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Indonesia mandates trademark certificates for textile, footwear imports
This is motivated by the increasing circulation of imported goods in traditional markets and the inc...
India’s Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2023 which covers digital piracy awaits formal notification
Lawyer discusses strengths and weaknesses of the bill’s provisions on digital piracy of films.
India’s Copyright Office issues record number of registration certificates for FY 2023-2024
36,729 copyright applications filed, around 45,000 disposed
South Korea significantly increases prison sentences for stealing or leaking technology secrets
The amended legislation also adds more assessment criteria to the process of authorizing foreign cor...
Managing the tax implications of transactions with IP rights
There is a growing interaction between intellectual property rights and taxation, as taxation laws i...
Means-plus-function language: Inconsistency between the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office and jurisdictional courts
Means-plus-function language – also known as MPF language –is a double-edged sword in Taiwan, someti...
The adverse effect of adverbs in patent specifications
Do you know that there are certain words (adverbs in particular) or phrases that can alter the meani...
Guidance for trademark classification of emerging technologies issued in Australia
Guidelines clarifies unclear areas of classifying NFTs, blockchain, etc.