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Executive Yuan Passes ISP Liability Amendment to Copyright Act

Border Measures and the Draft Customs Act

Changes to IP Law Worry Lawyers

Three years ago, the Law on Intellectual Property 2005 gave Vietnam its first modern IP legislation. Now the law is being amended. However, lawyers have misgivings about several proposed changes to be debated before Vietnam’s legislat...

Lawyers Laud Advances in IP Protection

When IP lawyers in Vietnam gather, it seems that conversation frequently turns to the ins and outs of upcoming amendments to the Law on Intellectual Property. But that’s not all that’s on the minds of IP lawyers: practitioners f...

Licensing: Clearing the Ground for Market Entry

As Vietnam joins the World Trade Organization, it has attracted many foreign traders to come and sell their products, either through a franchise/distribution channel, or through licensing to a local manufacturer. In both cases, the brand ow...

Fixing Problems in Your Supply Chain

For many brand owners, leaky supply chains can be a problem, especially in China. But how can you identify reliable Chinese business partners – and once you have, how do you ensure the integrity of your supply chain? Darren Barton rep...

ACCC Cracks Down on Deceptive Adverts

Raids Net 4,700 Counterfeit Sportswear Products

Government Actions Could Reduce Illegal File-Sharing

Pinsent Masons And Salans Have Launched A Strategic Alliance

Deacons Australia and Norton Rose Have Announced They Will Merge Effective January 1, 2010

Rouse Has New Analytical Search Tool

DLA Piper Has Cut 9% of Its Staff In The Middle East

End of the Road?

The global financial downturn has placed outsourcing at something of a crossroads. The offshoring of IP-related work to legal processing outsourcers is a growing industry, but experts wonder if economic conditions – and political wind...

A Country Awakes

For decades, Indonesia has featured prominently as a major source of widespread IP rights violations. However, the world’s fourth-most-populous country is slowly awakening to the idea that IP can be put to good use, such as protecting a thrivin...