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Trademarks
INTA releases Report on the Taxation of Trademarks and Complementary Rights in Europe
03 May 2022The International Trademark Association (INTA) on Monday, May 2, released its Report on the Taxation of Trademarks and Complementary Rights in Europe. Focused on the tax implications within the trademark lifecycle in the European Union, the United Ki...
Publicity rights: IP issues arising from fame
02 May 2022“What’s in a name?” Nowadays, there could be ample commercial value in a name, if the person is famous. In industries such as entertainment and sports, there are countless cases in which the celebrity makes a fortune out of their name, image, or like...
Vink, Tang urge INTA attendees to seek out innovation
02 May 2022Brands are always big business at the International Trademark Association’s Annual Meeting Live+, so it was no surprise when much of the meeting’s open ceremonies were devoted to what brands can do in today’s world.
IP infringement, John Doe orders and privacy protect features for domain names
01 May 2022A John Doe order is passed when the violator’s identity is unknown. In this case, the Defendants cannot be identified, with nary an information found on domain name database www.whois.com.
McDonald's Peppa Pig caught in Russia-Ukraine conflict
28 April 2022Entertainment One UK, the proprietor of British cartoon favorite Peppa Pig Ltd, brought trademark infringement against Ivan Kozhevnikov for this character. The suit, filed at the lowest level court for civil disputes, accused Kozhevnikov of infringin...
IPOS announces changes to board
26 April 2022Lawyers from Bird & Bird, Amica join board.
Yee-Swan Boo joins Amica Law as director
26 April 2022Singapore IP lawyer joins firm from Lee & Lee, where she was a partner.
Philippines Partners with Motion Picture Association (MPA) To Develop Piracy Monitoring System
20 April 2022The Philippines has teamed with the Motion Picture Association (MPA), which has agreed to assist in developing an effective pirate monitoring system and a rolling site-blocking regime that would prevent piracy sites from being accessed.
Various IPR Amendments on Korean Acts Effective April 20
11 April 2022Various amendments to the Korean Patent Act, Trademark Act, and Design Protection Act will take effect this April 20,2022. This is to improve the IPR laws to be more friendly to the applicant and to remedy the mistakes actively of applicants and to m...
Teresa O’Connor, Patsy Koh join Ghows as directors
08 April 2022Singapore-based lawyers joined from Infinitus Law.
Melinda Upton named CEO of Positive APAC
08 April 2022IP lawyer’s interest in well-being leads to new career ‘building core psychological strengths of corporate leaders.’
Kozo Yabe joins Midosuji in Tokyo
08 April 2022Veteran IP lawyer joins Osaka-based firm from Yuasa and Hara.
Kate Hay joins KWM partnership in Melbourne
08 April 2022Hay brings more than 20 years of multi-jurisdictional IP litigation to the firm.
Joy Lam joins Baker McKenzie to advise on virtual assets
08 April 2022Hong Kong-based lawyer advised on Asia’s first open-ended tokenized fund.
Jaya Kumar named regional practice group manager at DFDL
08 April 2022Kumar, who joins from J. Sagar Associates, will be based in Bangkok.