[MGCC Perspectives] IP Stars title goes to KASS Directors P. Kandiah and Geetha K.
[MGCC Perspectives] Intellectual Property: How Patents, Trademarks and Copyright could affect your Business
On 17 August 2016, MGCC together with KASS International Sdn. Bhd. organized a business dialogue on intellectual property to explore how patents, trademarks and copyright could affect businesses. Mr. P. Kandiah, the founder and Director of KASS International was the speaker for the session Several interesting topics were discussed during the session, such as the […]
[The Petri Dish] IP Rights in UK after Brexit
Using Trademarks as your Competitive Advantage
By P. Kandiah Trademarks indicate the source of the product or service to a customer. That is the primary role of a trademark. However, trademarks have come to play a very important role in today’s business world. How is a manufacturer of products to attract the attention of a customer whose attention is drawn by hundreds […]
[Business Today] Post-Grant Amendments in Singapore
Eddy Sun is an owner of a Singapore patent for a lightbulb which simulates the morning sun by emitting controlled UV radiation to provide purported health benefits for people who are averse to going outdoors. The patent discloses two ways to achieve this; firstly, using mercury vapour and secondly, through use of wavelength filters. The […]
IP Rights in UK After Brexit
By Samini Thiruchelvam The people of Britain have spoken and Britain is making its way out of European Union (EU). As the event unfolded, it was amusing to learn how some blamed the baby boomers for the results and how some youngsters have not had the slightest clue about EU! Petition for a second referendum is […]
Post-Grant Amendments In Singapore
By Joel Cheong Eddy Sun is the owner of a Singapore patent for a lightbulb which simulates the morning sun by emitting controlled UV radiation to provide purported health benefits for people who are averse to going outdoors. The patent discloses two ways to achieve this; firstly, using mercury vapour and secondly, through use of wavelength […]
[The Petri Dish] A billion-dollar Question
Genetic diseases and disorders which are caused by faulty genes in cells are debilitating and worsen the quality of life of a patient. But what if you could return the faulty genes to normalcy as easily as fixing your profile picture with Photoshop? Or even create a designer baby with desired features? A gene-editing tool […]
Utility Innovations – The Lesser Known Sibling to Patents
When we talk about obtaining intellectual property rights on a new product or a process, we usually direct those rights to patents. Patent rights is a type of intellectual property rights in which the owner of an invention is awarded with a monopolistic ownership of the product or a process for a given period of […]