Trade mark infringement and the grey market *

Malaysia - June 30 2011
In Tien Ying Hong Enterprise Sdn Bhd v Beenion Sdn Bhd [2010] 8 M.L.J 550, the Kuala Lumpur High Court held that the parallel importation of goods without the consent of the registered proprietor amounted to trade mark infringement.

An author can be an incorporated entity *

Singapore - October 31 2010
An issue which came before the Singapore High Court in Pioneers & Leaders (Publishers) Pte Ltd v. Asia Pacifi c Publishing Pte Ltd [2010] SGHC 211 (“Pioneers & Leaders”) was whether an incorporated body can be the author of an original work.