Mirandah Asia | Singapore | 5 Jul 2022
The case concerns an opposition in Singapore by Daimler AG (the opponent) to a trademark application by Viva Mobile Communication Co. (the applicant)…
Mirandah Asia | Singapore | 16 Jun 2022
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOs) has announced certain changes to IP practices, as well as a general increase in official fees…
Mirandah Asia | Philippines | 30 May 2022
The Philippines has the second biggest share of female inventors applying for patent protection through the Patent Cooperation Treaty. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines recently launched the Juana Patent and Juana Design Protection programmes, which aim to assist female inventors in protecting their intellectual property.
Mirandah Asia | Vietnam | 26 May 2022
Computer programs are generally known as a set of instructions expressed in the form of source codes, and when being executed by a computer device…
Mirandah Asia | Thailand | 25 Apr 2022
The Department of Intellectual Property of Thailand recently issued the final version of the Trademark Examination Guideline (TM Guideline), which applies to all pending and new trademark applications. The new TM Guideline sheds light on many important issues – significantly, those relating to registrability. Although the new TM Guideline is not a legally binding document, trademark examiners......
Mirandah Asia | Singapore | 1 Apr 2022
The following case reiterates the need for a proper password protection policy and periodic security checks to guard against data breaches under…
Mirandah Asia | Singapore | 28 Mar 2022
An application by S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (applicant) to invalidate Off-White LLC's (the proprietor's) registered trademark on the grounds of…
Mirandah Asia | Thailand | 24 Mar 2022
The Department of Intellectual Property in Thailand has issued the final version of the Trademark Examination Guideline ("TM Guideline") on 17th…
Mirandah Asia | Philippines | 14 Mar 2022
The Philippines has voiced its support for the October 2020 proposal by India and South Africa for a brief waiver of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property agreement with regards to intellectual property relating to covid-19. The proposal is for IP rights relating to covid-19 to be suspended until widespread vaccination is in place globally, and the majority of the world's......
Mirandah Asia | Singapore | 11 Mar 2022
The Singapore Trademark Law provides for two ways through which a party may seek to challenge a third party's mark that has already been registered…