The Curious Case of KYOORIUS Mark
By Rebecca Chong Would past dealings tantamount to bad faith and consequently lead to invalidation of a trademark? Just as it is difficult to ascertain what is fair and what is not owing to the subjectivity of one’s view, accusation of bad faith is a very difficult claim to prove albeit we often think it […]
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 […]
[Franchise Asia] [K]ONFUSED with KIKO and KEICHO?
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 […]
The Catfight in Singapore
By Louis Teo Pets here, pets there, pets everywhere! According to the 2015-2016 APPA National Pet Owners Survey by the American Pet Products Association, the number of households with pets in the US is 79.7 million and of those, the households that own at least one pet is 42.9 million. As some household have more than […]
[Patents & Licensing] Southeast Asian countries’ performance in the International IP Index growing
[Business Today] [K]onfused with KIKO and KEICHO?
[Business Today] The Burning Question – Who Owns the Trademark?
[K]ONFUSED with KIKO and KEICHO?
By Geetha Kandiah “I’m a big believer in that if you focus on good skin care, you won’t really need a lot of make-up” Demi Moore once said. It is not surprising that the global value sales in the beauty industry is expected to exceed US$131 billion in 2019, with skin care as the biggest […]