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Mirandah Asia

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Mirandah Asia is a total-solution intellectual property consultancy focused upon protecting the IP rights of our international and local clients in ASEAN and beyond. We offer the complete spectrum of intellectual property services in all ten ASEAN countries and India – with offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam. With 30 IP specialists group wide, the Mirandah family name has become one of the most trusted in Asian IP.

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A recent Intellectual Property Office of Singapore decision...

A different Monster

A different Mon...

This decision arose from Monster Energy Company’s opposition...

Classical trinity of passing off analyzed

Classical trini...

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) decisio...

Clarity in scope of remedies in claim of breach of confidence: Amber Compounding Pharmacy Pte Ltd and another v. Lim Suk Ling Priscilla and others

Clarity in scop...

This Singapore High Court decision arose from the preliminar...

Dr. Who Water Works Pte Ltd and others v Dr. Who (M) Sdn Bhd and others

Dr. Who Water W...

When IP disputes arise, it is important for the disputing pa...

Tiger Pictures Entertainment Ltd v. Encore Films Pte Ltd: An expedited process in the interest of justice?

Tiger Pictures...

ASEAN: Emerging trends in Southeast Asia’s autonomous vehicle patent landscape

ASEAN: Emerging...

While there has been an unprecedented interest in Southeast...

Singapore: Revocation of registered design on grounds of lack of novelty

Singapore: Revo...

Singapore courts have ruled in Soon Ailing v. Chen & Partner...

Singapore: Who Owns the Copyright?

Singapore: Who...

When a client secures the services of a photography studio f...

Singapore - Substantiation of Allegation of Bad Faith May Entitle Tribunal to Declare A Trademark Invalid

Singapore - Sub...

Swiss Company Vetements Group AG (the “Applicant”) sought to...

Fair Isaac Corporation v. LAC Co., Ltd [2022] SGIPOS 19

Fair Isaac Corp...

What happens when a later trademark incorporates an earlier...

Swatch AG v. Apple Inc.

Swatch AG v. Ap...

This decision serves as a reminder that when opposing a trad...

Singapore Patent – Obviousness of Error

Singapore Paten...

A recent decision of the High Court of Singapore has set a p...

Singapore: Corporate names, domain names and social media handles serve as evidence towards trademark use

Singapore: Corp...

(the subject mark) under, amongst others, Class 37 for certa...

Twitter, Inc. v. V V Technology Pte Ltd [2022] SGIPOS 4

Twitter, Inc. v...

A recent decision shows the importance of consumer perceptio...

Medical use claims in ASEAN countries

Medical use cla...

A method of treatment of human or animal body is either cons...

Daimler AG v. Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.

Daimler AG v. V...

The case concerns an opposition in Singapore by Daimler AG (...

Singapore: Revision in IP practice and official fees from April 29, 2022

Singapore: Revi...

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has ann...

In the matter of a trademark application by Health & Happiness Hong Kong Limited, and opposition thereto by Monster Energy Company

In the matter o...

The application mark was used in relation to a communication...

Assessing genuine use and distinctive character of a registered trademark in Singapore

Assessing genui...

The Singapore trademark law provides for two ways through wh...

Singapore-registered design subsidiary amendments

Singapore-regis...

Published by the Intellectual Property of Singapore (IPOS) o...

Updates on Singapore patent practice

Updates on Sing...

Following a series of public consultation and discussions, t...

Nippon Paint (Singapore) Co. Pte. Ltd., and opposition thereto by Warrior Pte. Ltd.

Nippon Paint (S...

These opposition proceedings relate to a dispute on the trad...

Favipiravir: Patent rejection in Thailand

Favipiravir: Pa...

Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has sin...

A sea change in Singapore’s data privacy law

A sea change in...

Singapore’s Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2020 w...

Late filing of evidence in a trademark opposition proceeding, pardoned!

Late filing of...

This matter pertains to registration of the mark “BEABA” at...

Diesel S.P.A. v. Bontton Sdn Bhd: The own name doctrine and the court’s power to make declarations of non-infringement

Diesel S.P.A. v...

Does the Malaysian Court of Appeal have discretionary powers...

Singapore: “Champengwine” application denied due to the grounds of bad faith

Singapore: “Cha...

Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne and Institut N...

Gromark Consumers Enterprise & GK Laboratory (Asia): IP mediation

Gromark Consume...

The IPOS recently had a successful mediation in October 2020...

Valentino S.p.A loses to Matsuda & Co. over dispute in trademark name ‘Valentino’

Valentino S.p.A...

Valentino S.p.A. v Matsuda & Co [2020] SGIPOS 8

Salient points concerning the law of anticipation in the case of Element Six Technologies Ltd v. IIa Technologies Pte Ltd. [2020] SGHC 26

Salient points...

This article will touch on the issues related to patent enti...

A second-round...

The latest developments regarding cases linked to Singapore'...

Rolex S.A. v. FMTM Distribution Ltd [2020] SGIPOS 6

Rolex S.A. v. F...

FMTM Distribution Ltd (the applicant) sought to trademark "M...

Singapore accedes to Locarno Agreement on Industrial Designs

Singapore acced...

What impact will joining the Locarno Agreement have on IP in...

Singapore: A-Star Education Discovery Camps Pte. Ltd. v. Discovery Communications, LLC

Singapore: A-St...

Small local firm takes on international giant with a worldwi...

Digi mark application fails in Singapore: Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltd v. Digi International Inc. [2020] SGIPOS 1

Digi mark appli...

Digi International Inc. applied to protect the DIGI trademar...

Singapore: Applications for declaration of invalidity against trademark registrations Microarch, Sentalloy and Bioforce

Singapore: Appl...

Tomy Incorporated v. Dentsply Sirona Inc. [2019] SGIPOS 13

Singapore trademark oppositions: Confidentiali(tea) of evidence adduced

Singapore trade...

Should confidentiality of evidence be safeguarded?

Illicit streaming devices under the copyright microscope

Illicit streami...

Telecoms and cable TV providers win against ISDs.

Champagne awarded GI status in Cambodia

Champagne award...

Cambodia's IP system protects geographical indications.

Patentability of Computer Related or Implemented Inventions (CRIs or CIIs) in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and India

Patentability o...

Patent legislation and practice in the patentability assessm...

Interpretation of Rules 610 and 611 of the Philippines’ Revised IRR for Patents and IPOPHL BOP Memorandum Circular 18-003

Interpretation...

Following the issuance of Memorandum 18-003 on September 17,...

Singapore: Sunseap Group Pte Ltd & 2 Ors v. Sun Electric Pte Ltd

Singapore: Suns...

In Sunseap Group Pte Ltd v. Sun Electric Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA...

The Proposed Draft Geographical Indications Act in Singapore

The Proposed Dr...

As part of Singapore’s obligations under the European Union-...

Singapore's Tobacco Plain Packaging Law: The Effect on Intellectual Property Rights

Singapore's Tob...

Singapore has announced the "plain packaging" law for tobacc...

Postponement Regimen on ‘Patent Working Requirements’ introduced by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Indonesia)

Postponement Re...

New law requires holders to "work" their patents in Indonesi...

Laos - Trademark, Patent and Design Opposition Procedures Now Available

Laos - Trademar...

New legislation introduces great number of IP reforms.

Singapore: IPOS Launches FinTech Fast Track (FTFT) Initiative for Financial Technology Patent Applications

Singapore: IPOS...

In line with Singapore's vision to harness infocomm technolo...

Intellectual Property Incentives Form Key Component of Singapore Budget 2018

Intellectual Pr...

The 2018 Singapore Budget, as announced by Finance Minister...

Definitions of ‘Import’ and ‘Export’ for Trademark Infringement Purposes in Singapore Clarified in Louis Vuitton Case

Definitions of...

Case of Louis Vuiton Malletier v. Megastar Shipping Pte Ltd...

GI Registration for Rasgulla: Sweet News to be Taken With a Pinch of Salt?

GI Registration...

The newsfeeds of intellectual property enthusiasts and conno...

Brunei's Patent Examination System to Increase Efficiency Through Agreement with Japan

Brunei's Patent...

BruIPO and JPO initiative to improve procedural efficiency.

Accelerated Examination in the Philippines Through PPH Partnership with EPO

Accelerated Exa...

In recent years, the European Patent Office (EPO) has partne...

Post-Grant Amendments from Method of Treatment to Swiss-Style – The Singapore Position Clarified

Post-Grant Amen...

This is a landmark patent case heard in the Singapore High C...

Insights on Franchising: A Singapore Perspective

Insights on Fra...

Singapore is a multiracial and a multicultural country that...

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