[Business Today] How not to reinvent the wheel – part 2
Bigfoot tramples on Apple’s Trademark in Singapore
By Alisa Rajamalar [one-half-first] Have you ever wondered if your registered trademark is absolutely safe? Is registration of your trademark sufficient enough to fortify your rights on that trademark? Though registration of a trademark gifts the proprietor exclusive rights, this does not provide them with absolute rights under all circumstances to secure their registered trademark. […]
[Business Today] How not to reinvent the wheel – part 1
A Cautionary Tale While celebrating the Lunar New Year with his relatives and dodging questions from nosy aunts on when he would be finding a mate to settle down with, Eddy Sun had a sudden flash of inspiration when he saw a Chinese firecracker explode into thousands of red paper flecks. Three caffeine-fuelled, sleep-deprived days […]
[The Petri Dish] RNAi and related patentability issues
RNA interference (RNAi) is an evolutionally highly conserved process of post transcriptional gene silencing (PTGs) by which double stranded RNA (ds RNA) causes sequence specific degradation of mRNA sequences. RNAi is a biological process in which RNA molecules inhibit gene expression, typically by causing the destruction of specific mRNA molecules. RNAi technology is widely applied […]
Factually Fraudulent – The effect of fraud on the assignment of trademarks
By Daniella Fiocco The recent Malaysia High Court case of Doretti Resources Sdn Bhd v Fitters Marketing Sdn Bhd & Ors (2015) has been the subject of discussion in IP circles because of its controversial decision that permits manufacturing companies to get away with infringement of a trademark provided they don’t sell the product directly […]
Shall I file for a Patent Application first or develop a Prototype of the invention first?
Most of our clients who meet us for the first meeting ask us this question: What should they do first- file a patent application or develop a prototype before filing a patent application? There is no correct answer to the question as there can be arguments in favour of both options. FILE PATENT BEFORE PROTOTYPING… […]