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…

The deep-seated need for every brand owner to secure exclusive rights to use a trade mark does not discriminate when it comes to the source…

Changes to Singapore patents law which came into effect on 14 February 2014 introduced a new procedure called Supplementary Examination (SPE). Under Section 29(1)(d) of…

Intellectual Property (IP) is increasingly becoming a crucial catalyst of business growth in globalised and developing economies such as Malaysia. We have seen a steady…

On 06 July 2006, a trade mark application was filed for the mark OILUM by Galenium Pharmasia Laborotories, an Indonesian pharmaceutical company and the application…

The date 23 September 2014 would seem to be like just another day on the calendar. However, this date is particularly significant for our valued…

The legislative amendments to the Trade Marks Rules, Trade Marks (International Registration) Rules, Registered Designs Rules and Registered Designs (International Registration) Rules came into effect…

Effective 01 October 2014, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) have commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot…