Get a Trademark Renewal Certificate in Thailand within 45 Minutes!
By Saowanee Leewijitsin Good news for all trademark owners in Thailand!!! From now on, you do not have to wait 6-12 months to receive a Trademark Renewal Certificate… It is possible to receive it within 45 minutes of a renewal application being filed.
Thailand Trademark Office Releases 2020 Trademark Statistics
By Saowanee Leewijitsin It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, affecting all aspects of global businesses, and stopping us from doing so many things that we usually do. It seems, however, that filing trademarks in Thailand is not one of those things. The Thailand Trademark Office (“TTMO”) recently released statistics for 2020 […]
Malaysia’s IP Ecosystem: Challenges and Opportunities for Growth
By P. Kandiah “TOP GLOVE’S R&D arm ranks second highest among Malaysian patent applicants in 2020” ran the headline across major Malaysian newspapers in mid-February. The other top four Malaysian patent applicants are MIMOS Bhd., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, University of Malaya and Petroliam National Bhd. (PETRONAS). Are we beginning to see an emerging trend of […]
World-Changing Women Wonders
By Sharrmila Palanyandy The field of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is often male-dominated and studies show that women remain underrepresented in this field. But despite the lack of recognition in the scientific community and challenges faced due to the gender gap, there are countless inspiring women in these fields who have made historic […]
Court Decision On The Back Of A Levi’s Jeans Pocket!
By Saowanee Leewijitsin One of the most important principles for trademark registration in Thailand and in many other countries such as China, Taiwan and Japan is, the mark must not be identical with or similar to other registered marks (according to the “first-to-file” rule). If your mark is identical with or similar to another person’s […]
Strange But Unique Inventions
By Sry Farhany Who would have thought that in 2021, wearing a mask would actually be a part of everyday life? A new norm that some people are still having trouble adjusting to. If someone wore a mask for 12 hours back in 2010, people would say he was peculiar. Little did we know that […]
Are Cover Songs An Act Of Infringement?
By Jamieson McKinnon Cover songs have always been a major part of music culture, with both famous and amateur singers across the world regularly adapting other artists work, and adding a new flavour to it. Over the years, there have been many extremely popular cover songs that have become so closely associated with the singer […]
MooHoo – It’s the Lunar New Year!!
By Edmond Albert Chan This Lunar New Year welcomes the year of the Ox. Every year this time (barring COVID-19 restrictions), there will be lively celebrations, the giving of red packets and gift, and the visiting of family and friends amongst Chinese communities around the world. This year, we can expect to see many variations […]
Bokitta Hijab Patent Infringement Case
By Hemanisha Baskaran CHIC?? VOILA?? What do these two words have to do with a hijab? Well, in this case – plenty! In fact, “CHIC” and “VOILA” are the wrap styles under the well-known Bokitta Hijab. In 2019, the Kuala Lumpur High Court dealt with a patent infringement case involving the infringement of an instant […]
Are You Taking Advantage of RCEP Provisions?
By P. Kandiah Businesses have started to multiply their corporate assets in the ASEAN countries by taking advantage of RCEP provisions. The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has injected new momentum for businesses to multiply their corporate asset value in the RCEP countries (Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, […]