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Legal measures for intellectual property infringement in China

Legal measures for intellectual property infringement in China

31 August 2022

Intellectual property rights owners have witnessed a sea change in how their rights are protected in China. Bin Zhang and Yifan Yang explain why IPR owners around the world can be confident that, with sufficient evidence and proper counsel with local...

Trademark protection in the animation industry and other relevant issues

Trademark protection in the animation industry and other relevant issues

31 August 2022

The animation sector is booming in China. Robert Chan examines the intersection of trademark and copyright protection, commercialization and how animation works can be protected overseas.

Counterfeiting Complaints Drops in the Philippines

Counterfeiting Complaints Drops in the Philippines

29 August 2022

From January through June, the number of complaints and reports of piracy and counterfeiting filed with the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) decreased to 56, a 48 percent decrease from the 107 complaints and reports filed duri...

India SC court ruling on cognizability, non-bailability of copyright infringement brings clarity

India SC court ruling on cognizability, non-bailability of copyright infringement brings clarity

24 August 2022

Manisha Singh, co-founder and partner at Lex Orbis in New Delhi, said that the Supreme Court of India’s recent declaration that copyright infringement or offenses under Section 63 of the Copyright Act (1957) are cognizable and non-bailable, has given...

First-half Philippine IP filings increase, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

First-half Philippine IP filings increase, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

12 August 2022

According to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), as COVID-19 limitations loosened and IPOPHL strengthened its IP awareness and education campaign, applications for intellectual property (IP) registration surged in the first...

Battle between Indian copyright societies sparks question: How many copyright societies does a country need?

Battle between Indian copyright societies sparks question: How many copyright societies does a count...

31 July 2022

The rise of two duelling copyright societies in India has brought about discussion as to how many copyright societies is the right amount. Manisha Singh and Simrat Kaur explain.

Indonesia and UAE Sign Free Trade Agreement

Indonesia and UAE Sign Free Trade Agreement

03 August 2022

Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have strengthened their longstanding relationship by signing Bilateral Free Trade Agreement named “Indonesia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IUAE-CEPA) last July 1, 2022....

The Philippines quickens digital IP objectives

The Philippines quickens digital IP objectives

03 August 2022

At the recently concluded 63rd Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Rowel S. Barba, director general of the Intellectual Property (IP) Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), called for increased support...

Dynamic John Doe Injunction order set to protect media conglomerate’s copyright for cricket tourney

Dynamic John Doe Injunction order set to protect media conglomerate’s copyright for cricket tourney

03 August 2022

The Dynamic John Doe Injunction order secured by Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) from the Delhi High Court will work to protect the media conglomerate’s copyright involving the India-England International Cricket Series this month, July 2022. S...

Taiwan passed amendments to Copyright Act

Taiwan passed amendments to Copyright Act

22 July 2022

The Taiwanese government has reviewed and revised its IP laws, including the Copyright Act, to comply with the regulations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which Taiwan is bidding to join. The amen...

Court’s endeavours will make injunction orders effective in trademark disputes

Court’s endeavours will make injunction orders effective in trademark disputes

11 July 2022

A recent order passed by the High Court of Delhi could urge courts to come up with different directions or orders so as to give full effect to the injunction orders they have granted. Manisha Singh and Malyashree Sridharan explain how the decision in...

What we should know from the first NFT infringement case in China

What we should know from the first NFT infringement case in China

08 July 2022

For the owners of brands and copyrights, the metaverse, which has suddenly become hot in the past two years, shows a new and untapped huge market. In particular, the emergence of NFTs – non-fungible tokens – has really opened the imagination space fo...

Vietnam’s Amended Intellectual Property Law ratified

Vietnam’s Amended Intellectual Property Law ratified

07 July 2022

On June 16, 2022, the National Assembly of Vietnam ratified the amended Intellectual Property Law which puts the country on equal footing with the US, UK and other countries as far as legal frameworks for IP protection and enforcement go.

Tips for brand owners to navigate India’s IP landscape

Tips for brand owners to navigate India’s IP landscape

06 July 2022

To attract investment from companies and IP holders to manufacture and distribute their products in India and to assure brand owners that their rights are safeguarded, the Indian government has taken several steps to streamline enforcement procedures...

A look at trademark dilution – and how it impacts brands

A look at trademark dilution – and how it impacts brands

31 July 2022

The more successful the trademark is, the more likely it may become generic, which causes the trademark owner to lose its exclusive right in their trademark. Lawyers share their best practices for avoiding genericide

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