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Legal notes to copyright registration in Argentina
Sep
Copyright registration in Argentina. Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina is a developing country that ranks very high on the Human Development Index, the second-highest in Latin America after Chile. It is a regional power and retains its historic status as a middle power in […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Armenia
Sep
Copyright registration in Armenia. Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country located in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia. Armenia is a unitary, multi-party, democratic nation-state with an ancient cultural heritage. Armenia is a developing country and ranks 81st on the Human Development Index (2018). Its economy is primarily based on industrial […]
Legal notes to copyright registration in Austria
Sep
Copyright registration in Austria. Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in the southern part of Central Europe, located on the Eastern Alps. Austria is consistently ranked in the top 20 richest countries in the world by GDP per capita terms. The country has achieved a high standard of living and in […]
Important notes regarding the new deal on the exemption of intellectual property rights for the Covid-19 vaccine
Sep
There has been a recent agreement by the WTO members regarding the exemptions of the IP rights on Covid-19 vaccines worldwide for 5 years. However, what is the legal basis of that exemption? The World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference has come to a decision on the proposed Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) […]
Commencement of Public Consultation on Patent Compulsory Licensing by the European Commission
Sep
In response to a request for evidence in April 2022, the European Commission commenced a public consultation in July 2022 with the purpose of amending the rules governing the compulsory licensing of patents in the EU. The main objective is to provide a less fragmented and more effective compulsory licensing system for crises affecting the […]
Important notes about IP week 2022 in Singapore
Sep
Following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic for two years, Singapore IP Week 2022 is being held directly to meet the expectations of the global business community, innovators, and IP professionals. In continuation of the 2021 IP Week theme “Ideas to Assets – Emerging Stronger with IP”, the theme of this year’s IP Week has […]
New Requirement On Declarations Of Use To Maintain Trademarks Rights in Mexico
Sep
The provisions of the new Federal Industrial Property Law uphold a new requirement to maintain trademarks in force that was established as a result of an amendment to the previous Mexican Industrial Property Law (IP Law). The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property now requires trademark owners to file a Declaration of Actual and Effective Use […]
Plant Varieties Protection in Sri Lanka
Sep
The term “plant variety protection” has originally been used in agriculture to refer to protecting a particular variety of a plant against a number of different harmful effects, including climatic factors, toxic substances in soil, water or air infestations, pests and diseases, or the deterioration of the plant’s essential characteristics through cross-breeding with other varieties. […]
Implementing TISC will improve El Salvador’s system for protecting intellectual property
Sep
In El Salvador, the number of applications at the Intellectual Property Registry has been rising in the first half of the year, creating a need for a system that works faster and more efficiently. The World Intellectual Property Organization’s TISC – the Technology and Innovation Support Center, has been implemented into the National Registration Center’s Intellectual […]
What are PPH agreements and how may applicants benefit from them in Peru?
Sep
Patents for inventions, which protect novel creations as the product of arduous research in a particular technological sector, have long been distinguished by a comprehensive and difficult registration procedure. This is certainly relevant during the “patentability examination” stage, also known as the “substantive examination stage,” when it is determined if the invention fulfils the three […]