A Brief Overview – Revocation
As known to many trademark protection is territorial in nature. Trademark applications filed in Malaysia and once registered and entered into the Register confer on…
Updates
What’s in a Name?
What’s in a name? Everything it would seem. In today’s celebrity-filled landscape, it takes but a few moments for us to think of famous individuals…
Pursuing IP Protection in a Pandemic – Malaysian Utility Innovation Certificate
As the world continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, it is business as usual for innovators to develop new inventions, technologies and solutions since…
Exceptions to the First Ownership Rule
It is a commonly accepted principle that copyright ownership lies with the author of a work. In Malaysia, it is codified in Section 26 (1)…
The Malaysian IP Office and the New Normal
The Covid-19 pandemic which wreaked havoc across the globe in the early months of 2020 has since brought rapid changes to the way business is…
Update on Singapore Legislation, Practice, and Global Innovation Ranking
I – AMENDMENTS TO THE SINGAPORE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS ACT 2014 AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS RULES The Singapore Geographical Indications (Amendment) Act 2020 and Geographical Indications (Amendment…