[Malaysia SME] Freight Forwarders Not Liable For Trademark Infringement
Claiming Trademark Rights to a Personal Name?
By P. Kandiah The whole world knows of Greta Thunberg from online, print and broadcast media. Greta Thunberg is a 17-year-old climate activist from Sweden. Her activities in the field of climate change have made her internationally well-known.
[Malaysia SME] A Bittersweet Symphony: The Intricacies of Copyright Protection and Infringement in the Music Industry
[Malaysia SME] Check It Before You Wreck It!
Caught with Their Pants Down: Mohammad Hafiz bin Hamidun v Kamdar Sdn. Bhd.
What grounds, if any, do famous personalities have to prevent their name from being used by others under the guise of false endorsements or association? Here’s the story of what singer and song composer, “Hafiz Hamidun” (the Plaintiff), did. Apart from his musical pursuits, the Plaintiff had also incorporated a company selling clothes including Baju […]
[Malaysia SME] Trademark Matters: Mere collections of similar names may not be called family!
[The Petri Dish] Check it before you wreck it!
When you need to sprint to the Trademark Office: Trade protection around the globe
By Daniella Fiocco What’s in a name? “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” – William Shakespeare ———————————————– William Shakespeare may have been a brilliant poet, but he was no intellectual property expert; if he were he would have known that a name, and […]
A Tale of Two Telekung Trendsetters
By Sajjaratul Yaqeen What is Copyright? Copyright is an Intellectual Property right which grants the creator of an original literary or artistic work exclusive rights in exploiting or commercialising their work. What happens when one’s original work is similar to others? What happens when someone uses one’s original work without the owner’s consent? The […]
[Singapore Update] Freight forwarders not liable for trademark infringement
By Thein Thein, Win This is a landmark case in Singapore as it questioned whether the “conduit” between importer and exporter can be found liable for trademark infringement. In the case of Burberry Ltd and another v Megastar Shipping Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 1 at the Singapore Court of Appeal, the respondent, Megastar was a […]