COVID-19 Vaccines & Treatments: Who Owns the Rights?
By P. Kandiah and Geetha Kandiah Moderna Inc., Sanofi, AstraZeneca plc, Roche, Gilead Sciences and Novartis are just some of the many pharmaceutical companies working to fast-track the development of a coronavirus vaccine. Many companies and research institutions from various countries are racing to develop the vaccine for COVID-19. Key Takeaways Global Race for the […]
How IP could save your business in the time of COVID-19
By Saowanee Leewijitsin Over the past several months, the whole world has been experiencing unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19. This virus is not only capable of causing severe effects to our physical health and possibly drastic long-term changes to how we live and work, but also could cripple the world economy and the stock market. […]
Buying technology – is this the right time?
By P. Kandiah At this period of economic hardship owing to the coronavirus pandemic, oil and gas downfall, and poor performance of the stock market, some companies may want to quit their business altogether, whilst other companies may see this as a golden opportunity to expand their business by acquiring technology or acquiring a company […]
Filing a patent on the Coronavirus?
By P. Kandiah Did you know that as early as 23 July 2014, patent applications on the coronavirus were already filed? This patent was filed in the UK and subsequently, a corresponding patent was granted in the US on 20 November 2018 under patent grant no. US 10,130701 B2. The Patentee of the US Patent […]
Innovating for a Green Future during the COVID-19 Crisis
By Geetha Kandiah It is, to a certain extent, apt that World Intellectual Property (IP) Day, which is celebrated on 26 April 2020, falls during the current challenging times that COVID-19 has brought upon our lives, community, and businesses. COVID-19 is not something someone wishes on their worst enemy – the loss of lives and […]
Non-Traditional Trademarks
By Harley Rose It is a great time to stand out and be different. Thanks to our new Trademarks Act 2019, individuals and companies can now register “other source identifiers” as their trademarks, such as the shape of goods or their packaging, sound, scent, colour, holograms, positioning and sequence of motions. This is a marked […]
COVID-19: The pandemic affecting the IP world (and basically everything else)
by Hoh Jerick Where hope was once the prevalent state of mind when a new year rolled around, this year that notion was swiftly replaced in the hearts and minds of everyone around the world by worry and fear, as the world was introduced to the Coronavirus, now officially known as COVID-19. With no end […]
Lisa BLACKPINK’s Name Trademarked Globally: Why It Matters
By Saowanee Leewijitsin Mention “Lisa Blackpink” or “Lalisa Manobal” and it would be almost impossible to find anyone in Thailand or any self-respecting K-Pop fan who has not heard of her, one of four members of K-Pop girl group “BLACKPINK”, which has 33.4 million subscribers on YouTube to date. Due to Blackpink’s success and her […]
[Singapore Update] Trust but don’t open up BLINDLY!!!
By Thein Thein Win Navin Trading Pte Ltd Vs. Mahendra Naidu A/L R. Manogaran trading as Sri Sai Traders: Application for invalidation of trademark registration Trademark infringements occur around the world because there’s so much competition in the market and it is not easy to build a new brand from scratch. For that reason, some […]
IoT FOR SMARTER LIVES
By Jagannathan Arumugam Internet of Things (IoT), in simple words, is a wide area network (WAN) connecting computing devices and other devices that typically would have no connection to the internet such as industrial machinery, kiosks, kitchen appliances, etc. Such a WAN enables data collection and device sharing to communicate and share data in real […]