Fundamentals of Copyright Revisited – A Case Review
The law of copyright is based on the principle that anyone who, by his or her own skill and labour, creates an original work shall…
Updates
Federal Court breathes Life back into Dependent Claims
In a rare though welcome reversal, the Federal Court in Merck Sharp & Dohme & Anor v Hovid Berhad ([2019] 9 CLJ 1) has over-ruled its earlier…
Singapore after Sunseap: Impact on the Law and Practice
Earlier this year in a decision for Sunseap Group Pte Ltd & 2 Ors v Sun Electric Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 4 (hereafter “Sunseap”)—a case…
Malaysia and the Madrid System
On 27 September 2019, Malaysia deposited the instrument of accession and became the 106th member country of the Madrid Protocol System. Prior to the said…
TM Legal Snippets
Ch’ng Kim Chye & Anor t/a Lam Soon Huat v SP Yam Huat Sdn Bhd [2019] 10 MLJ 562 The Plaintiff is the common law…
Industrial Designs in Malaysia
An industrial design consists of the creation of a shape and configuration, or a pattern and ornamentation in two- or three-dimensional form containing aesthetic value…