Thousands of participants, including global leaders, businesses, and Intellectual Property (IP) legal experts, attended the annual International Trademark Association (INTA) meeting in Singapore from 16 to 20 May 2023. The world’s largest IP event commenced with a welcoming speech by Jomarie Fredericks, the President of INTA. The event held at the...
Intellectual property (IP) infringements remain a persistent challenge for businesses worldwide, encompassing various illicit activities such as the distribution of counterfeit medicines, falsified ingredient labels on medications, e-book piracy websites, and the proliferation of imitation designer shoes. Recognizing the gravity of this issue, the Office of the United States Trade Representative...
More and more organizations are utilizing third parties to increase efficiency. One of the ways they are doing this is by working with outsourcing companies to meet the human resource needs for business support activities. In principle, outsourcing companies take over processes that are not related to the core business...
According to the ACFE's Report to the Nations 2022, the whistleblowing system detected 42% of the fraud cases studied and enabled early detection. According to the research, the system is the most effective when compared to other detection tools. Its efficacy, however, may only be achieved if the organization adopts policies...
The case of Rafael Alun Trisambodo, an official from the Directorate General of Taxes in Indonesia who was involved in an allegation of corruption after his family flexed their lavish lifestyle on social media, prompted the public to massively scrutinize the social media accounts of other officials. This phenomenon can be...
After Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition, he made a few stirring announcements. One of them was about an audit of his employees to ensure the absence of 'ghost employees'. Since the term was unfamiliar to most people, Twitter users considered the request to be nonsensical. However, ghost employees have long since been...
Background checks are not only useful in professional settings when recruiting employees—they can be important tools in preventing fraud. One type of fraud that can be countered through background checks is the romance scam or dating fraud, a kind of fraud that masquerades as romance and is becoming more prevalent...
Quack doctors are medical impostors who pretend to professionally or publicly possess the skill, knowledge or qualifications of being a medical practitioner. This dangerous illegal practice of quack doctors can happen everywhere. One example is a woman in France posing as a doctor and claiming to be able to test Covid...
“Metaverse” has been one of the latest buzzwords in the field of technology. It is a persistent, well-connected virtual community. The metaverse is a concept that has been popularized in science fiction, but is becoming increasingly relevant as advances in technology and virtual worlds become more sophisticated and immersive. The metaverse...
Mystery shopping is a professional assessment method used to ensure that service standards are met consistently. Companies require this tool to measure aspects related to customer satisfaction, such as branding, marketing, staff, point of sale, product selection, retail location, purchasing, customer service, and more. There are various reasons for a company...
