[26 June 2023] Elevating Local Products through IP Assets
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Geographical Indication
Destination Branding: How IP Can Boost Tourism
By Wipaphat S. Trossel For many countries, tourism is a catalyst for social development. At the start of 2020, the economic growth of these countries was hard-hit by travel restrictions affecting not only the tourism industry, but also all commercial activities connected to it. As a perennial tourist favourite, Thailand was naturally affected as well.
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[Vietnam Update] Landscape of Industrial Property Registrations in 2021
By Linh Nguyen 2022 is coming to an end, with the year bringing many developments in Vietnam. As Vietnam recovers from a challenging 2021 due to the impact of COVID-19, let’s take a look at how the country’s Intellectual Property (IP) landscape was affected in 2021.
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Key Takeaways In Vietnam’s Latest IP Law Amendments
By Linh Nguyen and Ngan Pham The Vietnamese National Assembly finally ratified the Amended IP Law on 16 June 2022. The Amended IP Law will take effect from 1 January 2023, except for certain provisions on the protection of sound marks and protection of test data for agrochemicals, which come into effect respectively on 14
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Protecting Prosecco: A Cause for Cheers for Italian Winemakers
By Georgina Scott Prosecco, a white wine traditionally hailing from northern Italy, was recently the subject of a Geographical Indication (GI) dispute in Singapore. An application was made to register Prosecco as a GI on 3 May 2019 in Singapore by Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco (Applicant). The Applicant is a
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Vietnam Steps Up Its Geographical Indication Game
By Linh Nguyen The year 2020 marked the blooming of geographical indication (GI) registrations and protections granted in Vietnam, as the number of registrations that year alone made up one sixth of total registrations received since GI protection started in Vietnam.
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Finally, we have M&M – Malaysia and Madrid!
Malaysia recently became the 106th member of the Madrid System. On 27 September 2019, the Government of Malaysia deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol with WIPO’s Director General. The date to watch out for is 27 December 2019 – that’s when the Protocol will enter into force for Malaysia.
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[2019 Update] Current Status of Myanmar Intellectual Property Law
There has been so much talk about new IP laws in Myanmar. Here, we at KASS break it down into bite-sized chunks to shed light on the current situation.
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Increase in Official fee$ in Indonesia
The Indonesian Government is planning to increase their non-tax revenue (Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak). The non-tax revenue comprises of certain official tariffs, which includes the official fees or government charges for Intellectual Property prosecution. Below are some of the notable changes: 1. Copyright and Industrial Design Filing fees are not increasing (what a relief!), but
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