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China's Supreme People's Court Releases Enforcement of IP Judgments
22 December 2020On December 10, 2020, China’s Supreme People’s Court released its Guidelines for Enforcement of Intellectual Property Judgments.
Allscripts sues CarePortMD for trademark infringement
16 December 2020The telemedicine startup claims it is being bullied by the health technology giant. Is that true?
AutoStore sues Ocado for infringing technology patents central to the Ocado Smart Platform
16 December 2020The legal battle between an automated storage and retrieval systems pioneer and an UK FTSE 100-listed online grocery retailer/technology company
IPOS concludes 1st successful multi-jurisdictional IP mediation with student mediator
16 December 2020Law students serving as “shadow” mediators bode well for the future of IP mediation
Fashion and intellectual property: Some designers are sharing, selling their garment patterns
14 December 2020What are the risks and how can fashion designers prevent misuse of intellectual property?
Artificial intelligence related patent filings exceed 30,000 in China
07 December 2020A lawyer shares in detail on how the country can make it this far in such a short period of time.
Taiwanese actress jailed for selling knockoffs online
07 December 2020Unlike Monopoly, get out of jail free cards do not exist in the real world!
IPOPHL Partners with Licensing Society to Further Market Reach of IP Assets
07 December 2020IPOPHL signed MOA with the Licensing Executives Society Philippines (LESP) on November 26, 2020 to promote licensing of IP.
Reports offer insight into the future of IP
01 December 2020What does the future of intellectual property look like?
India - Pakistan duel over GI right for basmati rice “simmers”
01 December 2020A serving of legal opinions from India and Pakistan.
IPOPHL Sets Counterfeiting and Piracy As Urgent
30 November 2020IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba certifies addressing the issue as “urgent in order to protect consumers and rights holders accordingly.”
The case of Katy and Katie Perry and trademark infringement
25 November 2020Singer Katy Perry has been sued for trademark infringement by fashion designer Katie Jane Taylor. The latter’s maiden name is Katie Perry.
China releases draft on personal information law
24 November 2020After years of brewing, China releases the long-awaited and much-welcomed draft on its first dedicated personal information protection law.
Supply chain regionalization expected post Covid-19 but China to remain a major hub
23 November 2020Although there are trends in Asia towards supply chain regionalization, a spokesperson for Kuehne+Nagel noted that moving production from country to country is not a simple process.
Harumanis GI mark only for mangoes grown in Perlis
23 November 2020Mango farmers outside Perlis using the name “Harumanis” to label their own mangoes warned that they can be held liable under the Geographical Indications (GI) Act 2000.