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IP trends for 2022

Speaking with leading lawyers from around the region to find out what they think is in store for 2022.

IP protection mechanisms in place for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Paralympics

As far as intellectual property rights protection is concerned, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are ready, even with the continued onslaught of the Covid-19 global pandemic.

New Zealand group loses out anew in manuka honey trademark battle after rejection by UK IP office

For a group of honey producers in New Zealand, the outcome was bitter, not sweet when the UK Intellectual Property Office rejected their application to register Manuka Honey as a trademark in December 2021

Kazakhstan creates roadmap for IP improvement

Kazakhstan has created an intellectual property further development roadmap for the next three years. This was announced by Vice Minister of Justice Akerke Akhmetova in December 2021.

IPOPHL Jumps To 9th Place In World Ranking

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has jumped from 24th to 9th place in the World Trademark Review's (WTR) 2021 IP Office Innovation Ranking, making it the only developing nation with an IP office in the top ten out of 60 of...

US Ambassador to Pakistan vows to strengthen IP protection, digital economy

Intellectual property protection and digital economy regulations are two areas which United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Armin Blome vowed to work on going forward as he proceeds to enhance US - Pakistan ties. He said the two countries ai...

Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” on its way to trademark registration in India

Holography a key weapon in the battle to protect IP

India’s recent geographical indications

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) defines a geographical indication as “a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. In order to function as a GI...

The life of the IP lawyer in the ‘new normal’

countries around the region are figuring out how to handle the coronavirus long-term, as many are beginning to open up again

Should famous people register their names and images as trademarks?

diving deeper into the world of celebrity branding.

Innovation and IP is Key to Sustainability

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Intellectual property strategies for India

Having a strong intellectual property strategy is essential to long-term protection of your IP rights. Pravin Anand shares some of his firm’s most successful strategies.