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Aiming for girl power in India’s patents scene

Aiming for girl power in India’s patents scene

31 May 2019

India comes in strong at 7th position among 20 countries with the largest share of international patent applications involving female inventors in 2017. This is based on data released by the World Intellectual Property Office in April 2019.

Free trade zones and fake goods

Free trade zones and fake goods

31 May 2019

The updated “Trends in Trade in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods” report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) sheds light on free trade zones (FTZs) and how they...

INTA study explores Gen Z purchase behaviours, moral compass

INTA study explores Gen Z purchase behaviours, moral compass

31 May 2019

The International Trademark Association (INTA) this month released a comprehensive, multicountry research study that takes a deep dive into the behavior of Gen Z – the largest group of consumers worldwide by 2020 – when it comes to their relationship...

Infringers: Brandgame

Infringers: Brandgame

30 April 2019

Dennis To, legal director at Ralph Lauren in Hong Kong, told attendees at an International Trademark Association roundtable that because of Indonesia’s growing population and middle class – as well as strong domestic consumption – the brand must find...

Crowded waters: Crocs Inc. can’t snap off other fish

Crowded waters: Crocs Inc. can’t snap off other fish

30 April 2019

A series of decisions in India have rejected a claim by Crocs Inc. that the design for its popular, lightweight shoe was infringed.

IP filings up 15 percent in the Philippines

IP filings up 15 percent in the Philippines

30 April 2019

Intellectual property filings in the Philippines, both from Filipinos and foreign nationals, saw an increase of 15 percent in 2018, reflecting the continued growth of the local creative and scientific economy.

Thailand launches customs e-payments

Thailand launches customs e-payments

30 April 2019

New system backed up by MoU with country’s banks.

Monsanto Patent Restored by India's Supreme Court

Monsanto Patent Restored by India's Supreme Court

01 April 2019

Monsanto's patented Bt gene technology has been restored.

INTA submits amicus curiae brief on plain packaging laws

INTA submits amicus curiae brief on plain packaging laws

29 March 2019

INTA has submitted an amicus curiae brief to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body Secretariat emphasizing the association's continuing concerns with Australia's plain packaging tobacco law (Image: Department of Health and Ageing, Governm...

Marrakesh Treaty: Ending the “book famine”

Marrakesh Treaty: Ending the “book famine”

29 March 2019

Contracting parties to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled adopt national law provisions that permit the production of books in accessible formats, such...

WIPO cybersquatting cases grow by 12% to reach new record

WIPO cybersquatting cases grow by 12% to reach new record

29 March 2019

Trademark owners filed a record 3,447 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with WIPO’s Arbitration and Mediation Center in 2018 as businesses reacted to the proliferation of websites used for counterfeit sales, fraud,...

EU Joins Marrakesh Treaty

EU Joins Marrakesh Treaty

12 March 2019

The European Union has joined the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Marrakesh Treaty in a big expansion in membership for the accord.

Myanmar’s Trademark Law Passes Lower House

Myanmar’s Trademark Law Passes Lower House

12 March 2019

Long-anticipated Trademark and Geographical Indication Law is moving forward

1923 Passes into Public Domain

1923 Passes into Public Domain

12 March 2019

Hundreds of thousands of books, poems, films, paintings, photographs and musical compositions entered into the public domain in the United States

Cartier fails to monopolize 'LOVE'

Cartier fails to monopolize 'LOVE'

28 February 2019

Pawnbrokers in SGP and MYS trademark "Love Gold",