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Qatar, Germany ink deal to develop trade for small, medium-sized businesses
29 September 2022Partnership aims to open Doha office for German business group.
Thailand announces new regulations for recording customs transactions and seizing counterfeit goods
27 September 2022Thailand has imposed new regulations for seizing counterfeit goods and the like. How will this impact entrepreneurs and goods exported and imported in and out of Thailand?
Philippines, South Korea partner in strengthening IP-based professions
23 September 2022In order to meet the rising demand for intellectual property (IP) professionals serving the innovation, creativity, and business markets in the Philippines, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is currently reviewing the recom...
IPOS inks four MoUs to boost global IP cooperation during IP Week @ SG 2022
23 September 2022The partnerships target talent development, stronger IP commercialization, provision of IP tools, others
WIPO-IPOS IP For Innovation Awards 2022
20 September 2022Winners were announced during the opening of IP Week @ SG 2022 on September 6, 2022
Thailand collaborates with Lazada to increase GI product sales
19 September 2022Thailand partners with Lazada to promote sales of GI Products, which increases the value of the product.
Philippines, Indonesia sign agreement on creative economy
16 September 2022Countries sign four agreements on bilateral cooperation, including promoting the creative economy.
The interplay between intellectual property rights and data privacy
14 September 2022Indian copyright case involving messaging app Telegram turns on unauthorized dissemination of materials.
IP attorney believes Russian court ruling on Peppa Pig case raised awareness of content creators
13 September 2022An IP attorney in Vietnam said she believes a recent Russian court ruling involving Peppa Pig has increased awareness of IP among content creators in Vietnam.
Consumers warned of fake Lego products in the Philippines
13 September 2022The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is advising the public against purchasing knockoff Lego toys.
IP Week @ SG 2022 announces initiatives for startups, SMEs, youth innovators
08 September 2022More avenues are now available for startups, small and medium enterprises and the youth in Singapore to set them up on their journey to innovation via intellectual property.
Increasing value of copyright works, ideal outcome of NZ-EU FTA, says IP attorney
06 September 2022On June 30, 2022, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade published the New Zealand-EU Free Trade Agreement following a four-year negotiation.
Goodman opens one of Hong Kong’s largest data centre and technology hubs
02 September 2022Goodman has opened its Goodman Tsuen Wan West precinct. This revitalization project has transformed an old textile factory site into one of Hong Kong’s largest data centre and technology hubs, providing the infrastructure to power Hong Kong ahead in...
Amendments To Thailand's Copyright Act Come Into Force
31 August 2022The long-anticipated amendments to the Copyright Act of Thailand have come into force last August 23, 2022. The Act attempts to update the legislation to cope with online piracy and different copyright concerns in the digital era as well as prepare T...
Mariah Carey, Darlene Love draw battle lines over ‘Queen of Christmas’ trademark
30 August 2022Mariah Carey’s attempt to trademark herself as the “Queen of Christmas” has drawn fire from at least two other divas, with one of them filing a declaration in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.