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Philippines drops 8 places in the Global Innovation Index

The Philippines dropped eight spots, to 59th out of 132 economies worldwide, in the World Intellectual Property Organization's annual Global Innovation Index (GII), from 51st position the previous year.

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Degree of protection for short word marks is low

The degree of protection afforded to short word marks is low.
This is one of the key takeaways from The a2 Milk Company Limited v Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., according to Yvonne Tang, director of intellectual property at Drew & Napier in Singapore.

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IMPI Mexico implements EUIPO's CP6

Thanks to the joint efforts of both IP Key Latin America and the EUIPO, the Mexican Institute of IP (IMPI) has just found common grounds with the criteria listed under the EUIPO's Common Communication (CP6) — Convergence on graphic representations of designs - Common Communication.

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Singapore is the 7th most innovative country in the world

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has released the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022 which shows Singapore as the 7th most innovative nation in the world and the second most innovative in Asia.

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GII 2022: strong Venture Capital growth in Latin America

WIPO has just published its yearly Global Innovation Index (GII) 2022, now in its 15th Edition. This Index summarizes what is the curent state of the Innovation globally, ranking 132 countries. 

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Protection of Traditional Expressions and Cultural Knowledge in India

Often, traditional knowledge can be a source of great inspiration, both in the cultural and scientific research field. However, EU SMEs should be very careful at the time of using expressions of cultural traditions in India as these are often protected.