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MANILA, Philippines — The country’s continuous exclusion from a watchlist for intellectual property (IP) concerns is proof that the government remains committed to protecting creatives and entrepreneurs, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) said on Monday.

In Chile, a new IP Law has entered into force as of 9 May 2022

The GC ruled on the applicability of article 17 of the DSM Directive. Apple sues start-up for trade secret infringement.

The presence of counterfeit goods in the Indonesian market is a stubbornly persistent challenge that has plagued the country for many years. The United States Trade Representative’s Special...

The showcases central lessons learned by a European inventor, who developed a formula for a probiotic medical food and brought this to the US and Indian market. 

In accordance with Article 59.2 of the Law on Intellectual Property issued in 2005, as amended and supplemented in 2009 and 2019 (“IP Law”), Vietnamese law currently does not recognize the protection of...

Recent case law from the General Court and an update on the “Wavy Baby” case.

Published on World Trademark Review, this is a full guide on how brand owners can navigate counterfeit issues in ASEAN.

A comprehensive manual on GIs in Africa has been developed by several experts under the Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation project in Africa (AfrIPI).

The Director General of WIPO has received a further communication from the Government of Singapore informing WIPO that the new amounts of the individual fee payable in respect of Singapore will be applied as from May 26, 2022, instead of May 8, 2022, as earlier communicated.

The European Court of Auditors has published a report in which it criticises the EU’s legal framework for the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) as not effective enough.

Starting in June 2022, Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) will be launching a Fast-Track System for patent registration.

In early 2022 Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property issued its new examination guidelines for trademark registration, replacing the previous guidelines dating from 2011. The new guidelines seek to ensure that the examination of...

Despite the progress it has made towards improving intellectual property rights protection last year, Thailand remains on the United States Trade Representatives' (USTR) Watch List this year, the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) said on Monday.

A jury of industry and media representatives has selected the annual winners of the Plagiarius Competition for the most blatant plagiarised goods.

Have your say on the development of the new European Innovation Agenda.

Both Portuguese and Brazilian INPIs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation activities between the two IP Offices

The Community Plant Variety Rights System is an essential motor for the EU economy and the environment, a new study by the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) finds.

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have published a joint report on “Deep tech innovation in smart connected technologies”, in which they compare the performance of European and US-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the 4IR technology sector.