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30 Mar

Hongkong’s IP plan in 2022-2023

There has been an announcement for the new budget of Hong Kong for the Intellectual Property field in 2022-2023, among other fields. The total budget is about HK$170 billion in expenditure plans to improve the economy and retain public trust. However, what is the specific plan to improve and enhance IP in Hong Kong utilizing the budget, and will it achieve the set goals? Hong Kong’s finance chief has recently announced that there is a spending budget worth more than [...]

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28 Mar

China joins the Marrakesh Treaty

As part of its effort to become part of the international community, China has just recently joined the Marrakesh Treaty. This marks a great moment in the IP field in the world as China – the most populated country in the world will bring one of the world’s great cultural and literary traditions into the Marrakesh community. The Marrakesh Treaty The Marrakesh VIP Treaty (formally the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired [...]

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27 Mar

Vietnam’s New IP Sanctions Decree

Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) issued Decree No. 126/2021/ND-CP (Decree 126) on December 30, 2021, amending multiple provisions of the government’s Decree No. 99/2013/ND-CP dated August 29, 2013 (Decree 99), which is the statute law on the sanctioning of administrative violations in industrial property. Decree 126 went into force almost immediately with the new year, on January 1, 2022. While the new decree has several significant improvements that will assist enforcement agencies and practitioners in dealing with infringements [...]

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26 Mar

Increase IP training’s ranking in Asia Universities

Education is one of the most important aspects of society. From the dawn of humanity, the education system has been improved dramatically to fit with the change of the world. Currently, IP is also one of the subjects that have been taken into high consideration in a university’s curriculum. This is reflected clearly in the University’s ranking in Asia and worldwide. As Asia is focusing more and more on Intellectual Property, the ranking of its universities has also increased dramatically. This [...]

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25 Mar

A huge increase of female applicants for international patents in the Philippines

As part of International Woman Day’s atmosphere, we look back at the achievements of female citizens in society. In the IP field, the woman entrepreneurs in the Philippines have made great progress in defining their position, indicated by a huge increase of female applicants for international patents in the Philippines. According to data by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Philippines has once again reaffirmed its position in the IP’s world stage as this country has had the second-biggest share [...]

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24 Mar

IPOPHL launches electronic Certificates for Patents (Patent eCert)

To achieve the goal of providing an end-to-end online service for patent applications with the best interest of applicants in mind, the IPOPHL has recently issued an electronic Certificates for Patents (Patent eCert). Although the pandemic hits hard to every industry, the IPOPHL has achieved some great success in minimalizing the damage, most notably by becoming more proactive in future-proofing its services. With its efforts, IPOPHL’s aim to achieve end-to-end online service that began a decade ago is slowly becoming a [...]

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21 Mar

Over 400 malicious Olympics-related trademark applications got rejected by CNIPA

The Olympics is a world-super event. However, recently, the Olympics is not just known because of the sports spirits and the amazing performance but it is also highly popular in the Intellectual Property world due to the massive number of infringement cases. There have been at least over 400 malicious Olympics-related trademark applications got rejected by CNIPA. Recently, on February 14, 2022, The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has announced that the office has rejected 429 applications for trademarks [...]

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21 Mar

Key IP issues affecting licensing agreements in New Zealand

Is your jurisdiction party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property? The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)? The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)? New Zealand signed the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (1883) on 29 July 1931, which was revised in Brussels (1900), Washington (1911), The Hague (1925), London (1934), Lisbon (1958), and Stockholm (1967), amended in 1979 (Paris Union). The London Act of the Convention, to which New Zealand became [...]

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20 Mar

Is Intellectual Property the Hidden Force in the Major Shifts of the Global Energy Landscape?

Intellectual property (IP) rights are a major factor for investors wanting to invest in a technological business. Historically, intellectual property rights were frequently used to assess a company’s underlying invention. However, while intellectual property rights, particularly patents, continue to be a good indicator of innovation, IP now has substantial monetary worth for a corporation. Intellectual Property and the Changing Energy Landscape In fact, during the previous quarter-century, intangible assets have risen to become a company’s most valuable asset type. In 1975, [...]

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19 Mar

China trials fast-track examination for trademark applications

The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Measures for Fast-track Examination of Trademark Registration Applications (for Trial Implementation). The rules went into effect on the same day and apply to four distinct types of trademark applications that will be eligible for expedited processing. The test will be completed in 20 working days if all prerequisites are met and a fast-track examination is granted. This significantly reduces the nine-month examination period typically experienced by applicants in China. Eligibility for fast-track examination Article [...]

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