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| Issue No. 16, April 2020 |
| APAA e-Newsletter |
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| Expansion of Matters Protected by Japanese Design Registration |
| Tetsuya Fuse, Soei Patent & Law Firm (Japan) |
| A major revision to the Japanese Design Act was implemented in 2019. This revision was precipitated by changes in industrial infrastructure, such as developments in information technology, such as IoT and big data, the expansion of services utilizing that technology, and growing trends relating to improving client experience. |
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| Legal Dispute of Korean Battery Companies – LG Chem vs. SK Innovation |
| John W. Chung, Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners (Korea) |
| The Korean battery manufactures, LG Chem and SK Innovation, have been involved in several battles over trade secrets relating to secondary battery technologies. Recently, LG Chem filed lawsuits against SK Innovation with the US-ITC (International Trade Commission) and US District Court of Delaware for alleged theft of trade secrets. |
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| BTS’s popularity wins protection as unconventional output in Korea |
| YoungJoo Song and Mizi Park, Yoon & Yang (IP) LLC (Korea) |
| The Korean Supreme Court recently put an end to the unauthorized commercial use of the names and photos of the members of the Korean band BTS, ruling that it constitutes an act of unfair competition against Big Hit Entertainment, BTS’s management company. In ruling this way, the court recognized BTS’s popularity as the output created … Continue reading “Manage Newsletters” |
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| Trademarks Act 2019 – A Development More Than 40 years in the Making |
| Wendy Lee Wan Chieh, Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia) |
| On 27th December 2019, the Malaysian Trademarks Act 2019 (“Act”) came into force and Malaysia finally acceded to the Madrid Protocol. A long-awaited and highly anticipated development, the Act introduced various substantive and procedural changes which would help enhance and bring the protection and enforcement of trademark rights in Malaysia to greater heights. Multiple-class applications … Continue reading “Manage Newsletters” |
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| Tradenames and Trademarks in the Time of COVID-19 |
| Bayani B. Loste, Fortun Narvasa & Salazar (Philippines) |
| In this time of COVID-19 when all of the world’s economies are reeling from the effects of the pandemic and have instituted various forms of nationwide quarantine to control the infection from further spreading, people have come to rely more and more on quicker ways of transmitting funds without even personally meeting the other party. … Continue reading “Manage Newsletters” |
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| Strengthening Trade Secret Protection and Enforcement in Taiwan |
| Ronald C.Y. Tsai, Wideband IP Office (Taiwan) |
| The Taiwan Trade Secrets Act was amended on December 31, 2019 and has been effective since January 17, 2020. The amendments include: (I) strengthening protection of any unrecognized foreign company; (II) strengthening protection of trade secrets submitted by the plaintiff in the investigation process; and (III) revising the reciprocal protection regulations. |
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