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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...

Is San Francisco’s Sugar-sweetened Beverage Rule Watering Down First Amendment Rights?

San Francisco’s ordinance targeting added sugar has the potential to leave a bad taste in the mouths of beverage makers and other product advertisers across the nation after a federal judge in California upheld a particularly onerous labeling mandate...

Synergies of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and Intellectual Property

Should we be concerned about the increasing amount of data on the 'net?

The Swiss Don’t Miss in Malaysian Dispute

The apex court of Malaysia - the Federal Court - recently provided its grounds of judgment in Chocosuisse Union Des Fabricants Suisses De Chocolat, Kaft Food Schweiz AG and Nestle Suisse SA v. Maestro Swiss Chocolate Sdn. Bhd.

Sufficient Disclosure Issue in China

Sufficient disclosure of an invention is required under the Patent Law of China. According to Article 26, Clause 3 of the law, “the description shall set forth the invention or the utility model in a manner sufficiently clear and complete so as to en...

Significant Changes to Indonesian Patent System

An important piece of new Indonesian patent legislation, Law No. 13 of 2016, came into effect on August 26, 2016, replacing the old patent law, No. 14 of 2001.

Damages in Trademark Infringement Cases: A Case Study of the Yahoo v. Sanja Patel Case

With the Indian legislature and judiciary realizing the increasingly important need to safeguard and protect the intellectual property assets of a company...

New Directions from the Malaysian Patent Office

The Malaysian Intellectual Property office (MyIPO) has recently issued three new practice directions.

Post-Grant Amendments from Methods of Treatment to Swiss-Style Claims in Singapore

The Own Name Defence is Often no Defence at All

In The Audience Motivation Company Asia Pte Ltd v. AMC Live Group China (S) Pte Ltd, the Singapore Court of Appeal, in a ruling dated April 21, 2016, found in favour of the appellant, thus overturning a decision by the High Court which had dismissed...