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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Deputy General Director of the Regional and National Development Sector Hasan Kleib has proposed that Vietnam focus on the youth, SMEs and women to boost the utilization of intellectual property as a tool for innovation.

In the case FMC Corporation & Ors. Vs Natco Pharma, the Delhi High Court has dismissed FMC’s claim of permanent injunction against Natco, to impede them from manufacturing the drug ‘Chlorantraniliprole’(CTPR). Find more about the methods used by the court in this interesting infringement case.

Recent case law from the General Court (GC)

On June 16, 2022, Vietnam’s National Assembly ratified the latest amendment of the country’s Intellectual Property Law, which will take effect on January 1, 2023 (except for the provisions on sound marks, which took retroactive effect on January 14, 2022, and the provisions on...

Rewarding and giving visibility to IP active companies is an initiative with benefits in both ends, industrial and institutional. For the second year in a row Samsung’s R&D institute of Bangalore was honoured with the National IP Award.

A brief guide addressing common questions and concerns of the IP enforcement landscape in the Philippines.

Tilleke & Gibbins’ intellectual property team in Bangkok has provided the latest updates to the Thailand chapter of Practical Law’s Intellectual Property Transactions Global Guide, a high-level comparative overview of intellectual property (IP) laws and regulations in 36 jurisdictions worldwide.

Customs and border control authorities play an important role in the fight against the international commerce of counterfeits. In this blog post we explain how EU SMEs can and should use the services provided by Indian Customs to protect themselves against infringers.

Indonesia’s GR 24/2022 is a new regulation that allows people and businesses in the creative economy to use their IP assets as collateral for financing from banks.

Patent specialists from Tilleke & Gibbins have contributed the Myanmar chapter to the 2023 edition of Patents: Practical Cross-Border Insights into Patent Law from International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG), published by Global Legal Group.

The new IP Special edition takes a look at domain name ownership and registration and explains the issue of cybersquatting.

According to IP Vietnam statistics,[1] there were over 9000 international trademark registration (IR) applications designating Vietnam in 2021 alone. This may be a good time to highlight 2 key points that brand owners may not be aware of which can impact the scope of protection granted under the IR

EUTM opposition procedure involving the secret agent 007 trade mark and the Uffizi Galleries suing Jean Paul Gaultier for reproducing the Birth of Venus.

Together with the European Patent Office (EPO), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has published the fourth edition of “IPR-intensive industries and economic performance in the European Union”.

The Unitary Patent Court (UPC) Preparatory team has recently published the current version of the Implementation Roadmap including all the key activities and milestones of the UPC in the upcoming months.

European Innovation Council (EIC) has recently published the first episode of the new podcast series “The game changers: From radical idea to innovative business” that aims to unveil the inner workings of the EIC and how they support European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups.

Trademarks are a fundamental asset of any successful business, in Cambodia as in any market. Without such intellectual property rights, a competitor could legally use your brand name and logos for themselves.

The Presidents of the Andean Community (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia), have shared their interest in Venezuela, Chile and Argentina to join the group.

Case Law from the General Court (GC). Ed Sheeran facing a copyright infringement claim.