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Application of Mischief rule by Courts Mischief rule is pertains to interpretation of statutes, and is applied by Courts when there is a...

The Madrid Protocol is an international treaty which simplifies the procedure for international registration of trademarks by filing a...

The Government of Brunei Darussalam on October 6, 2016 <1> deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol for the...

In a bid to continue the growth of Intellectual Property regime in Singapore, the Intellectual Property of Singapore (IPOS) has launched...

The Brunei Intellectual Property Office (BruIPO) is an office under EIDPMO and is responsible for the administration and registration of...

Introduction Infringement proceedings involve high costs of litigation in defending the same with the possibility that any temporary...

The Biological Diversity Act (the BD Act) was enacted with the goal to provide for conservation of Biological Diversity, sustainable use...

INTRODUCTION: Tim Parks in his book wrote, “ You will only have copyright in a society that places a very high value on the individual,...

Introduction The global econoamy is trending towards an era of protectionism as can be seen from policies such as “Make America Great...

Compulsory licenses are sovereign state authorizations which enable a third party to make, use, or sell a patented product without the...

European Patent Office (hereinafter “EPO”) had launched the Patent Prosecution Highway (hereinafter “PPH”) program on July 1 st , 2017...

On July 13, 2017 <1> , the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore was declared the winner of the Architecture Excellence Award in the...

Applicability of order XIII-A of CPC to Intellectual Property Dispute With the objective of streamlining and expediting the disposal of...

Registered Design Act had originally been enacted in 2000 in Singapore. This act has gone through various amendments by formal and...

The Government of Thailand has made several new amendments in their trademark act <1> , which have become effective on July 28 2016....

Today, the growth of global economy has become impossible without considering Intellectual Property. In Asia, Singapore is witnessing a...

October 27, 2016 was the day when the Indonesia Government passed the new law related to both trademarks and Geographical Indications <1>...

Malaysia’s Patent Act similar to other countries jurisdictions excludes certain subject matter from protection under patent. Such subject...

A fund of RM 500,000 has been allocated by the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) for school and university students...

Introduction: For most of our questions, we rely on the internet for answers. While the debate on the reliability of information received...