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“Visual effects” and “ocular impression” essential to prove design infringement
30 September 2022In a recent judgment passed by Delhi High Court, the court granted injunctive relief to Diageo Brands against Great Galleon Ventures on grounds of infringing Diageo’s registered design; however, no injunction was granted on ground of passing off.
India puts teeth into surrogate advertising laws
30 September 2022The laws on surrogate advertisements have mostly been silhouetted against the commercials featuring CDs, sodas and mouth fresheners and enforced by the self- regulating body called the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI).
Viking Tao joins Polsinelli as shareholder in Dallas
12 October 2022Beijing-educated lawyer handles biotech, life sciences, ecommerce matters.
Shuichi Sugahisa, former head of Japan’s FTC, joins Baker McKenzie in Tokyo
12 October 2022Sugahisa will serve as senior consultant in firm’s antitrust and competition group.
Seth Flaum joins Wilson Sonsini in New York
12 October 2022Former Daiichi Sankyo executive associate general counsel brings life sciences transactional experience.
Richard Hoad joins Jones Day in Melbourne
12 October 2022Hoad has more than 20 years’ experience as IP and technology lawyer.
Noah Bialos, fomer Twitter lawyer, joins Perkins Coie
12 October 2022Bialos will join firm’s Privacy & Security Law practice in San Francisco.
James Lu joins Sidley Austin in Century City
12 October 2022Lu was co-founder of Cooley’s Shanghai office and head of its corporate practice before move.
Goodwin launches Singapore office to focus on tech, M&A
12 October 2022Private investment partner Greg Barclay will chair the office.
Anderson Mori announces London office to open in 2023
12 October 2022Corporate lawyer Atsutoshi Maeda will lead new office.
Brand owners should have mechanisms for monitoring IP infringing content
11 October 2022Trademark incident involving Amazon and popular Indian beverage underscores need to have such mechanisms
Cambodia seeks to protect and preserve cultural artifacts
10 October 2022Cambodia is cooperating with international partners to combat the illegal trafficking of cultural artifacts. This is part of protecting Southeast Asia's shared legacy.
Copyright violations make up bulk of complaints by Indian users received by Google in July 2022
06 October 2022IP lawyer suggests ways to fight online infringement amid increasing complaints
Philippines drops 8 places in the Global Innovation Index
05 October 2022The Philippines drops 8 notches in the Global Innovation Index. What may be the cause of this and how will this affect IP moving forward?
Degree of protection for short word marks is low
05 October 2022Drew & Napier’s Yvonne Tang discusses this key takeaway from a recent trademark case