Franchise Dispute: Dr. Premananthan v Permai Polyclinics

By Yeshanthan Nair Introduction The case of Dr. Premananthan a/l Vasuthevan v Permai Polyclinics Sdn Bhd revolves around the issue on unlawful termination of a management agreement entered between the Plaintiff, a medical doctor operating a private clinic, and the Defendant, a company providing management services to medical practices. However, the Plaintiff raised an argument […]
Part 1: Critical Insights on Vietnamese IP Law Cases

By Linh Nguyen The study of IP court judgments serves as an indispensable tool for practitioners and businesses to shape their intellectual property strategies. Further, lessons can be taken, and broader implications can be drawn therefrom. These facilitate a deeper comprehension of legal principles, and potential challenge anticipation, and ultimately contribute to the protection and […]
Alternative Meats and Patents: Driving Innovation in Food Systems

By Tiwaysyya Segaran In 2016, a company named Impossible Foods introduced a truly impossible food: a vegetarian burger that bleeds. Gimmicky as it was, the proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating, and people were amazed at how closely the vegetarian burger simulated a beef burger.