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Hong Kong IP office to issue electronic Certificates of Registration beginning on June 28, 2024
21 June 2024A good step toward going digital, but the IP office can do more, says laywer.
Myanmar patent law comes into effect
20 June 2024Under the newly enacted Patent Law, inventions and utility models will become eligible for registration with the Intellectual Property Department (IPD).
Malaysia provides fee waivers for PCA
20 June 2024The move was intended to promote more trademark registrations and provide more business owners with the chance to safeguard their intellectual property rights.
South Korea, Cambodia sign MOU in IP cooperation
14 June 2024The MOU called for the exchange of trademark data, education and training, and intellectual property protection.
Indonesia welcomes adoption of treaty
07 June 2024This treaty fosters transparency, along with other benefits, for Indonesia and countries possessing intellectual property, genetic resources and traditional knowledge.
South Korea fashion labels launch association to crack down counterfeits
07 June 2024Small- and medium-sized fashion brands teamed up with online fashion retailer Musinsa to establish the Brand Intellectual Property Rights Protection Association.
IPOS denies American fitness brand’s trademark invalidation bid against Sweden-based firm
07 June 2024Salient points of the legal decision published by IPOS on May 30, 2024
Malaysian film council, MyIPO partner for IP registration
06 June 2024The move, according to Finas CEO Datuk Azmir Saifuddin Mutalib, is critical to enabling performers and artists to make a consistent living through a variety of means.
Reality TV show in India sends copyright violation notices to startup participants
06 June 2024The defences available to the startups plus the biggest takeaway from this copyright infringement incident
Role of innovation and IPR in self-reliant model of economic development
06 June 2024IP and innovation contribute to economic growth and share a larger chunk of the national economy of many countries.
Singaporean photographer wins appeal in copyright case against artist from Luxembourg
29 May 2024Court decision essential in today’s information age, a triumph for copyright holders, says IP lawyer
JPO, IPOPHL expand patent examiners’ knowledge of ICT-based agricultural technologies
29 May 2024This is to enhance their knowledge of examining agricultural products and solutions that utilize information and communication technologies (ICT).
Indian music composer cries foul over unauthorized use of song for upcoming flick Coolie
28 May 2024A discussion of India’s Copyright Act and why the composer is doing the right thing
Laos signs validation agreement with the European Patent Office
23 May 2024This agreement is a major step toward promoting innovation, advancing economic growth and bolstering Laos’s intellectual property rights.
Vietnam’s first criminal sentence for online copyright infringement
23 May 2024Sentence is a symbolic landmark in IP rights enforcement in Vietnam, says IP lawyer.