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In copyright disputes in many countries around the world, experts who can provide professional opinions based on their deep expertise in specific fields play a very important role. It is the same in Vietnam when copyright disputes are brought to court...

Find more about the agreement signed on Friday 28 October 2022 by the directors of both agencies, aiming to support European companies in protecting and commercialising their intellectual property rights.

Online marketplaces and E-Commerce has seen a phenomenal rise in recent times, in India and across the globe.
While this presents a great opportunity for European SMEs to sell their products worldwide, it also presents important challenges when it comes to fighting against counterfeiting.

Lawsuits filed and lawsuits dropped: some news from the US music industry

Singapore’s Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) launched a public consultation to seek feedback on draft subsidiary legislation on the regulation of collective management organizations (CMOs) on November 7, 2022.

When a company seeks to invest in a foreign country it is fundamental to be aware of the differences between the intellectual property systems, in particular, if such a company is an SME. Discover the differences between Europe and India when protecting trade marks and geographical indications.

An Irish SME engaged in the business of operating private FM radio stations decided to launch an FM radio station in India. Find more about the actions taken by the company in order to successfully establish their business model in the country.

The CARIFORUM Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Project (CarIPI) has just released 4 new case studies on the registration of Plant Variety Rights and Geographical Indications in the Dominican Republic.

The European Commission has launched a survey directed at all start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in developing, using or innovating on standards. This will serve to improve the standard-essential patent framework.

The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk has just published an infographic focused on the video games sector in the Argentinian country. 

Machine generated works are currently a big topic of discussion in terms of their intellectual property protection. Discover what are the main points under analysis.

Discover more about the new learning tool published by the European Patent Academy to support patent examiners of all European National Patent Offices in their self-learning path.

At the Consultative roundtable held from 1-2 November 2022, the Africa IP SME Helpdesk spoke to participants and journalists during the event’s discussion topics to about the service it provides.

Red Bull losing a trade mark opposition against Bullards. Copyright infringement claim over Lara; The Untold Love Story That Inspired Doctor Zhivago.

New monthly blog post on the absolute ground for refusal under article 7.1.f) EUTMR

European IP Helpdesk team is happy to introduce you the ambassador of this month: Simon Horoz from IMG - Innovations-Management GmbH, Germany.

European IP Helpdesk team has just published a new case study on "Dual Licensing in Academic Open-Source Software" explaining the synergistic effects between Open-Source licensing and commercial software development & exploitation.

The year 2019 was a milestone for the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in Myanmar as four laws were enacted: the Trademark Law , the Industrial Design Law , the Patent Law and the Copyright Law (the IP Laws).

New fact sheet explaining the concepts of inventorship, authorship and ownership has just been released by the European IP Helpdesk team.