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The amendment to the copyright law on Tuesday is aimed at boosting the country’s digital content industry, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) received a total of 56 reports and complaints on counterfeiting and piracy in the first half of the year, marking a 48% decrease from the 107 recorded reports and complaints in the comparable period of 2021...

The Intellectual Property (IP) (Amendment) Bill revising and supplementing the current Vietnamese IP Law ("Amended IP Law") was approved and passed by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 16 June 2022. The Amended IP Law will come into effect on 1 January 2023, with exceptions saved for sound mark...

These 5 Agreements will enter into force in Peru on 18 October 2022.

The new Notification of the Ministry of Commerce on Counterfeits and Pirated Goods Prohibited from Export, Import and Transit to and from Thailand introduces a new system of trademark and copyright registration to allow IPR owners to better enforce their rights

To facilitate a smooth transition to the use of IPOS Digital Hub (covered in our March newsletter here), as well as the implementation of the Intellectual Property (Amendment) Act 2022 and amendments to the various IP subsidiary legislation, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has r

According to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), as COVID-19 limitations loosened and IPOPHL strengthened its IP awareness and education campaign, applications for intellectual property (IP) registration surged in the first half of the year.

A year has passed since EUIPO’s awareness grant beneficiaries kicked off their projects. Learn more about the creative campaigns designed to inform children, youths and their educators about the effects of infringing on intellectual property rights.

After a trial spanning two decades, the Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of the plaintiff, renowned British brand “Cadbury” in a trademark infringement case. The court analysed the likelihood of confusion of consumers when comparing the genuine product with the alleged counterfeit in-depth.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the issue of patents and patent waivers into the global spotlight. It was one of the most pressing issues on the agenda at the Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva (12–17 June 2022), and was also discussed extensively in the press in many countries...

In the last few years, Vietnam has signed a certain number of international trade agreements which require Vietnam to accede to or approve the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) within a prescribed time period. Partner Nguyen Thi Hong Anh and junior associate...

Vietnam has revised quite a lot of provisions with respect to enforcement of intellectual property rights in the Third Amendment to the 2005 IP Law (the “2022 IP Law”) just passed by the National Assembly on June 16, 2022. The 2022 IP Law replaces the 2009 First Amendment and the...

On July 1st, 2022, the Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar issued Notification No. 44/2022 which indicates required forms for filing and prosecuting trade marks under the Trade Mark Law of 2019 ("TML"). Although the TML is not yet in force and the “soft opening period” is still in operation...

Dialogues between the EPO and Montenegro to enter the EPC as a contracting state started in 2007. Now, the long-standing cooperation resulted in Montenegro entering the European Patent Convention as of 1 October 2022.

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) signed on 27 July 2022 a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with the French National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) to establish a framework of cooperation on the promotion of geographical indication...

Providing the right incentives to start a company is not a simple task. Nevertheless, India boasts several success stories pointing in the right direction. Discover how start-up numbers are rising in Gujarat State.

On 2 January, a series of major changes to the Bangui Agreement – the governing convention for the OAPI – entered into force. Namely, Annexes III, IV and V of the revised Bangui Agreement.

On June 2, 2022, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh signed Decision No. 667 which approves the National Strategy for foreign investment cooperation.

We depict below the panoramic overview of intellectual property filings as collected by the Vietnam IP Office (VNIPO) in 2021 in illustration of the disruption caused by the global pandemic for the year. The data cut-off date was 31 December 2021.