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GIPC 2024: Research, innovation and IP as key drivers of global growth
10 January 2024“If you do not protect innovative drugs, why would you invest? We should not make it difficult to patent innovation,” said Hemant Singh, president of the AIPPI India Group.
Cambodia will soon come up with new franchise law; director says it is due to a robust IP law
08 January 2024Director says that franchises may flourish in Cambodia as the country has a robust and effective IP law.
Thailand beefs up efforts to combat piracy
04 January 2024The DIP is also working with Facebook to create technologies for detecting and eliminating counterfeit goods.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology issues Circular 23/2023/TT-BKHCN
29 December 2023The circular provides the regulations for several provisions of the amended IP law.
Pakistan now a signatory to Marrakesh Treaty
22 December 2023Accession to Treaty will enable the visually-impaired to access copyright works via braille, other formats
Patents granted in India increase anew in fiscal year, set record number
22 December 2023The milestone is the result of efforts to create a culture of innovation in India
Clampdown on digital piracy: Vietnam to form specialized unit for the task
15 December 2023The move is encouraging for a country where copyright infringement is sometimes associated with organized crime
UN, ABBA songwriter launch online platform to aid musicians in IP
15 December 2023This online platform aims to teach artists how to ensure they are fairly compensated for their labor.
South Korea strengthens its links with Middle East in IP fields
13 December 2023This is also to strengthen collaboration in several areas, such as assisting startups and small enterprises, incorporating AI into the patent system and educating young people about inventions.
China, India drive increase in global patent filings in 2022
12 December 2023Gov’t initiatives, policy reforms and Covid-19 boosted resident patent applications in India
IPOPHL, EUIPO extend partnership to tackle issues on AI, cybersecurity, metaverse
08 December 2023Other new suggested areas of collaboration include industrial designs.
India’s Mediation Act of 2023
08 December 2023What does the act mean to India’s legal system and IP rights owners?
What to know about India’s new data protection act
04 December 2023This marked the end of over half a decade of the country’s quest for a dedicated data protection law.
Sheja Ehtesham wins share of INTA’s 2023 Advancement of Association Objectives Award
04 December 2023The International Trademark Association (INTA) has announced that Sheja Ehtesham, managing partner of ALG India Law Offices in New Dehli and Clark Lackert, deputy general counsel of the World Trade Centers Association, Inc. in New York, have jointly...
Rachel Armstrong wins INTA’s Members for a Better Society Award
04 December 2023The International Trademark Association (INTA) honoured Rachel Armstrong, a director at Gowling WLG in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as a recipient of the 2023 Members for a Better Society Award.