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“Handicapped” Protection For Descriptive Marks

The Singapore Court of Appeal (CA) was recently asked to decide on whether a descriptive mark could be protected against passing off if the descriptive elements of the mark were used by another party. The case was an appeal by the Singapore Professional Golfers’ Association (SPGA) against the decision of the High Court which found […]
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Longer Protection but Constricted Remedial Relief For an Industrial Design In Malaysia!

The Malaysian Industrial Designs Act 1996 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) has recently been amended to incorporate several changes to improve the protection of Industrial Designs in Malaysia. There have been three significant changes made to the Act: Registrability of an Industrial Design in Malaysia An Industrial Design may be registered only if it […]