The music industry has received a major boost as it now has new income source in downloadable mobile phone ring tones. Introduced to Malaysia in 2004, the mobile ringtone business has grown tremendously. It is now being perceived as being the "saviour" of the otherwise down sliding Malaysian music industry. One can truly say that […]
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Malaysia - Trade Mark Use on the Internet – A Malaysian Perspective
In order to ensure the validity of a trade mark, it is a requirement that the owner of the mark put their trade mark to use to indicate a connection in the course of trade to the goods or services applied for. While there are no decided court cases in Malaysia on the subject of […]
'Mc' belongs to McDonald’s – McDonald’s wins damages in Malaysia
As a result of a five-year legal tussle between the U.S. Burger chain, McDonald's Corp. (Plaintiff) and McCurry Restaurant (KL) Sdn Bhd (Defendant), the Malaysian High Court has ruled that "Mc" is the exclusive right and trade mark of fast food giant McDonald's Corporation. In the statement of claim filed on June 6, 2001, McDonald's […]
Philippines: Affordable Medicines for Filipinos Soon
Finally, after years of vigorous and continuous efforts to resolve the public concerns over costly medicines in the country, the Philippine Senate has approved a bill in January 2007, that will lower the price of medicines by allowing anyone to import patented medicines, which are sold cheaper in other countries. Briefly, parallel importation refers to […]
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Prelude to Free Trade Agreement between Malaysia and the US
It is widely known that Malaysia has yet to seal the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States although the pact will encourage greater liberalization of foreign investment between the United States and Malaysia as well as deliver stronger Malaysian growth, prospects of higher investments into the country, higher quality medicines for illnesses and […]