Insights

A round up of the latest Intellectual Property news.

CAMBODIA – An official ceremony at MoI

On 29 May 2020, an official ceremony to announce the amendment appointment, and promotion for National Police Officers and the Labs of the Ministry of Interior was presided over by H.E. General MEACH Sophana, Secretary of State of Interior and President of the Cambodia Counter Counterfeit Committee (CCCC) and Excellencies, Lok Chumteav, Secretary of State, […]

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Hau Nguyen to Deputy Director for SE Asia. Hau joined S&O over five years ago and has advanced through progressively more responsible positions in our Vietnam office, she has played a key role during our expansion of our Southeast Asia offices. Hau brings a wealth of experience to […]

Can you really manage your IP rights while working from home?

Read the article here with quotes from our Daniel Greif Director of Southeast Asia https://www.asiaiplaw.com/section/in-depth/can-you-really-manage-your-ip-rights-while-working-from-home

VIETNAM: LAUNCHES ONLINE FILING SYSTEM UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY FOR INTERNATIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS ORIGINATING IN VIETNAM

Author: Hau Nguyen, Daniel Greif Beginning from 01 December 2019, the online filing system under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (“ePCT”) has been officially accepted by the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (“IP Office”) for international patent applications originating in Vietnam according to an agreement between the IP Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”). […]

VIETNAM: INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS IN VIETNAM UNDER THE HAGUE AGREEMENT

Author: Daniel Grief, Hau Nguyen On September 30, 2019, the Government of Vietnam deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement.  Then, on December 30, 2019, the Geneva Act (1999) entered into force in Vietnam. On December 17 and 19, 2019, the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (“IP Vietnam”) […]

RAPID IP GROWTH PUSHED CHINA AHEAD ON TECH

For the last 30 years, China has achieved magnificent results in its IP development and leading IP experts compare China’s IP development with the country’s economic growth. The President of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Ms. Pelosi evaluated recent IP development and improvements in China. In her opinion, China has become […]

CHINA MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN IP QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN 2019

CNIPA officially issued statistics for the outgoing year related to patents, trademarks, geographical indicators. The numbers of the aforementioned statistics demonstrated that IP indicators’ quality and work efficiency in 2019 had improved greatly. CNIPA issued patent statistics taking into account two indicators – domestic vs. foreign applicants and the number of invention patents owned by […]

CAMBODIA: NEW NOTIFICATION REGARDING FILING AND RECORDING EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORSHIPS

Author: Hau Nguyen, Daniel Greif On December 24, 2019, the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce issued a notification (the “Notification”) to clarify the Regulations on Procedures to Record and File Permission Letters for Imported Goods Bearing Exclusive Trademarks, which was enacted on May 31, 2016 (the Regulation”). With the Notification, the Ministry established new requirements to […]

MYANMAR: THE MYANMAR TRADEMARK LAW 2019

Author: Daniel Grief, Jessica Sangiumpun The Myanmar Trademark Law 2019 (the “Trademark Law”) was enacted on 30 January 2019.  The Trademark Law is the first official trademark law to exist in Myanmar.  It is expected that the Trademark Law will come into force within the next few months. The Trademark Law has many important provisions […]

MALAYSIA: MALAYSIA’S TRADEMARK BILL 2019

Author: Jessica Sangiumpun, Daniel Greif Last year, there were significant developments in Malaysia’s Trademark Laws. Malaysia’s Trademarks Act 2019, which replaced the former Trademarks Act 1976, was passed on 2 July 2019 after its second reading in the lower house of Parliament of Malaysia, and it was tabled and approved at the upper house of […]