Cool Influencers vs Cruel Infringers: Do KOLs have IP Rights?

By Kaarthic Balakrishnan I still remember the day I told my mom that my friends and I were going to shoot a short film and upload it on YouTube. It roughly sounded like “Ma, I am going to be a YouTube actor”, which got me a nice walloping. You might think this happened a few […]

Lisa BLACKPINK’s Name Trademarked Globally: Why It Matters

By Saowanee Leewijitsin Mention “Lisa Blackpink” or “Lalisa Manobal” and it would be almost impossible to find anyone in Thailand or any self-respecting K-Pop fan who has not heard of her, one of four members of K-Pop girl group “BLACKPINK”, which has 33.4 million subscribers on YouTube to date. Due to Blackpink’s success and her […]

Claiming Trademark Rights to a Personal Name?

By P. Kandiah The whole world knows of Greta Thunberg from online, print and broadcast media. Greta Thunberg is a 17-year-old climate activist from Sweden. Her activities in the field of climate change have made her internationally well-known.