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Is the IP System Truly Accessible? A Quiet Question We Rarely Ask
Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), accessibility is defined as a precondition for persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in society (Article 9).
WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. And the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Biopiracy is defined by the Merrianam-Webster Ddictionary as: “the unethical or unlawful appropriation or commercial exploitation of biological materials (such as medicinal plant extracts) that are native to a particular country or territory without providing fair financial compensation to the people or government of that country or territory.”
TRIPS Case Law Digest: Project Overview and a Representative Sample
TRIPS Case Law Digest is a WTO project that was developed in cooperation with AIPPI, available at: https://tripscld.wto.org/.
The Legal and Practical Landscape of “Strawman” Petitioners in Chinese Patent Invalidation Proceedings
This provision underscores the public -supervisory nature of patent invalidation proceedings. Standing to file an invalidation request does not require a direct legal interest in the patent.
Comparison between the Madrid system and direct filing of trademark applications in China
From 2023 to 2025, the average number of monthly trademark registrations in China originating from foreign applicants exceeded 10,000. Nevertheless, it’s still less than 4% of the total number of trademark registrations during the same period
Presentation of the National Intellectual Property Strategy – ENPI 2030 in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has taken a strategic step toward consolidating its knowledge-based economy with the official launch of the National Intellectual Property Strategy (ENPI) 2030.