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AIPPI takes the AIPPI Café live for the first time
11 September 2022Building on the success of its all-virtual AIPPI Café sessions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Association for the Protection of International Property launched its inaugural in-person Café set of small group discussions at the AIPPI...
Increasing value of copyright works, ideal outcome of NZ-EU FTA, says IP attorney
06 September 2022On June 30, 2022, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade published the New Zealand-EU Free Trade Agreement following a four-year negotiation.
Amendments To Thailand's Copyright Act Come Into Force
31 August 2022The long-anticipated amendments to the Copyright Act of Thailand have come into force last August 23, 2022. The Act attempts to update the legislation to cope with online piracy and different copyright concerns in the digital era as well as prepare T...
Strategizing brand protection and management to augment company value
31 July 2022Without a proper trademark strategy, a company may become vulnerable to unnecessary challenges, including lawsuits around the company’s valuable IP assets. Madhu Rewari explains how building a strong brand protection and management strategy has a dir...
Legal measures for intellectual property infringement in China
31 August 2022Intellectual property rights owners have witnessed a sea change in how their rights are protected in China. Bin Zhang and Yifan Yang explain why IPR owners around the world can be confident that, with sufficient evidence and proper counsel with local...
Trademark protection in the animation industry and other relevant issues
31 August 2022The animation sector is booming in China. Robert Chan examines the intersection of trademark and copyright protection, commercialization and how animation works can be protected overseas.
Counterfeiting Complaints Drops in the Philippines
29 August 2022From January through June, the number of complaints and reports of piracy and counterfeiting filed with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) decreased to 56, a 48 percent decrease from the 107 complaints and reports filed duri...
India SC court ruling on cognizability, non-bailability of copyright infringement brings clarity
24 August 2022Manisha Singh, co-founder and partner at Lex Orbis in New Delhi, said that the Supreme Court of India’s recent declaration that copyright infringement or offenses under Section 63 of the Copyright Act (1957) are cognizable and non-bailable, has given...
First-half Philippine IP filings increase, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
12 August 2022According to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), as COVID-19 limitations loosened and IPOPHL strengthened its IP awareness and education campaign, applications for intellectual property (IP) registration surged in the first...
Battle between Indian copyright societies sparks question: How many copyright societies does a count...
31 July 2022The rise of two duelling copyright societies in India has brought about discussion as to how many copyright societies is the right amount. Manisha Singh and Simrat Kaur explain.
Indonesia and UAE Sign Free Trade Agreement
03 August 2022Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have strengthened their longstanding relationship by signing Bilateral Free Trade Agreement named “Indonesia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IUAE-CEPA) last July 1, 2022....
The Philippines quickens digital IP objectives
03 August 2022At the recently concluded 63rd Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Rowel S. Barba, director general of the Intellectual Property (IP) Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), called for increased support...
Dynamic John Doe Injunction order set to protect media conglomerate’s copyright for cricket tourney
03 August 2022The Dynamic John Doe Injunction order secured by Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) from the Delhi High Court will work to protect the media conglomerate’s copyright involving the India-England International Cricket Series this month, July 2022. S...
Taiwan passed amendments to Copyright Act
22 July 2022The Taiwanese government has reviewed and revised its IP laws, including the Copyright Act, to comply with the regulations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which Taiwan is bidding to join. The amen...
Court’s endeavours will make injunction orders effective in trademark disputes
11 July 2022A recent order passed by the High Court of Delhi could urge courts to come up with different directions or orders so as to give full effect to the injunction orders they have granted. Manisha Singh and Malyashree Sridharan explain how the decision in...