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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.

Vietnam’s amended Law on Intellectual Property of 2022 (“Amended IP Law”) took effect on January 1, 2023, with the exception of a few provisions.

The Philippines has introduced new trade mark regulations which will allow a greater range of non-traditional visual trade marks, require electronic communication and online filing, advanced payment of fees...

Last month marked the 20th anniversary of the Cambodian patent system. Such major milestones are an opportunity to look back on how the law and practice have developed, and discuss what changes we might expect in the decades to come.

This week in the news, Samsung won a trade mark lawsuit about its “S10” name and a recent case law from the General Court.

This month, we focus on a recent design case involving the famous Crocs brand.

61 Swiss francs for one class of goods or services and 44 Swiss francs for each additional class, when designating the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in an international application or subsequently...

The Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) and the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a new start phase of bilateral cooperation in Intellectual Property between the two entities.

European IP Helpdesk team has just published a new thematic package focusing on “Knowledge Valorisation in R&I Collaborations” It includes a variety of helpful resources that explore the valorisation of research results and scientific knowledge in further detail.

Despite difficult economic conditions World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recorded the highest number of Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) filings. In addition to the top countries China, the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Germany, India saw a sharp growth of 25.4%.

Both EU and Chile have just modernised their agreements on wines and on spirits and aromatized wines, which enhances bilateral trade of these products playing a key role in agricultural trade for both parties that will benefit from reciprocal protection.

The Commission has recently published a Recommendation on a Code of practice on the management of intellectual asset for knowledge valorisation a Recommendation on a Code of practice on Standardisation.