by OPTMARKS | Jun 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Image from Asia IP Magazine A recent review of trademark application filings before the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) reveals two applications filed for the mark “Betty Pig”. Application No. 4/2022/513528 is a composite mark consisting of...
by OPTMARKS | May 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Image from Asia IP Magazine The Russia-Ukraine war has impacted many parts of the global economy, and most of the discussion has understandably concentrated on the conflict’s geopolitical implications. However, if there is one element that should require much...
by OPTMARKS | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Photo by Shubham Dhage on Unsplash The rise of blockchain domain names opens the floodgates for opportunities and equally, risks. As the ever-evolving use case for blockchains traverses the realm of domain names, one has to ask whether this new development will be a...
by OPTMARKS | Nov 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Image courtesy of Asia IP Magazine A review of the recent filings made before the Bureau of Trademarks of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines reveals that Netflix has filed two recent trademark applications for “SQUID GAME”. The applications consist of...
by OPTMARKS | Aug 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Image courtesy of Asia IP After a relative of 104-year-old Filipino tattooist Apo Whang-od Oggay, or better known as Whang-od, labeled it a fraud, YouTuber Nas Daily removed his online course from a digital learning site. The now-discontinued course, which cost P750,...
by OPTMARKS | Jun 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
In a 38-page decision published last 15 June 2021, the Supreme Court (SC)of the Philippines, sitting en banc, declared the abandonment of the so-called holistic test in determining the confusing similarity of contending trademarks. The kolin mark above by Kolin...
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