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Protecting Your Intellectual Property on Social Media

Protecting Your Intellectual Property on Social Media

Many of our daily activities are now centered on social media. As a result, intellectual property law is dragged in, and failing to take basic actions to protect your property might result in the loss of your intellectual property rights. This article examines three common intellectual property types, their interactions with social media, and some best practices that every organization should follow in order to function in social media without exposing itself to needless intellectual property risks. Once creative works [...]

All You Need To Know About Trademarks

All You Need To Know About Trademarks

We are inundated with an ever-increasing number of products with (“) and (®) as industries strive to obtain a legal monopoly on their unique ideas through trademark registration. But what are the meanings of these symbols? We’ll go beyond the well-known symbols in this article and look at the many types of trademarks for both products and non-products, as well as the protection they provide and some terms that are prohibited. Here is a thorough list of general and [...]

CNIPA announced a new change to trademark certificates format in 2022, new change to trademark certificates format in 2022, paper trademark certificates in China, No more paper trademark certificates in China

CNIPA announced a new change to trademark certificates format in 2022

From the beginning of 2022, no paper trademark certificate will be issued anymore. From January 1st, 2022, trademark owners will only receive electronic trademark certificates.  This change of formality of trademark certificate is in line with CNIPA’s policy of digital conversion, aiming to create an electronic-based world.  This strategy has already been implemented in the past with the ceasing of paper patent certificates back at the beginning of 2020.  To clarify, in January 2020, the CNIPA has announced that it would no [...]

The status of counterfeit products flow from China to South East Asia region, The immense impact of counterfeits, Measures to stop the counterfeiting problems, Counterfeit goods and illicit goods 

The status of counterfeit products flow from China to South East Asia region

China has long been regarded as the center of counterfeit products from across the entire globe. Cheap labor, plentiful resources, and loosen regulations of taxation, etc. have made this country the heaven to mass-produce products in general, and counterfeit products in particular. Recently, China has once made the headline for being the source of the flow of counterfeit products to other regions in the world, particularly the ASEAN region – its neighbor area geographically. China and ASEAN have long had [...]

New regulations on the responsibility of e-commerce platforms operating in Vietnam, responsibility of e-commerce platforms operating in Vietnam,  Obligations of e-commerce platforms to customers and users, Support state management agencies, responsibility of e-commerce platforms in Vietnam, e-commerce platforms in Vietnam, regulation on e-commerce platforms in Vietnam, e-commerce, Vietnam

New regulations on responsibility of e-commerce platforms operating in Vietnam 

To tackle infringement activities that arise on Internet platforms in Vietnam recently, the Government of Vietnam has issued Decree 85/2021/ND-CP amending and supplementing several articles of Decree 52/2013/ND-CP on e-commerce  which regulates responsibility of e-commerce platforms operating in Vietnam. Due to previous regulations that have a limited scope of enforcement which only aim at infringers and violators in the territory of Vietnam, the issuance of Decree 85/2021/ND-CP has, to some degree, addressed this problem. Specifically, in this decree, offshore providers of [...]

Singapore’s amended Copyright Act extends rights to wedding photos of photographers, wedding photos of photographers, Is the change better for the creators or create a hindrance to all parties?, The delicate situation of wedding photographs, The transfer of rights from the creators to the contracting parties, Singapore’s amended Copyright Act on wedding photos of photographers, Singapore Copyright Act on wedding photos of photographers, wedding photos of photographers copyright in Singapore

Singapore’s amended Copyright Act extends rights to wedding photos of photographers

From November 2021, photographers in Singapore will be thrilled when they know that all of their works will now be their intellectual properties, even if the photos they take are from the request of contracting parties like wedding couples, parents of a birthday boy and girl, or even CEO of a multinational company.  Singapore’s amended Copyright Act extends rights to wedding photos of photographers Not just wedding photos but all photos, in general, will belong to the photographers. Not just photos [...]

Australian Designs Act received new fundamental changes, Australian Designs Act, changes to Australian Designs Act, Change to the design registration process

Australian Designs Act received new fundamental changes 

The IP Office of Australia has recently announced that there will be some major changes to the Australian Designs Act. This change will improve the registered designs system, accelerating the entire process of handling IP matters in Australia. Most of the changes will begin on 10 March 2022. One of the most prominent changes is the inclusion of a grace period. Previously, a design must be kept a secret to the public, i.e. it must not be opened for the [...]

INTA published Unfair Competition Laws Quick Guide, Unfair Competition Laws, Unfair Competition Laws Quick Guide, INTA’s Unfair Competition Committee

INTA published Unfair Competition Laws Quick Guide

On September 14, 2021, INTA’s Unfair Competition Committee (UCC), Policy Subcommittee voted to approve a Board Resolution, prohibit various forms of unfair competition even though the national statutes or governing laws are diverse in nature. Specifically, the data in the Unfair Competition Quick Guide covers 24 countries, including those in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Sponsored by INTA’s Unfair Competition Committee (UCC) —Policy Subcommittee, the resolution focuses largely on obligations contained in the TRIPS Agreement and is a [...]

Malaysian businesses in danger of data breach in the next 12 months, data breach in the next 12 months, Malaysian businesses in danger, survey by Trend Micro,

Malaysian businesses in danger of data breach in the next 12 months

A survey by Trend Micro Incorporated has revealed that 73% of Malaysian businesses believe they will face a data breach affecting consumer data in the next 12 months, damaging all sectors of the economy and creating an immense regional and global impact. The survey by Trend Micro Incorporated comes from Trend Micro’s biannual Cyber Risk Index (CRI) report. Unlike normal unreliable sources, businesses in Malaysia have good reasons to fear that their data will get leak because Trend Micro Incorporated [...]

The 8th BPIP Annual Conference starts on October 25th 2021, Best Practices Intellectual Property

The 8th BPIP Annual Conference starts on October 25th, 2021

The 8th Best Practices Intellectual Property (BPIP) Annual Conference is about to be commenced on October 25th, 2021 in Sheraton Hotel, Tel Aviv. This conference will bring global decision-makers and international IP experts to Tel Aviv both physically and spiritually through the internet to discuss global issues on IP, trends, and legislation regarding IP matters. Participating in the virtual BPIP conference, brand owners and practitioners from across the world can get the latest update on IP matters in the world, [...]

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