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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.
Sri Lankan Government Has lodged a Complaint with Nike Regarding Personalised Tamil Eelam Sneakers
11 August 2021After a video clip showing a pair of personalised trainers aroused the ire of officials in Colombo, the Sri Lankan government issued a statement indicating that it had protested to American sportswear company Nike.
Almost US$300,000 worth of counterfeit auto parts seized in the United States
10 August 2021Distracted drivers are not the only vehicle threats on highways — count the proliferation of counterfeit vehicle parts as potential safety hazards as well! Mercedes-Benz taillights are among the nearly 6,000 parts seized.
Level up branding, register for IP protection abroad – Vietnamese firms told
09 August 2021Vietnam’s National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) encourages local business enterprises to register their intellectual property assets, including trademarks, in countries where their products are exported to secure protection overseas.
China and Europe work together on streamlining the patent application process
06 August 2021The stakeholders in both jurisdictions welcome the collaboration.
Reality TV shows in copyright infringement skirmish
05 August 2021The producers of “Demolition NZ,” a reality TV show from New Zealand, has accused the producers of Australian TV program “Demolition Down Under” of copyright infringement.
AT&T general counsel Michael Bishop to join IP Law Summit in Las Vegas
05 August 2021Michael Bishop, the general counsel at AT&T IP Corporation in Atlanta, will join the 35th IP LAW Summit as its chairperson and will discuss how IP lawyers should prepare for the future of the IP law sector.
Vietnam Develops National Science and Technology market
04 August 2021The program creates a favorable environment and facilitate Science and Technology market activities. The program also provides opportunities for science and technology companies, including start-ups.