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Google officials including CEO, employees face raps for copyright infringement in India
16 February 2022Police in Mumbai, India filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Google, its CEO Sundar Pichai and other officials and employees on January 25, 2022 for showing a movie on YouTube without permission, thus infringing the rights of its copyright...

Netflix Files Trademark Applications For Squid Game
04 November 2021A review of the recent filings made before the Bureau of Trademarks of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines reveals that Netflix has filed two recent trademark applications for “SQUID GAME”. The applications consist of a plain word mar...

"The Kingmaker" Found To Be Illegally Streaming In Some Sites
03 November 2021The Kingmaker, a documentary about Imelda Marcos and her involvement with her husband’s political and personal life, has been found to be illegally streaming on several websites before being taken down. With the 2022 Philippine national elections on...

Japanese Patent Office Refuses Request To Register Demon Slayer Costume
26 October 2021The Japanese Patent Office issued a "Notice of Reasons for Refusal," stating that the trademark could not be registered because the Tanjirou Kamado design resembles a "checkerboard pattern." Shueisha (Demon Slayer manga publisher) responded in writin...

Warner Media exec stresses role of IP protection in online platforms as AIPPI World Congress opens
19 October 2021There is an ongoing debate in the European Union and other jurisdictions about the responsibility of online platforms and a major aspect of the discussion is the protection of intellectual property rights.

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.