...]

theme of World Intellectual Property Day 26-4-2023, Women and IP, Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity,

Theme of World Intellectual Property Day 26-4-2023: Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity

Recognizing that the interaction of women in the national and global intellectual property system is still relatively limited, failing to meet the gender equality and gender balance goals set forth, WIPO has declared the theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2023 taking place on April 26 is Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity. Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity The article on the WIPO homepage on the topic of Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity has the following [...]

Vietnam holds the Conference on Intellectual Property in 2023, Conference on Intellectual Property in 2023, Conference on Intellectual Property of Vietnam in 2023,

Vietnam holds the Conference on Intellectual Property in 2023

On March 9, 2023, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam organized the Intellectual Property Conference 2023 to summarize and evaluate the state management of intellectual property in 2022, preparing major orientations for IP activities in Vietnam in 2023. Attending the conference were Mr. Huynh Thanh Dat, member of the Central Committee of the Party, Minister of Science and Technology, leaders of the People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue province, the Department of Intellectual Property, the Department of Science [...]

IPOPHL registering a record number of intellectual property filings

IPOPHL registering a record number of intellectual property filings

On Thursday, the Intellectual Property of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reported that it received more intellectual property (IP) filings during the first nine months of the year. According to IPOPHL, applications for intellectual property protection increased by 4.4 percent from January to September this year, reaching 36,709 from 35,172 in the same period in 2021. Since the first part of the year, the country’s IP filings have surpassed the pre-pandemic level. “The latest figures show impressive recovery in IP filings as we are [...]

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