09 May Product Clones: ‘Passing Off’ Copied Items as Big Brand Goods
‘Passing off’ is when a business tries to sell its own goods under the pretence that they are the goods of another company. Passing off is similar to trademark infringement,...
Trademark & Copyright
18 Apr Trademarks in the Metaverse: Do You Need It?
You play as a character (called an avatar) that represents yourself and interact with other players in the game. Like any role-playing game, you can do various activities, like eat,...
21 Mar “Frank Sinatra” Sings A New Song After Death With Deepfake Audio
At least, it sounds like him. The song, ‘Hot Tub Time’, is the outcome of artificial intelligence algorithms developed by OpenAI. Frank Sinatra died 23 years ago in 1998, but...
07 Mar Social Media Influencers Are Influencing Copycat Fashion Sales
Fast fashion giant companies are constantly accused of stealing from small designers at a cheap price – like, really cheap – where dresses can start at RM10. I’m sure any...
28 Feb Does Instagram own your photos: Breaking down Instagram’s Copyright terms for you
A copyright sounds like something serious and legal, reserved only for artists. But, the matter of fact is, every single one of us owns a copyright to many things in...
08 Mar The top 3 trademark mistakes startups make
Building a brand requires grit and hard work. In reality, your brand name and logo are of utmost importance. Legally securing your chosen trademark is perhaps the best thing you...
08 Mar 5 trademark protection tips for startups
Developing a protective IP strategy is critical for new companies. Maximising the value of a trademark is especially important for startups which have modest budgets. More importantly, startups have a...
03 Nov A new trademark law in Myanmar
From 1 October 2020, owners of marks who have already registered their marks at the Office of Deeds Registration ("ORD") as well as owners of unregistered marks who sufficiently asserted...
15 Jan Get your brands right on digital platform in 2021
Take into consideration recent and upcoming trends that you’ve identified you’re your own market research and update your business plan. ...
24 Sep Get Your Brand In The ‘Basket’ Today
This newly introduced scheme known as Basket of Brands (BOB) by the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (MDTCC) that seeks to protect companies against copyright infringement and sale...
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