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| Issue No. 50, December 2025 |
| APAA e-Newsletter |
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| Rakesh Kumar Mittal vs The Registrar of Trade Marks – Is It a Classic Example of Sheer Abuse of Law? |
| Sharad Vadehra, Rachana Bishnoi, Daksh Oberoi, Kan and Krishme (India) |
| The evolution of intellectual property law, especially in the domain of trade marks, aims to protect both proprietors and the public from confusion, deception, and unfair competition. The Indian Trade Marks Act, 1999 provides a fair balance of procedural … |
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| Identity vs Exploitation: India’s Expanding Personality Rights Framework in 2025 |
| Bharat Ch Prasad, Groser and Groser (India) |
| In an era where artificial intelligence and digital content creation challenge the boundaries of individual identity, India has emerged as a jurisdiction actively shaping the future of personality rights. A recent court ruling in favour of veteran Indian … |
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| No AI Inventors: The IP High Court of Japan Draws a Clear Line |
| Dr. Kohei Okumura, IPX Patent Partners (Japan) |
| Introduction: Overview and Timeline On January 30, 2025, the Intellectual Property High Court (IP High Court) delivered a final judgment regarding whether an artificial intelligence (AI) system can be recognized as an inventor. The Court upheld the lower … |
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| Ongoing Dispute over the Scope of Protection for a 3D Bear-Shaped Trademark in South Korea |
| Sang-Eun Shin – NAM IP Group (South Korea) |
| South Korea is currently seeing a series of disputes concerning the scope of protection for a three-dimensional (3D) bear-shaped trademark owned by RiGO Trading S.A. (Haribo). As bear-shaped gummies have been sold in Korea for decades under various brand … |
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| Korea Supreme Court Expands Taxable Scope of Overseas Patents Used in Korea |
| Yunsoon CHOI – Yoon & Yang (IP) LLC (Korea) |
| The Korean Supreme Court has issued a full-bench decision holding that royalties paid for the use in Korea of foreign-registered patents that are not registered in Korea may qualify as Korean-sourced income (domestic source income). This judgment marks … |
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