In February this year, it was revealed that the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) with the help of scientists and health workers from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Wellcome-Trust University of Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Programme, and the co-operation of Chinese authorities have uncovered a massive counterfeit anti- malaria drug syndicate, based in southern […]
Vietnamese government cracks down on software copyright
A French design, survey and construction consultancy is to be fined under the Vietnamese Law on Intellectual Property Ownership for copyright infringement. This is due to a recent discovery of illegal software programs worth about US$400, 000 by the Inspectors of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Hanoi police. Interestingly enough, this is […]
Counterfeit goods in daily Malaysian lives – How Malaysia fights back
Most often the news broadcast on counterfeiting in Malaysia are usually associated with branded goods. This disease has now plagiarized Malaysian soil and as a consequence, its consumers have repeatedly been exposed to the “ill-gotten fruits” of counterfeits in their daily lives as these items are now circulating in the form of essential products used […]
Malaysia War against Counterfeit Medicine
Introduction A counterfeit medicine as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) “is one which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source. Counterfeiting can apply to both branded and generic products and counterfeit products may include products with the correct ingredients, wrong ingredients, without active ingredients, with incorrect quantity of active […]
Vietnam Joins WTO – Moving Forward
After having been accepted by the Vietnam National Assembly on November 2005, the new Vietnamese Intellectual Property Law came into force on 1 July 2006. The enactment of the Law on Intellectual Property improves the efficiency of intellectual property rights, and contributes to the completion of Vietnamese legal systems. All the Intellectual Property regulations which […]
Improvement in Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Indonesia
In order to be seen as a credible member of the international community and a dependable regional and global destination for investment, Indonesia has over the years become a signatory of the major intellectual property rights convention such as the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the Protection of […]
Infringement In Indonesia – Enforcement by Criminal Action
Indonesia today faces major challenges in respect counterfeiting and infringement, as it is a widespread problem here affecting every area of industry from drugs to electronic products and from CDs to garments. As an example, in the pharmaceutical industry, around 20-30% of the drugs sold in Indonesia are thought to be counterfeit. The Indonesian government […]
Geographical Indications Laws in Indonesia in 2001: An Opportunity Lost in 1999
The Toraja Coffee Case Indonesia is a large territory constituting of many islands. In each of these islands, several unique products of certain origin have been recognized due to its geographical origin or ethnic influences. Normally, products namely coffee or cocoa originating from Indonesia could be related to names or marks alike Java or Bali […]
Singapore on Top 10 List , Thanks to Successful Enforcement
Singapore was ranked ninth among the top 10 best-performing countries in addressing counterfeiting and piracy in a survey conducted by the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The next and only Asian country ahead of Singapore, ranking fifth, on the 29-country list was Japan. In a separate list of 53 countries, observing the most serious […]