Coral Toh
Spruson & Ferguson
Articles
Facebook loses “FACEBOOK” trade mark in China
China - August 11 2020 On 20 March 2020, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (“CNIPA”) issued decisions to invalidate two of Facebook’s trade mark…
China update: IP section in the China-US trade deal (phase one)
China, USA - January 20 2020 On the 15th January 2020 the Governments of the United States of America and the People’s Republic of China signed the phase one documentation of a…
New rules to sanction trade mark filing irregularities in China
China - December 18 2019 The China State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) announced the enactment of the Rules on Regulating Trade Mark Filing Acts, which was…
Colour-Fool? Don't Miss the Rise of Colour-Combination Marks
China - April 4 2019 China has allowed the registration of colour-combination marks since 2001, but the treatment of such marks is still shrouded by uncertainty…
Singapore Update: Appeal Confirms That a Monster Can Indeed Be Sweet
Singapore - February 26 2019 The case, Monster Energy Company v. Glamco Co, Ltd. [2018] SGHC 238, was an appeal to the Singapore High Court by Monster Energy Company (the…
