Section
News Analysis
Thailand-China sign deal promoting Thai fruit export
22 February 2021This sounds perfect on the bright side but would infringers be then encouraged to put “From Thailand” stickers on all fruits regardless of their true origins?
Singapore’s proposed Copyright Bill
22 February 2021Part 2 of the public consultation for the Draft Bill begins today, Feb. 22
Indonesia’s rising creative economy and IP
17 February 2021President Joko Widodo wants Indonesia to be a global creative economy by 2030. Can its IP ecosystem support this goal?
Chanel Loses Attempt to Block Japanese Trademark Registration of “Gonna Getcha”
17 February 2021The decision was handed down by the Opposition Board of the Japan Patent Office (JPO) on October 20, 2020.
Proposed amendments to India's patent rules
17 February 2021What are the changes, and what impact might they have to India's IP landscape?
India’s Design (Amendment) Rules 2021
16 February 2021The Rules adopt the Locarno Classification, streamline application, prosecution process for industrial designs.
New Balance wins landmark copycat trademark case in China
16 February 2021The ruling is a welcome boost for international IP holders in the country.
Japanese government starts to consider issues of cosplay
16 February 2021Taxation on commercial cosplay activity is on the horizon.
Reports, complaints against piracy, counterfeiting surge in 2020 amid COVID-19 disruption
16 February 202167 of alleged violations concerned counterfeiting, 54 were on the illegal sharing and selling of copyrighted works
Recent changes to Vietnam’s trademark examination practice
11 February 2021A legal luminary in Vietnam shares his insights
Procedure for IP inclusion in Kazakhstan’s Customs Register simplified
11 February 2021May be a bit flawed, but lawyers say new law is beneficial to rights owners.
Imagineer is determined to get its MEDABOTS trademark back in Europe
09 February 2021This legal fight has a bigger scale than the battles seen in the video game.
Nepal Challenges India's GI Registration For Basmati Rice
09 February 2021The tension between India and Pakistan with regards to the geographical indication of Basmati Rice isn’t quite yet over with the entry of a third player.
Proposed changes to the new Fiji IP law
05 February 2021The Fijian Parliament has issued new Trademark, Patent and Design Bills.
Why the world needs IP laws for outer space
04 February 2021Why is there a need for IP laws including trademark laws for outer space activities?