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IPOPHL Keeps Up With Highest Marks In Eight Years
17 May 2021Commission on Audit (COA) gave the IPOPHL a "unqualified/unmodified opinion", the highest auditing mark that can only be earned if an entity's financial accounts are free of "relevant misstatements."
Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit luxury goods
17 May 2021Was the seizure made in sheer fluke or not? Also, why is the city often used as a “pit stop” for re-export of knockoff? A local IP expert has the answers.
Delhi High Court confirms India’s first anti-anti-suit injunction
13 May 2021InterDigital Corp & Ors. v. Xiaomi Corp & Ors.
Benedict Frey will be presenting at the marcus evans IP Law Online Summit 2021
12 May 2021The 34th marcus evans IP Law Online Summit 2021, which will be held June 16 – 17.
Chinese technology firm sues in relation to Chinese TikTok
12 May 2021The amount of damages requested is over $350 million, which could be quintupled under the newer punitive damages provisions for IP infringement in the Civil Code and Copyright Law, says lawyer.
uCloudlink Group announces progress in patent infringement disputes
10 May 2021The world’s first mobile data traffic sharing marketplace beats its competitor in appeal!
JPO rejects Armani’s opposition in Eagle logo
07 May 2021The Japan Patent Office (JPO) has rejected Armani's opposition to Japanese TM Reg No. 6214148 for V-shaped device labels on apparel in Class 25.
The Philippines remains off USTR's Special 301 watch list for eighth year
04 May 2021The Philippines has remained off the United States Trade Representative's watch list, which flags countries with serious questions about intellectual property rights security.
LIZHI announces partnership with AntChain for blockchain copyright protection
04 May 2021The Chinese online user generated audio community and interactive entertainment platform works with the blockchain-based technology brand under Ant Group to provide a trusted digital economy.
Kazakhstan government plans to develop creative sector
04 May 2021Lawyers enumerate IP measures they hope to see embodied in the strategy.
India’s Copyright (Amendment) Rules, 2021 released
04 May 2021A welcome development, a New Delhi lawyer says, but there’s room for more changes.
Patriotic hymns from Singapore, India in copyright controversy
29 April 2021A lawyer from Singapore shares her opinion on the plagiarism issue for which the government took a non-legal approach.
India’s IPAB, four other tribunals, scrapped by government ordinance
29 April 2021Cases which were to be heard by the Intellectual Property Appellate will now by heard by High Courts, Commercial Courts.
OrbitX Joins LOT Network
29 April 2021OrbitX is the Philippines' first private space company.
Singapore IP Strategy 2030 unveiled
27 April 2021Initiatives to help the country retain and strengthen its position in the IP world are underway.