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Asia IP China Strategies 2022

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

AIPPI luncheons address diversity and inclusion, graffiti and the finer points of wine

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...

Parallel imports in China: Problems and feasible solutions

Parallel imports are not only a legal issue, but also concern the trade policies and interests of a country. Due to the lack of clarity of the state of the law in China, brand owners currently may refer to the judicial precedents and take proper meas...

Indonesia and UAE Sign Free Trade Agreement

Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have strengthened their longstanding relationship by signing Bilateral Free Trade Agreement named “Indonesia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IUAE-CEPA) last July 1, 2022....

The Philippines quickens digital IP objectives

At the recently concluded 63rd Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Rowel S. Barba, director general of the Intellectual Property (IP) Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), called for increased support...

Dynamic John Doe Injunction order set to protect media conglomerate’s copyright for cricket tourney

The Dynamic John Doe Injunction order secured by Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) from the Delhi High Court will work to protect the media conglomerate’s copyright involving the India-England International Cricket Series this month, July 2022. S...

Vietnam’s National Strategy for foreign investment cooperation aims to spur innovation

Covering the period 2021-2030, the National Strategy aims to improve Vietnam’s business landscape to attract more foreign and higher quality investments including those in high technology and digital sectors. It is targeting investments from leading...

Taiwan passed amendments to Copyright Act

The Taiwanese government has reviewed and revised its IP laws, including the Copyright Act, to comply with the regulations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which Taiwan is bidding to join. The amen...

Improving Taiwan’s patent search application environment and local patent portfolios

The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office has completed two significant projects which will improve the patent search environment there, as well as improve local patent portfolios and abilities. Russell Horng explains.

What we should know from the first NFT infringement case in China

For the owners of brands and copyrights, the metaverse, which has suddenly become hot in the past two years, shows a new and untapped huge market. In particular, the emergence of NFTs – non-fungible tokens – has really opened the imagination space fo...

Asia IP Trademark Rankings 2022

The results of the survey are in. Find out which firms stood out from the rest.

Vietnam’s Amended Intellectual Property Law ratified

On June 16, 2022, the National Assembly of Vietnam ratified the amended Intellectual Property Law which puts the country on equal footing with the US, UK and other countries as far as legal frameworks for IP protection and enforcement go.

When trademarks are used as a war strategy

Modern-age warfare is not limited to conventional forms of attack. Nations have recognized that traditional weaponry cannot be enough in weakening enemy nations. Thus, governments are developing strategies to create economic blockades against bellige...

Tips for brand owners to navigate India’s IP landscape

To attract investment from companies and IP holders to manufacture and distribute their products in India and to assure brand owners that their rights are safeguarded, the Indian government has taken several steps to streamline enforcement procedures...