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"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...
The dominancy test and likelihood of confusion
01 November 2021The 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
28 October 2021Indian 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
28 October 2021The 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
28 October 2021Comparative 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
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.
Singapore’s amended Copyright Act grants rights over wedding photos to photographers
07 October 2021Creators 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
05 October 2021The 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
27 September 2021A 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
21 September 2021In 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
31 August 2021Asia IP reveals the top 50 IP Experts in Malaysia!
Impacts on the music industry of China’s revised copyright law
31 August 2021Cherry 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
06 September 2021Experts in China share the status of this case and the endeavours taken by the local video-sharing websites to curb piracy.
Number of IP Filings In The Philippines Increaes By 20% In First Half
30 August 2021The total number of IP applications was 22,919. The most significant rise was in utility model (UM) submissions, which increased by 26% from 592 to 744 between January and June of last year.
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.