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There has been a recent John Doe order in India passed by the Delhi High Court in the case of Dabur India Limited v. Ashok Kumar & Ors. However, for normal civilians who are unusual with the terms of law and even for some freshly graduated in law, the terms ‘John Doe order’ is a little bit strange. So, what is the John Doe order in India and in general? In the case of Dabur India Limited vs Ashok Kumar [...]
As the Covid-19 is still raging on across the entire globe, it’s important that the proposal on the waiver of the IP rights for Covid-19 products got taken to the debate table once more. It has been nearly 2 years since the proposal came out but there is still little progress. However, in the last 2 months, there have actually been some positive, new developments on the waiver of IP rights for Covid-19 products, most importantly on the Covid-19 [...]
To adapt to the ongoing changes in Korean society, the Korean Government has introduced new Amendments to Korean Acts from April 2022. These amendments will likely improve the IP system in a way to facilitates the rights holders to protect their rights. Previous to the Covid-19 pandemic, when the non-extensible deadline lapses, it was hard for the rights holders to reinstate a proceeding or a right unless there was an excuse for “force majeure” to the extent of “war” or [...]
On March 30th, 2022, the Philippines has launched the Juana Patent and Juana Design Incentive Protection Programs (JPIP). This Program serves as the latest effort to promote the importance of eligible women inventors and women-led startups that have become a huge part of innovation sources in this country. Under this program which was a part of the Women’s Month celebrations, woman innovators will enjoy waived fees when they apply for invention patent grants or register their utility models or industrial [...]
Asia has been heaven for many counterfeiting organizations due to its massive amount of population and its lax of managing and enforcing capabilities on IP rights. Although the governments of the countries in this region have been fighting constantly with this problem, it seems that the fighting might last for decades because once again, the counterfeit markets have resurfaced in Asia. Counterfeiting actions combined with counterfeiting actions in a particular jurisdiction might create a counterfeiting market – a phrase used [...]
Rebranding is a concept not that unfamiliar to many businesses. Because no matter for small or big businesses, at some point in their marketing strategy, they must have thought about rebranding their brand. The concept of rebranding is basically understood by many, however, most businesses still don’t have a clear picture of what happens after they rebrand. So, what are the importance of rebranding in the current market? Rebrand Rebranding is the process of creating new brand names, logos, designs, or [...]
The potential of artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems to generate a wide range of outputs with little or no human input raises fundamental concerns for copyright law, which has traditionally been based on the protection of human inventiveness and originality. AI is a type of technology that can learn from data and make good decisions and judgements on its own, rather than processing data at the request of human operators. The protectability of AI’s outputs is becoming increasingly important due [...]
The Copyright Act (No. 5) B.E. 2565 (2022) (“the Amended Act”) was published in the Royal Thai Gazette on 24 February 2022. These modifications aim to strengthen copyright protection and prepare Thailand for accession to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Copyright Treaty. We will present an overview of five significant changes included in the Amended Act in this briefing. Key provisions in the Amended Act Extension of the period of protection for copyrighted photographs: The copyright protection period for photographic work [...]
To realize Singapore’s aim of becoming Asia’s global IP hub, the government decided it was critical to increase access to the IP dispute resolution system in order to establish Singapore as a preferred venue for resolving disputes. With this goal in mind, the Ministry of Law formed a committee in 2015 to evaluate Singapore’s IP Dispute Resolution Framework, and in 2018, it held a public consultation to debate suggested reforms aimed at improving access to our courts for IP issues. [...]
The consumption of memes on social media hasn’t lost its allure over the years, despite the fact that social media trends change virtually daily. Even if someone ignores the Internet and social media, they are almost certain to have come across funny memes via print media or marketing ads. Because memes have a lot of potential for molding ideas and creating a conversational environment, this is true. Memes are amusing photographic or audio-visual representations made for entertainment purposes. They are [...]
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