On 10 June 2021, the 29th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted to pass the Data Security Law of the People's Republic of China...

CTMO recently held a national video conference where a number of important and interesting statistics were revealed.

Following two and a half years since the fourth Amendments to the Patent Law came into effect in June 2021, the following regulations...

根据《办法》外国专利代理机构申请在华设立常驻代表机构许可，应当具备下列条.

Following our firm's successful representation of the Scilate (Envy) plant variety case, which was subsequently recognized...

You're trying to play your favourite competitive online multiplayer game on a Friday evening only to find that your server is full of hackers and you get headshot every few seconds at max range, through a wall.

On 10 October 2024, the European Council (Council) adopted the Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements...

Effective trade secret management is vital for protecting business-critical information and maintaining competitive advantage. Companies must proactively identify, secure, and educate staff about trade secrets, especially with regulatory changes like the EU Data Act increasing data accessibility.

The Intellectual Property Department (IPD) of Hong Kong has announced a new set of trade mark, patent, and design forms that will come into effect on 16 May, 2025. A notable feature of these forms is the requirement.

As reported by Lawbeat.in, the Delhi High Court recently granted, as described by Justice Anish Dayal, a "dynamic+" injunction to Universal Studios, Netflix...

The Indonesian Ministry of Law has issued Regulation No. 5 of 2026 on trade mark registration, effective since 23 February 2026.

A bill is being tabled in Indonesia which if passed will have significant impact on foreign streaming platforms and possibly video sharing platforms as well.

Iraq's trademark priority system requires applicants to submit certified copies of their home or foreign trademark applications through Iraqi consular authentication. Understanding the critical 30-day deadline for priority document submission—which begins only after examination opinions are issued—is essential for protecting trademark rights in Iraq.

Trade mark filing practices across the GCC region vary significantly in how they handle class-wide specifications. This article examines Kuwait's distinctive approach to achieving full class coverage...

Hur hindrar vi andra från att stjäla vår affärsidé? Det är en fråga vi får ofta. Det "enkla" svaret är att det är svårt att skydda en affärsidé.

For trade mark owners and IP practitioners familiar with the Thai system, one thing is clear: securing trade mark protection ...

The UAE Cabinet of Ministers has released Cabinet Resolution No. (112) of 2023, which focuses on services provided by the Ministry of Economy...

The United Arab Emirates has formally approved some of the most extensive legal reforms ever seen in the country.

Anthropic has reached a US$1.5 billion settlement with authors whose copyrighted books were allegedly used without permission to train its Claude AI models. The court distinguished between AI training as potentially fair use and the acquisition of pirated materials as copyright infringement, with over 91% of eligible rights holders submitting claims for compensation averaging US$3,000 per work.

As a helpful reminder, we have outlined the requirements for rightsholders when submitting an international application for industrial design under the Hague Agreement designating Vietnam.