Legislative changes to Singapore’s registered designs law were made by the enforcement of the Registered Designs (Amendment) Act 2017 (“RDAA 2017”) on 30 October 2017. The salient changes are as follows:
(I) BROADENING SCOPE OF REGISTRABLE DESIGNS
Scope of registrable designs has been broadened to include non-physical products that have an ... Read More
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The processes for allowance and grant of patents in Malaysia differ significantly from those in many other jurisdictions. They are a common source of confusion and uncertainty. So, here are ten pointers that should help clarify the local practice.
1. Is a Notice of Allowance issued by MyIPO prior ... Read More
Patents and trade secrets seem like opposite sides of a scale. Trade secrets derive their legal protection from their inherently secretive nature whereas patents can only be protected through disclosure of the invention – the specification in a patent application must describe the invention in a manner that would enable ... Read More
What are parallel imports? The court in Tien Ying Hong Enterprise Sdn Bhd v Beenion Sdn Bhd [2010] 8 MLJ 550 stated that parallel imports refer to goods, which are lawfully manufactured overseas but imported and distributed in Malaysia by a person other than the registered proprietor of the trade ... Read More
In the case of Ceramiche Caesar Spa v Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd [2017] SGCA 30, the Singapore Court of Appeal had to consider, inter alia, whether Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd.’s (“Caesarstone”) trademark “CAESARSTONE” in Class 19 was similar to Ceramiche Caesar SpA’s (“Ceramiche”) “CAESAR” trademark registered earlier in Class 19 and decide ... Read More