Tough Times Ahead For The Pharmaceutical Industry?

Things have been going very well for the pharmaceutical industry over the past decade or so. A series of “blockbuster” drugs has been bankrolling the industry players fortunate enough to own the rights to those drugs and at the same time financing their search for the “Next Big Drug”. Global spending on pharmaceutical drugs exceeded […]

Subair Mark Expunged From Singapore Register

This case concerns an application before the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) by SubAir Systems, LLC for a declaration of invalidity against the registered mark, “SubAir & device” in Class 7 under the Registered Proprietors, SubAir Systems Asia Limited (“SubAir Asia”). As the parties in this case had contractual dealings in the past, the […]

Review: Updates in the Malaysian Patents Act 1983

The Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) has recently announced that the Malaysian Patents Act 1983 will be amended to bring the Act into substantive conformity with international practices. Our attorneys attended a brief discussion with MyIPO and representatives from various local organizations in relation to the amendments, which will be presented at the House […]