[Franchise Asia] Building A Fence Around Your Restaurant Business
[The Star] Lack of IP knowledge among SMEs
By KASS International Walk into almost any small or medium business in Malaysia and ask the owner what their most valuable asset is. Most will point to their equipment, their premises, their inventory, or their customer relationships. Very few will mention their intellectual property. And yet for a growing proportion of Malaysian SMEs, it is […]
Global Wine Wars
The source of wine has always been associated with Europe, in particular France, Italy and Germany. This premier position has recently been challenged successfully by wine producers from the new world, namely Australia, New Zealand, USA (in particular California), Peru, Chile and South Africa. More recently we also hear of good quality wines from India […]
[MGCC Quarterly] Getting Ahead Through Branding & Innovation
[Personal Money] Are You Covered?
Vietnam IP Updates
The Vietnam National Assembly has amended its Intellectual Property (IP) Law, with the amendments coming into force on 1 January 2010. The amendment is part of Vietnam’s attempt to resolve the discrepancies between their current law and international IP law, and is also aimed to resolve some of the inconsistencies found within their current law. […]
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Can You Make Money Out Of Your Trademark?
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Famous Trademarks Enjoy Better Rights
Updates on UBS Corporation Sdn Bhd vs UBS AG Case
The appeal by UBS Corporation Sdn Bhd was allowed by the Court of Appeal on 1 April 2009. The Judges, comprising of Dato’ Raus, Dato’ Hamid Embong and Dato’ Ahmad Maarop, stated that they would write a judgment but none is available to date. The amendment of UBS Corporation’s trade mark to the “UBS” letters alone […]
Regulations to Bangladesh’s Trade Mark Act 2009 to be Drafted by KASS International
In view of his experience in the IP field and the depth of his knowledge, Mr. P. Kandiah has been engaged by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to draft the Regulations to the Trade Mark Act 2009 for Bangladesh. We at KASS would like to wish Mr. Kandiah congratulations on this special invitation and […]