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News express: China releases a 15-year blueprint on the development of intellectual property rights (2021–2035)

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On 22 September 2021, China released a 15-year plan to develop intellectual property rights (IPR): ‘The Outline of Building a Powerful Intellectual Property Nation’ (2021–2035). The Outline’ (2021–2035) is highly noteworthy, comparable to the 2008 Outline of the National Intellectual Property Strategy. ‘The

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Friday Fantasies

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Living in sunny Australia, Chewbacca has no excuse for his grumpiness © Madi Hapi Design Law Redesign The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London is holding a seminar on the reforms which are currently taking place internationally and regionally in relation to design law.

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The annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Report (WIPI) and China’s IP boom

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On 8 November 2021, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published its annual World Intellectual Property Indicators Report ( WIPI ), reviewing global IP activity in 2020. The 2008 Outline states that: The quantity of intellectual property will be greater.

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ERA IP-focused events and courses return with 25% discount for IPKat readers

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Over the next few months, the following will take place and IPKat readers will have an opportunity to enroll with a 25% discount in the registration fees: Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law Trier, 1-5 July 2024 This course will provide a thorough introduction to European intellectual property law.

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Sunday Surprises

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As the designated domain name for the island, ".ai" AI Spring Cat Courses Bournemouth IP Summer School The Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM) at Bournemouth University has launched the Intellectual Property Summer School in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

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Never Too Late: If you missed The IPKat last week!

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Whilst Asia has been rather dormant in the IP field this past week due to the Chinese New Year holidays, there have been a number of developments on the European side:- The Dragon Kat Designs The UK IPO is carrying out a Call for Views on that country’s design system. The deadline for responses is 25 March 2022.

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EUIPO BoA IP Case Law Conference Report #6 – “Crafting the Future: New perspectives for Geographical Indications”

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This Kat is delighted to continue the reporting on the 5th edition of the Intellectual Property Case Law Conference (IPCLC) organised by the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The sixth session was devoted to “Crafting the Future: New perspectives for Geographical Indications.”