From March 13 to 31, 2006, Singapore will hold the Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of a Revised Trademark Law Treaty, which will be organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization. The TLT has currently 33 member countries. About 650 top intellectual property policy makers and government experts from about 180 countries, branded goods industry […]
Singapore - Nike International Ltd v. Campomar SL (2006) SGCA 2
A recent Singapore Court of Appeal decision on what constitutes trade mark "use" Campomar, a Spanish company, was the proprietor of the trade mark NIKE in Class 3 with respect to perfumes. Campomar's NIKE had been registered since 30 December 1989 with the registration taking effect from 2 April 1986. On 21 January 2002, US […]
Overview of the Amendments to the Singapore Patents Act, the Patents Rules in Conjunction with PCT Regulation Changes at the International Level
Singapore, having deposited its instrument of accession to the Patent Co-operation Treaty with WIPO on 23 November 1994, will witness some radical changes to its patent laws come 1 April 2007. As with the last major revision to the Act in July 2004, the 1 April 2007 amendments are of considerable epic proportions, challenging some […]
Singapore Intellectual Property Laws - a Maturing Jurisprudential Landscape
PATENT Patent holder prevails in patent infringement suit: Trek Technology (Singapore) Pte Ltd v FE Global Electronics Pte Ltd and Others [1] On 16 April 2002, Trek was granted a Singapore patent for a portable USB enabled computer data storage device. Trek's product is sold under Trek's registered trademark "ThumbDrive". Trek's patent has also been […]
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 […]