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The number of international patent applications has increased by 0.3% and reached its peak in 2022. More than a few Latin American countries - Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina Uruguay- have experienced growth in number of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications.

The director-general of Myanmar’s Intellectual Property Department (IPD) has written a newspaper article stating that the country’s trademark registration will come into full effect with the “grand opening” of the IPD on April 26, 2023.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) celebrates the 20 years of Registered Community Design (RCD) and its contribution to the development of innovation and creativity within the European Union.

The new Innovation Talent Platform under the New European Innovation Agenda has recently been launched. This Platform will assist European companies, particularly start-ups, in attracting talent from outside the European Union (EU), opening new employment opportunities for EU citizens.

This week in the news, an open letter from technology leaders on AI, and Toblerone may change its packaging.

As the Philippine economy demonstrated a strong growth momentum and IP is leveraged as a capital for resilient growth, the volume of intellectual property (IP) applications at the IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) in 2022 set a new record-high.

On 29 March 2023, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang signed Decision No. 319/QD-TTg, which approved the Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Protection in e-commerce by 2025 Plan ("Plan").

European IP Helpdesk team is happy to introduce you to the ambassador of this month Serhat Dalkılıç from Erciyes Teknopark, Türkiye.

The eleventh edition of the "International IP Index" benchmarking the intellectual property (IP) framework in 55 global economies across 50 unique indicators, has recently been published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

As Myanmar’s long-awaited Trademark Law came into force on April 1, 2023, the government issued several pieces of implementing legislation, including the Trademark Rules.

Surprise, shock, bewilderment, anxiety, pessimism and a scenario that all doors are closed is a common state/feeling that many foreign trademark owners fall into when they discover that their trademarks...

The Indian government will offer financial support to eligible organisations that take actions to promote Geographical Indications (GI).

With Myanmar’s new Trademark Law set to come into force on April 1, enabling legislation has now been issued to grant certain courts jurisdiction to hear claims under the law.

Despite selling their branded goods and services for decades in Vietnam, many businesses are at risk of losing their trademarks due to a lack of awareness and disregard for trademark registration.

The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently published the Patent Index 2022 which presents an overview of the European patent applications filed and European patents granted by the EPO last year.

Registrations are now open for EU Knowledge Valorisation Week 2023 that brings together research and innovation actors to exchange experiences, discuss current trends and challenges, and highlight valorisation opportunities with a wide range of stakeholders.

The world's largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) celebrates its fifteenth birthday this year,

This week, interesting new guidance from the U.S. Copyright Office and recent case law from the General Court.

The Andean opposition protocol for the management of Andean oppositions in trade mark matters came into operation on 1 March 2023.