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…
Updates
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…
Connect 1.0 @ Colony Q Sentral
Team HG recently hosted Connect 1.0 at Colony Q Sentral on 21 November 2019 to Meet · Eat · Engage · Drink with IP owners…
APAA 2019 Taipei
09 – 12 November 2019
This year, APAA turned golden when it celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan from 09 -12 November 2019. The…
FMM Industry 4.0 Conference 2019
FMM 51st Annual Dinner 2019
The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers [FMM] hosted back-to-back tentpole events recently and Henry Goh was there to lend our support. FMM held their annual Industry…
Malaysia joins the Madrid Protocol
On 27 September 2019, Malaysia deposited with WIPO its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, becoming the 106th member of the Madrid System. The…
Trademarks Act 2019
We are pleased to announce that the long-awaited overhaul of trademark laws in Malaysia is finally coming to fruition. The all-new Trademarks Bill 2019 was…
A Night Full of Stars!
What a starry night it was for the Firm’s annual dinner last weekend. Held at Cedar@15, Hotel Impiana, the venue which overlooked the beautiful KLCC…
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…
A Change Would Do Us Good
After close to a decade of intermittent discussions, proposals, referendums and making up for lost time between the powers-that-be and stakeholders, the new Trademarks Bill…
INTA 141st Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts
18 – 22 May 2019
The 141st INTA Annual Meeting which gathers all of the world’s leading IP professionals and brand owners was recently held in the historical city of…