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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 [...]
The European Commission published a Coordinated Plan on AI in 2018, with the goal of establishing a European approach to AI (anthropocentric, sustainable, safe, inclusive, and dependable), encouraging national plans, and assuring EU funding. The Commission is dedicated to fostering innovation in the development and deployment of AI technology in all industry sectors and across all Member States in order to maintain global competitiveness. As a result, the development of artificial intelligence systems represents a significant opportunity for growth and [...]
Because China’s copyright legislation makes no express provisions for the protection of works of applied art, courts have taken a variety of ways in addressing the issue. Protection has been extended in some circumstances based on the safeguards provided to works of art. In last year’s Guiding Case No. 157, The Supreme People’s Court (SPC) agreed that works of applied art are eligible for copyright protection in their own right. “An artistic work applied to objects for practical use, whether [...]
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 [...]
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has released a notice of its first judgment under the new patent prosecution due to care standards. Although due care was determined, it took the Applicant a series of written arguments and affidavit evidence to persuade the Patent Office. The problem resulted in the emergence of a failed maintenance fee payment during the prosecution of CA 2,862,859. The following facts are derived from the Applicant’s submissions and the Commissioner’s answers, which may be found [...]
Many people are still unable to identify different types of intellectual property (IP). Intellectual property (IP) may be considered as legal protection for intellectual works, and owners of such works are awarded certain exclusive rights under the law – assuming they take the necessary procedures to protect that property. Patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets are the four basic types of intellectual property. Trade dress, integrated circuit topographies (mask works), domain names, unfair competition, and publicity rights are all examples [...]
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 [...]
It has been more than two years since China’s new Trademark Law was promulgated and implemented in 2019. How have the revisions to the new Trademark Law been applied throughout this time? What result has been acquired? What rules or interpretations have the China Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) or the Court issued, and what steps have been made to promote and ensure the efficient application of the new Trademark Law? In conjunction with the main amendments to the new [...]
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