ADIPVEN WELCOMES DR. S. PARTIBAN
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to introduce you to our Director Dr. S. Partiban who has joined Adipven on 1 November 2017.
He has a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry as well as MSc. and PhD. in Entomology, all from University of Malaya, the most prestigious and oldest university in Malaysia. Dr. Partiban has more than 10 years of experience in increasingly responsible roles within several...
INDONESIA: OFFICIAL FEES TO INCREASE BEFORE THE END OF 2017
Recently, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia is set to increase the official fees for patent, trade mark, industrial design and copyright matters carried out by the Directorate General of Intellectual Property of Indonesia. The draft fees which were only announced on 15 August 2017 are expected to be in force before the end of 2017. At the time of writing, the official date of which...
VIETNAM: NOIP TO ADOPT 11th EDITION OF THE NICE CLASSIFICATION
In the most recent news as announced by the National Office of Intellectual Property in Vietnam, (NOIP), effective this 1 October 2017, all goods and/or services for trade mark applications filed in Vietnam will be classified in accordance to the 11th Edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks in Vietnam. This is in line with...
SINGAPORE: MYSTERY SET
This case deals on whether the use of a trade mark only in references to invoices would constitute as “use” per the Singapore Trade Marks Act.
In this revocation proceeding before the IPOS, the Applicants sought to revoke the trade mark “MYSTERY SET” (hereinafter be referred as “the subject mark”) on the ground of non-use. The date of completion of registration of the subject mark...
SINGAPORE: WARNER-LAMBERT TAKES ON NOVARTIS (SINGAPORE)
The appeal arises from the dispute of two pharmaceutical giants, Warner-Lambert Company LLC (hereinafter referred to as “Warner-Lambert”) and Novartis (Singapore) Pte Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “Novartis”). The subject matter refers to a pharmaceutical patent owned by Warner-Lambert which monopolises the use of a substance known as “pregabalin” (the Patent discussed) used in the treatment...
SINGAPORE: THE FACESHOP CO LTD V CONSOLIDATED ARTISTS BV
The mark “MANGO” by Consolidated Artists BV (Opponent) has been registered in various classes and it is considered as a well-known mark among the public in Singapore. However, their effort to maintain the exclusivity of the word “MANGO” in any mark in relevance to facial and skin preparations, cosmetics, soaps and fragrances in class 3 was unsuccessful.
In this case, THE FACESHOP CO LTD...
MALAYSIA: LONGCANE INDUSTRIES’ TRADE MARKS EXPUNGED
In the case of Lim Teck Lee (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. vs, Longcane Industries Sdn. Bhd., Lim Teck Lee (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Plaintiff”) applied to expunge trade mark registration no. 06023307 in Class 21 and trade mark registration no. 09007210 in Class 09 bearing a distinctive yellow elephant mark in the name of Lonecane Industries Sdn. Bhd. (hereinafter referred to...
MALAYSIA: THE 2-IN-1 TRIAL
In the case of Doretti Resources Sdn Bhd v Fitters Marketing Sdn Bhd & Ors, the Plaintiff claimed that the Defendants had infringed the Plaintiff’s mark “PYRO” in their 1st suit and a counterclaim from the 1st suit was filed by “Fitters Marketing and Pyro-tech to remove the Plaintiff’s mark from the Register. The 3rd, 4th and 5th Defendants had requested the court to strike out the 1st...
MALAYSIA: ORIGINATING SUMMONS MUST BE SERVED ON FOREIGN ENTITIES PERSONALLY AND NOT ON THEIR MALAYSIAN AGENTS
In the case of Louis Vuitton Malletier vs Renown Incorporated, the Plaintiff is the manufacturer of high-end products in relation to various fashionable goods for the very well-known brand Louis Vuitton whereas the Defendant, Renown Incorporated is a Japanese company whose neither office nor business is located in Malaysia.
The Plaintiff had filed a suit in Malaysia to expunge the Defendant’s...
MALAYSIA: “GS” v “GiSi” – BATTLE OF BATTERY GIANTS
In the case of GS Yuasa Corporation v GBI Marketing Malaysia Sdn Bhd, GS Yuasa Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “the Plaintiff”) applied to expunge the trade mark, “GISI Premium High Power” for goods in Class 09 in the name of GBI Marketing Malaysia Sdn Bhd (hereinafter referred to as the “the Defendant”) from the Register of Trade Marks.
In the High Court, the Plaintiff applied...