Tag: Trademark

Bigfoot tramples on Apple’s Trademark in Singapore

By Alisa Rajamalar [one-half-first] Have you ever wondered if your registered trademark is absolutely safe? Is registration of your trademark sufficient enough to fortify your rights on that trademark? Though registration of a trademark gifts the proprietor exclusive rights, this does not provide them with absolute rights under all circumstances to secure their registered trademark.  […]

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 […]

Why Register Your Trademark?

By Geetha Kandiah Why should I register my trademark? This is a question that we are often faced with, and a valid one too. (i) Protection Think of insurance. Why does one take various types of insurance? For protection. Against fire, against burglary, against critical illnesses, against accidents and so on. Akin to insurance, trademark registration […]

#Hashtags as Intellectual Property

#What #How #CanYou #ShouldYou                                    “[Twitter] told me flat out, ‘These things are for nerds. They’re never going to catch on.’” – Chris Messina on Twitter’s rejection to his idea of hashtag. #WhatIsAHashTag In 2007, Chris Messina, the inventor of the hashtag, first suggested in a tweet, that Twitter users utilise the hash symbol to […]

[The Petri Dish] The TPPA Dream: Is it heading for the exit door?

While the whole wide world was still reeling from the news of Brexit and Brangelexit (Seriously, who comes up with terms like these?), the news of Donald Trump edging against fellow presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to become the next US president may have overloaded the incredulity meter of most common folks. As those darn millennials […]