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Eurasian Patent Organization debuts amended patent regulations
29 February 2024Starting from January 1, 2024, the Eurasian system of inventions and industrial designs patent protection are guided by amended Patent Regulations, approved by the decision of the Administrative Council of the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), ado...
Towards a more equitable copyright system
29 February 2024For the second time, the Supreme Court of the Philippines has urged the Philippines Congress and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) to amend RA 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (IP Code), to allow th...
The Scheme of the Patents Act and Rules obligates the Hearing Officer to pass orders within a reason...
31 January 2024In a slew of matters, the Delhi High Court (DHC) emphasized the need to adhere to the principle of natural justice. So far, the cases which have been decided and remanded back to the Indian Patent Office (IPO) by court were based on non-reasoned orde...
Does a forged deed of assignment confer rights?
01 January 2024A forged deed of assignment, even if registered with the relevant government office, does not confer rights to the assignee due to lack of consent of the copyright owner, as held by the Philippine Supreme Court in the case of M.Y. Intercontinental Tr...
Stages of trademark registration in Rospatent and their features
01 January 2024In accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 1492 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, an application for state registration of a trademark is submitted to the federal executive authority for intellectual property (hereinafter referred to as Ros...
Clarity in scope of remedies in claim of breach of confidence: Amber Compounding Pharmacy Pte Ltd an...
30 November 2023This Singapore High Court decision arose from the preliminary determination of an issue in law – specifically, whether the plaintiffs were entitled to simultaneously claim for both wrongful gain interest and wrongful loss interest. The defendants pre...
Method of diagnosis and patentability in India
30 November 2023The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Sequenom, Inc. (the appellants) filed an appeal on October 12, 2023, with the High Court of Madras, praying the court to set aside the order dated March 31, 2021, passed by the respondent (the Indian Patent Off...
Revisiting trademark prosecution strategies in light of new guidance regarding the suspension of tra...
31 October 2023On June 13, 2023, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) published a notice explaining its new internal working guideline, which specifies situations where the NIPA examiners should or may temporarily suspend the examination o...