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Singapore: Importance of the use of a registered mark in a revocation action
31 October 2022In Singapore, a registered trademark may be susceptible to cancellation if it has not been used within five years from completion of registration, or if such use has been suspended for a continuous period of five years or more
Be Aware if you are using ‘about’ in a patent claim!
31 October 2022Use of the term “about” in a claim is quite common, where the inventor is not sure or unable to pinpoint the exact weight or percentile or volume or thickness, size of particle, etc., of essential elements of the invention to specially address the cl...
Singapore: Dispute over trademark rights to famous “Eng’s” noodle shop decided in favour of late fou...
30 September 2022A June 2022 decision by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) provided a first instance ruling for a trademark dispute pertaining to the name of a famous noodle shop in Singapore.
“Visual effects” and “ocular impression” essential to prove design infringement
30 September 2022In a recent judgment passed by Delhi High Court, the court granted injunctive relief to Diageo Brands against Great Galleon Ventures on grounds of infringing Diageo’s registered design; however, no injunction was granted on ground of passing off.
On amendment to a Markush claim during patent invalidation proceedings
31 August 2022Alternate standfirst: China’s patent examination guidelines provide specific principles for amending a Markush claim during invalidation proceedings. The history of Markush claims in China, and the two prevailing theories in the interpretation of suc...
Sociedad Anonima Damm v Hijos De Rivera, S.A. [2022] SGIPOS 6
31 August 2022The Applicant, Hijos de Rivera, S.A. and the Opponent, Sociedad Anonima Damm are beer producers based in Spain. Both parties co-exist in Spain, Europe and UK, but as they grew beyond those territories they began to get embroiled in disputes.
Looking Beyond The Novelty Lines
31 August 2022Inventions already in the public domain are not patentable. Novelty or anticipation are determined with reference to the statement of the claim of the patent application and they are likely to be tested during the entire life span of 20 years of a pa...