Late last month, South Africa’s Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) became the first Patent Office in the world to award a patent to an AI (Artificial Intelligence) inventor. The application was made by Dr Thaler claiming that an AI system, a device for the autonomous bootstrapping
Date: October 5, 2021
With the amendments to the Copyrights law that will come into force in November 2021 in Singapore, it is important to take note that any photos taken by a photographer will be in default belongs to the photographer even if the photographer is commissioned to take them. That would mean that newlyweds
Just recently, Sony ‘Vita’ loses out in genuine use revocation proceeding before the EU Court where the General Court ruled that Sony had not provided sufficient evidence of genuine use of the mark in the EU within the relevant five-year period. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd made a
Do you know New Zealand kiwifruit is exported solely by Zespri Group Limited? They have statutory monopsony under the PVR to purchase all kiwifruit from licensed growers and maintain markets around the world. This means that the gold kiwi fruit from New Zealand that you are enjoying should only come
On 22 September 2021, China released a 15-year plan to develop the country intellectual property rights at the national strategy level.
By 2025, China aimed to achieve stricter intellectual property protection improving social satisfaction, market value and brand competitiveness. CNIPA (China National