[New Sunday Times] ‘Tis the season to be wary and discerning
Peaceful End to a “Sharp” Conflict: LG vs Sharp
Most trademark conflicts, much like any other conflict, result in one of two outcomes for the parties involved – a win or a loss. But there are those, like the recent case in Indonesia between electronics giants LG Electronics Inc. (“LG”) and Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (“Sharp”), that manage to find an amicable solution to the […]
‘Tis the season to be wary!
By Vincent Teh Christmas means different things to different people. To some, it’s a time of excess. A time to drink a year’s worth of alcohol in the span of a day, and to stuff oneself in one night with enough food to feed a small African nation for a decade. To some it’s a […]
[Malaysia SME] ‘Tis a season to be wary!
Change of Patent Law in Singapore from “Self-Assessment” to “Positive Grant” System
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will implement a new system in their patent law and regulations, effective 11 January 2014. New Singapore national applications, PCT national phase applications and divisional patent applications filed on or after the effective date will be prosecuted under the new “Positive Grant System”. Currently IPOS practices a “Self-Assessment […]
[The Petri Dish] The Bolar Provision: A Defence to Patent Infringement
[BFM] Up The Ante: IP Challenges in Green Technology
Get insights to the challenges in the green technology sector from this BFM89.9 Up The Ante podcast! Featuring: Geetha K., KASS International & Robert Pascoe Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device.
[MGCC Perspectives] Patents and Trade Secrets for Protecting Green Technology
By KASS International Every green technology business faces the same fundamental question at some point in its development: how do we protect what we have built? The answer is rarely simple, and it is almost never a matter of choosing a single IP right and applying it universally. The most sophisticated and commercially effective approach […]
[Business Today] Art of Trademark War
In Defense of Monopoly
By Vincent Teh You are perpetuating the insatiable greed of mega corporations by creating unjust monopoly on precious ideas,” was the accusation thrown at me by a young impressionable man-boy upon hearing what I do for a living during lunch one day. I simply reached over and appropriated his food. “This,” I said, “is the […]