The Swiss Chocolate Saga Continues…
Fancy eating Swiss chocolate? Imagine buying chocolate thinking it is Swiss chocolate because of the look and feel of the packaging, and even a Swiss sounding name that lures you into buying it – only to find out that it is our very own locally-made chocolate! This situation is what Chocosuisse Union Des Fabricants Suisses […]
[Malaysia SME] SME Building Contractor Takes on Big Contractor and Wins
Building Contractors In Patent Infringment Battle
A building contractor who asserted that it merely constructed buildings for the Malaysian Government according to technical drawings provided by JKR (the Public Works Department representing the Government of Malaysia) was held by the High Court to have: infringed Malaysian Patent No. MY114346-A granted to O-Stable Sdn Bhd (the patentee and the 1st Plaintiff) infringed the copyright […]
Longer Protection but Constricted Remedial Relief For an Industrial Design In Malaysia!
The Malaysian Industrial Designs Act 1996 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) has recently been amended to incorporate several changes to improve the protection of Industrial Designs in Malaysia. There have been three significant changes made to the Act: Registrability of an Industrial Design in Malaysia An Industrial Design may be registered only if it […]
[Asia IP] Much Ado about Nutting: Nutella Vs. Nutello
[Business Today] Ignite Your Senses + Colour Wars
Much Ado About Nutting: Nutella Vs. Nutello
In the recent Singapore Court of Appeal (CA) case of Sarika Connoisseur Café Pte Ltd v Ferrero SpA, the CA was asked to resolve several issues on the matters of well-known trademark infringement, dilution and passing off. Sarika Connoisseur Café (the Appellant), is the owner of the “TCC – the connoisseur concerto” café chain in Singapore. […]
[ITMA Review] Malaysia’s Year in Mark
B. Braun Obtains Interlocutory Injunction Against Med8
It is well known that German medical device manufacturer, B. Braun Melsungen AG, has been in Malaysia for the past 40 years and has earned a reputation over the years for their safety IV catheters. In fact, they have a huge production facility in Penang, a northern state in Peninsular Malaysia. A huge amount of […]