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During the last assembly of the Member States of the WIPO, the president of INDECOPI announced that Peru is willing to advance regarding intellectual property matters to fight against piracy.

Updates on Druet vs Cattelan legal dispute and case law from the General Court (GC).

INAPI has provided users with two documents updating information on patent, utility models and designs guidelines, bearing into account the recent entry into force of Law 21.355 that modified the industrial property system in Chile.

The new European Innovation Agenda aims to position Europe as a global leader at the forefront of the deep tech innovation.

A survey conducted by the European Patent Office (EPO) finds that being too strict while assessing the novelty of inventions might have negative effects.

Exploring why in India copyright and industrial design protections are not complementary and how to act to avoid IP problems.

In Thailand, as in other countries, there are many possible legal grounds for the cancellation of registered trademarks. The nonuse ground, under Section 63 of the Trademark Act, has long been one of the most challenging grounds for petitioners to achieve.

The universities expressed their concern about the European Innovation Council’s intellectual property (IP) regulation.

When a patented invention was already in use by another operator of the market, patentability principles such as novelty and disclosure come into play to determine the prior users right to continue their commercial activities and even the validity of the later patent application.

India and the European Union concluded the first round of negotiations for India-EU Trade and Investment Agreements, including the Geographical Indications (GIs), in New Delhi on July 1.

Check the latest measures adopted by the Indian government to fight against the production and commercialisation of counterfeitt drugs: QR codes on major pharmaceutical brands to ensure the product's authenticity.

Patent is an essential piece of the amended Law on Intellectual Property (“Amended IP Law”), which was passed by the National Assembly of Vietnam on June 16, 2022, and will take effect on January 1, 2023 (except for the regulation on protection of experimental data for agrochemical products,...

Chile becomes the 5th Latin American country member of the Madrid system (including Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico).

Case law from the General Court (GC).

The recently approved comprehensive revisions to Vietnam’s Law on Intellectual Property (“Amended IP Law”) mark the most significant changes to Vietnam’s intellectual property regime since the last time the IP Law...

With the growth of technology and internet use, consumers are increasingly shifting toward online shopping. E-commerce platforms have created useful and practical online transactions for products across borders...

Registering your trade mark in India is the most efficient way to secure exclusive rights over the name and logo of your business, thereby stopping third parties from copying them. We've created a short video explaining how to go about it.

Focusing on the numbers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela, WTR (using Fovea IP's data platform) has assessed that despite the drop in IP filings in the region of Latin America, the amount of registrations coming from foreign countries remains robust.

PRC Cyberspace Administration issued its Circular on the Draft of Regulation on Standard Contract for Outbound Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information (“the Draft”) on June 30, 2022, in order to seek public opinions. This article aims to briefly illustrate recent progress for this new legislat