Innovation Focus: Changes in Vietnam’s IP Landscape
With the increase in registered capital requirements, tax rise and the tightening of labor and environmental laws in China, many factories are now making the move to Vietnam. The growth of manufacturing companies in Vietnam, in turn, results in a higher need for intellectual property (IP) protection there.The Vietnamese Government is aware of this change […]
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Today, Malaysia; Tomorrow, the World? – Where to File your Patent Application
Thai Courts Shed Light on Descriptive vs Suggestive Trademarks
The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court in Thailand recently decided in favour of an Indian corporation, Colorplus Fashions, on the registrability of their trademark “COLORPLUS”. The Applicant had previously applied for the registration of the mark “COLORPLUS” in Class 25 in Thailand, claiming apparel products. The word “COLORPLUS” in itself may not have […]
MINDS – Year 2010 Innovation Training Programs
The Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS) recently established the MINDS Institute of Invention and Innovation (MI3). MI3 intends to focus on Education (training & development) and Commercialization of Inventions (intellectual property services, financing) among MINDS members, schools, universities, the public and private sectors, as well as the community at large. For details on what MI3 has […]
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India Patent Update: Sequence Listing Mandatory for Patent Specifications
The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks of the Indian Patent Office recently issued a notice informing patent applicants that filing a hardcopy of the sequence listing is mandatory as it forms a part of the patent specification. A softcopy of the sequence listing is also required to facilitate search as required under Rule […]