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China’ Trademark Law provides no guidance for the suspension or coordination of dependent cases, although there are provisions in the rules of certain procedures. Fabio Giacopello of HFG shines a light onto this murky area and provides actionable advice.

Recent case law from the Court of Justice.

The new publication shines light on the ever-increasing importance of trade secrets for a company's business strategy and provides guideance on how to protect trades secrets on the Indian market.

HÀ NỘI – The National Assembly (NA) yesterday confirmed the necessity of completing legal provisions on the dissemination and use of the National Flag, the National Emblem and the National Anthem to meet the requirements and ensure the sanctity of the national symbols.

A new Patent Landscape Report on “Hydrogen fuel cells in transportation” has just been published by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). The report finds that there has been a significant increase in patent filings both in fuel cells in general and their application in transportation.

"IPdentical: Imagine a world without creativity" tells the story of a young girl who lives in a retro-futuristic dystopia where intellectual property does not exist

How do I protect my trade mark? What are the steps to register a patent? Can I extend the protection of my EU trade mark, design or patent to Mexico? How is the best way to combine patent and trade secrets protection?

The CN Supreme Court published its Opinion on Strengthening Blockchain Application in the Judicial field on 23 May 2022 at the link below, which also has an English translation of the Opinion

Two recent IP blogposts spotlight examples of trade mark filing activities in the US, EU and India surrounding brand protection in this new online environment. 

Experts from the India helpdesk has received a specific question several times: how does India compare to China when it comes to counterfeiting and IP enforcement. We shed some light on the matter in this blog post.

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has extended its SG IP FAST Program and increased funding under the Revised Enhanced Mediation Promotion Scheme (REMPS) to encourage businesses to protect their IP.

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited ("Requester") filed a request for qualification in respect of the registered Geographical Indication No. 50201900057U for ...

Arangur UG (haftungsbeschrankt) ("Applicant") sought to register "PARTY LIKE GATSBY" ("Application Mark") as a trademark claiming the organization of entertainment events in Class 41 and services for ...

The third part of our monthly publications on the topic IP in the Metaverse is out!

So far, INPI (Argentina), INPI (Brazil), INAPI (Chile), SIC (Colombia), SENADI (Ecuador), INDECOPI (Peru), ONAPI (Dominican Republic), DNPI (Uruguay), RNP (Costa Rica), SIC (Colombia), IMPI (Mexico), WIPO (as an honorary member), and now INPI Brazil, are all members.

The latest addition to the team's factsheet library offers EU SMEs general guidelines on how to protect and manage their intellectual property in India when operating in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors.

TV game shows play an important role in the Vietnamese entertainment industry, as in the global market. Many well-known game shows from other countries have been franchised or licensed for ...

The Indonesian government has launched a number of strategic initiatives aimed at getting the country removed from the Priority Watch List in the US Trade Representative’s ...

In its preparation for establishing the National Intellectual Property Strategy, Indonesia has bolstered efforts to encourage initiatives from parties such as business players, ...