Celebrating Female Ingenuity: Talented ASEAN Women Inventors
By Linh Nguyen Time flies, and World Intellectual Property Day – held annually on 26 April – is just around the corner. This year’s theme is “Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity”.
Battle Of The Bunnies
By P. Kandiah It’s the Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese lunar calendar, and the battle of the rabbits has begun!
Can An Expired Trademark Be Forgotten?
By Ngan Pham Much like human life, trademarks also have different fates or destinies from birth to maturity. Some may proceed smoothly to being granted within the statutory time without any challenges from competent authorities, and some may face obstacles due to objections or refusals on various grounds. Even after grant, some may last forever […]
[Vietnam Update] Register or Risk Losing Your IP Assets
By Linh Nguyen Recently, the registrations of the mark “ST25” for rice and rice-related products by four US companies in California before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) made headlines in Vietnamese media attracting the attention and concern of a large number of Vietnamese Key Takeaways Background – ST25 is a Vietnamese rice […]
Top 3 Reasons To Register A Patent For Your Invention
By Nor Hafieza Say “Hey Google, turn off the lights” and Google Assistant will switch off the lights in your house. It’s amazing, isn’t it? Imagine no longer having to get up and walk to turn off all the lights or to lock the door of your house. Such devices were developed by tech companies […]
Singapore Levels Up Its IP Fast Track Programme
By Amir Murshidi The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) stepped up in the IP world when it introduced the SG Patent Fast Track programme on 4 May 2020. Under the programme, patent applications in all technology fields can be granted in as fast as 6 months, provided that the applications are first filed in […]
Non-Traditional Trademarks
By Harley Rose It is a great time to stand out and be different. Thanks to our new Trademarks Act 2019, individuals and companies can now register “other source identifiers” as their trademarks, such as the shape of goods or their packaging, sound, scent, colour, holograms, positioning and sequence of motions. This is a marked […]
Lisa BLACKPINK’s Name Trademarked Globally: Why It Matters
By Saowanee Leewijitsin Mention “Lisa Blackpink” or “Lalisa Manobal” and it would be almost impossible to find anyone in Thailand or any self-respecting K-Pop fan who has not heard of her, one of four members of K-Pop girl group “BLACKPINK”, which has 33.4 million subscribers on YouTube to date. Due to Blackpink’s success and her […]
Shwe Trademarks in Myanmar: Challenges & Opportunities
By Thein Thein Win Myanmar, also called the “Golden Land”, is known for its many ancient golden pagodas, sacred Buddhist monasteries and gilded monuments. Myanmar people adore yellow gold (“Shwe” in the Burmese language) with gold being a common investment and store of value. It is no surprise then that locals also use “Shwe” as a […]
TRANSPLACE, never DISPLACED
By Alisa Rajamalar Creative abstract global internet communication PC technology and web telecommunication business computer concept: macro view of group of color cubes with domain names on laptop or notebook keyboard with selective focus effect[/caption] In the digital age that we live in, domain names are considered an important part of brand building, and securing […]