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11 Jan

IP problem in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Paralympics

Although the Covid-19 pandemic still rages on across the world, China included, and the fact that the tension between Russian-Ukraine, China’s neighbor, is still high, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics are ready to go. As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics are coming closer day by day, methods have been made to ensure that all Intellectual property assets will be protected, especially IP such as design patents and trademarks associated with the Olympic Games. If this plan proceeds [...]

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09 Jan

Taiwan’s IPC Court rules on AI not being inventor cause concerns

“Can AI be an inventor?” is a question that has been unanswered for many years, decades, or even centuries. For the most part, AI has always been deemed unfit to become the inventor of anything in most countries. However, a recent Taiwan’s IPC Court rules on AI not being inventor has caused major concerns to AI supporter across the world. The situation in Taiwan’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Court (IPC Court) is extremely worrisome for many parties as the answer [...]

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05 Jan

Cooperation between The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines and the Anti-Money Laundering Council

As the latest effort to encourage international financial institutions to stop de-risking and burdening Philippine-related transactions with unnecessary monitoring, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines and the Anti-Money Laundering Council have formed a collaboration. The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) was created to protect the integrity and confidentiality of bank accounts and to ensure that the Philippines shall not be used as a money-laundering site for the proceeds of any unlawful activity. The Anti-Money Laundering Council’s goal [...]

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02 Jan

Bittersweet in the Manuka Honey trademark battle

The Manuka Honey trademark battle is a bittersweet battle as the applicant – a group of honey producers in New Zealand is rejected the trademark for the term “Manuka Honey” in many countries. The honey-producing industry in New Zealand has long been famous throughout the world. This includes Manuka honey – one of its best types of honey available. Specifically, manuka honey is made from bees that feed on the Leptospermum scoparium plant, a shrub-type evergreen tree with white or pink flowers. Grown [...]

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18 Dec

Is it illegal to reference a trademark on the internet?

It is an unavoidable reality of life that using the outcome of intellectual effort or a method of identification without the permission of the right holder is prohibited. Unauthorized use may be regarded as a violation of the exclusive right, resulting in legal liability. It’s worth noting that trademarks and service marks are used as means of identification. A trademark identifies the goods of legal entities or individual entrepreneurs, whereas a service mark identifies the work or services offered [...]

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16 Dec

Is a warning letter really that effective?

Warning letters have often been used in society. It can be the informing letter about the issues to a company that they may have conducted some actions that violate the rights of the sender of the letter. Or, a warning letter can be the final notification to an employee about his/her bad performance at the company in recent time. Regardless of the purpose, it can be understood that a warning letter is, in fact, a ‘warning letter’ that warns [...]

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14 Dec

The handling of AI of EPO and UKIPO

Although Europe and the United Kingdom used to be part of each other, Brexit has changed everything. Now, independently from the regulations and standards of the European Union, the United Kingdom has shown the world that they have their own way of dealing with problems. One of the subjects coming to light in recent times is the differences in the handling of AI of EPO and UKIPO. The problem with AI and IP may have started since the foundation of [...]

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11 Dec

Trademark Symbols And Registration In India

Trademarks protect the owners of goods or services who engage in business markets. These marks have an impact on the interests of businesses, proprietors, or service providers because they assist consumers in identifying their goods in the market. The Trademarks Act, 1999 (“Act”), read with applicable Rules, is the law in India that provides trademark protection. The Act protects goods or services represented by such marks, and assigning such marks in its literal sense is referred to as trademark [...]

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06 Dec

United States Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Armin Blome vows to strengthen IP protection in Pakistan

Pakistan and the United States have had a supporting relationship dating back for nearly a century. The United States has provided Pakistan with grants annually in the form of military aid for decades. But to describe the relationship between the 2 countries as ‘good’ or ‘friendly’ does not quite cut it. It is more like a “roller coaster” relation with many complex aspects. Regardless, Pakistan has always been one of the United States’ main interest jurisdictions. Accordingly, recently, the [...]

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03 Dec

Copyright issues in the first-ever Philippine International Copyright Summit (PICS)

During its five days run in the first Philippine International Copyright Summit (PICS), hosted by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), PICS has recorded an astonishing number of 2.5 million visitors, spreading the importance of copyright as a tool to aid the economy’s recover from the Covid-19 pandemic all over the world. Emerson G. Cuyo, director of IPOPHL’s Bureau of Copyright and Related Rights (BCRR) has stated about the first-ever Philippine International Copyright Summit (PICS) and its necessity [...]