Singapore Court of Appeal considers action for passing off against limited liability partnership and personal liability of partners *

Singapore - March 27 2013
The issue before the Singapore Court of Appeal in The Singapore Professional Golfers' Association v Chen Eng Waye & Ors concerned allegations of…

Co-authors: Dr Stanley Lai, SC.

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Singapore High Court dismisses trade mark infringement claim for lack of confusion on part of public *

Singapore - January 31 2013
The Singapore High Court in Doctor's Associates Inc v Lim Eng Wah (tradng as SUBWAY niche) [2012] 3 SLR 193 dismissed an application by the plaintiff…

Co-authors: Dr Stanley Lai, SC.

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Singapore High Court allows continuation of criminal appeal of deceased appellant *

Singapore - January 31 2013
In the first reported case of its kind, the Singapore High Court in Chew Choon Ling Michael v PP [2012] SGHC 214 granted leave for the criminal…

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Singapore Court of Appeal finds infringement and passing off of well known trade mark *

Singapore - January 31 2013
The Singapore Court of Appeal in Sarika Connoisseur Cafe Pte Ltd v Ferrero SpA [2012] SGCA 56 found that the "Nutello" sign had infringed the…

Co-authors: Dr Stanley Lai, SC.

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New generic top-level domain names revealed *

Global - June 28 2012
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") began accepting applications for new generic top-level domain names ("gTLDS") in any name and almost any language on 12 January 2012.

Co-authors: Low Pei Lin, Dr Stanley Lai, SC.

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