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On June 29, 2021, World Trade Organization (WTO) members approved another 13-year extension of the least developed country (LDC) transition period for applying the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). The extension came as a result of a last-minute consensus...

Asia is now seeing a resurgence of Covid 19 cases driven largely by the dreaded Delta variant. Some countries in the region are even posting record numbers in terms of daily infections like Malaysia and the Philippines. Indonesia also posted a record number of deaths from the virus on August...

SINGAPORE - More intellectual property (IP) resources to help enterprises grow their business amid the Covid-19 pandemic were announced by the Government on Tuesday (Aug 24)...

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Brand owners, celebrities, designers and other well-known figures, usually prefer to use their names as their trade mark. This helps the public easily recognise and differentiate their products from competitors. As easy as it sounds to register your name as a trade mark, registering such marks in...

The title of a video game is likely one of the most valuable assets that a game developer holds. Registering a game title as a trademark secures exclusive rights over that title and prevents third parties from using it for games or related goods or services of their own.

According to an online publication by the Ministry of Public Security (congan.com.vn), on 19 August 2021, the Ho Chi Minh City Police ("Police") announced that they had been investigating the criminal case concerning the website www.phimmoi.net (Phimmoi) per a prosecution decision.

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In today’s knowledge-driven, constantly connected global economy, a comprehensive legal environment is necessary to deter and address the theft of intellectual property, especially vulnerable IP assets like trade secrets. Trade secrets can give companies a competitive edge, and are obvious target...

SINGAPORE - Global IP thought leaders will discuss intellectual property (IP) strategies to drive economic recovery at Singapore’s annual signature IP conference - IP Week @ SG 2021, from August 24-25, 2021, according to the official website of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS).

With another wave of the Covid-19 pandemic peaking in Vietnam, the IP Office of Vietnam (“IP Vietnam”) once again has changed in its operations and issued new regulations in July and August to facilitate the applicant/ IP Owner.

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The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated India’s e-commerce growth, largely in online models, and specifically with various delivery options seen throughout the past year.

Observing an exponential growth of the impact of AI in various fields, India has created a report on the matter, the Parliamentary Standing Committee Report.

Businesses have started to multiply their corporate assets in the ASEAN countries by taking advantage of RCEP provisions.

The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has injected new momentum for businesses to multiply their corporate asset value...

The scope of the new agreement will allow closer cooperation between EUIPO and CPVO, towards a harmonized and stronger IP framework.

• Brunei: The Brunei’s IP Office (BruIPO) updated its services operating hours from 8.00AM -12.00PM and 2.00PM - 3.00PM, Monday to...

To support applicants during the COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam, on 2 August 2021, the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (VNIPO) issued Notice No. 7581/TB-SHTT (“Notice No. 7581”) granting the automatic extension of certain deadlines related to the establishment procedures of industrial...

Experts in the mobile app market from across the world are urging developers to protect their intellectual property early in the development process, highlighting how this may save them money in costly legal fights that are common in the sector.