TAG ARCHIVES: MALAYSIA
Intellectual Property Rights in Asia: Updates from Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore
286 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerJapan The Intellectual Property High Court in Tokyo recently heard the case of Perfetti Van Melle S. p.A. v Rakuten Co. Ltd. The court addressed the issue of whether Rakuten, a website organised like an “internet mall”, having numerous independent stores and dealers, could be liable for trademark infringement committed by those stores. The court … Read More
Rakuten to Launch E-Commerce Website in Malaysia
360 days ago - Fashion IncubatorThe popular Japanese e-commerce website will be launching in Malaysia by the end of 2012. The website will be rakuten.com.my. Rakuten Online Shopping’s president and CEO, Masaya Ueno, stated that Malaysia is ripe for an e-commerce website, he noted that: The market indications validate our timely entry into the market. At this initial phase, Rakuten seeks … Read More
Counterfeits on the Agenda at 12th Round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Talks
375 days ago - The Fashion LawyerThe Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is a free trade agreement being negotiated by many of the world’s leading countries, including Australia, Brunei, the United States, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last November, Japan announced that it was interested in joining the TPPA. Meeting in Dallas, Texas Representatives from the United … Read More
ASEAN Patent Cooperation Update
381 days ago - The Fashion LawyerASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and comprises of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Co-operation (AWGIPC) is the team that works on cooperation within the framework of the ASEAN bloc. One of their aim is to have a fully functioning … Read More
Intellectual Property Law Developments in Asia
402 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerASEAN The Patent Prosecution Highway system should speed up the examination process, by allowing patent examiners in one country to rely on the examination conducted in another Patent Office. Only two South East Asian countries have signed up to this system. 1. Singapore signed up with the US and Japan. Therefore it will be quicker … Read More
Important Developments in Intellectual Property Law in Asia
440 days ago - Featured, The Fashion LawyerAustralia The Intellectual property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 was passed without amendments by the Senate. It has been read for the first time in the House of Representatives and it is anticipated that the House will pass it without amendments also. A few things to note: The most important part of the … Read More
GlamRockChic Shoes: A luxury shoe label without the high price tag
461 days ago - Fashion Incubator, FeaturedI spend more money on shoes, bags and accessories than I do on clothes. I can wear the same clothes over and over and feel fine. All I need are a few accessories to switch it up a bit. People never seem to notice (not that I care) that I wear the same clothes. Really, … Read More