[Franchise Asia] Can your recipes be patented? How?
[Malaysia SME] Breaking Up is Hard to Do
[Business Today] Moving up the IP ladder
[The Petri Dish] Can being too famous affect your trademarks?
[Malaysia SME] Southeast Asian countries’ performance in the International IP Index growing
By Geetha K. Southeast Asia has been attracting an increasing number of foreign direct investments. The emerging markets of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar have been included in the expansion plans of most multinational corporations. In the 2015 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey, a report published by the US Chamber of Commerce in collaboration […]
[Business Today] Taking Your Business to the World?
[The Petri Dish] Everyday Encounters with Intellectual Property
[New Straits Times] Speedier Trials for IP Offenders
[Business Today] The Recipe to Success…
By Geetha K. The food and beverage industry is a booming one because, let’s face it, people need to eat. It is reported that food consumption in Malaysia has been growing at a rapid rate since the year 2000. Not only that, but with hankerings for different foods to suit different moods and palates becoming […]
Manchester Derby in Singapore Court
With many Southeast Asian countries being involved in tobacco farming, it is easy to see how trademark protection over cigarettes would be important in the region. Cigarette manufacturer Jamal Abdulnaser Mahmoud Al Mahamid (“the Plaintiff”) and Global Tobacco Manufacturers (International) Sdn. Bhd. (“the Defendant”) clearly exemplified this when they brought their dispute to the High […]