Myanmar: verified updates on implementation of Trademark Law
A number of seminars have been held in and around Myanmar where representative officials presented and discussed Myanmar’s plans for implementation of its new Trademark Law. Subsequently, several conflicting updates have issued...
A number of seminars have been held in and around Myanmar where representative officials presented and discussed Myanmar’s plans for implementation...
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MALAYSIA: Court Rules ‘Lip Tattoo’ Is Not Generic Phrase
In Shizens Cosmetic Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd v. LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics (M) Sdn Bhd, Civil Suit No: WA-24IP-21-11/2017 (Mar. 19, 2019), the plaintiff is the owner of trademark Registration...
In Shizens Cosmetic Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd v. LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics (M) Sdn Bhd, Civil Suit No: WA-24IP-21-11/2017 (Mar....
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Examination of International Registrations Designating Thailand
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) began receiving international trade mark applications under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)...
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) began receiving international trade mark applications under the Protocol Relating to the...
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Malaysia’s New Trademarks Act 2019
Following our recent Malaysia Update on the Bill of the Trademarks Act 2019, the long awaited bill was passed after the second reading on 2 July 2019.  This article...
Following our recent Malaysia Update on the Bill of the Trademarks Act 2019, the long awaited bill was passed...
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Myanmar’s Geographical Indication Law: Summary and Recommendation
We have previously discussed Myanmar’s new Trademark Law. It should also be noted that the same Law is also the primary legislation on the protection of geographical indications (GIs)...
We have previously discussed Myanmar’s new Trademark Law. It should also be noted that the same Law is also...
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Malaysia Update: Bill of the Trademarks Act 2019
Malaysia is in the midst of acceding to the Madrid Protocol which now allows a trade mark owner to file an international trade mark application through the...
Malaysia is in the midst of acceding to the Madrid Protocol which now allows a trade mark owner...
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Singapore Legislation Update – Geographical Indications
Briefly, a Geographical Indication (GI) is a sign used to identify a product of a particular quality, reputation or other characteristics which is attributable to its geographical origin. In Singapore,...
Briefly, a Geographical Indication (GI) is a sign used to identify a product of a particular quality, reputation or...
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The Thai Trademark Appeal Board and Legal (Un)certainty
Trademark professionals are familiar with the Thai Trademark Appeal Board (TTAB), a character encountered when a trademark applicant wishes to appeal any decision of the Thai Trademark Registrar. The...
Trademark professionals are familiar with the Thai Trademark Appeal Board (TTAB), a character encountered when a trademark applicant wishes...
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Say Hello To Myanmar’s New Trademark Law (Part 1)
Years of international anticipation for Myanmar’s enactment of its first specialized trademark law culminated in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Combined House of Parliament)’s Law No. 3 of 2019 (hereinafter “the...
Years of international anticipation for Myanmar’s enactment of its first specialized trademark law culminated in the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Combined...
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