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On 12 January 2021, a workshop on consultation of the draft amendment to Vietnam IP Law ("Draft Law") was co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, ...

Diego Francoise Ortega SanabriaTechnical Secretary at the Commission of Inventions and New Technologies – INDECOPI In those economic sectors in which

INPI Brazil has just published the first edition of their Manual de Indicações Geográficas (Geographical Indications Handbook).

The draft Agreement concerning the Madrid Agreement has entered into the first constitutional procedure in Chile for ratification.

Digitalisation has changed the way intellectual property (IP) offices operate, and made them more effective. During the Covid-19 pandemic, when many IP offices were physically closed, online systems played an essential role. Thanks to this, filing and processing services avoided disruption.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has just published a new edition of its Intellectual Property (IP) Roadmap for 2020 on IP issues.

The EPO and the Colombian Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) have signed an Enhanced Cooperation Agreement.

Reels facing trademark infringement, Amazon launches IP accelerator in Europe, Amazon patents a tracking technology to fight against piracy

The EUIPO has just launched a new online search tool containing all geographical indications (GIs) protected at European Union level.

DINAPI Paraguay recently published that Paraguay adheres itself to two WIPO-administered international treaties.

Amazon actively fighting counterfeits, a problem with Nerds, phonograms in TV shows and CMOs, and Hamilton losing the legal battle over Hamilton's...

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has just published a creative economy note on the streaming wars currently going on in the Brazili

The term “public domain” refers to creative materials that are no longer protected by intellectual property rights such as copyright, trademark, or...

Patents protect all new inventions that solve a technical problem by technical means. They are given in return for the complete disclosure of the

Copyright infringement in LA, Thermomix vs Mr Cuisine, Mequila Mariachi trademark cancelled, CEDRO fights against Google Discover, another succesfull

The Republic of Costa Rica has just ratified the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. The Treaty will enter into force on 13 February 2021.

Derivative works and authorisation: the example of “La reina de España”
Off-White is suing a Californian ice cream shop over alleged infringement

The PPH allow users to take advantage of an effective reduction in patent pendency, by shortening the examination process.

eBay launches a sneaker identification service to fight against counterfeits
UK announces post-Brexit GI protection rules