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Davis research station in Antarctica (© Dan Dyer/Australian Antarctic Division) Published 16 Feb 2021 15:30   0 Comments   Panic about China in Antarctica or shoehorning the continent into US-China geostrategic competition risks creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. Australia’s interest in a peaceful Antarctica doesn’t fit such a binary view. Besides, where else would it be commonplace for Chinese, Australia...

Eyes on the Prize: Australia, China, and the Antarctic Treaty System Despite China’s increasing assertiveness in Antarctica, the Antarctic Treaty System is not failing and Australia should refrain from geostrategic panic  Claire Young Key Findings Australia’s interests in Antarctica are better served by the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) than anything we could negotiate today. We should redouble our commitment to its ideals of science-driven, rules-based management — and counter the narra...

Madrid: a flourishing system? 29-09-2016 Progress on implementing the Madrid System for international trademark registration around the world presents a mixed picture, as Sarah Morgan reports. The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Madrid System is certainly thriving:  in 2019, it recorded its 1.5 millionth international trademark registration, in the same year that the United Nations agency celebrated 30 years since the adoption of the Madrid Protocol, the cornerstone of the ...

determination of infringement; termination of the infringement, as well as a ban on the repetition of such or similar actions; compensation; publication of the judgment at the defendant’s expense; confiscation (ie, permanent exclusion from the market, or destruction or alteration, without compensation) of infringing objects; and prohibition of alienation, confiscation or destruction, without compensation, of materials and objects used in the production of objects. When considering the amount ...

Inventa International The Madrid Union is based on the Madrid Protocol 1989, which allows applicants to directly file trademarks in several countries with a single application and set of fees, through a centralised bureau that forwards them office actions. This cost-effective system can circumvent the need to directly file trademarks in national and regional offices, resulting in greater cost savings for applicants.   Regional reach The Madrid Union has 107 members and covers 123 countries. Ac...

TAGUIG CITY, Jaan. 30 -- For the first time since its establishment in 1998, filings at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) were down across all types of intellectual property (IP) as the COVID-19 pandemic had brought about a wait-and-see situation for many innovators and creators. From January to December 2020, applications for trademarks contracted by 10% year-on-year to a total of 35,274 and patents, by 9% to 3,648. Utility model filings took the biggest hit, plungin...

Introduction The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) celebrated its 50th anniversary in a ceremony of 11 December 2020. At the event, the special government body of the Ministry of Economy launched the National Strategy for Intellectual Property (ENPI). In addition, the event marked the closing ceremony of the Academic Meeting on Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development, which had discussed the BPTOs strategic projects. Among the current projects are: the Plan to Combat the Pa...

Every Tuesday and Friday, WTR presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In our latest round-up, we look at Hain Celestial considering the sale of its organic baby food brand, Huawei in early-stage talks to sell its premium smartphone brands, the IP Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) experiencing its first ever drop in IP demand, and much more. Coverage this time from Trevor Little (TL), Bridget Diakun (BD), Jonathan Walfisz (JW) and Tim Lince (TJL...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: As we wrote in Part 1 of this series, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, and contained several significant amendments to the Lanham Act. This post will cover three of the legislative changes, all pertaining to the elimination of “deadwood” marks that clutter the register and create needless impediments to registration of new marks: (1) ex parte expungement; (2) ex parte re...

IP filings at IPOPHL down for first time due to Covid-19 Share on email For the first time since its establishment in 1998, filings at the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) were down across all types of intellectual property (IP) as the Covid-19 pandemic had brought about a wait-and-see situation for many innovators and creators. From January to December 2020, applications for trademarks contracted by 10 percent year-on-year to a total of 35,274, and patents declined by 9...