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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...
WIPO cybersquatting cases grow by 12% to reach new record
29 March 2019Trademark 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
12 March 2019The 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
12 March 2019Long-anticipated Trademark and Geographical Indication Law is moving forward
1923 Passes into Public Domain
12 March 2019Hundreds 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'
28 February 2019Pawnbrokers in SGP and MYS trademark "Love Gold",