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In celebration of World Intellectual Property Day 2025, the China IP SME Helpdesk highlights the main IP challenges facing musicians in China today, offers practical tips for safeguarding music rights, and showcases the support initiatives available for international artists.

World Intellectual Property Day 2025 emphasises the vital role that creativity and innovation, supported by IP rights, play in sustaining a vibrant music scene that benefits people worldwide.

Discover how South Africa is advancing renewable energy through innovation, patents, and supportive government programs like REIPPPP. Learn how IP rights and global initiatives are empowering inventors and SMEs to drive sustainable growth in the green energy sector.

The new report delves deeper into how spin-offs are supported across European public research organisations. 

The project reflects a broader trend in European research and innovation policy: moving beyond reactive IP protection toward a more proactive, opportunity-driven approach to managing assets that can maximise the societal and economic impact of public research. 

As tariffs and the trade war with China intensify, companies that have long relied on Chinese manufacturing are increasingly exploring alternatives across Asia—with Vietnam emerging as a top contender. The country offers a compelling combination of lower labor costs, strategic trade agreements such

The draft e-commerce law and new cyberspace decree impose stricter platform liability and regulation on domain dispute resolution.

Vietnam’s e-commerce market is projected to reach $63 billion by 2030, making it the second-largest e-commerce market in Southeast Asia.

Market Management Team No. 14 - Hanoi Market Management Department conducted a surprise inspection of a needle weaving production facility belonging to a business household in Doc Lap hamlet, La Phu commune. Here, the authorities discovered tens of thousands of socks with signs of counterfeiting wor

The European Patent Office (EPO) and Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) have recently reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in the field of patents.

The European Research Area (ERA) Scoreboard 2024 offers a concise look at how Europe is progressing on its research and innovation priorities. While many indicators show positive trends, others highlight areas where progress has slowed. 

Music is a universal form of creative expression and intellectual property (IP) rights play a pivotal role in supporting a vibrant and diverse music landscape.

IP for music bands: Check our interview with the Spanish band WAKAME.

The European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) is pleased to present its newest Position Paper on the EU Quantum Strategy, offering a forward-looking roadmap for advancing quantum technologies across Europe.

Since formalising their collaboration in 2020, the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have continued to play complementary roles in supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) issued Memorandum Circular No. 2025-009 ("Circular"), or the Rules and Regulations for the Declaration and Creation of the Register of Well-Known Marks. The Circular takes effect on 28 April 2025.
The Circular institutes a non-adversarial

On April 3, 2025, the Ministry of Justice unveiled the draft Criminal Code 2015, marking a significant update from its previous revision in 2019. This new draft introduces substantial changes to IP-related crimes, specifically addressing Copyright and Related Rights Infringement under Article 225, a

In this week's blog post, we have a look at the latest trend of using Ghibli style to generate images through ChatGPT, and the issues this raises.

Ethiopia's food sector powers its economy but faces funding and market challenges. Discover how SMEs can drive growth through smart use of intellectual property—like trademarks, patents, and trade secrets—to boost innovation, secure investment, and expand into global markets.

Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan says significant progress was made during the fifth round of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations between Thailand and the EU, with a deal expected to be finalised later this year.