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The EAEU trademark: all of the necessary paperwork is in place, but there is one technical difficulty to resolve

Stakeholders with an interest in the Eurasian market are looking forward to the launch of the new Eurasian Economic Union trademark registration system (‘EAEU trademark’), which will allow them to obtain a trademark registration that is valid in all Eurasian Economic Union member countries: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. The Eurasian Economic Union’s Treaty on Trademarks, Service Marks, and Appellations of Origin of Goods was signed on February 3, 2020, and went into effect in April 2021. The adoption [...]

The need to strengthen trade secret’s preservation methods in Vietnam, strengthen trade secret’s preservation methods, Strengthen trade secret’s preservation methods in Vietnam, trade secret’s preservation methods in Vietnam

The need to strengthen trade secret’s preservation methods in Vietnam

In this highly advanced technology era, the protection of a trade secret is not as easy as in the old days where people have to physically ‘steal’ anything anymore. Nowadays, people can just sit in front of a laptop and steal some data half a world away. Accordingly, this calls for some immense increase and fortification of our trade secret’s preservation methods. A trade secret is one of the most important aspects of a business’s success because, without it, that [...]

Vietnam is planning to establish a national science and technology market

Vietnam is planning to establish a national science and technology market

Vietnam’s National Science and Technology Market would be established by 2030, according to Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1158/QD-TTG. The major goal of this market is to establish an environment that encourages and facilitates scientific and technology market activities so that more relevant possibilities for science and technology firms may be developed. It is critical to concentrate on technical intervention since this technology has a significant beneficial impact on society, assisting in the increase of output and positive externalities. When the [...]

WTO extends the deadline to apply the TRIPS agreement to Myanmar and other LDC countries, WTO extends the deadline to apply the TRIPS agreement to Myanmar, The impacts of the extension of the TRIPS agreement to Myanmar, WTO extends the deadline to apply the TRIPS agreement

WTO extends the deadline to apply the TRIPS agreement to Myanmar and other LDC countries

The TRIPS Agreement, like other agreements such as the CPTPP, required its member countries to comply with its regulations in a fixed amount of time. However, not all countries have the infrastructure and necessary resources to change their legal foundation at an incredibly tight time frame like that. Accordingly, the WTO has just approved another 13-year extension of the least developed country (LDC) transition period for applying the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Under the TRIPS [...]

The new copyright bill in Singapore has a number of significant amendments

The new copyright bill in Singapore has a number of significant amendments

The proposed Copyright Bill (“Draft Bill”) in Singapore has been scheduled for second reading in September 2021. The current Copyright Act (Cap. 60, Rev. Ed. 2006), which has been in effect for fifteen years, will be replaced by the Draft Bill. The Draft Bill, in particular, appears to provide for better copyright protection for creators/performers of copyright works. The following are some of the significant amendments in the Draft Bill: 1. The right to be identified The new right to be [...]

Impacts of China's New Personal Information Protection Law on enterprises, Preparation needed before 1st November, Personal Information Protection Law, Personal Information Protection Law on enterprises

Impacts of China’s New Personal Information Protection Law on enterprises

On August 20th, 2021, China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) has officially passed into law. With this new regulation, China has had its first legal attempt to define personal information (PI) and regulate the storing, transferring, and processing of personal information. The law will come into force on 1 November 2021, only 2 months from now. This means that it will leave a rather tight time frame for enterprises, especially for enterprises that rely heavily on data for their operations [...]

China and Europe collaborate on streamlining the patent application process, China and Europe collaborate on streamlining, China and Europe collaborate on streamlining the patent, collaborate on streamlining the patent application process, The relationship between CNIPA and EPO

China and Europe collaborate on streamlining the patent application process

Recently, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) have announced that they have finally reached an agreement on the matter of streamlining the patent application process.  Specifically, from July 1, 2021, a copy of the prior application search report made by the CNIPA will not be required anymore when a European patent application or a Patent Cooperation Treaty application claiming priority from an earlier application in China is filed with the EPO enters the [...]

An unprecedented Australian court ruling ruled that AI can be an inventor, unprecedented Australian court ruling, AI can be an inventor, DABUS, artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be legally recognized as an inventor

An unprecedented Australian court ruling ruled that AI can be an inventor

As technology keeps advancing, the problem between AI and the legal system has been more imminent than ever. Will AI have feelings like a human? Then, will AI have the rights like a human and will AI’s creation be patented and will AI be recognized as an inventor? For the last part, according to an Australian court ruling recently, AI can indeed be recognized as an inventor. Recently, an Australian court has given an unprecedented decision that will create history [...]

IP Litigation & Enforcement Guide in Indonesia, IP Litigation in Indonesia, Enforcement Guide in Indonesia, Indonesia IP Litigation, Indonesia Enforcement Guide

IP Litigation & Enforcement Guide in Indonesia

There have been many questions and concerns about the procedure of IP litigation and IP enforcement in Indonesia. However, in the IP industry in Indonesia, we still haven’t had a clear guideline for rights holders as well as the parties related to its procedures. This article will address some common questions and concerns of the IP litigation and enforcement landscape in Indonesia, primarily the sections revolving around civil and criminal enforcement. Methods for enforcing IP rights in Indonesia The procedures for [...]

Beijing IP Court announced the official acceptance of pre-hearing mediation procedures, IP Court announced the official acceptance of pre-hearing mediation procedures, Promoting the Reform of Administrative Litigation Proceedings by Dividing Complicated Cases and Simple Cases, Promoting the Reform of Administrative Litigation Proceedings, Dividing Complicated Cases and Simple Cases

Beijing IP Court announced the official acceptance of pre-hearing mediation procedures

Recently, to adapt to the change in the world regarding the Covid-19 pandemic and the gradual increase in the population of China which means an immense growth of IP cases needed to be solved, the Beijing IP Court announced the official acceptance of pre-hearing mediation procedures. The Beijing Intellectual Property Court which handles “first-instance IP civil or administrative cases with professional features involving patents, new varieties of plants, layout design of the integrated circuit, know-how and so on” has just [...]

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