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03 Sep

Definition of prior art

Prior art is the term commonly used for rejection reasons by IP Offices around the world. However, what exactly is prior art? When receiving such a refusal reason, what can applicants do to register their inventions for patent protection? According to an article on Henry law by Michael K. Henry, Ph.D., prior art is, essentially, any evidence that your invention was already publicly known or available, in whole or in part, before the effective filing date of your patent application. Prior [...]

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29 Aug

Amendments to the Copyright Act of Taiwan

As part of the efforts to comply with the regulations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), to which Taiwan has applied recently, Taiwan’s government has reviewed and revised its intellectual property laws, including the Copyright Act. Not just to comply but the movement by Taiwan is also viewed by international organizations as Taiwan’s attempt to facilitate future CPTPP negotiations. Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, New Zealand, Singapore, and Vietnam signed the Comprehensive [...]

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09 Aug

Breakthrough update on the Covid-19 vaccine legal fight

On June 17, 164 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to approve a temporary agreement to exempt intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines so that countries can produce Covid-19 vaccines without worrying about IP infringement. The exemption period for the vaccine rights will be 5 years. In addition to the waiver agreement, the WTO meeting also agreed on other agreements such as fishing subsidies and food security, along with e-commerce issues, global pandemic response, etc. This is a huge [...]

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Zion trademark conflict in the sports world, Zion trademark conflict, trademark conflict in the sports world, Zion Williamson,
18 Jul

Zion trademark conflict in the sports world

In the sports world, it’s not that strange when a famous athlete registers his/her name for trademark protection as it is their brand, their face in the market. The most predominant cause of this is the trademark “Jordan” successfully registered by the beloved athlete Michael Jordan for popular clothing and shoe lines through Nike. Tiger Woods is also a great example. Recently, another famous athlete has got into a little conflict trademarking his name “Zion Williamson” Zion Williamson is a [...]

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15 Jul

Top copyright case in the century: Top Gun

Top Gun: Maverick is to be one of the hottest movies in 2022. Released in 1986, the Top Gun franchise with Tom Cruise as the rising star has encountered a somewhat obstacle in its development path. Specifically, a copyright infringement lawsuit was brought against Paramount Pictures, potential damage the return of one of the franchises after nearly 4 decades of waiting.  The movie Top Gun in 1986 is the movie that made Tom Cruise’s name in the movie industry.  We wouldn’t [...]

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IP Strategy in Indonesia, IP Strategy , the National Intellectual Property Strategy, National Intellectual Property Strategy,
10 Jul

IP Strategy in Indonesia

For any project to be successful, it’s important to have a clear strategy so that the company can follow and make needed adjustments. For IP matters, it’s the same. Accordingly, for the IP field in Indonesia to develop, the government is taking its final preparations for the National Intellectual Property Strategy.  In order to build a robust IP Strategy, Indonesia has consulted the opinions of many renowned organizations, both within the country and foreign’s. At the same time, the government has [...]

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the 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on PTA, 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on PTA, amendment of China’s Patent Law on PTA, China’s Patent Law on PTA, PTA,
17 Jun

The 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on PTA

The patent term adjustment (PTA) system was implemented by the 4th revised Patent Law, which permits an innovation patent in China to have a patent protection period that is longer than the statutory protection length of 20 years under specific situations. More specifically, for an invention patent granted after four years from the date of application and three years from the date of requesting substantive examination, the CNIPA shall compensate the patentee for any unreasonable delay during the granting process [...]

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13 Jun

Are game show formats covered by copyright in Vietnam?

In the Vietnamese entertainment sector, as well as the global market, TV game shows are quite popular. Many well-known game shows from other countries, such as ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’, ‘Vietnam’s Got Talent,’ and ‘The Voice,’ have been franchised or licensed for transmission in Vietnam, attracting big audiences and earning billions of VND through commercialized activities. Other successful programs have been produced in the United States, some of which are entirely unique, but many of them bear a [...]

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the 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on partial design and patent infringement lawsuits, the 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law, 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law, partial design and patent infringement lawsuits,
10 Jun

The 4th amendment of China’s Patent Law on partial design and patent infringement lawsuits

The fourth amendments to the Patent Law went into effect on June 1, 2021, approximately a year ago. Although the detailed implementing regulations and examination guidelines for the Patent Law are still pending, some Supreme Court judicial interpretations, the draft version of the revised examination guidelines, and new judgments in legal practice have provided some guidance on hot topics like partial design, patent linkage for drugs, punitive damages in patent infringement lawsuits, and patent term adjustment. Updates on partial design The [...]

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Standards for Judging General Trademark Violations in China published, Judging General Trademark Violations in China published, General Trademark Violations in China published, the Standards,
30 May

Standards for Judging General Trademark Violations in China published

To implement the decision and deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on strengthening the protection of IP rights, the CNIPA has issued the “Standards for Judging General Trademark Violations in China published”, short as the Standards to guide the enforcers of the departments.  The draft version of the Standards for Judging General Trademark Violations (“Draft Standards”) was published on 17 August 2021 for public comments until 1 October the same year. The official publication of the Standards [...]

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