Yellow elephants were trampled on, and chucked out of the trademark register – Find out why….
Trademark Ownership Must Be Done in Good Faith: Lim Teck Lee (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Longcane Industries Sdn Bhd By Geetha Kandiah Trademark ownership must be done in a bona fide manner. Otherwise, the registered trademark can be expunged from the register. In the case of Lim Teck Lee (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Longcane Industries Sdn […]
[Franchise Asia] Lifting of Corporate Veil in a Case Related to Trademarks
[Business Today] Related Goods and Similar Brands
Copyright and Commissioning: Everything you need to know
By Daniella Fiocco Commissioning has been described as the “lifeblood of the artistic world”, implying that without it the production and sale of artistic, musical and literary works would dwindle and deplete significantly. What authors, artists and musicians may not be aware of, however, is the effect of commissioning on the ownership of works and […]
Do our Politicians own any Intellectual Property?
Election fever is UP! Everyone is speaking about the next Malaysian General Election, especially since polling day is in 2 days’ time! I was recently invited to speak on Bernama TV and the topic was on whether our former and current Prime Ministers’ in Malaysia own any Intellectual Property (IP) rights. The brief answer is […]
[MGCC Perspectives] KASS is pleased to welcome … our INTERNS down under!
Locked, Shocked and Barreled in Dispute for Domain Name ‘SHOCKINGLYDEALS.COM.MY’
By Hoh Jerick Common and generic words are always used in the day to day process of an individual’s daily life. However, situations occur within the trademark field involving phrases such as the memorable “I’m Lovin’ It” by McDonalds that goes hand in hand with a catchy tune or even KFC’s phrase on a piece […]
Locked, Shocked and Barreled in dispute for Domain Name ‘SHOCKINGLYDEALS.COM.MY’
[Business Today] Factually Fraudulent – The effect of fraud on the assignment of trademarks
Factually Fraudulent – The effect of fraud on the assignment of trademarks
By Daniella Fiocco The recent Malaysia High Court case of Doretti Resources Sdn Bhd v Fitters Marketing Sdn Bhd & Ors (2015) has been the subject of discussion in IP circles because of its controversial decision that permits manufacturing companies to get away with infringement of a trademark provided they don’t sell the product directly […]