The Thai government hopes that Thailand can become a great world trendsetter for fashion design in the near future. Although there is no specific legislation that protects fashion design, there are various Intellectual Property Rights provisions that can be called upon to secure exclusive fashion design rights as well as a general tort provision against […]
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Indonesia Patent Regulations And How It Affects The Protection Of Biotechnology
Indonesia recognizes the importance of the development of biotechnology for the sake of economic growth in terms of present and future investment. In so doing, Indonesia has facilitated the protection of biotechnology through its IP Laws, particularly its Patent Regulations, among these – Law No. 14 Year 2001 (Law No. 14) and Law No. 29 […]
Border Enforcement Measures Increase The Protection Of IP Rights In The Philippines
In its attempt to administer the implementation of state policies on the protection, utilization and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in the Philippines, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Philippines) convened the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Action Panel (IP-REAP) in 2002. This panel, a joint government and private sector body, was established […]
Singapore Parallel Imports - A glass of ke kou ke le please
More and more Singapore shops are selling parallel import goods that range from cars, shampoos, CDs to drinks. These parallel goods are cheaper than the same goods sold through the authorised dealers. For example, the Chinese version of the Coca-Cola, with label in Chinese 'ke kou ke le', is sold at $1.95 (USD1.43) for a […]
India - Geographical Indication or Certification Mark To Overcome Wrongly Registered Trademark - Ponni
In April 2008, the Government of India banned the export of non-basmati rice (all forms of rice grains that are not the variety of long grain rice). The export ban also covered polished rice usually consumed by diabetic patients to control their intake of sugar in their meals. Such a decision effectively was a severe […]
Singapore Patent Infringement - The purposive approach as defined in Kirin-Amgen upheld
Since the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (U.S. – Singapore Free Trade Agreement) in May 2003 between Singapore and the United States, exports from the United States to Singapore have "exploded", and trading between both countries has increased substantially in the years succeeding the signing. Due to the specific nature of intellectual property rights […]
An Update On The Developments In The Philippines And Thai Pharmaceutical Patent Regimes
Philippines The cost of medicines in the Philippines is among the highest in the world. It was reported that Norvasc, a medicine for hypertension, is sold in the Philippines for USD1 per 5mg tablet; while in India and Pakistan, the same drug is priced at around USD0.14 whereas Plendil, also for hypertension, is priced in […]
Singapore – Online Map Distributor found guilty of copyright infringement
Virtual Map (VM), the parent company of a popular website that features interactive street maps of Singapore, has had its appeal dismissed. VM lost its battle against a government agency, which accused it of copying state data and materials to use for its online maps. VM had appealed against the District court's decision that it […]
The on going battle against counterfeit anti-malaria drugs in South East Asia
In February this year, it was revealed that the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) with the help of scientists and health workers from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Wellcome-Trust University of Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Programme, and the co-operation of Chinese authorities have uncovered a massive counterfeit anti- malaria drug syndicate, based in southern […]
Singapore Copyright Infringement - Here comes Meizu M8, no need to wait for iPhone
In spite of Singapore’s very small population, it has more than ninety percent (90%) mobile phone penetration rate. This is nearly four million users; many of which are eager to upgrade to the latest phone models. It has been argued that this is the reason why Apple chose Singapore to launch its revolutionary iPhone in […]