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] CHANNEL Trademark Case
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] Copyright & Commissioning: Everything you need to know
LIFTING OF CORPORATE VEIL in a case related to trademarks of Chanel, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci
By Geetha Kandiah Chanel, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci are names which are guaranteed to excite fashionistas everywhere. However, the case of Chanel v. Melwani2 International Sdn Bhd, Lachmandas Ishwarlal Melwani & Ang Chong Leng (heard together with 3 other matters), clearly shows that if you mess with these big guns, you will pay dearly […]
[Malaysia SME] Bigfoot tramples on Apple’s Trademark in Singapore
Facebook Entangled In E-Web For Disputed Domain Names
By Hoh Jerick Since its launch in 2004, Facebook has become the world leading social network service provider with its easily accessible functions which attracted the old and the new generations to come. As such, who doesn’t know Facebook?