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Many players in the virtual space are under the impression that, inter alia, the decentralised nature of the blockchain would be sufficient to protect them against any recriminations stemming from real world IP law. This decision is a major statement warning the NFT industry that trade mark law is enforceable against the blockchain.
Read MoreThe introduction of this new Simplified Process opens avenues of recourse for less well-resourced parties to assert, protect, and defend their IP rights. The Court’s robust control over proceedings allows parties to manage the cost of IP dispute resolution. In fact, the Judge in Tiger Pictures cautioned future litigants that “parties should not be allowed to hold the Courts hostage by insisting on dragging a relatively simple matter through the normal route”.
Read MoreGetting the Market Readiness Assistance Grant was a blessing for small businesses like mine. I need to protect my trademark and strengthen my brand before I can expand. Moving forward, as the company grows, I will consider setting up overseas operations, in order to connect with my customers better.
Read MoreSince Aējou is such a unique product, we knew we had to protect our brand right from the start. We registered the Aējou trademark across SE Asia, Europe and the U.S. Registering our trademark is critical for letting others know that we are the rightful owners of the Aējou brand.
Read MoreThe 1872 Clipper Tea Co. leveraged upon the EnterpriseSG’s Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) grant to take a more future-proof view in protecting the business’ intellectual property. The MRA grant helped him to search, strategise and apply for trade mark rights across 30 jurisdictions worldwide, including the US., Canada, SE Asia, China, Australia and New Zealand.
Read MoreIn the recent High Court decision, Siemens v Inzign, the Court held that a company can be held liable for an errant employee’s infringement of copyright by applying the doctrine of vicarious liability,
Read MoreHomegrown brands like Secretlab, Hegen, and Razer spring to mind when we think of local businesses that were able to commercialise their products globally had done so with the support of strong and appropriate IP protection.
Read MoreDid you know that the Eng’s Wantan Noodle outlets that have popped up all over the country are not actually run by the descendants of the late Mr. Ng Ba Eng, the original founder (the “Ng Family”)? In fact, the Ng Family owns a competing wanton mee business called Eng’s Char Siew Wantan Mee. Both sides claim to be the original. Find out more.
Read MoreTech start-up FrontHAUS pivoted from ticketing-tech to events-tech during COVID-19 and leveraged Enterprise Singapore’s Market Readiness Assistance Grant to secure their trade marks internationally.
Read MoreRemember In March 2021, the MCCY showed the world what Singapore can be. When many Singaporeans caught wind of a video that depicted what looked like students in India singing the familiar melodic tune of “Count On Me Singapore” on the Internet. Not only was the song (“We Can Achieve”) identical in melody, but the lyrics were also substantially similar.
Read MoreAt present, our favourite Legal Technology Platform (“LTP”) feature is its ability to help keep our e-mail correspondence properly filed with incredible ease. In fact, it is so easy that most of the time I just do it on my mobile phone. Creating a Matter and filing e-mails can be done in 7 simple steps and under 30 seconds. Find out more.
Read MoreWhen you sue someone for saying you cheated on your husband, would you need to give up your private diary entries and confidential correspondence for the sake of justice? Find out why and the extent of how much the counter-party can go fishing for information in our 5-min read. #defamation #singaporelaw #legal #disclosure #discovery #fishing
Read MoreIn a Facebook post to his fans on 9 June, Soh Rui Yong said, “I forgive Malik and wish him all the best ...” – but what exactly did Soh forgive Malik for? The District Court held that Malik’s statements about Soh were sufficiently justified, find out why in under 10-mins.
Read MoreHungry Jack’s is a Burger King franchise and all the products are identical, it raises the question – why not just use the established “Burger King” brand as opposed to the new “Hungry Jack’s” brand? The answer has to do with the “BURGER KING” trade mark in Australia.
Read MoreClients are entitled to trust that their lawyers will act in their best interests. Because of this, lawyers must hold themselves to the highest standard of ethics to maintain the integrity of this profession that was once assumed, without question, to be honourable. This is why I — together with most of Singapore — was upset to hear that several trainee lawyers were caught cheating at their Bar exams.
Read MoreIn a recent TikTok video that went viral, Ms Duan Mei Yue states that: “I was 18 in that photo. To see my 18-year-old self being painted naked and then paraded around like that without my consent shattered me”. Our IP lawyers weigh in on the legal issues and discuss the potential recourses she might have.
Read MoreAt long last, this marathon case has drawn to a close.
In the final half-day hearing over Zoom on Monday, 28 March 2022, the High Court heard Soh Rui Yong’s (“Soh’s”) appeal against the District Court’s decision and upheld it, save for a minor point that Dr. Ashley Liew (“Ashley”), the Respondent to this appeal, did not contest – she set aside the District Court’s order for Soh to publicly apologise to Ashley.
Read MoreThe path to gender equality in the workplace will not be an easy one for most companies. It will require strong leadership, long-term thinking, and a continued commitment to valuing women as important members of their organisations.
The choices and policies companies make could shape the workplace for women for better or for worse. If companies acknowledge the biases female employees face and introduce initiatives to address these issues, not only can they help their employees navigate these adversities, they can be the catalyst for change and hasten the breaking down of old stereotypes.
That is what we strive to at That.Legal, in our aim to #breakthebias.
Read MoreThe Straits Times reported that in 2021, the legal profession saw a record 538 lawyers leave the profession, amongst which, 310 were junior lawyers (less than 5 years of practice). This article generated a myriad of comments and speculation about the state and future of the industry. While we are not suggesting that we are in a position to solve this problem (if it were a problem at all), we proffer our two cents worth given that our firm managed to help two juniors get called to the Bar last year (article).
Read MoreSpurring innovative activity and commercialising IP are not mutually exclusive goals as one simply cannot do without the other… It would be oversimplistic to transplant the policy reasons for copyrights into trade marks insofar as they both fall under the category of IP… while Prof Jamus makes a compelling argument with regards to spurring innovative activity, it must be viewed in light of the justifications for trade mark protection.
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