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The Philippines sees surge in life sciences innovation

According to data, the number of patent applications in the pharmaceutical industry has increased by more than 4 percent yearly.

AI Sportscasters in the Philippines, an IP lawyer weighs in

The two sportscasters, Maia and Marco, were created by artificial intelligence employing deep learning facial animation, text-to-speech voice synthesis and creation, and picture production.

2023 Global Innovation Index: Singapore regains top ranking in Asia

Singapore climbs two notches to 5th in the world, performing well in several indicators

Egypt establishes Egyptian Organization for Intellectual Property Rights

Kazakhstan president pushes for growth of creative economy in State of the Nation Address

President Tokayev lobbied for increased export of IT services, use of AI, among others.

Delhi High Court ruled in favour of New Balance Athletics in trademark dispute

New Balance Athletics successfully won a case in the Delhi High Court against New Balance Immigration for trademark infringement and passing off.

Vietnam gov’t issues Decree 65 providing guidelines for implementing provisions of amended IP law

IP lawyer discusses two remarkable points of Decree 65.

Ministry keen to develop an integrated protection environment for various IP applications, says UAE...

This includes preserving the rights of authors, contiguous rights, and intellectual works in all sectors of literature, the arts, and sciences.

Pakistan’s General Cosmetics Act 2023

Among others, it covers counterfeit or fake cosmetic products

IPOPHL unveils new rules on site-blocking

This move is expected to significantly restrict access to pirated websites.

IP protection at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games

The Games’ emblem, slogan and mascots have earned the “special symbol” tag

Australia adds Matildas World Cup matches to its anti-siphoning list

The list means subscription operators cannot secure rights before FTA broadcasters have had an opportunity to do so.

India’s IP office seeks comments, suggestions for manuals revision

Manuals and guidelines for revision are those for patents, designs, trademarks, GIs and copyright.

Thai social media furious over dessert trademark, restaurant apologizes

The incident happened when Lukkaithong Thai Royal Restaurant uploaded a picture of a popular dessert on its Facebook page.

Australian law firms see strong second half, but lawyers aren’t necessarily happy

Australian law firms are busy, but lawyers are more likely to leave than their global peers.