The Malaysian Patents Act and Regulations contain provisions for the amendment of patents post-grant. It is a fairly straightforward process, consisting essentially of re-examination by…

TM Application and Registration Trade mark protection in Malaysia enjoyed one of its most buoyant years in 2015. With a record high of nearly 36,000…

‘Dodol’ is a thick, sticky and sweet toffee-like confection made from coconut milk, jaggery, and rice flour. It is popular in many parts of South…

Idea Marketing SA (“the Respondent”) is the global promoter for the F1 Powerboat World Championship racing event. The Respondent has applied to register the application…

After seven years of (some claim secretive) negotiations, on 05 October 2015 Malaysia together with eleven other countries (Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Canada,…

The above statement was recently pronounced by a full quorum of the Federal Court’s panel of 5 judges with regard to the role of the…

Over the last few years, there have been a number of reported High Court decisions on issues relating to licensing and ownership of intellectual property…

Legislative changes to the Singapore patents law on 14 February 2014 introduced a new procedure known as Supplementary Examination to the foreign route prosecution option…

The Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011 in Australia has set in motion a global debate. The Australian Act mandates that the design of tobacco products…

The Opponent, Polo/Lauren Company, L.P., filed an opposition in the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore against the trade mark application made by United States Polo…

There are presently 79 countries that are party to the Budapest Treaty (amended 26 September 1980) on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms…