Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) have collaborated on a new way to create “food inks” using fresh and frozen vegetables. The researchers say that the food inks preserve the nutrition and flavor of fresh and frozen vegetables better than existing methods.
World Intellectual Property Day – April 26, 2021, IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to market
Every April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rights play in encouraging innovation and creativity.
We remember when slime was identified as “Flubber”, do you? Anyway, during this pandemic, a lot of people have been inspired to create new products. How can you make sure that your kids sanitise their hands? Well, the Spanish toy-maker Canal Toys España, a subsidiary of a major French toy distributor, created the “antibacterial slime”. The more you play with it, the cleaner the hands!
Cambodia has recorded Kampot Pepper as the first geographical indication (GI) registered via the Geneva Act of WIPO's Lisbon System, which provides protection for names identifying the geographic origin of products such as coffee, tea, cheese, wine, pottery, and cloth.
Bulgaria has filed applications for entry of Bulgarian yoghurt and white brined cheese as Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) in the European Register of Protected Designations of Origin and Protected Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs. They are submitted by the Bulgarian Traditional Dairy Products Association. A commission at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has reviewed all attached documents and application specifications during the national application processing procedure.
Under the Portuguese Presidency of the European Union Council (EU) since January 1st, INPI will host online, on February 11th, a High-Level Conference on Industrial Property and Digital Transition entitled “The Intellectual Property metamorphosis in the Age of Digital Transition”, under the aegis of "Remembering the Past, acting in the Present and reflecting upon Future challenges "
