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Issue No. 4, June 2017APAA e-Newsletter


Protection over part of the trade mark in composite marks
Sushant Singh, Sushant M. Singh & Associates (India)
Indian Courts have always been seen as the bedrock of Intellectual Property Jurisprudence. The contributions of Indian Courts towards the evolution of IP jurisprudence have always been appreciated the world over

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Copyright and the Applied Arts – Forever 21 case, TRIPP TRAPP case, and subsequent cases
Yuriko SAGARA, Nakamura & Partners (Japan)
As reported in the country report of Japan Group of APAA Copyright Committee 2015, there were two IP High Court decisions that related to the topic on the copyrightability of applied arts

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Major changes to Korean Design Act (as of September 22, 2017)
Gyung Ho SEO, MAPS Intellectual Property Law Firm (Korea)
Amendments to the Korean Design Act (“Act”) were promulgated on March 21, 2017 and will be in effect as of September 22, 2017.

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Copyright, performers’ rights and equitable remuneration rights- Is there an overlap?
Wendy Lee Wan Chieh, Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia)
In this case, the Plaintiff was a licensing body who represented performers and has been recognised as such by the Controller of Copyright in Malaysia. The Defendant owned and operated the “All-Asian Satellite Television and Radio Operator” network commonly known as “ASTRO”

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Local address for service vs leave to serve cause papers out of jurisdiction – A welcomed clarification
Wendy Lee Wan Chieh, Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia)
In this case, the Plaintiff was an international fashion house renowned for its high-end fashion goods under the brand “Louis Vuitton” and had applied to expunge the Defendant’s trade mark registration

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The IP e-filing system of Vietnam launched
Nguyen Thi Thu HA, Vision & Associates (Vietnam)
The long-awaited IP e-filing system of Vietnam was launched early this year. The system is now in a trial stage with participation of five IP agents, being four in Hanoi and one in Ho Chi Minh City.

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