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Vietnam officially joined the WIPO Treaty on Copyright, the WIPO Treaty on Copyright, WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT), WCT Treaty

Vietnam officially joined the WIPO Treaty on Copyright

At the Headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Head of the Permanent Representative of Vietnam Delegation in Geneva, recently handed over the deposit of Vietnam’s accession to the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) to WIPO Director-General Daren Tang, the Depositary under the Treaty. The WCT Treaty is a special treaty under the Berne Convention that deals with the protection of works and their copyright in the digital environment. The WCT Treaty deals [...]

Trademark Battles Against Chinese Copycats, Battles Against Chinese Copycats, Chinese Copycats, combat bad faith trademarks

Trademark Battles Against Chinese Copycats

Brands from around the world aim to sell their products in China, to its 1.4 billion-strong population. But there’s one problem business leaders, from Steve Jobs to Elon Musk, have had to deal with in exchange for that market access: copycats. Many major brands have gotten dragged into years-long legal disputes to protect their trademarks. Sometimes, the real brands are even forced to apologize—and pay millions of dollars in compensation to their copycats. While discussions about intellectual property protection have largely [...]

A Look Towards the Future of Intellectual Property Insurance

A Look Towards the Future of Intellectual Property Insurance

The expansion of start-up culture has resulted in a massive rush of investment, resulting in the creation of entrepreneurs by the second. Many start-ups have important intangible assets, such as Intellectual Property. It might be a trademarked logo or phrase, or a patented technology. If you’re a startup CEO or entrepreneur, securing your intellectual property may reduce a lot of worries while also providing an extra layer of security for your company’s assets, trade secrets, and technologies. Insurance Coverage Policies are [...]

Practical Considerations for Hong Kong Patents

Practical Considerations for Hong Kong Patents

The patent system in Hong Kong is essentially a re-registration system. Having a patent granted in Hong Kong might give the patentee with significant financial advantages, notwithstanding the fact that Hong Kong is not a favorable jurisdiction for patent litigation. Patent rights in Hong Kong must be pursued independently from China. Types of Hong Kong patents Hong Kong standard patent A two-stage application process is required to get a Hong Kong standard patent. The first step entails making a request to have [...]

The Malaysian Trademarks Act 2019 Key Points

The Malaysian Trademarks Act 2019 Key Points

It’s been almost two years since the Malaysia Trademarks Act 2019 (the new Act), which replaced the Trade Marks Act 1976 (the old Act), went into effect on December 27, 2019. The revised Act makes significant improvements to bring Malaysia into line with worldwide trademark standards and current business trends. The revised Act has some important changes to bring Malaysia into line with international trademark rules In this article, we summarize the ten most important highlights from the new Act, as [...]

Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam

Intellectual Property Rights in Vietnam

Intellectual property (IP) is a major concern for all businesses, regardless of their location. While Vietnam is a party to various IP conventions, there are still many reasons for foreign enterprises operating in the country to keep a vigilant look out for IP infringement. As a result, it is essential that international investors have a thorough understanding of how IP operates in Vietnam and what options they have if their property is infringed. Vietnam’s Intellectual Property Background The Law on Intellectual [...]

The exception for computational data analysis in Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021, exception for computational data analysis in Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021, computational data analysis, Exception for computational data analysis

The exception for computational data analysis in Singapore’s Copyright Act 2021

Singapore’s new Copyright Act officially came into force in November 2021. Among the amendments in the new Copyright Act of Singapore, one of the most important revisions is that of the exception for computational data analysis. The exception for computational data analysis in the amended Copyright Act of Singapore is one of the few pieces of legislation in the world with such exception.  However, this exception of Singapore has a broader scope in comparison with other jurisdictions such as the UK [...]

Reviving a bill that increases intellectual property rights in Hong Kong, increases intellectual property rights in Hong Kong, a bill that increases intellectual property rights, intellectual property rights in Hong Kong

Reviving a bill that increases intellectual property rights in Hong Kong

At the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, Hong Kong is trying to resurrect a bill that expands IP protections in this jurisdiction. The bill has been blocked twice before by opposition lawmakers, however, this time is different, officials are saying that it is high time the city catches up with the rest of the world in updating its copyright regime. According to government consultation papers, the proposal was drafted based on the Copyright Bill 2014, which was [...]

Proposed Amendments To Indonesias IP Law

Proposed Amendments To Indonesia’s IP Law

Indonesia’s intellectual property (IP) e-filing system was gradually implemented in recent years, and its capability for remote filings of intellectual property applications immediately became a important tool during the COVID-19 epidemic. As a result of the increased use, the system’s development has accelerated, and the Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) may now accept all forms of IP filings online. Beyond just allowing the DGIP to continue accepting applications throughout the epidemic, this has had a significant beneficial influence on the [...]

Huawei wins the 'MatePod' trademark against Apple, Failure to convince the CNIPA, MatePod, 'MatePod' trademark

Huawei wins the ‘MatePod’ trademark against Apple

After a long, constant battle between Huawei and Apple regarding the ‘MatePod’ trademark, the fight has finally been over with Huawei coming up on top.  The origin of the conflict between the 2 giant tech companies dates back a long time ago, probably because they are 2 ‘giant tech companies’ in the world and conflicts are inevitable.  However, if taking just the battle for ‘MatePod’ trademark, the disagreement booms for the word ‘Pod’ cause while Huawei is not known for this [...]

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