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Chile adopts 12th edition of the Nice Classification for trademarks to keep up with the constant evolution of the international market.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has recently published the 2023 edition of the examination guidelines for EU trade marks (EUTMs) and registered Community designs (RCDs).

The Eurpoean Union (EU) and India have excellent opportunities to collaborate on a variety of high-tech projects, This collaboration will help both sides — India in terms of achieving self-reliance, and the EU which is looking for an alternative manufacturing location to China.

This week in the news, Apple Music’s trade mark application on hold and Red Dragon found confusingly similar to Red Bull.

This month, we focus on the Unitary Patent and the “opt-out”.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), through its Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau (DITTB), is working with leading textile and culture agencies to promote the contributions of women in fashion in celebration of National IP Month (NIPM) this April.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has revealed that it recently completed the draft rules on voluntary site-blocking together with local internet service providers (ISPs)...

Patents need to be properly drafted to fulfill two requirements for a valid patent.

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...