[Malaysia SME] Freight Forwarders Not Liable For Trademark Infringement
[The Petri Dish] Mesenchymal Stem Cells
IoT FOR SMARTER LIVES
By Jagannathan Arumugam Internet of Things (IoT), in simple words, is a wide area network (WAN) connecting computing devices and other devices that typically would have no connection to the internet such as industrial machinery, kiosks, kitchen appliances, etc. Such a WAN enables data collection and device sharing to communicate and share data in real […]
Claiming Trademark Rights to a Personal Name?
By P. Kandiah The whole world knows of Greta Thunberg from online, print and broadcast media. Greta Thunberg is a 17-year-old climate activist from Sweden. Her activities in the field of climate change have made her internationally well-known.
Top Ten Valentine’s Trademarks
Top Ten Valentine’s Trademarks Harley Rose | 14 February 2019 It’s Valentine’s Day, and these ten trademarks have us feeling the love! These cute little hearts are intended for stationary, which is perfect for when we scribble them all over a love note! Filed in: Australia Number: 150586 Status: Registered Class: 16 What it’s used […]
[Malaysia SME] A Bittersweet Symphony: The Intricacies of Copyright Protection and Infringement in the Music Industry
The Domino Effect, Reversed
By Harley Rose The case of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp & Anor v Hovid Bhd features a landmark decision made by the Federal Court of Malaysia on 21 August 2019. The issue brought to the Federal Court was whether the adjudication of an independent claim as invalid automatically renders claims which are dependent on […]
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Faith Beginning
By Sophie Sia USA Pro IP Limited v Montfort Services Sdn Bhd [2018] SGIPOS 3 & 4 “A Series of Unfortunate Events” is a 13-book series detailing the turbulent lives of the Baudelaire children. After their parents perish in a sudden fire, the Baudelaires are placed in the custody of a murderous relative, Count Olaf, […]
Winds of Change Sweeping The IP Landscape of Malaysia
Proposed Amendments to Malaysian Patents Act 1983 & Regulations 2006: What to Expect By Megha Anand While most of us are still absorbing the recent changes of Malaysia being a part of the Madrid Protocol for trademark filing along with new forms of trademarks that can now be registered due to this change, how can […]
Who owns Christmas?
How Trademarks Have Been Used to Capitalize on the Most Wonderful Time of the Year By Harley Rose It’s a holiday shared and celebrated by billions of people worldwide, religious or otherwise, so it would be an obvious assumption that nobody truly owns Christmas, right? Not exactly. Many companies have recognised the profitability of the […]