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Vietnam: Patent enforcement proceedings

Under the Vietnam Intellectual Property Law (the IP Law), a patentee is entitled to request the competent authorities to enforce its patent rights against an infringement in accordance with provisions of

28/08/2013

Thailand to grant GI recognition to Buon Ma Thuot coffee

Thailand will soon grant a certificate of geographical indication (GI) to Viet Nam's Buon Ma Thuot coffee trademark, said Jutathip Vuthiparum from the Thailand Intellectual Property Department.

28/08/2013

The same businesses’ names raise serious conflicts

More and more conflicts caused by the existence of the same names of businesses have been reported. However, in many cases, the problems cannot be settled to the every root.

21/08/2013

United States of America: A Decade of Secrets

Trade secrets, which in the world of intellectual property often take a back seat to patents, copyrights, and trademarks, have of late gained a prominent and important spot

20/08/2013

INTA Seeks Leave to Intervene in Parallel Imports Case in India

The Asia-Pacific Subcommittee of INTA’s Amicus Committee has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of India seeking leave for INTA to int

19/08/2013

What are the differences between copyright protection and industrial design protection for designs?

In many countries you may obtain cumulative protection, (i.e., copyright protection and industrial design protection) which can exist concurrently for the sam

17/08/2013

Judge Sides with NYT, Shuts Down SMS Patent Blitz

Wielding a patent for commercial text messages, Helferich Patent Licensing LLC has managed to score licensing deals with every m

17/08/2013

China Ups Ante for Pharma by Zapping AIDS Drug Patent

Big Pharma thought India was a problem when it comes to drug patents, but now it looks like China may become the industry’s next big patent head

12/08/2013

Stryker, Samsung, Arcadia Group: Intellectual Property

Zimmer Holdings Inc. (ZMH), which lost a February trial against Stryker Corp. over a surgical device, was told to pay more than

09/08/2013