September 2021 | International Law Alerts | Intellectual Property

IPOPHL awards Philippine-made sustainable packaging innovations The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) named last Tuesday seven local intellectual property technologies as winning innovations at its Socially Relevant Technology (SRT) Contest 2021, which aims to promote sustainable packaging solutions and other clean technologies. IPOPHL helps ITSOs address formality examination findings for a favorable patent application Nearly 160 participants from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) network took advantage of the Online Paper B Training conducted by a team from the IP Management and Technology Transfer Division of the Documentation, Information, and Technology…

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September 2021 | International Law Alerts | Foreign Policy / Bilateral Relations

PH, UZBEKISTAN HOLD 2ND BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Uzbekistan convened the 2nd Bilateral Consultations virtually on 20 September 2021. PH, Switzerland Conduct 9th Political Consultations; Bilateral Cooperation Post-Covid-19 Explored The Philippines and Switzerland renewed their commitment to pursue stronger political, economic and people-to-people cooperation during the 9th Philippines-Switzerland Political Consultations on 20 September 2021. Philippines, France Reaffirm Ties in 2nd Political Consultations The Philippines and France renewed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation in the political, defense, economic and cultural fields as the two sides convened virtually for…

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September 2021 | International Law Alerts | European Union

EU opens opportunity for Pinoys to study in Europe The European Union (EU) Delegation in Manila is set to open its 2021 one-stop-shop for Filipinos aspiring to study in European universities EU educ fair promotes higher learning amid pandemic The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines will connect Filipino students to universities in Europe through its annual education fair EU, AstraZeneca reach agreement on vaccine supply dispute The European Union (EU) and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca have reached an agreement after a dispute on Covid-19 vaccine delivery schedules, announced a spokesperson here on Friday Covid-19 deals severe blow to…

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September 2021 | International Law Alerts | Cybersecurity

Cyber arms dealer exploits new iPhone software vulnerability, affecting most versions, say researchers A cyber surveillance company based in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use since at least February, internet security watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Monday, September 13. UK apologizes for email error revealing Afghan interpreter details Britain on Tuesday, September 21, apologized for a data breach revealing details of people in Afghanistan seeking relocation to Britain after the Taliban retook control of the country when foreign troops withdrew earlier this year. Highest gov't body for…

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September 2021 | International Law Alerts | Cryptocurrency / E-Commerce

China's top regulators ban crypto trading and mining, sending bitcoin tumbling China's most powerful regulators on Friday, September 24, intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrencies with a blanket ban on all crypto transactions and mining, hitting bitcoin and other major coins and pressuring crypto and blockchain-related stocks. El Salvador's bitcoin 'experiment' leaves digital poor on the sidelines Bertila Garcia has set up her snack stall on the same corner in El Salvador's capital for four decades - never accepting anything other than cash as payment. Even as her country makes history by adopting bitcoin, she has no plans to change. Leading…

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September 2021 | International Law Alerts | Biotechnology / Technology

DOST helps expand Food Innovation Center in Northern Mindanao A new building will soon rise at the Northern Mindanao Food Innovation Center (NM-FIC) of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) main campus in Cagayan de Oro City. New R&D niche centers to boost regional agri resilience Six new niche centers for research and development (R&D) are set to boost the resilience of the agriculture industry in the regions MULA satellite among DOST's priorities The MULA (Multispectral Unit for Land Assessment) satellite, which is expected to be launched in 2023, is among the Department of Science and…

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