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Copyright
State registration of disposal of exclusive rights under a contract
30 April 2024The turnover of exclusive rights becomes almost commensurate with the turnover of material things, which inevitably gives rise to controversial issues. Thus, by virtue of Paragraph 1 of Article 1233 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, “the c...
Copyright Forum 2024: More joint initiatives would be welcome in Vietnam, says IP lawyer
08 May 2024The forum’s significance to Vietnam and why Korea is the logical choice of partner for the initiative
Challenges in judicial practice for copyright protection in China
31 March 2024China offers a number of remedies to copyright holders’ rights. Bob Zhang, Kayla Sun and Kevin Xu share some of their firm’s most important copyright cases, all of which have helped shape China’s latest judicial practices of copyright protection.
Bangladesh’s IP Experts 2024
31 March 2024Bangladesh has made great strides in its economy, and per capita income in the country has increased both at the individual and collective level. In a pattern seen previously across South Asia, as the country’s populace has become relatively more wea...
Macau’s IP Experts 2024
31 March 2024As tourism, mainly from mainland China, rebounds in Macau, the intellectual properties involved in the special administrative region’s (SAR) booming gaming industry have made headlines in 2023 and 2024.
2024 China’s top IP firms, practices
31 March 2024China’s concerted efforts to improve the protection of intellectual property rights have fuelled the country’s rise to become one of the world’s top economies.
SG’s Copyright Act 2021: Public consultation on exceptions involving access control measures begins
24 April 2024Ministry of Law, IPOS seek feedback on whether these exceptions should be retained, modified, etc.
India’s Copyright Office issues record number of registration certificates for FY 2023-2024
12 April 202436,729 copyright applications filed, around 45,000 disposed
Japan’s IP Experts 2024
29 February 2024Publishers in Japan are concerned about whether the country’s copyright laws adequately protect against generative AI
United Arab Emirates IP Experts 2024
29 February 2024The future for intellectual property in the United Arab Emirates appears bright, thanks to a number of government initiatives.
Indian gov’t says country’s existing IP regime can protect AI-generated works
22 March 2024No need for separate rights, says gov’t, but IP lawyer believes legislation should be amended.
The inheritance of IP rights
29 February 2024Most people aren’t aware that inheritance of IP rights is possible – and that it comes with complications.
Towards a more equitable copyright system
29 February 2024For the second time, the Supreme Court of the Philippines has urged the Philippines Congress and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) to amend RA 8293 or the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (IP Code), to allow th...
Did the Ed Sheeran copyright case blur the lines for music creativity?
29 February 2024Ed Sheeran’s recent copyright case may be seen as a turning point for the music industry, but caution must still be exercised among songwriters and producers. How similar is too similar?
When Mickey Mouse enters the public domain
29 February 2024Even when copyrighted works enter the public domain, not everything can be rehashed into other mediums.