A guest post from Andrew Conduit, solicitor at SKC, discusses Indonesia’s new Copyright Law. A development that follows international standards and moves legislation closer to the reality of how copyrighted material is actually used.
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With a number of years of operating the China IPR SME Helpdesk under our belt, we’ve seen many changes to the types of enquiries we receive, as sectoral trends shift and businesses adjust to a changing IPR environment.
However, certain enquiry and case profiles persist – it seems that many businesses still hold the view that they face lower risks in China, and accordingly pay less attention to IP, only to realise their shortfalls too little, too late.
Here we look at some common misconceptions from those that think the risks are negligible….
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Strengthening the intellectual property regime will bring innovation and foreign investment.
A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operations and Development (OECD), ‘National Intellectual Property Systems, Innovation and Economic Development; With Perspectives on Colombia and Indonesia’, looks at the current state and possible areas for development of Indonesia’s intellectual property (IP) system. Indonesia needs to develop its innovation capacities if it is to sustain growth and address the key social challenges it faces. This report addresses the role of Indonesia’s IP system in the country’s socio-economic development and looks at how that system can contribute more to national innovation performance. The report is based on expert analyses of the national intellectual property system, drawing on detailed information and feedback from key stakeholders on IP-related priorities and bottlenecks.
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Recently, The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) took a significant step forward in the protection of copyright. It was announced that the Bureau of Copyright will be established by early next year to strengthen copyright protection.
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Copyright holders in the Philippines have been given a new way to enforce their intellectual property rights against infringers in the Philippines. Under the new amendments, liability for products which infringe copyright can now be extended to landlords (of say, malls) and not just shop owners themselves. This should be welcome news for European businesses operating in the Philippines as it provides an extra route for protecting your creative endeavours. To read IP Komodo’s original post on this, click here. Continue reading “From IP Komodo: Philippines Landlord Liability – new ways to enforce your IP” »