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Trademarks
Creative Thailand: A Creative Campaign to Boost the Thai Economy
09 November 2012On August 31, the Thai government kicked off its Creative Thailand program, designed to promote Thailand as a hub for creative industries in Southeast Asia and to boost economic contribution by national creative industries. If it succeeds, Thailand&r...
Indian Courts Render View on the use of Punch Lines: The Glaxo Campaign
09 November 2012An Indian Court has affirmed the principle that the more descriptive the words used for a product, the greater the burden on the party asserting exclusivity to establish such exclusivity, ruling that the words ‘taller, stronger, sharper’...
Singapore’s Court of Appeal Sheds Light on Trademark Revocation and Invalidation
09 November 2012A recent Singapore Court of Appeal judgment provides welcome guidance on grounds on which a registered trademark may be revoked and invalidated. Ankur Gupta explores the issues stemming from an enforcement action against the sale of Cordyceps bearing...