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Netflix Files Trademark Applications For Squid Game

A 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...

Voting now open for the 2021 Asia IP Awards

"The Kingmaker" Found To Be Illegally Streaming In Some Sites

The 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...

The dominancy test and likelihood of confusion

The KOLIN mark has been the subject of two landmark decisions in the Philippines, including the recent one promulgated on February 9, 2021, G.R. No. 228165, uploaded on the Supreme Court website on June 15, 2021, docketed as Kolin Electonics Co., Ltd...

IP awareness initiatives in India

Indian businesses are slowly transforming from being simple trading enterprises to manufacturers, service providers and creators of intellectual property. Gradually, research and innovation are taking centre stage, especially for startups, to enable...

Date of design registration: Understanding versus reality

The Honorable High court of Karnataka was dealing with an appeal arising out of order dated March 6, 2020, passed by the city civil court in Bengaluru, in a civil suit bearing No. O.S. 235/2019. In 2019, Greenchef Appliances Limited instituted a suit...

Comparative advertising: Drawing the fine line between puffery and disparagement

Comparative advertisement refers to a marketing and promotional strategy whereby an entity’s products or services are presented as superior in comparison to a competitor’s by drawing the advantages of one’s products over the competitors’ products eit...

Warner Media exec stresses role of IP protection in online platforms as AIPPI World Congress opens

There 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.

Singapore’s amended Copyright Act grants rights over wedding photos to photographers

Creators of photographs, portraits, engravings, sound recordings and films will become the default first owners of the copyright attached to these artworks.

Writers of Taiwanese Song Accused Of Plagiarism

The successful Taiwanese song "Your Name Engraved Herein," which won Song of the Year at the Golden Melody Awards and is included in the film of the same name, has been accused of plagiarism.

Divorce, art and copyright

A divorce case between an artist and her husband in New Zealand has got copyright issues thrown into the mix.

Complaints from India prompt Google to remove highest no. of content, mostly for copyright issues

In its monthly transparency report last month, Google stated it took down an all-time high of 95,680 pieces of content in response to 36,934 complaints from users in India last July.

Malaysia’s IP Experts

Asia IP reveals the top 50 IP Experts in Malaysia!

Impacts on the music industry of China’s revised copyright law

Cherry Chunfei Guo says there’s even more for the industry to like about the revision.

Mandopop star Leehom Wang asks fans to stop buying the pirated version of his online singing class

Experts in China share the status of this case and the endeavours taken by the local video-sharing websites to curb piracy.