Are Mobile App Icons Considered Trademarks?
By Vico Ling In a sea of mobile apps with multiple uses and functions, the app icon is the first visual cue that an app offers in the app store listing. It plays a key role in setting an app apart from its many rivals. The icon harnesses the association of brand identity and recognition […]
Don’t Be in the Dark about Bad Faith Trademarks!
By Linh Nguyen Bad faith trademark filings have become prevalent in jurisdictions worldwide, including Vietnam. While neither the definition of “bad faith” nor the criteria for determining it is specified in the prevailing Vietnamese IP Law and its provisions, it is generally seen as an act of dishonesty with the intention of free-riding on the […]
COVID-19 Pandemic: IP Issues & Challenges
By P. Kandiah While the COVID-19 pandemic enrages the world, there are frantic efforts to produce effective and safe vaccines, to invent covid detection methods and kits, and to find cures for the potentially fatal sickness around the world.