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The European Innovation Council (EIC) Impact Report 2023 showcases the remarkable advancements achieved by the EIC in establishing itself as the preferred investor for European deep tech entrepreneurs.

India is in the process of establishing a framework to incentivize both industry and academia for creating copyrights, trademarks, and patents in technical textiles primarily designed for non-aesthetic purposes.

In collaboration with European Research Area countries and stakeholders, the European Commission, has proposed a set of guidelines aimed at supporting the European research community in the responsible utilisation of generative artificial intelligence (AI).

This week we focus on the French Competition Authority imposing a new fine to Google and the CJEU case C-382/21P on the priority of a Community design application following an international application under the PCT.

On 19 March 2024, European Patent Office (EPO) published Patent Index 2023 which presents an overview of the European patent applications filed and European patents granted by the EPO last year.

This year, European Innovation Council (EIC) Summit took place as a part of the Research & Innovation (R&I) week, from 18 to 21 March.

In 2023, innovators in India experienced a remarkable surge in patent filing activity, with an increase of nearly 50%.

In an appeal filed before the Supreme Court, MakeMyTrip, a prominent online travel operator, alleged that the Google Ads program infringed on its trademark rights.

Overall intellectual property (IP) filings in 2023 at the IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) rose by 2.5% year-on-year.

This week, we focus on the General Court case T-647/22 regarding the Puma design and a patent dispute involving Amazon.

The suspension of Brazilian INPI industrial designs under the Hague Agreement is extended until 1 April

The Myanmar Intellectual Property Department (MIPD) announced in a meeting with trademark representatives on 16 February 2024 that examination of applications for trademark registration has started.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) recently held an IP Boot Camp with TikTok Shop.

On 28 February 2024, the European Parliament reached a significant milestone by adopting the Regulation on geographical indications (GIs) for wines, spirit drinks, and agricultural products (GI Regulation).

Prime Minister Hun Manet urged the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, including relevant institutions, to strengthen work related to intellectual property.

INPI Brazil will not accept new PCT-PPH applications in 2024, as the annual limit for the patent accelerator programme has been reached.

This week we look at two cases from the General Court of the European Union, one of which involves PUMA and its case T-756/22 regarding the descriptiveness of a trade mark.

On 5 March, the Commission has published two recommendations on a Code of Practice regarding industry-academia co-creation and citizen engagement for knowledge valorisation.

Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) Working Group on Intellectual Property (WGIP)