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Non fungible tokens (NFTs) – What is the brouhaha all about?

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs as they are popularly known, have taken the world by storm – so much so that Collins Dictionary picked NFT as the word of the year in 2021. It defines a NFT as “a unique digital certificate, registered in a blockchain tha...

India’s IP Experts

We reveal India's leading IP Experts

When should you rebrand?

The Facebook-to-Meta rebranding rocked the tech world in October 2021. Spurred by perhaps the biggest of all big-name rebranding in recent memory, Espie Angelica A. de Leon asked lawyers from around the region when a company should rebrand.

New IP trends in culture and the arts

IP protection is critical to sustaining a flourishing creative economy. Excel V. Dyquiangco examines how copyright law, licensing and NFTs can help artists and others protect their work, while also generating revenue from it.

Asia IP’s editorial team reveals India’s top IP firms, practices

And the winners of the 2021 Asia IP India Awards are...

Google officials including CEO, employees face raps for copyright infringement in India

Police 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...

IP trends for 2022

Speaking with leading lawyers from around the region to find out what they think is in store for 2022.

Taiwan's IP Experts

Indian media conglomerate files suit against media watchdog for copyright infringement, defamation

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...

"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...

Japanese Patent Office Refuses Request To Register Demon Slayer Costume

The 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

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.

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.

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.