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On September 29 2015, the Philippines deposited its instrument of accession to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) which entered into force on December 28 2015. The Protocol is a supplementary agreement to the 1992 CBD, and the latter's instrument for the implementation of its third objective, the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources with the end view of contributing to the conservation of biological diversity and sustainable development and human well-being.

Of the total population of the Netherlands of 16.8 million people, 2.2 million have seen the final episode of the second season of "Heel Holland bakt". This makes it one of the most popular television shows in the Netherlands of the past few years.

IP enforcement in Vietnam saw continued development in the past year. As we have reported previously, 2014 saw several breakthrough cases in patent infringement, domain name dispute resolution and other areas. In 2015, the law continued to evolve as more and more complex questions arose.

The concept of establishing trade mark use plays a central role in brand protection. In addition to forming one of the requirements in trade mark infringement actions, establishing trade mark use mitigates the risk of expungement proceedings due to non-use.

Trade secrets have become increasingly important for rights holders in China. Davide Follador describes recent discussions between Chinese and European experts about the state of play and possible reforms plans

The role of prior art has become important in many PTAB proceedings. Scott D Marty and Jonathon A Talcott discuss evidentiary challenges for petitioners and patent owners

On January 1 2016, the IP enforcement system in Korea changed significantly. By amending the Civil Procedure Act and the Court Organisation Act, Korea centralised the jurisdiction of both the first instance and the appellate courts of infringement actions.

The TTAB’s 2015 precedential opinions, the Federal Circuit taking on a case challenging the Eastern District of Texas’s patent case dominance, Apple's grant of an injunction, the Supreme Court being asked to hear a Batmobile copyright case, and a trade mark fight involving Marilyn Monroe were in the IP headlines this week

A Patent Trial and Appeal Board report from Lex Machina analyses the most common trial resolutions and the busiest administrative patent judges

Ronald van Tuijl has identified the issues he will focus on during his term as the 2016 president of the International Trademark Association