Musim raya baru ini, kita lihat ramai orang kita teruja ubah gambar keluarga jadi macam karikatur My Neighbor Totoro berinspirasikan filem-filem Studio Ghibli. Tiba-tiba kemudian tular pula satu surat "cease and desist" kononnya daripada Studio Ghibli terhadap satu aplikasi AI bernama Gib Studio dan ramai yang percaya Ghibli dah mula...
Antara Hak Cipta dan Reka Bentuk Perindustrian
Masa bulan puasa baru ini, ramai yang komen atau ulas kes sampin keris dengan memetik kes Hakcipta tahun 2017 Telekung Siti Khadijah sebagai rujukan. Sebagai peguam yang mengendalikan kes tersebut, saya berasa bangga dan bersyukur kerana kes tersebut dapat dijadikan precedent terutamanya bagi industri fesyen. Ingat lagi ketika itu bila...
AI Art and the Ghibli Raya Trend: What Are We Really Clicking On?
In the past few weeks, social media in Malaysia has been buzzing with a fascinating trend. People have been turning their Raya photos into Studio Ghibli-style artwork using AI tools. Suddenly, feeds were filled with dreamy, whimsical scenes that looked like they were pulled straight from Spirited Away or My...
High Court Rules Telekung Suqainah Lite Prayer Imitates Telekung Siti Khadijah Harmoni
The High Court has determined that the Telekung Suqainah Lite by Airaz Technologies Sdn Bhd imitates and infringes upon the design of the Telekung Siti Khadijah Harmoni owned by Siti Khadijah Apparel Sdn Bhd. In the verdict of the lawsuit on 8th February 2024, the High Court found that the...
PELANGGARAN CAP DAGANGAN: ANTARA SAMBAL NYET BERAPI KHAIRUL AMING VS SAMBAL NYET KHAIRI DAN KAITANNYA DENGAN PANASONIC VS PENSONIC
Baru-baru ini saya perasan ramai yang petik kes Panasonic vs Pensonic dalam mengulas kes sambal penyet. Fakta kes Panasonic vs Pensonic ini tak boleh disamakan dengan kes sambal atas beberapa sebab. Doktrin 'First-to-use' vs 'first-to-file' Pertama sekali, jenama Pensonic telah dipasarkan di pasaran Malaysia seawal 1988 sedangkan Panasonic hanya memasuki...
THE DOCTRINE OF TACKING
On April 4th, 2023, American jazz musician Charlie Bertini won an intellectual property case against tech giant Apple in the US Court of Appeals over the trademark "Apple Jazz". In 2015, Apple tried to register "Apple Music", but Bertini objected to the application because it would cause confusion with his...
Isu Cap Dagangan PS5 di India
Sebelum ini terdapat isu di India di mana seorang individu bernama Hitesh Aswani telah memfailkan permohonan mendaftarkan Cap Dagangan PS5 di India mendahului Sony iaitu pada 29.10.2019. Sony pula hanya memfailkan permohonan untuk mendaftarkan Cap Dagangan PS5 di India pada 6.2.2020. Isu ini telah memuncak apabila kedua-dua pihak telah memfailkan...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LESSONS FROM THE FILM ‘JOY’ (2015)
While I dedicate my life for my passion, intellectual property, I really enjoy watching movies. I consider the latter a hobby, which is something you do for fun, during leisure time. On the other hand, passion is something you would love to do constantly or even for work. You can...
ISU PRODUK TIRUAN DI PLATFORM JUALAN ATAS TALIAN (ONLINE MARKETPLACE)
Bidang kerja seorang peguam Harta Intelek tidak terhad kepada mengendalikan kes-kes saman pelanggaran Harta Intelek, membantu proses pendaftaran harta Intelek atau menderaf perjanjian-perjanjian berkenaan Harta Intelek sahaja, tetapi ada masanya kami juga diperlukan untuk terlibat dengan proses penguatkuasaan Harta Intelek anak guam bersama-sama pegawai peguatkuasa daripada badan kerajaan seperti Kementerian...
8 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LESSONS FROM “THE FOUNDER” FILM
Many of you may know that the film “The Founder” was based on a true story set in the 1950’s. It is about an individual named Ray Kroc who succeeded in transforming McDonalds from a small local business in San Bernadino, California into a global franchise empire with more than...