Innovation is now SEXY
By Geetha K. Twenty years ago, the word “innovation” was not used as much as it is today. Not just in Malaysia but worldwide. As countries enter into recession and competition gets stiffer, companies are constantly being asked to innovate. Positions such as Chief Innovation Officer (Xerox®), Global Innovation Strategy Lead (PwC®), Global Product Innovation […]
[Business Today] Is Software Patentable?
[Malaysian Indian Business] Kickstarting Your Startup
By Geetha K These days, we can’t go anywhere without seeing a McDonald’s® or Starbucks®, and while it may be difficult to imagine – they were once start-ups too. The former began as a single burger store in Illinois, USA and has since ballooned to a massive 35,000 outlets in 119 countries. Starbucks® Coffee, meanwhile, […]
[Malaysia SME] Protecting Green Technology: Patents or Trade Secrets?
[Management] Protecting Your Intellectual Property
[Business Today] That Colour is So You!
Animal Trademarks – Yay or Neigh?
By Amahl Weeramantry Humans have relied on animals since the dawn of time. We have depended on cows for milk, chickens for eggs, elephants for heavy lifting and now jaguars… to sell cars? Companies go to great lengths to differentiate their products from competitors. From the outset of any successful product development, there will be […]
[The Petri Dish] Jail for posting graduate thesis on website?
Court responds to St. John Ambulance in time of need
St. John Ambulance has been providing humanitarian and charitable services in Malaysia since 1908. These everyday heroes render emergency assistance and aid to the sick and wounded, provide first aid standby and training, a hemodialysis service, and countless other community services. But who is looking after St. John?
MYIPO: Proposed Patent and Trademark Fee Revision
The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) is planning to revise its patent and trademark fees this year, and this revision will most likely take effect in the second quarter of 2015. The proposal sees a general fee increase across the board, ranging between 5% – 50% with most changes at the higher end of […]