South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Trade Marks in Malaysia

RegisteredMalaysia is a South-East Asian nation consisting of sections on the Malay Peninsula and on the island of Borneo, with the South China Sea lying between them. Malaysia’s population of over 30 million works in the world’s 20th most competitive economy (as of 2014-15), with a PPP GDP of $747 billion, making it the third largest in ASEAN and the 28th largest worldwide. Malaysia’s newly-industrialised market economy has consistently posted impressive gains, averaging 6.5% growth per annum over the period 1957-2005.

Over the next few posts, the South East Asia IPR SME Helpdesk will explore the various IPRs available to European companies looking to do business in the territory, beginning with today’s summary of Malaysian trade mark regime.

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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Industrial Designs in Indonesia

Mech Eng 2In today’s South-East Asia IPR Basics article, we’ll be continuing our Indonesia series and looking into the rules, regulations and enforcement options for industrial design rights in Indonesia.

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South-East Asia IPR Basics Series: Trade Marks in Indonesia

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In today’s South-East Asia IPR Basics article, we’ll be continuing our Indonesia series and looking into the rules, regulations and enforcement options for trade marks in Indonesia.

As always, if you’d like any more information, feel free to check out our website, or contact our experts for free on our IPR Helpline.

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Première condamnation d’un contrefacteur au montant maximum de dommages- intérêts fortfaites, en droit chinois des marques

La société italienne Moncler S.p.A détentrice de la marque d’origine française Moncler a annoncé le 16 novembre 2015 avoir obtenu un jugement sans précédent en Chine contre un contrefacteur.

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Who owns the ‘selfie stick’? How to protect your IP in South-East Asia

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Love it or hate it, the selfie stick is here to stay (at least temporarily). The extendable pole, with a handle at one end and a smartphone or camera attachment at the other, was nominated by TIME Magazine as 2014’s top invention, and the word ‘selfie’ was entered into the Oxford English Dictionary in the same year.[1] According to Bloomberg, more than 100,000 of the extendable ‘narcissticks’ were sold in the US in December 2014 alone.[2] Amazon figures substantiate Bloomberg’s claims, demonstrating a 301% increase in selfie stick sales between September and November 2014.[3]

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