[Business Today] Building Blocks for Business Expansion
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 […]
[MGCC Quarterly] Should Green Technology Be Shared?
By KASS International It is one of the most uncomfortable tensions in modern intellectual property law. The planet is warming, sea levels are rising, and the window for meaningful climate action is narrowing with every passing year. The technologies that could help address these challenges exist, or are being developed, largely in the laboratories and […]
[Malaysia SME] Should Green Technology Be Shared?
By KASS International For a small or medium business that has invested years of effort and significant financial resources into developing a green technology innovation, the idea of sharing that innovation freely with competitors is unlikely to be met with enthusiasm. Yet the debate around whether green technology should be more openly shared is growing […]
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 […]
[Malaysia SME] KASS International urges innovation and IP protection by SMEs as keys to capitalise on 10MP
[BFM] Franchising and Intellectual Property Laws
[MGCC Quarterly] KASS International Urges Innovation and IP Protection to Capitalise on the 10th Malaysian Plan
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 […]