[Business Today] Green Means Go for Patents
By KASS International The world is in a race against time on climate change, and the private sector is increasingly expected to be part of the solution. Governments are setting net zero targets, investors are redirecting capital toward sustainable businesses, and consumers are demanding greener products and services with growing urgency. Against this backdrop, green […]
[The Petri Dish] The Need to Commercialise Inventions
Calvin Klein and Gioven Kelvin Trademark Case
In today’s increasingly competitive world of business, one method that companies have found advantageous in terms of distinguishing themselves and their products from their competitors is through the establishment and building of their brands via trademarks. How else would consumers recognize and identify a particular product or service and make their preferred choice? An established […]
The Philippines Accedes to The Madrid Protocol
The Philippines recently became the 85th country to join the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, better known as the Madrid Protocol. Local companies looking to enter into the global market can now look forward to reduced cost and time spent on their international trademark filing activities as they need […]
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[Malaysia SME] Using Trademarks as your Competitive Advantage
[Business Today] Going for a Foreign Franchise
[The Petri Dish] Patent Considerations in the Biotech Industry
Singapore Update: Rum & Tequila Showdown
By Annette Wong Mention rum and one might have visions of pirates and their grog-drinking ways. Sea-faring adventures aside, rum was interestingly also part of a recent trademark case in Singapore. Rum Creation and Products Inc. (“Applicant”) had applied to protect the following three trademarks in Class 33 for Rum:
Indonesian IPR Arbitration and Meditation Agency Established
A new phase in the development of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in Indonesia has been reached: On 19 April 2012, the Intellectual Property Rights Arbitration and Mediation Agency (Badan Arbitrase dan Mediasi Hak Kekayaan Intelektual – BAM HKI) was officially established in Jakarta. Prof. Ahmad Zen Umar Purba, a leading IPR expert in Indonesia, who previously […]