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China’s e-commerce law amendments can shut Alibaba, Taobao, Tmall, JD, etc if they flout IP rules
10 September 2021Two local experts dissect the deal in detail.
Reduced patent fees for all recognized educational institutions announced in India
09 September 2021This means a recognized university, college or school applying for a patent will only have to pay Rs 84,900 lakh (US$1,159) for filing publication and renewal, as compared to the original fee of Rs 4,24,500 lakh (US$5,794).
Mandopop star Leehom Wang asks fans to stop buying the pirated version of his online singing class
06 September 2021Experts in China share the status of this case and the endeavours taken by the local video-sharing websites to curb piracy.
Additional IP resources for Singaporean enterprises announced during IP Week
31 August 2021More IP resources for business enterprises in Singapore were announced during the recently-concluded IP Week @ SG 2021.
Hong Kong Customs combats counterfeiting activities involving goods bound for the United States
30 August 2021A Chinese and an American expert comment on the enforcement endeavours of their jurisdictions.
Number of IP Filings In The Philippines Increaes By 20% In First Half
30 August 2021The total number of IP applications was 22,919. The most significant rise was in utility model (UM) submissions, which increased by 26% from 592 to 744 between January and June of last year.
BTS’ Butter commits no copyright infringement, the group’s label claims
23 August 2021While the ARMY is busy taking the “Permission To Dance” challenge like Elton John recently did, they should be aware of this news as it is not about plagiarism but rather, fake news and dual contract committed by others.
Indian government report states it wants the IPAB back
20 August 2021In July 2021, India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce released a report outlining proposed reforms for the country’s intellectual property regime.
JPO dismisses Mary Poppins
19 August 2021Disney Enterprises, Inc. filed an invalidation petition against Japanese TM Reg no. 5710595 for the wordmark "Mary Poppins" with the Japan Patent Office (JPO), which found that "Mary Poppins" was not generally known as a source identifier of the ente...
Whang-Od, Nas Daily, and Sharing Cultural Knowledge Through ELearning
18 August 2021According to Arjel P. de Guzman, Founding Director, OPTMARKS, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions are, in their own right, so much different from the usual subject of intellectual property law.
IP Week @ SG 2021: focus on harnessing IP for post-pandemic recovery
18 August 2021Global IP thought leaders will discuss intellectual property strategies to drive economic recovery at Singapore’s annual signature IP conference, IP Week @ SG 2021, to be held from August 24-25, 2021.
Football Association of Thailand ordered to pay Siam Sport US$14 million for breach of contract
17 August 2021The Thai media company cites unfair treatment in commercial rights agreement dispute.
Moment marketing and PV Sindhu’s Olympic moment
13 August 2021Badminton player Pusarla Venkata Sindhu or PV Sindhu of India has been making sports headlines in her country, having won medals in major international tournaments including the World Championships and the Olympic Games.
Digital Security Firm: Government Institutions Are Among the Targets of an Advanced Persistent Threa...
12 August 2021The Philippines is being targeted by the LuminousMoth advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign, which is ascribed to the Chinese-speaking threat organization HoneyMyte.
Australian court ruling says it all: AI can be an inventor
12 August 2021The court recently arrived at such finding for Thaler v. Commissioner of Patents [2021] FCA 879 which involved inventions developed by AI.