[The Star] Lack of IP knowledge among SMEs

By KASS International Walk into almost any small or medium business in Malaysia and ask the owner what their most valuable asset is. Most will point to their equipment, their premises, their inventory, or their customer relationships. Very few will mention their intellectual property. And yet for a growing proportion of Malaysian SMEs, it is […]

Global Wine Wars

The source of wine has always been associated with Europe, in particular France, Italy and Germany. This premier position has recently been challenged successfully by wine producers from the new world, namely Australia, New Zealand, USA (in particular California), Peru, Chile and South Africa. More recently we also hear of good quality wines from India […]

[The Edge Malaysia] Malaysia as an Innovative Nation

KASS Managing Director, P. Kandiah, shares his thoughts on whether Malaysia is ready to become an Innovative Nation and what must be done so that our journey towards becoming a knowledge-based economy is not a wasted one: Malaysia as an Innovative Nation

Singapore High Court Orders Details of Illegal Downloaders to be Dilvulged

In a recent copyright infringement case in Singapore, the High Court has ordered a local Network Service Provider (NSP) to furnish Japanese Anime copyright owners with the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the NSP’s subscribers who had illegally downloaded Anime titles. Anime refers to a distinct type of cartoon animation originating from Japan. The facts […]