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News Analysis
LESI 2025 opens in Singapore
28 April 2025Key discussions focus on innovation, smart cities and global collaboration in IP.
LESI 2025: Smart cities are all about the present and the future
28 April 2025Smart cities raise new questions about control, reuse and vendor lock-in.
OpenAI: No AI training in India, no copyright infringement
28 April 2025AI company serves up jurisdictional issue as defence.
The ChatGPT and Studio Ghibli controversy: questions begging for answers
25 April 2025Aside from copyright, other questions focus on trademark issues and brand recognition.
Iraq adopts Nice Classification 11th edition
23 April 2025This move aligns Iraq with international trademark classification standards.
Thailand teams up with Meta, Facebook to strengthen IP protection
23 April 2025This relationship includes training programs such as Brand Rights Protection and Meta Verified.
USPTO named as new PCT authority by Saudi IP office
17 April 2025This move highlights the deepening cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. in the IP field.
Film production firm in Manila becomes first entertainment firm to fight piracy
16 April 2025IPOPHL views Viva’s participation as a significant step towards motivating more creatives to protect IP rights.
USPTO grants patent to US blockchain firm funded by Vietnamese startup
15 April 2025An optimistic signal for blockchain and motivation for Vietnamese tech startups
Upholding brand integrity comes at a cost, says Avon legal head
10 April 2025Legal head of cosmetics brand Avon calls for framework to fight counterfeiting threats.
SC ruling in NZ artist’s case: Copyright is relationship property
09 April 2025Alalääkkölä v. Palmer: A timeline and why copyright as a property right creates tension
Japan, Cambodia collaborate in creating educational initiatives of IP rights
08 April 2025The discussion took place at a conference organized by Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce.
European patent validation in Laos takes place this April 2025
07 April 2025Laos becomes the sixth country to join the European patent validation network.
The Philippines celebrates 2025 National Intellectual Property Month
03 April 2025IPOPHL aims to raise IP awareness to help the Philippine music industry thrive, IP lawyer says.
There should be regulations to ensure CMOs are professional, transparent, says IP lawyer
01 April 2025An overview of Vietnam’s problems related to copyright, royalties and CMOs