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WIPO-Singapore ASEAN Mediation Programme sees first successful mediation
17 November 2023The mediation resulted in cost and time savings for the parties in the trademark dispute.
Malaysia, TikTok team up to improve IP compliance
17 November 2023Their goal is to make sure that the platform’s intellectual property policy and enforcement comply with Malaysian intellectual property laws.
WIPO, IPOPHL partner to access Alert Data Sharing Platform
16 November 2023This platform provides a list of well-known pirated websites worldwide and has the potential to improve IPOPHL’s site-blocking capabilities.
IPO-Pakistan chairman laments lack of attention to IP
16 November 2023IPO-Pakistan chairman Farukh Amil said the country’s academia, industry, research institutions should work together
Myanmar establishes guidelines for the new registration requirements for ecommerce
10 November 2023The MOC has recently issued ecommerce guidelines to secure the country’s ecommerce ecosystem.
Global Innovation Index 2023: India, Vietnam overperform for 13 consecutive years
10 November 2023IP lawyers from Gurugram and Ho Chi Minh discuss why their countries have been overperforming.
India gov’t publishes Draft GI of Goods (Registration and Protection) (Amendment) Rules, 2023
10 November 2023IP lawyer from Delhi suggests other much-needed amendments and why.
IPOS, Ministry of Law publish Copyright (Collective Management Organizations) Regulations 2023
08 November 2023The regulations establish a new class licensing scheme for regulating Collective Management Organizations in Singapore.
Indonesia, South Korea open patent prosecution highway mechanism
06 November 2023“South Korean applicants will have an advantage when filing in South Korea first and later using the granted South Korean patent to speed up the substantive examination process in Indonesia,” said Ratanaprayul.
Recording evidence via live transcription in court seen in India for the first time
04 November 2023Delhi High Court allowed live transcription for a patent infringement suit, IP lawyer cites benefits.
Vietnam’s draft revision to Law on Organization of the People’s Courts for discussion in November
04 November 2023Among others, the draft law provides for the creation of specialized intellectual property courts.
IPOPHL encourages local designers to expand worldwide amid accession to the Hague Agreement in 2024
04 November 2023Local designers may soon have a simpler and more affordable method to protect their creations globally.
3 digital storytelling platforms, 1 copyright infringement suit
27 October 2023In India, an online storytelling platform filed a suit against another, third one cried foul.
Trademark infringement cases rising in Nepal due to lack of IP awareness, gov’t initiative
27 October 2023IP attorney from Kathmandu discusses the issue, proposes ways to curb IP violations
AIPPI 2023: Who owns the rights?
26 October 2023“Are we leaving some of these communities out?” asked Karen Abraham, IP department head of Shearn Delamore & Co in Kuala Lumpur.