August 16, 2008 - ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 16, 2008) - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to conduct a series of seminars on intellectual property in key cities in Western Mindanao.
Intellectual property (IP) refers to any creations of the mind, inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names, images […]

August 9, 2008 - KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian companies are undervaluing their intangible assets, according to a report by leading independent brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance.
The report “Malaysia’s Top 50 Most Valuable Brands” is a result of case studies on Malaysian brands in the five years leading to Dec 31, 2007.
According to Brand Finance Singapore managing […]

06-08-2008 - Viet Nam has nearly 60 border gates along its borders with China, Laos and Cambodia - and its sea ports provide access for goods from all around the world.
This means there are many access points into Viet Nam for counterfeit goods and those that infringe copyright. Once inside the country, they must be […]

August 05, 2008 - Thailand is applying with the European Union for geographical indication (GI) protection for Thai Hom Mali rice from Thung Kula Ronghai, the country’s largest planting area in the Northeast.
The application process at the Agriculture and Rural Development Office under the European Commission is about 50% completed and the approval process is […]

Customs and Optical Media Board agents raided a warehouse in Parañaque City and seized P200 million worth of counterfeit assorted products.
Raided was a warehouse registered under Jamen Forwarders at 16 Samford Compound, Edison 14th St., Sun Valley Subdivision.
Seized were pirated digital versatile discs and imitation Nike and Diesel bags, Polo and Lacoste shirts, Seiko watch, […]

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (Bernama) — The government is targeting at least five per cent of the research and development (R&D) conducted at universities for commercialisation, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said Sunday.
In order to achieve that objective, there was a need for quality human capital to drive […]

07/19/2008    MANILA, Philippines — The Business Software Alliance (BSA) praised recent anti-piracy efforts by the government but noted that the current piracy rate has seen little improvement.
Executive Order 736 issued by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo created the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR), an inter-agency body headed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Jeffrey […]