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American University in Dubai to offer Master’s programme in IP and Innovation Management
30 April 2020First step to greater IP awareness for firms in Dubai.
Coronavirus starts to bite on global supply chain
29 April 2020Various industries bracing for economic impact of Covid-19.
IT risks when working from home
29 April 2020Working from home the new norm during pandemic.
Factoring in Design Space in Ascertaining Similarity of Designs
28 April 2020Patents “significantly different” from prior design.
Legal issues about trademark use on signboards by unauthorized stores
27 April 2020Unauthorized stores, trademarks, and parallel goods.
Article 4 of the new Trademark Law: an efficient tool to fight bad faith trademark filings
27 April 2020Trademarks filed in bad faith will be rejected.
Small entities, big impact: the surprisingly sized world of sustainable development
27 April 2020What impact does IP have on the planet and our environment?
Companies tweaking logos for social distancing message face legal risks, IP lawyers say
24 April 2020What are the IP risks of altering company logos?
IPOS issues a general extension on deadlines in light of circuit breaker measures
23 April 2020Deadline extensions granted due to Covid-19.
India’s IPO relaxes deadlines until May 3, 2020
23 April 2020Many offices remain closed until May 3, 2020.
NCIPR calls on whole-of-society vigilance on counterfeiting, piracy amid COVID-19
20 April 2020Masks likely to attract significant counterfeiting activities.
Harvard University offering free online computer course for lawyers, law students
20 April 2020Introductory CS50 for Lawyers among 67 free online courses.
212 blockchain patents filed in China by 35 multinationals as of March 2020
16 April 202035 MNCs filed 212 blockchain patents in China.
IPOS appoints IP adjudicators to advance development as a global IP dispute resolution hub
15 April 2020IPOS panel appointments effective April 1, 2020.
Vietnam: partial restoration of activities at the IP office
15 April 2020VIPO will receive applications online and by post.