TAG ARCHIVES: SINGAPORE
Intellectual Property Rights in Asia: Updates from Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore
287 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
Chinese Fashion Brand Steals Singapore’s Merlion
300 days ago - The Fashion LawyerSingapore’s Merlion is well known, recognisable and loved by all. This however did not stop Chinese brand Funnchy from adopting the Merlion as its logo. The use of the Merlion logo is restricted under the Singapore Tourism Board Act. According to the literature on Funnchy, the brand adopted Singapore’s national standard “Merlion”. This company information … Read More
Hermes Designs Luxury Apartment in Singapore
350 days ago - Vanity CoutureYes, you read correctly. Hermes, the luxury French brand will for the first time create its own interiors for a luxury apartment in The Marq SC Global property developers at Singapore’s Paterson Hill. Please, have a look at the website and see just how luxurious this new development will be. It will be the coveted … Read More
Fashion World: Who Wants to be the Fashion Capital of Southeast Asia?
369 days ago - Fashion Incubator, The Fashion LawyerFashion is big business, never underestimate its importance. Asia has become one of the biggest hotspots for fashion brands, especially luxury labels that experience sales increases in Asia, even though sales are dropping elsewhere, for example, in Europe due to austerity measures. One thing is certain, sales are not dropping in Asia, as the nouveau … Read More
Procter & Gamble Moving its Beauty Unit to Singapore
370 days ago - The Fashion LawyerProcter & Gamble have indicated that due to the growing Asian market, it will be relocating from Ohio to Singapore. Procter & Gamble’s brands include CoverGirl makeup, Olay, SK-II skin care and Secret deodorant. Asia has become one of the biggest markets for fashion brands, so this move is not surprising as more and more … Read More
Counterfeits on the Agenda at 12th Round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Talks
377 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
CliC targets the Asian Luxury Market with its Sunglasses Costing $75,000
380 days ago - Vanity CoutureIf you have $75,000 to spare, why not purchase this sunglasses? The CliC Gold’s founder, Ron Lando who has been in the eyewear business for 35 years, along with the internationally renowned jewelry designer Hugh Power has designed these world’s most expensive sports sunglasses. Using old school thinking and old school techniques, each of the … Read More
ASEAN Patent Cooperation Update
383 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
When the Use of Sacred Traditional Fabrics, Designs and Prints can go Fashionably Wrong
402 days ago - Fashion Incubator, The Fashion LawyerRecently Urban Outfitters came under fire for using the Navajo Nation’s trademark without their consent. As if infringement was not enough, the high street store made a Navajo Hipster Panty that was down right offensive. After receiving a “cease and desist” letter, Urban Outfitters quickly rebranded the products, removing references to Navajo. A claim for … Read More
Intellectual Property Law Developments in Asia
403 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
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