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New capacity building and knowledge sharing activities to pursue under the new leadership at the EUIPO.

Vietnam identified some acts of infringement of copyright (authors’ rights), neighboring rights (related rights), and a number of acts of infringement of industrial property rights are IP crime.

Joining forces with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the European Patent Office (EPO) has published a new patent insight report that explores the global evolution of patent filings published between 2002 and 2022 in the domain of offshore wind energy.

World Intellectual Property Indicators report analyses intellectual property (IP) activity around the globe.

The World Intellectual Property Indicators report analyses global intellectual property (IP) activity, utilizing 2022 filing, registration, and in-force statistics from national and regional IP offices.

Rapid digital transformation, as well as forthcoming innovation of the digital economy, has brought new challenges and opportunities for businesses, legislators, and consumers in the Intellectual Property (IP) sector.

This week in the news, Nokia, Amazon and HP in a patent dispute, and a copyright case involving Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”

Argentina is the world's main importer of counterfeit pharmaceuticals (both in value and share of fake imports)

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has published the World Intellectual Property Indicators Report 2023 that analyses intellectual property (IP) activity around the globe.

The political agreement agreed by the European Parliament and Council to reform and enhance the geographical indications (GIs) system for wine, spirit beverages, and agricultural products is welcomed by the European Commission.

In this time of gift-giving, many of us have started thinking about what to buy for our precious ones. And many have in mind luxury items and high-end gadgets.

To implement Article 110(1a) of the IP Law amended in 2022, from January 01, 2024, all trademark applications that have not been accepted in formality will be publicized immediately after being received on the WIPO Publish database.

Understanding the relationship between board games and IP can be a bit tricky. How can you protect board games with Intellectual Property?

The European Commission has just published a study on "Promoting Cross-Border Activities for Social Economy, including Social Enterprises."

On 25 October, the European Innovation Council (EIC) has published the second EIC Tech Report which intends to inform future explorations of the EIC portfolio, mapping internal EIC data to global trends based on patents, publications, funding and investments.

Vietnam’s new Law on Protection of Consumer Rights No. 19/2023/QH15 (CPL 2023) was promulgated by the National Assembly on June 20, 2023, and will replace the existing Law on Protection of Consumer Rights No. 59/2010/QH12 (CPL 2010) when it enters into effect on July 1, 2024.

The EPO and Costa Rica are currently in talks in order to make Costa Rica the 6th validation state at the EPO.

This study brings together the perspectives of stakeholders from both the blockchain and IP communities, to shine light on opportunities for closer cooperation between them.

European Patent Office (EPO) just published the ninth patent insight report, providing an overview of important patent trends in the field of mRNA-based vaccines, which is a particularly dynamic sub-area of mRNA technologies.