WIPO’s Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) met from June 30 to July 2, 2010 to address industrial design law issues, the protection of state names against registration or use as trademarks, grounds of refusal for trademark registration and collective and certification marks.

Hậu Lộc shrimp paste is made from a kind of sea small shrimps which has scientific name acetes japonicus fished from Hậu Lộc sea of Thanh Hoa province,and salt. Shrimp paste industry has existed for age-long period,stretches back to the establishing of fishing village Diêm Phố in 12th century. Hậu Lộc shrimp paste has special flavor,characteristic aroma,smooth sweet taste so it not only has reputation on domestic market but also on international markets. So far,Hậu Lộc shrimp paste has been exported to Russia,France,and Czech Republic etc.

The Patent Information Annual Conference of China (PIAC China), hosted by the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C and organized by the Intellectual Property Publishing House, aims to establish an international communication platform for national IP offices, patent information users, patent information service providers, patent attorneys, and other IP organizations. The PIAC China 2010 will be held in Beijing from September 8-9 for the first time, and thereafter on an annual basis.

Member states of WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) – a cost-effective mechanism that facilitates the process of obtaining international patent protection – endorsed a series of recommendations to enhance the PCT’s contribution in improving the quality of granted patents and to make the international patent system more useful to developing countries. This came at the end of a round of discussions by PCT member states within the context of the PCT Working Group from June 14 to 18, 2010.

In the framework of working program in 2010, a Training Conference of Intellectual Property Law on Copyright and Related Rights was organized by The Copyright Office of Vietnam on June 8 - 11, 2010 in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Coca-Cola and arch-rival Pepsi are very much on the same page these days — and that page is all about social media.

Israel joined the international trademark system following the deposit of its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks with WIPO Director General Francis Gurry this week. The Madrid System, which will become operational in Israel on September 1, 2010, offers trademark owners a cost-effective, user-friendly and streamlined means of protecting and managing their trademark portfolio internationally.

ASEAN IP DIRECT is a directory of IP-related resources and services available in ASEAN Member States to serve as a useful and comprehensive “one-stop” resource for businesses and other interested parties.

CARTIER International N.V\'s prevails in a trademark dispute after Beijing No.2 Intermediate People\'s Court rules that the two defendants, Foshan Yinuo Ceramics Company and Beijing Yulong Yinuo Company, constitute infringement and unfair competition and shall pay 170,000 yuan in damages.