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IP Analysts
Improving IP situational awareness
15 March 2025Before bringing a product to market, it is essential to first register your intellectual property.
Maintainability and sustainability of patent revocation actions in India
28 February 2025IP litigations often pose nuances of patent law. Whether a revocation petition is maintainable if the petitioner has taken a defence of invalidity of the suit patent in an infringement suit filed by the patentee.
Revolutionizing patent law: Landmark SEP ruling sets precedent in India
27 February 2025A groundbreaking legal battle has reshaped the landscape of patent enforcement in India
Singapore courts consider trademark infringement and passing off in internet advertising
26 February 2025The General Division of the High Court recently elucidated the Singapore courts’ position on trademark infringement and passing off concerning internet advertising.
Asian trademarks on the move
25 February 2025Registration in Russia of trademarks from Asian companies is on the rise. Among Asian countries, China is in the lead with its 6,226 trademark applications in 2023 followed by the Republic of Korea (789 applications) and Japan (490 applications).
Corporate name vs. trademark registration
24 February 2025This is not a case of confusing similarity. This is a case of who is the real owner of the trademark “Gloria Maris Shark’s Fin Restaurant”, being claimed by both a corporation and its former shareholder.
The digital battlefield: How rogue websites threaten corporations and consumers
16 February 2025In an era where digital transformation is reshaping industries, a sinister force is growing in the shadows: rogue websites.
Application of the dominancy test
23 January 2025On November 26, 2024, the Office of the Director General (ODG) of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) in the appealed case entitled Suyen Corporation v. Otsumo Co., Ltd. (Appeal No. 14-2023-0009)
PhD theses liable to be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005
13 January 2025A PhD thesis is a work of original research that a student must submit to the university to complete their doctoral program successfully.
Trust everybody, but cut the cards
06 January 2025It happens again and again with disturbing regularity. Russian companies are eager to collaborate with foreign partners and, usually, the collaboration is mutually beneficial. Sometimes, however, foreign companies are naïve with all their experience...
A year of milestones: Key trademark decisions shaping India’s IP landscape in 2024
02 January 2025In 2024, India’s trademark law experienced significant transformations, influencing the protection of both traditional intellectual property and emerging legal concerns.
Unregistered industrial designs as a subject of legal protection in the EU
29 December 2024Intellectual property is a broad category that includes many different objects of legal protection. Some of these objects are more popular and are reflected in the legislation of most countries.
Singapore – Fonterra Brands v. Consozio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano
15 December 2024In Fonterra Brands (Singapore) Pte Ltd v. Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano [2024] SGCA 53 (Fonterra), the Court of Appeal illuminated the Singapore courts’ position on the protection of geographical indications under the Geographical Indic...
Bad faith as grounds for rejecting a trademark application
30 November 2024Memo Circular No. 2023-001 is crucial for prosecuting trademark applications in the Philippines, despite the absence of explicit bad faith grounds in the IP Code.
Striking hard against counterfeiters: Delhi court leverages Order VIII Rule 10 CPC for trademark and...
24 November 2024The Commercial District Court, Delhi, delivered a significant judgment in M/s Hindustan Unilever Limited v. Pramod Gupta & ors in CS (Comm.) No. 315/2019 under Order VIII Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC).