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Delhi High Court says Controller General’s inaction is ‘unpardonable’ in Bridgestone case

In a writ petition filed by Bridgestone against an order passed by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, the Delhi High Court passed a notable judgment on October 12, 2022, observing that the inaction/negligence of the Registrar...

Singapore: Dispute over trademark rights to famous “Eng’s” noodle shop decided in favour of late fou...

A June 2022 decision by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) provided a first instance ruling for a trademark dispute pertaining to the name of a famous noodle shop in Singapore.

Brand owners should have mechanisms for monitoring IP infringing content

Trademark incident involving Amazon and popular Indian beverage underscores need to have such mechanisms

Copyright violations make up bulk of complaints by Indian users received by Google in July 2022

IP lawyer suggests ways to fight online infringement amid increasing complaints

Degree of protection for short word marks is low

Drew & Napier’s Yvonne Tang discusses this key takeaway from a recent trademark case

The fight against trademark squatting in China

Trademark squatting is a serious problem in China. Ivy Choi discusses strategies to combat squatting with IP lawyers, who warn: Sometimes, buying a mark may not be such a bad idea. The purchase price may be lower than the costs involved in a legal ba...

Qatar, Germany ink deal to develop trade for small, medium-sized businesses

Partnership aims to open Doha office for German business group.

Asia IP China Strategies 2022

Exclusive updated about the IP scene in China, from experienced local experts.

Philippines, Indonesia sign agreement on creative economy

Countries sign four agreements on bilateral cooperation, including promoting the creative economy.

The metaverse takes virtual meetings – and everything else – a step beyond Zoom

Consumers warned of fake Lego products in the Philippines

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is advising the public against purchasing knockoff Lego toys.

AIPPI takes the AIPPI Café live for the first time

Building on the success of its all-virtual AIPPI Café sessions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Association for the Protection of International Property launched its inaugural in-person Café set of small group discussions at the AIPPI...

Art, Music, IP Mix in World Congress Opening Ceremony

Celebrating 125 years, AIPPI opened its 2022 World Congress via a mix of music and visual art.

AIPPI ExCo meeting kicks off 2022 World Congress

The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) President Luiz Henrique do Amaral, kicked off the 2022 World Congress in San Francisco with an emotional “welcome back” to attendees of the Executive Committee I sessio...