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Artificial Creators: Can Works by AI Warrant IP Protection?
30 April 2022When discussing artificial intelligence, people often focus on how far AI can go. Ivy Choi asks: Are IP regimes in the region ready for a world where AI can be regarded as a creator or inventor?
WHEN IP GOES TO WAR
30 April 2022The Russia-Ukraine war has impacted many parts of the global economy, from rising fuel prices to looming food shortages. Excel V. Dyquiangco examines the story that the mainstream media misses: the coming battle over intellectual property.
ASCI guidelines for advertising and promotion of virtual digital assets and services
31 May 2022A lack of structural framework for regulation of virtual digital assets, such as NFTs and cryptocurrencies, and the advertisement of such in India, has resulted in ambiguous and opaque advertisements.
Mohini V. joins Remfry & Sagar’s equity partnership
19 May 2022Gurugram firm also promotes seven others in 2022 partnership round.
Anirban Mohapatra promoted to partner at Cyril Amarchand
19 May 2022Bengaluru-based Mohapatra advises on TMT, data privacy matters.
Australian politician may take further legal action for copyright infringement of online photo
09 June 2022South Australian independent federal MP Rebekha Sharkie threatened to take further legal action against Christian advocacy organization Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) for distributing two flyers using her photo without her consent.
Singapore: Revision in IP practice and official fees from April 29, 2022
31 March 2022The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has announced certain changes to IP practices, as well as a general increase in official fees.
Pakistani artists need more copyright, IP education – IP lawyer
02 June 2022Intellectual property lawyer Sana Shaikh Fikree, senior associate at Vellani & Vellani in Karachi, said that although Pakistani artists including those in the entertainment industry are starting to be aware of their IP rights including copyright, a l...
Attempt to misappropriate Sholay watered down by Delhi High Court
02 June 2022Sholay, the title of an iconic film, cannot be held devoid of protection, the Delhi High Court said, while restraining a US-based company and others from misappropriating the film name. The court also slapped costs of Rs2.5 million (US$32,200) on the...
Hong Kong joins hands with Japan and South Korea to combat IP rights infringement
02 June 2022As Hong Kong witnesses a growing popularity of Japanese and South Korean IP contents, as well as rapid technological developments in recent years, it is crucial to strengthen the mutual cooperation among the organizations protecting IP rights in thes...
Indonesia To Establish IP Strategy
30 May 2022In its preparation for establishing the National Intellectual Property Strategy, Indonesia has bolstered efforts to encourage initiatives from parties such as business players, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and universities, as well as...
Philippines IP Experts 2022
31 March 2022IP filings in the Philippines increased by 11.6 percent in 2021 to a total of 46,496, recovering significantly from the 2020 drop as lighter quarantine restrictions last year reignited business and IP-related activities, the Intellectual Property Off...
Macau IP Experts 2022
31 March 2022Macau will play an important role in the forthcoming Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. “Macau [will become] a hub for commerce and trade that can facilitate relations between China and Portuguese speaking countries,” Jiang Yi Sheng, chairma...
The Metaverse is Coming: How can Asia’s Developing Jurisdictions Cope with its IP Issues?
31 March 2022Imagine a parallel three-dimensional (3D) virtual world touted as the next-level-internet. Here, people move around as avatars. And here, they can interact, shop, play, watch a concert, take a thrilling ride at a theme park, attend a meeting, even bu...
Fashion world more ready now for metaverse IP issues, says expert
19 May 2022Prof. Dr. Irene Calboli, professor of law at Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth believes the fashion industry is more ready now to face intellectual property issues arising from the metaverse than it was in pre-pandemic times.