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Practical Considerations for Hong Kong Patents
21 Dec

Practical Considerations for Hong Kong Patents

The patent system in Hong Kong is essentially a re-registration system. Having a patent granted in Hong Kong might give the patentee with significant financial advantages, notwithstanding the fact that Hong Kong is not a favorable jurisdiction for patent litigation. Patent rights in Hong Kong must be pursued independently from China. Types of Hong Kong patents Hong Kong standard patent A two-stage application process is required to get a Hong Kong standard patent. The first step entails making a request to have [...]

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The Malaysian Trademarks Act 2019 Key Points
19 Dec

The Malaysian Trademarks Act 2019 Key Points

It’s been almost two years since the Malaysia Trademarks Act 2019 (the new Act), which replaced the Trade Marks Act 1976 (the old Act), went into effect on December 27, 2019. The revised Act makes significant improvements to bring Malaysia into line with worldwide trademark standards and current business trends. The revised Act has some important changes to bring Malaysia into line with international trademark rules In this article, we summarize the ten most important highlights from the new Act, as [...]

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Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam
18 Dec

Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam

Intellectual property (IP) is a major concern for all businesses, regardless of their location. While Vietnam is a party to various IP conventions, there are still many reasons for foreign enterprises operating in the country to keep a vigilant look out for IP infringement. As a result, it is essential that international investors have a thorough understanding of how IP operates in Vietnam and what options they have if their property is infringed. Vietnam’s Intellectual Property Background The Law on Intellectual [...]

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The exception for computational data analysis in Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021, exception for computational data analysis in Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021, computational data analysis, Exception for computational data analysis
17 Dec

The exception for computational data analysis in Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021

Singapore’s new Copyright Act officially came into force in November 2021. Among the amendments in the new Copyright Act of Singapore, one of the most important revisions is that of the exception for computational data analysis. The exception for computational data analysis in the amended Copyright Act of Singapore is one of the few pieces of legislation in the world with such exception.  However, this exception of Singapore has a broader scope in comparison with other jurisdictions such as the UK [...]

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Reviving a bill that increases intellectual property rights in Hong Kong, increases intellectual property rights in Hong Kong, a bill that increases intellectual property rights, intellectual property rights in Hong Kong
16 Dec

Reviving a bill that increases intellectual property rights in Hong Kong

At the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, Hong Kong is trying to resurrect a bill that expands IP protections in this jurisdiction. The bill has been blocked twice before by opposition lawmakers, however, this time is different, officials are saying that it is high time the city catches up with the rest of the world in updating its copyright regime. According to government consultation papers, the proposal was drafted based on the Copyright Bill 2014, which was [...]

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Proposed Amendments To Indonesias IP Law
30 Nov

Proposed Amendments To Indonesia’s IP Law

Indonesia’s intellectual property (IP) e-filing system was gradually implemented in recent years, and its capability for remote filings of intellectual property applications immediately became a important tool during the COVID-19 epidemic. As a result of the increased use, the system’s development has accelerated, and the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) may now accept all forms of IP filings online. Beyond just allowing the DGIP to continue accepting applications throughout the epidemic, this has had a significant beneficial influence on the [...]

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Huawei wins the 'MatePod' trademark against Apple, Failure to convince the CNIPA, MatePod, 'MatePod' trademark
26 Nov

Huawei wins the ‘MatePod’ trademark against Apple

After a long, constant battle between Huawei and Apple regarding the ‘MatePod’ trademark, the fight has finally been over with Huawei coming up on top.  The origin of the conflict between the 2 giant tech companies dates back a long time ago, probably because they are 2 ‘giant tech companies’ in the world and conflicts are inevitable.  However, if taking just the battle for ‘MatePod’ trademark, the disagreement booms for the word ‘Pod’ cause while Huawei is not known for this [...]

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The problems about data privacy regulations in Thailand, The current issue with Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act, The restriction on Data Controller and/or Data Processor, The consent from the data subject
25 Nov

The problems about data privacy regulations in Thailand

Personal data protection is one of Thailand’s major focuses in recent times. Accordingly, this country has set out many new regulations as well as practical solutions to protect its citizen’s personal data. This also means the complete eradicate of any factors or problems that damages or can cause harm to personal data. One of the problems with data privacy regulations in Thailand is about the Data Controller and/or Data Processor that will likely be resolved in the upcoming update [...]

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The IP legal fight for Basmati rice among multiple countries, The IP legal fight for Basmati rice, The IP fight over the Basmati Rice, legal fight for Basmati rice, Basmati rice, the Basmati rice
24 Nov

The IP legal fight for Basmati rice among multiple countries

Basmati rice is one of the best rice in the world, arguably. This rice has been around for over 200 years, maybe even more, but up until this moment, the conflict surrounding the legal ownership of this type of rice is still not settled.  Basmati Rice Basmati Rice is long-grain rice commonly grown in India and Pakistan, when cooked it is fragrant and soft. As a special type of rice found in the Indian subcontinent many centuries ago, they are used and [...]

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Thailand Intellectual Property Licensing Laws
22 Nov

Thailand’s Intellectual Property (IP) Licensing Laws

The term Intellectual Property (IP) refers to inventions of the human creative mind such as , literary and artistic works; inventions; designs; and commercial symbols, names, and pictures. Despite the fact that intellectual property is a tremendous tool for economic development and wealth generation, it is not being utilized to its full potential in all nations. Intellectual property has always played an important role in the globalization of social, economic, and cultural development. Building a robust intellectual property portfolio is [...]

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