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IP Analysts
Utility Models: Innovation tool for developing economies?
30 April 2021
Diesel S.P.A. v. Bontton Sdn Bhd: The own name doctrine and the court’s power to make declarations o...
31 March 2021Does the Malaysian Court of Appeal have discretionary powers to grant a negative declaration in respect of infringement?
IT’s Intermediary Guidelines, 2021: Willful blindness and lack of proactive steps will deny safe har...
31 March 2021A significant section of these rules is dedicated to regulating intermediaries in the news and media space.
The reach of the right to repair patented goods
31 March 2021It is normally believed that once a patentee has sold patented goods, the purchaser gets the exclusive right to use the goods as he deems fit. But is this this case?
Singapore: “Champengwine” application denied due to the grounds of bad faith
28 February 2021Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne and Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité v. Keep Waddling International Pte. Ltd. [2020] SGIPOS 10. Issued September 9, 2020.
Sandbox for personal data protection: India aims to foster innovation, ensure privacy, achieve trans...
28 February 2021What is sandboxing, and what does it mean for India's Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (PDP)?
Determination of jurisdiction when an arbitration clause is part of a contract
28 February 2021Siddhast Intellectual Property Innovations Pvt. Ltd v. The Controller General of Patents Designs Trademarks (CGPDTM)
Gromark Consumers Enterprise & GK Laboratory (Asia): IP mediation
31 January 2021The IPOS recently had a successful mediation in October 2020, where the parties reached a mutually beneficial outcome in a span of just eight hours.
The burgeoning of fraud by infringing domain names with hidden or incorrect WHOIS data. Where does t...
31 January 2021Does the current system encourage liability-free infringement and is a fraudulent activities breeding ground?
Court condones delay in filing written statement during Covid-19
31 January 2021The Supreme Court of India in Suo Motu Writ Petition (C) No. 3/2020 took cognizance of the difficulties that may be faced by the litigants and extended all limitations under general and special laws with effect from March 15, 2020.
Valentino S.p.A loses to Matsuda & Co. over dispute in trademark name ‘Valentino’
30 November 2020Valentino S.p.A. v Matsuda & Co [2020] SGIPOS 8
Go digital and be simple in 2020 with new patent rules in India
30 November 2020New patent rules aim to benefit startups and SMEs, as well as female patent applicants.
Claim miners: Working around the patented claims
30 November 2020Claim mining is a technique by which a later inventor can work around the claimed patented invention.
Sufficient disclosure in patent specifications: The India perspective
31 October 2020What are the implications of insufficient disclosure in patent specifications?
Salient features of the High Court of Delhi Rules Governing Patent Suits, 2020
31 October 2020The Delhi High Court has recently drafted the proposed High Court of Delhi Rules Governing Patent Suits, 2020