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With AI-generated content being the rage recently, including the new OpenAI's Sora text-to-video model, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) had their say on such content. Its chairman, Dr Mohd Zuhan Mohd Zain stressed that AI-generated content is a violation if it resembles works registered under intellectual property in Malaysia.

After showing off the Flex G panel at this year's CES, Samsung has finally trademarked it in its home country South Korea. It is not the only display panel presented at the event, as there's also the Flex S that can get folded two-way. However, the company had already trademarked the name earlier.

Not only is a platform famous for short videos, but TikTok has also helped most of us discover new songs. ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, filed a trademark application for "TikTok Music" with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office back in May. Could it be something that rivals the likes of Spotify?

Samsung is all about customizations for its smartphones these days. After launching the Galaxy Z Flip3 Bespoke Edition, which offers 49 unique colour combinations, the Korean tech giant has been spotted trademarking a new customizable protective film called "Fashion Film".

Remember Facebook's decision to rebrand last week? CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will be known as 'Meta' going forward, but things might not be as easy as he hoped. Moreover, it might end up being more expensive than expected.

Rumours have been going around saying that HONOR is preparing to launch a foldable device in 2021. However, it looks like the plan doesn't stop after launching just one device. According to the latest report, the company has trademarked a few names suggesting different types of foldable devices and might launch them soon in the near future.

Like Apple and HUAWEI, OPPO might also venture into the electric car business in the future. According to the latest report, the company has filed a trademark for the name "OCAR", which could be telling us that the smartphone manufacturer might already start working on its car project.

It seems that Samsung has recently filed a trademark with the European Intellectual Property Office for the name “Z Slide”, which could hint that there could be a smartphone with slide-out display capabilities. While not much is known in regards to which smartphone will come with the aforementioned feature, it does give us a better idea of what to expect when the devices are available in the global market.

The logo is the most important element of a company that allows customers to recognize the products or services that one offers. A while ago, Chanel, the European fashion brand, alleged that the Chinese tech giant HUAWEI has a logo that is similar to its registered French logo. The fashion company even took the matter to the Luxembourg-based General Court but ended up losing as the tribunal concludes the logos from both companies are not similar in some context.

It's not often that smartphone brands go into the automobile line. So far, Apple is the only one that is working on a futuristic Apple Car but it seems that Huawei is also hopping on. Just recently, Huawei was spotted registering MATEDRIVE trademark.