WIPO, which became a UN-specialized agency in 1974, has positioned itself as the leading force in global IP protection. Unlike TRIPS, which enforces trade-based IP rules, WIPO oversees 27 broad IP ...

Japan is helping Thailand distinguish counterfeit goods from genuine Japanese products and has provided Thai officials with a handbook of product identification.The Japan External Trade Organisation ...

PRINCE Andrew’s ex Koo Stark is suing Star Wars producers for £190million. The US actress, 68, who dated the Duke of York in the 1980s, played Luke Skywalker’s pal Camie Marstrap for the 1977 ...