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D.Gowthami Reddy, Partner, M/s.Pentallect Partners

IP UNFOLD MONTHLY IP INFO-APRIL, 2025

1. Viva Holdings, along with its 37 subsidiaries, has signed the Ecommerce MOU to strengthen protection of its digital content and retail products against piracy. IPOPHL sees this as a major move encouraging more creatives to protect their IP rights. Viva emphasized that piracy threatens a large portion of its revenue, and stronger collaboration with platforms is crucial for sustaining the creative industry.   2. The USPTO has granted a patent to Ramper, a Web3 startup under Vietnam's Ninety Eight, for its social login feature that simplifies access to Web3 apps using platforms like Google and Facebook. This innovation addresses accessibility barriers in Web3 and signals strong progress for Vietnam’s blockchain sector. The patent also highlights Vietnamese startups’ growing global ambitions in the tech space.   3. The Supreme Court of New Zealand ruled that while copyright is relationship property under the PRA, Sirpa Alalääkkölä retains sole ownership and control of her artwo...
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D.Gowthami Reddy, Partner, M/s.Pentallect Partners

IP UNFOLD - Weekly IP Info - NOVEMBER 17-23 ,2024


 IP UNFOLD -  Weekly IP Info.


 1) The Intellectual Property Office of Philippines (IPOPHL) mediation initiatives to deal with intellectual property disputes highlighted at IP Southeast Asian Conference. 

2) The well-Known brand ROLEX won a trademark infringement case over a local brand of watch-related products in Kazakhstan. Saule Kulzhambekova, partner at Bolotov & Partners in Almaty, said that the court ought to have also considered the possible perception of the trademarks by ordinary consumers in Kazakhstan.  

3) BharatBenz now a Well-Known Trademark in India.

4) Google has sued a former engineer in Texas federal court, accusing him of stealing trade secrets related to its chip designs and sharing them publicly on the internet.

5) Chicago judges are starting to push back against 'SAD' scheme in IP cases.

6) BRITANNIA secures injunction against DESI BITES for Good day trademark infringement.

7) Dubai siblings handed over jio hotstar domain to Reliance.

8) After two intense     weeks of negotiations Darenen Tang, Director General of WIPO announced that ‘WIPO Member States reached agreement on the new Riyadh Design Law Treaty’. This agreement is a game changer for designers as it will streamline, standardize and update the international design protection system, allowing creators and designers to better protect their designs and move them across borders:


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NOVEMBER 17 th .-23nd 2024


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