Jacmoli Meets YTL
Mention jewelry and what might come to mind is the famous song belted out by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 movie “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”: “A kiss on the hand can be quite continental… But diamonds are a girl’s best friend” Yes indeed – it’s all about the “sparkle, shape and size”. That single line above became a […]
[PC.COM] IP Rights In ICT
By KASS International The information and communications technology industry runs on intellectual property. Every application on your smartphone, every line of code powering a cloud platform, every chip architecture enabling artificial intelligence, and every brand name that has become synonymous with the devices and services we use daily exists within a framework of IP rights […]
[MGCC Quarterly] Social Media – A Modern Day Renaissance
[MGCC Quarterly] Intellectual Property in Social Media
[Business Today] IP Rights in ICT
By KASS International The information and communications technology industry is unlike any other. It moves faster, disrupts more completely, and creates and destroys competitive advantage at a pace that most traditional industries would find difficult to comprehend. In this environment, intellectual property rights are not a bureaucratic formality or a legal afterthought. They are the […]
Singapore Update: The Subway Way
Long gone are the days where the word “Subway” only brought to mind visions of underground trains. Nowadays, more often than not, our thoughts are filled with tantalising images of fresh, tasty and succulent sandwiches, and… clothing? Well, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) surely thinks so! In this case, the proprietor of Prosperous Enterprise […]
Indonesia Update: Crackdown on Imitation Stationery
Dong-A Pencil Co., Ltd (“Dong-A”) is an established manufacturer of stationery and office supplies based in Seoul, Korea. Established in 1946, Dong-A has been producing writing instruments and the like for over 65 years, so the fact that its products are distributed throughout the world and have gained considerable repute should come as a surprise […]
“Fair” Outcome For PC Exhibition Organizers?
As consumer electronics giants Samsung and Apple engage in a global battle over infringement of each other’s computer tablet and smartphone patent portfolios, two Malaysian organizers of exhibitions for computer ware have engaged in a legal battle over the selection and use of a name for the trade fairs. The Association of the Computer and […]
[Trademart] Who says funds are difficult to come by?
By KASS International For many Malaysian businesses and entrepreneurs, the mention of intellectual property conjures images of legal fees, registration costs, and long administrative processes. What far fewer people appreciate is that IP can also be a key that unlocks funding, and in Malaysia, the range of government-backed grants, incentives, and financing programmes available to […]