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- 2025-08-22
- IP Viet Nam Introduces Priority Processing for Online Industrial Property Applications
- In line with Vietnam's national policies on administrative reform and digital transformation, IP Viet Nam has launched a new initiative to prioritize online applications for industrial property procedures. Effective August 10, 2...

- 2025-08-22
- South Korea Intensifies Crackdown on Counterfeit Goods to Protect Public Safety and K-Brands
- On Wednesday, July 30, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), under Commissioner Kim Wan-ki, announced the "Comprehensive Measures to Combat Counterfeit Goods Distribution" during the 2nd Ministerial ...

- 2025-08-22
- Defying the Trend: WEIPR Tops National Growth Rate for Granted Invention Patents Among Top 100 Agencies (Jan–July 2025)
- Recent data released by the "Patent Quality" WeChat official account, based on the patent retrieval system of Wisdom Bud Information Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., revealed a 26.59% year-on-year decrease in granted inv...

- 2025-08-21
- Leveraging the Andean Opposition: A Strategic Tool to Combat Malicious Trademark Squatting in Peru
- IntroductionThe principle of territoriality dictates that a trademark registered in one country is protected only within its borders. As a result, companies are increasingly prioritizing international trademark registration in key market...

- 2025-08-14
- Trial Launch of Accelerated Patent Examination for Female Inventors in China's Taiwan Region
- To encourage innovation and invention by women, relevant patent administrative authorities in the Taiwan region of China have announced the trial implementation of the "Accelerated Examination Program for Female Applicants of I...

- 2025-08-14
- IPOS Announces Fee Schedule Updates Effective September 2025 and April 2026
- The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has announced updates to its fee schedule, the first since May 2022. While the majority of fees remain unchanged, selective adjustments will take effect in two phases: Septemb...
