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IP Litigation & Enforcement Guide in Vietnam, IP Litigation in Vietnam, Enforcement Guide in Vietnam, Vietnam IP Litigation, Vietnam Enforcement Guide, IP Litigation, Enforcement guide, Vietnam
22 Jun

IP Litigation & Enforcement Guide in Vietnam

There have been many questions and concerns about the procedure of IP litigation and IP enforcement in Vietnam. However, in the IP industry in Vietnam, 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 Vietnam, primarily the sections revolving around civil and criminal enforcement. Methods for enforcing IP rights in Vietnam The civil IP [...]

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): IP Litigation & Enforcement Guide in Philippines, IP Litigation in Philippines, Enforcement Guide in Philippines, Philippines IP Litigation, Philippines Enforcement Guide, IP Litigation, Enforcement guide, Philippines
21 Jun

IP Litigation & Enforcement Guide in Philippines

There are many questions and concerns regarding the procedure of IP litigation and IP enforcement. However, there hasn’t been a clear guideline for right holders as well as the parties related. This article will address some common questions and concerns of the IP litigation and enforcement landscape in the Philippines, primarily the sections revolving around civil and criminal enforcement. Is the Philippines common law or civil law? The Philippines is principally a civil law jurisdiction. However, it should be noted that [...]

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The 1st Philippine International Copyright Summit begins on the week of November 22, 2021
19 Jun

The 1st Philippine International Copyright Summit begins on the week of November 22, 2021

The 1st Philippine International Copyright Summit (PICS), hosted by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) will be held on the week of November 22, 2021. The Summit will bring together 50 local and international speakers to join hands and debate about the latest trends and challenges in copyright regulations and enforcement which include restraining infringement activities in the country and assisting creators in achieving more comprehensive control over their copyright and related rights. The Bureau of Copyright and [...]

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Key amendments in China's Patent Law
17 Jun

Key amendments in China’s Patent Law

On 17 October 2020, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China had approved the fourth amendment to China’s Patent Law which is an immense development to this Law and the country’s IP system since the last amendment was passed in 2008. This advancement in the IP system is believed to be highly welcomed by foreign IP owners and businesses. They would be thrilled to see and adapt the new reforms relating to designs, patent term extensions, patent [...]

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Vietnam’s Intellectual Property Law Amendment Draft: Improving IP representative’s quality
14 Jun

Vietnam’s Intellectual Property Law Amendment Draft: Improving IP representative’s quality

The recent proposals in Vietnam’s draft amendment of the Intellectual Property Law will help to shorten the administrative procedures. Furthermore, it also aims to improve both the quantity and quality of industrial property representatives. According to scientists at renowned universities and institutions, one of the most troublesome problems related to research result patent is to write a patent description (including a detailed description of the invention and its scope) – a required document when filing a patent application. To write [...]

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IPOPHL’s cooperation with ALS university to create more IP professionals
06 Jun

IPOPHL’s cooperation with ALS university to create more IP professionals

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law (ALS) have recently worked together to create more intellectual property (IP) professionals through ALS’s Master of Laws (LLM) on IP which is being broadly recognized as a world-class program for learning the IP legal landscape. On May 28, 2021, IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba and ALS Dean Jose Maria G. Hofilea signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) building cooperation between the 2 [...]

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Patent Prosecution Highway Program extended between Korean Intellectual Property Office and Vietnam Intellectual Property Office, PPH, PPH in Vietnam, PPH Vietnam and Korea
04 Jun

Patent Prosecution Highway Program (PPH) extended between Korean Intellectual Property Office and Vietnam Intellectual Property Office

After carefully reviewing the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program for the 1st period of 2019-2021, the Vietnam Intellectual Property Office (IP Vietnam) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) have agreed to renew the pilot VN-KR-PPH program for the next 2 years, starting from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2023. A maximum of 100 requests in Vietnam will be made available to be filed each year and the Vietnamese patent applications eligible for the PPH program must [...]

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Indonesia’s new patent examination guidelines for medical use claims, medical use claims in Indonesia
03 Jun

Indonesia’s new patent examination guidelines for medical use claims

The Patent Office of Indonesia recently published its new patent examination guidelines which provide needed clarification regarding medical use claims. According to Article 4(f) of the amended Indonesian Patent Law of 2016, a new use of a known or existing product and/or a new form of a known product that does not offer a significant increase in efficiency of that product is not patentable.  On the other hand, the new patent examination guidelines allow the patentability of a second medical use [...]

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Vietnam’s Luc Ngan lychee is granted the protection of geographical indications in Japan
30 May

Vietnam’s Luc Ngan lychee is granted the protection of geographical indications in Japan 

On December 15, 2019, after more than 5 years of negotiation between the two countries, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan has sent a letter to the Plant Protection Department announcing that the Vietnamese lychees have been granted the GI certificate in Japan. This means that this type of lychees in Bac Giang province can be exported directly to Japan. Throughout history, this is the first Vietnamese product to be granted a geographical indication certificate in [...]

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European patent problems in computer-implemented inventions
27 May

European patent problems in computer-implemented inventions

In February 2019, a request known as G1/19 regarding the patentability for simulation methods was sent to the Enlarged Board of Appeal. The call for a change in patentability for simulation methods is to soften the strict practice applied by EPO for computer-implemented inventions. This act was considered highly opportunistic by the patent experts in this field.  Consequently, the Enlarged Board of Appeal had receiver 23 amicus curiae briefs regarding this case. Many requests came from international organizations and corporations such as [...]

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