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Indian Patent Updates: Compulsory Submission of Form 27 Before 31st of March
According to the Indian Patents Act, once a patent has been granted in India, an annual Statement of Working of Patent, known as Form 27, is required to be filed at the Patent Office within 3 months of the end of every calendar year (i.e. the deadline to submit the 2009 statement will be 31 […]
Singapore Patent Update: First Patent to be Revoked by IPOS Under Section 80
Singapore Patent No. SG 42669, entitled “Arachidonic Acid and Methods for the Production and Use thereof”, owned by Martek Biosciences Corporation has the dubious honour of being the first Singapore Patent revoked by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) under Section 80 of the Singapore Patents Act. By way of history, the SG 42669 […]
Sunny News For Suria (Sabah, Not KLCC)!
A mall in Kota Kinabalu has retained its rights to use the trademark “Suria” (which means “Sun” in Sanskrit and “Malay”) after a one year battle in the High Court of Kota Kinabalu. In 2009, the owner of Suria KLCC mall, Suria KLCC Sdn Bhd (“Suria KLCC”) sued the developer of Suria Sabah mall, Makamewah […]
“JOST” Mark Registration Jostled in Malaysia!
In the recently decided case of JOST CRANES Gmbh & Co. KG v. JOST CRANES SDN BHD which was heard at the Kuala Lumpur IP Court, Judge Dato’ Azahar bin Mohamed decided in favour of the German company, Jost Cranes GmbH & Co. KG and expunged the registered trademark from the Trademark Register. The JOST mark was […]