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Indonesian laws cope with the ISD problem
31 July 2019A study conducted by YouGov revealed that 29 percent of online viewers in Indonesia are watching pirated TV programs and videos on demand, using an illegal streaming device called a TV set-top box.
With new copyright law, suite of Myanmar IP legislation ‘is now complete’
31 July 2019Myanmar’s new copyright law was enacted into law on May 24, joining the country’s new trademark law, industrial designs law and patent law, all of which came into affect earlier this year.
Temasek Rice ready to take on global market after grant of plant varieties protection
31 July 2019The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has granted Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory plant varieties protection for its new Temasek Rice.
INTA trademark administrators, practitioners meeting set for Berlin
31 July 2019INTA will be holding its Trademark Administrators and Practitioners (TMAP) Meeting in Berlin in September.
Asia features prominently in Baker McKenzie’s luxury and fashion Global Legal Guide
31 July 2019“The APAC region has some of the fastest- and highest-growing economies in the world. The luxury and fashion clients tend to invest a lot of resources in the region in order to safeguard their brand names and market shares." – Andrew Sim, partner, Ba...
Aiming for girl power in India’s patents scene
31 May 2019India 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
31 May 2019The 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
31 May 2019The 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
30 April 2019Dennis 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
30 April 2019A 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
30 April 2019Intellectual 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
30 April 2019New system backed up by MoU with country’s banks.
Monsanto Patent Restored by India's Supreme Court
01 April 2019Monsanto's patented Bt gene technology has been restored.
INTA submits amicus curiae brief on plain packaging laws
29 March 2019INTA 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”
29 March 2019Contracting 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...