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Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions in India

The examination of computer related inventions (CRIs) in India has long been under controversy in view of the grey area that exists in the field of patenting of compute related inventions.

Parallel Imports Not to Exhaust Rights if Trademark Ownerships Differ Domestically and Abroad

The relationship between Trademark Ownership and Parallel Imports.

Tolins Directors Imprisoned for Taking a False Stand in Court

How can an Norwich Pharmacal order help you during litigation?

Singapore Trademark Invalidation Action is Big Boxing Bout

On January 26, 2005, Big Box Corporation Ptd Ltd (the Proprietor) secured registration for the trademark BIG BOX in Class 35 in Singapore, with respect to the following:...

Recent TIPO News Regarding Patents

How does the Taiwan-US MOU impact IP in Taiwan?

Watch for the Fox in Your Henhouse: Gig Companies At Risk

Intellectual property threats to companies participating in the gig economy may be greater than those experienced by traditional business. While this may seem self-evident to some, reflection on the matter confirms to the rest of us that the gig sect...

In Ratio & Obiter: Lessons from Liwayway Marketing Corporation v. Oishi Public Company Limited

Liwayway Marketing Corporation v. Oishi Public Company Limited involved an action for cancellation of trademarks on the ground of “non-use.” Over the years such actions have proven to be extremely effective in eliminating registered marks which had n...

International Trademarks: A Foreign Company’s Rights in the US

A company located outside of the United States – as an example, a company located in one of the European countries – may spend thousands of dollars developing its brand and goodwill in its home country. Eventually, such company may want to sell its g...

Singapore Patent Protection Examined in Car Crash Camera Case

The judgment in Lee Tat Cheng v Maka GPS Technologies Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 48 concerned an infringement action and an application for a declaration of infringement brought by Lee Tat Cheng (the plaintiff), proprietor of Singapore Patent No. 87785.

Commercial Disparagement: View of the Indian Judiciary

The line between free speech and commercial disparagement.

Cultivating New Business Strategies for Brand Owners via Associated Trademarks in India

How are Associated Trademark rules applied in India?

Singapore Announces New Patent Rules and Fees to Promote Innovation

Singapore has recently announced a range of major changes to its patent system that will affect those seeking protection in a variety of ways.

Singapore: No Snap Judgment on Similarity of Marks

Courts’ Versatility in Making a Defendant Pay Back

No Break Given to Nestlé in Kit Kat Shape Mark Appeal

A Kit Kat bar, with its two-finger and four-finger breakable wafer coated with chocolate, is surely one of the most famously-shaped food items that one could enjoy at a local store almost anywhere around the world to 'have a break' - as the product's...