[Palm Oil Engineering Bulletin] Technological Improvements in Palm Oil Milling/Refinery: The Monetary Incentive
Malaysia is the home of the palm oil industry – where the industry originated. And now the size of the industry is increasing at a rapid pace in countries with appropriate climatic conditions. This leads to tremendous opportunities and a large market for technical innovations and strong monetary returns on cost of innovation. With this, […]
[Malaysia SME] Incorporating the national spirit in your trademark? Think again!
More On Medicinal Inventions
We previously discussed Japan Patent Office (JPO) examination guidelines on what is patentable as “medicinal use” in respect of “dosage and administration” of chemical entities. In this article, we shall look at the standard of JPO on the patentability of medicinal materials (cells, etc) derived from living organisms which are publicly known. Although Patent Law […]
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Intellectual Property Rights as a Business Weapon for SMEs in the Automotive Industry – Part 3
[Malaysia SME] KASS Spread Its Wings To Indonesia
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Intellectual Property Rights as a Business Weapon for SMEs in the Automotive Industry – Part 2
[BFM] Branding and Trademark Myths
Patent Marking in the USA
Recent developments in the US concerning patent markings may have a significant effect on companies that are producing products which may be protected by way of a US patent. The question here is: Are the patents still valid? If the patent in question has expired, do you still indicate the patent number on the packaging […]
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Intellectual Property Rights as a Business Weapon for SMEs in the Automotive Industry – Part 1)
Giordano on Sunglasses = Giordano on Clothes?
The GIORDANO saga continues! This case highlights that goodwill and reputation in a trademark do not extend merely to goods which are in the same class that the mark is used for, but also to goods having the “same description”. The case involved Walton International Ltd (the appellant), one of the companies owned by Giordano […]