Understanding Parallel Imports And The “exhaustion Of Rights” Defence – An Introduction To The Case Of Samsonite Ip Holdings Sarl V An Sheng Trading Pte Ltd [2017] Sghc 18 [part 1 Of 3]
Understanding Parallel Imports And The “exhaustion Of Rights” Defence – An Introduction To The Case Of Samsonite Ip Holdings Sarl V An Sheng Trading Pte Ltd [2017] Sghc 18 [part 1 Of 3] Parallel importation – defined perfectly by George Wei J in his latest judgment of Samsonite IP Holdings Sarl v An Sheng Trading Pte Ltd [2017] […]
Food For Thought: Renaming Of ‘Pretzel Dog’ To ‘Pretzel Sausage’ In Malaysia
Food For Thought: Renaming Of ‘Pretzel Dog’ To ‘Pretzel Sausage’ In Malaysia There are many tall tales about what hot dogs are made of, but the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) is eager to make one thing clear to food consumers: there are no dogs in hot dogs. Last year, the Halal Division of […]
Food for thought: Renaming of ‘Pretzel Dog’ to ‘Pretzel Sausage’ in Malaysia
There are many tall tales about what hot dogs are made of, but the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) is eager to make one thing clear to food consumers: there are no dogs in hot dogs. Last year, the Halal Division of the Department recommended that the U.S fast food chain, Auntie Anne’s, remove […]
CHANGES TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICIAL FEES IN SINGAPORE COMING SOON
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will be implementing some official fee revisions which will take effect from 1 April 2017. Some of the key changes are listed below: Trade Marks Application: An application discount of about 30% will be available. However, it will only apply provided the entire specification of goods/services to be […]
Changes To Intellectual Property Official Fees In Singapore Coming Soon
Changes To Intellectual Property Official Fees In Singapore Coming Soon The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will be implementing some official fee revisions which will take effect from 1 April 2017. Some of the key changes are listed below: Trade Marks Application: An application discount of about 30% will be available. However, it will only apply […]
Trader keeps the [good] faith in a spare part in trademark doublebill: a case study in the case of Audi AG v Lim Ching Kwang
This article was first published on IPKat on 23 February 2017. For further information please visit http://www.ipkat.com/. “In the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore case of AUDI AG v Lim Ching Kwang [2017] SGIPOS 2, German car maker AUDI AG applied on 31 March 2015 to revoke and declare invalid Registration No. T0911230B for a stylised […]
EC Circular: CHANGES TO PROSECUTION AND RENEWAL PROCEDURE AMONG RECENT AMENDMENTS TO INDONESIAN TRADE MARKS LAW
The publication of trade mark applications for opposition has been brought forward before substantive examination, while late renewal of trade mark registrations has been made available, as part of recent amendments to Indonesian trade marks law which came into force on 26 November 2016. Publication: For Indonesian trade mark applications filed under the old law, […]
PDPA COMPLIANCE: THE TIME IS NOW
Data protection laws in Singapore are relatively new, as the Data Privacy Provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) came into force barely 2 years ago, shortly after the “Do Not Call” (“DNC”) regime was implemented. However, compliance under this new law is stringent and many companies still are unaware of their vulnerabilities to […]
A short commentary on the potential IP implications of “Pokemon marketing”: a Go, or no Go?
Pokemon Go – even if you are not a user of this mobile-based, augmented reality game, the sheer amount of buzz Pokemon Go has created is enough to make history. With the popularity of Pokemon Go showing no signs of slowing down, enterprising individuals and businesses around the world have hopped on the hype bandwagon […]
Malaysia faces legal challenge in rights to Halal certification mark in Europe
Consumers may potentially have trouble keeping things halal in the wake of the recent case of Government of Malaysia v OHIM (18 November 2015, Case T-508/13), which revolves around the alleged passing-off of Malaysia’s Halal certification mark in the European Union. The certification mark takes the following form: To provide a brief background, the Malaysian […]