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Hong Kong Budget and its IP Implications
22 March 2022With the budget of Hong Kong for 2022-2023, which includes about HK$170 billion in expenditure plans to improve the economy and retain public trust, what does this mean for Intellectual Property?
PH had 2nd biggest share of female applicants for international patents among 74 countries in 2021
16 March 2022What qualities do women have that make them valuable inventors and patent right owners?
IPOPHL Launches Patent eCertificates
10 March 2022The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines is now issuing electronic Certificates for Patents (Patent eCert), the latest digitalization milestone that brings the agency's objective of providing an end-to-end online service for patent applica...
Asian universities doing well in int’l rankings, set examples for good IP strategy, IP lawyer says
10 March 2022Universities from Asia are flexing their muscle, with more educational institutions from the region making their presence felt in various global university rankings.
Platform shuts down after musicians call out site for selling NFTs of their artworks without consent
04 March 2022“We started the conversation and we’re listening.” These words have been greeting visitors to the non-fungible token (NFT) platform HitPiece after Auckland bass player and music producer Jacob Park discovered an album artwork featuring his face b...
China rejects over 400 malicious registrations of Olympics-related trademarks
02 March 2022The Beijing Winter Olympics provided not only a stage for athletes around the world to shine, but also a tempting opportunity for trademark perpetrators to exploit the fame of the memorable figures of the games. The Chinese National Intellectual Prop...
IP Filings Increase By 11.6% In 2021
02 March 2022In 2021, IP filings in the Philippines increased by 11.6 percent year over year (YOY) to 46,496, reversing a major dip in 2020 as a result of loosened quarantine restrictions last year, which rekindled business and IP-related operations.
China joins Hague System to make international design protection easier
28 February 2022China officially submitted the accession documents to join the Hague System, as well as to join the Marrakesh Treaty, to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) when director general Daren Tang visited the country to attend the opening of...
China Bans Copyright Deals
24 February 2022Digital music platforms are not permitted to establish exclusive copyright agreements unless there are specific conditions, according to China's copyright administration, which is cracking down on monopolistic activity in the country's private sector
USPTO terminates over 5,500 trademark applications filed by low-cost trademark filing firms
21 February 2022The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has terminated over 5,500 trademark applications filed by three low-cost trademark filing companies which are neither law firms nor have lawyers in their staff, and thus cannot operate in the US.
Election in the Philippines Respect IP Laws And Request Permission From Copyright Holders
18 February 2022With the upcoming presidential elections in May 2022, the Philippines is reminding all candidates and political parties to observe the IP Laws, which can be in relation to their campaigns.
Google officials including CEO, employees face raps for copyright infringement in India
16 February 2022Police in Mumbai, India filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Google, its CEO Sundar Pichai and other officials and employees on January 25, 2022 for showing a movie on YouTube without permission, thus infringing the rights of its copyright...
India’s number of patents granted almost triple in 5 yrs, moves up in GII rankings
15 February 2022India recorded an almost threefold increase in the number of patents granted in the last five years. The number of patents filed in the country in the same period also increased by 30 percent.
Hong Kong Must Strengthen Its IP Protections
11 February 2022A senior researcher has suggested that if Hong Kong wants to become the region's innovation and technology centre, it has to enhance intellectual property (IP) protections for new breakthroughs, stressing that scientific infrastructure alone will not...
IPOPHL and Japanese Organization Team Up To Fight Piracy
09 February 2022With the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), a Japanese organization tasked with combating content piracy and promoting international content distribution, the Intellectual...