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What you should know about IP and NFTs

What you should know about IP and NFTs

The IP asset at stake is fundamental to the success of IP transactions. But what if your business realizes all of a sudden that, despite the fact that employees created the right, it is no longer its property? It’s a common misconception that inventions made by full-time employees belong to the corporation by nature, but this isn’t always the case. Specifically, there are significant changes in the legal implications and practices depending on the type of employee and the [...]

Taiwan's Patent Act's enforcement rules will be amended

Taiwan’s Patent Act’s enforcement rules will be amended

Articles 67 and 80 of the Enforcement Rules of the Patent Act will be amended, according to a recent announcement from the Ministry of Economic Affairs Taiwan Intellectual Property Office. Streamlined processes for recording pledges According to the current version of Article 67, a patent certificate must be provided for the annotation to protect the pledgee’s rights when requesting recordation of pledge establishment of patent rights. However, in other nations, it is not necessary to annotate the promise recordation to the [...]

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A dramatic rise in the Philippines’ IP filings numbers

The Covid-19 pandemic has slowly reached the end of its expansion road. In the Philippines, the restrictions, as well as limitations, have also been removed one by one cautiously. With the barriers withdrawn, IP organizations in the Philippines as well as internationally have seen a dramatic increase in the country’s IP filings indications in the first half of 2022.  Not just because of the loosening of the restrictions, but the efforts made by the Philippine government, IPOPHL in general, as [...]

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New Facebook trademark infringement case

Facebook Meta has once again made the headline in newspaper outlets around the world, not for anything good apparently. This is because another company with the Meta name has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the giant technology company of Mark Zuckerberg. Justin Bolognino – the owner of a small business called METAx LLC expressed his sadness at the news that Facebook has changed its name to Meta back on October 28th, 2021.  According to Mr. Bolognino, he had built his [...]

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Trademark difficulties when shoemaker Christian Louboutin tries to enter Japan’s market

Christian Louboutin, the Paris-based luxury shoemaker, has embarked on another trademark case in regard to their iconic red shoes. However, unlike other Western markets, the famous luxury shoemaker soon realizes that Japan has stricter rules of trademark registration for color applications.  Although the brand might sound unfamiliar to some, Christian Louboutin is one of the most famous luxury brands, specializing in its high-heel footwear.  While Louis Vuitton is known for its classic bags, Christian Louboutin made its name with its shiny [...]

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The United Kingdom – Singapore Digital Economy Agreement

The UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) is one of the world’s most innovative trade agreements. This Agreement covers the digitized trade in services and goods across the economies of the 2 countries. There are many important contents regulating data privacy and other digital aspects in this Agreement. According to the official website of the United Kingdom’s government, as 2 of the most advanced digital trading nations, the UK and Singapore have reached a ground-breaking international deal that is deeper and [...]

Social Media Influencers and Intellectual Property

Social Media Influencers and Intellectual Property

It is hardly surprising that social media has developed into a successful industry. Influencers on social media, also known as key opinion leaders (KOLs), are both popular and impactful because they forge close relationships with their followers and have the power to shape how consumers see brands, which in turn affects how they behave when making purchases. They have become a crucial marketing channel as a result for many domestic and international firms. Through their profiles on Instagram, Facebook, [...]

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Elon Musk’s conflict over snack food trademark

Elon Musk is not known for being the leading pioneer in the snack and the food industry. However, a few years ago, one of his companies – The Boring Company (TBC – Elon Musk) entered into a small conflict over the snack food trademark with another company called The Boring Company (LLC). The 2 companies with a similar name but with entirely different fields of operation have clashed in a trademark battle that will be explained in the article. On [...]

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Mcdonald’s trademark dispute over the McFungi mark

McDonald’s is nearly every person’s most recognizable fast food brand in the entire world, in line with KFC, Jollibee, Burger King, etc. However, with the brand getting more and more famous, conflicts with other brands are inevitable. In recent years, Mcdonald’s has entered into a trademark dispute over the McFungi mark.  As a matter of fact, McFungi is not even in the fast food or even food industry. It is actually a clothing store that sells clothes, accessories, etc.  McFungi is [...]

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Regulations on industrial property representation services in Vietnam

To be licensed to practice industrial property representation services in Vietnam, organizations need to meet the conditions specified in the Law on Intellectual Property of Vietnam. So, what are the necessary conditions for conducting industrial property representation services in Vietnam? According to the provisions of Article 154 of the consolidated document 07/VBHN-VPQH 2019 on the consolidation of the Intellectual Property Law of Vietnam, an industrial property representation service business organization needs to meet the following conditions: Being an enterprise, cooperative, law-practicing [...]

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