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COVID-19 ASEAN Update: The Philippines

Dear friends and colleagues, We would like to provide you the following update on the COVID-19 situation in ASEAN: The P…
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Business Continuity Update from Ella Cheong – 18 March 2020

Dear friends and colleagues, Like other regions of the world, ASEAN is facing the issue of an escalating COVID-19 pandem…
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THE TRADEMARKS ACT 2019
Out with the Old, in with the New

Malaysia’s long-anticipated Trademarks Act 2019 came into force effective 27 December 2019, replacing the old Trade Mark…
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“Soft Opening” Launch To Finally Kick-start Applications under Myanmar’s New Trade Mark Law

After almost a year’s hiatus since the initial enactment of Myanmar’s new Trade Mark Law on 30 January 2019, the Departm…
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Applications For Geographical Indications Now Available In Singapore

Within the first three weeks of its commencement, the newly established Registry of Geographical Indications (GI Registr…
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The largest data breach in Singapore to date: Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd. & Ors. [2019] SGPDPC 3

In what was described as “the worst breach of personal data in Singapore’s history”, the personal data of 1,495,364 pati…
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Familiarise for a Family to Arise: The Importance of Indicating Trade Origin to Consumers

Familiarise for a Family to Arise: The Importance of Indicating Trade Origin to Consumers It is common for businesses to…
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Apple fails to oppose Swatch’s applications of its “Tick Different” marks

Apple fails to oppose Swatch’s applications of its “Tick Different” marks Swatch AG and Apple Inc., two giants in their …
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Constraint in Supplementary International Search

As an applicant of PCT international patent application in Singapore, you may have been told that there is a process kno…
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