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New Balance Wins US$1.5 Million in Damages for Trademark Infringement

In Ratio & Obiter: Lessons from Liwayway Marketing Corporation v. Oishi Public Company Limited

Liwayway Marketing Corporation v. Oishi Public Company Limited involved an action for cancellation of trademarks on the ground of “non-use.” Over the years such actions have proven to be extremely effective in eliminating registered marks which had n...

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Case Summary: CONSOLIDATED ARTISTS B.V. v THEFACESHOP CO.,...

Before Sue-set

After all settlement claims are made and no agreement is reached, litigation will be inevitable. Johnny Chan explains how to walk through the storm.

Before Sue-rise

Much can be done by both law firms and companies to resolve disputes before hitting litigation. Johnny Chan reveals the secrets.

Hong Kong Introduces Third Party Funding for Arbitration, Mediation

Courts (Singapore) v. Big Box Corporation

China's Supreme People’s Court Switches Approach on Trademark Co-Existence Agreements for...

Commercial Disparagement: View of the Indian Judiciary

The line between free speech and commercial disparagement.

Singapore: No Snap Judgment on Similarity of Marks

Courts’ Versatility in Making a Defendant Pay Back

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Case Summary: Bigfoot Internet Ventures Pte Ltd v Apple In...

The Swiss Don’t Miss in Malaysian Dispute

The apex court of Malaysia - the Federal Court - recently provided its grounds of judgment in Chocosuisse Union Des Fabricants Suisses De Chocolat, Kaft Food Schweiz AG and Nestle Suisse SA v. Maestro Swiss Chocolate Sdn. Bhd.

EnzymeWorks and Junhua Tao Fail to Contest Codexis’s Legal Claims of Patent Infringement, Lose...

No Break Given to Nestlé in Kit Kat Shape Mark Appeal

A Kit Kat bar, with its two-finger and four-finger breakable wafer coated with chocolate, is surely one of the most famously-shaped food items that one could enjoy at a local store almost anywhere around the world to 'have a break' - as the product's...