R.I.P. Domain Name Tasting
In July 2008, Internet Incorporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced a new resolution, effectively ending domain name tasting. Domain name tasting is the act of registering domains, observing the traffic and hits to the registered domains and then deleting a mass quantity of unwanted domain names. Domain name tasting when at first, seemed […]
You Can Now Claim Convention Priority in Thailand
We are pleased to report to you that the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand has ratified accession to the Paris Convention on 10 January 2008. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs deposited the instrument of accession to the Paris Convention on 2 May 2008 and the Paris Convention will be binding on Thailand as of 2 […]
New Product Development Services
Demand for product development services. The firm is now reaching new heights by working jointly with clients to develop new products. We have assisted clients in two types of situations. the first client: intending to enter into a new market, faces at least one other patent in the same field or product line. the second: […]
Voice Your IPR Concerns
KASS is a member of the Intellectual Property Committee of the EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EUMCCI) The Committee is very active in attending to IPRs issues of its members in relation to government policies, IPR recognition and IPR enforcement. We welcome enquiries and comments from readers and if we clear appropriate we shall […]
File in Brunei Within 3 Years and Your Patent’s Still Valid!!!
Under the provision of the Brunei Darussalam Invention Act (Cap. 72 of 195), the owner of a patent granted in Malaysia, United Kingdom or Singapore may apply within 3 years of the date of grant of the patent to register the same in Brunei. We would be pleased to assist you in filing such registrations. […]
Naming of Incorrect Inventors in Patents
The Patent laws of all countries require that the inventors be named in the application for a patent at the time of filing the patent application. On the other hand publication of inventions in technical journals often requires the naming of the authors who authored the article. Now who is an inventor under the Patents […]
Descriptive and Generic Marks – Why to Avoid Using Them
Owning a registered trademark gives the owner exclusive rights to do the following: to use the mark on its goods and services; and to exclude others from using the same or very similar mark on same or related goods and services. However, this monopoly of rights is given, by Trademark Offices worldwide, only to owners who […]
Trademark Searches – Worthwhile?
I recently attended a colleague’s wedding, which, despite my inherent detestation of attending weddings, I found quite delightful. I was particularly touched by the lovely speech given by the bride’s father. Speaking from experience, the man had this to say to his new son-in-law, “a man who gives in when he is in the wrong […]
Emmer Zecna vs. Ermenegildo Zegna Case
The High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur in Civil Suit No. D8-22-1863-2002 on 8th March 2008 held at the end of a full trial, that the trademark Emmer Zecna does not infringe the registered trademark Ermenegildo Zegna in respect of the use of the mark in Class 25 for menswear. It further held that there was also no passing […]
Protection of New Plant Varieties
Malaysia’s long awaited New Plant Varieties Act 2004 (NPVA) is scheduled to come into force on 1st July 2008 after the enabling Regulations are approved by the Attorney General’s Chambers. The Act is modeled after the 1978 Act of International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Convention, provisions of Convention on BioDiversity […]