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The number of international patent applications has increased by 0.3% and reached its peak in 2022 despite difficult economic conditions.

The Unitary Patent system is now ready to enter into operation on 1 June 2023 and it is time for European innovators to decide whether or not they will use the new system.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to prevent the transport of intellectual property (IP) infringing goods and raise awareness on...

Sufficiency of disclosure is a cornerstone of patent law and is part of a “patent bargain” for providing a limited-term monopoly over an invention. In exchange, the inventor or patentee has to teach, in the patent specification, how to work or make the invention so that...

China looks set to make yet further significant revisions to its trademark law, with the IP Administration seeking public comments on its draft proposals last month. It will likely lead to a new law this or next year – the fifth revision of the law since its first enactment.

This week in the news, a focus on two recent IP developments concerning US artists.

Under the Hague System, one international application replaces a whole series of applications that would otherwise have to be filed with different national offices.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has renewed its call for the resumption of talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union to promote stronger trade and investment ties.

In celebration of National Arts Month this February, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has revealed four initial artistic projects for 2023 to highlight the importance of copyright protection in the development of the Philippine creative economy.

The menace of counterfeit products like food items, medicines, cigarettes, alcohol, automobile spare parts, and electronic goods among others, seems to be on a rise across the world and in Cambodia, it’s reflected in an increase in the seizure of such items by authorities.

Thailand vows to move ahead with plans to tackle intellectual property (IP) infringements even as the US recently announced it will exclude Thailand from its Notorious Markets List both for physical and online markets.

The Philippines has been elected as the chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group (APEC-IPEG), a new role seen to expand the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ (IPOPHL) reach in championing rules...

This week in IP news: Drake settles lawsuit over fake Vogue cover, and new developments in the transposition of EU copyright rules.

In this month's IP blog post, we focus on Chat GPT, the AI tool that everyone liked to try in recent weeks.

European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) seeks IP experts to provide IP due diligence services to beneficiaries of European Innovation Council (EIC) grants.

German government deposited its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) with the Council of the European Union.

Joining forces with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) just published a new report "Risks of Illicit Trade in Counterfeits".

A new IP Special focusing on assignment of IP as well as highlighting the features of assignment agreements has just been published by the European IP Helpdesk team.

This week, two cases on surprising topics: when is a bike saddle "visible" for the purpose of design protection, and can we make NFTs with Hermès handbags?