IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Foreign applicants will appreciate the ease in which they may file for trademark rights in Singapore, whether they designate Singapore as a contracting party through a Madrid Protocol application, or whether they file their trademark nationally with a priority claim. A registered trademark is considered valid for 10 years.

Trademark 52

Trademark Contracts Intellectual Property Registering Trademarks 52

Kashishipr

AUGUST 24, 2022

Relationship between Trademark Law & the Hospitality Industry. A trademark refers to any mark capable of being represented graphically, identifying the products or services of one and distinguishing them from those of others in the market.

Trademark 52

Trademark Branding Brands Branding 52

IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The risks include unauthorised use and infringement, technological obsolescence, and the marketable nature of IP as collateral. Instances of companies using IP as collateral during times of distress are as follows: Xerox pledged its Patents as collateral due to problems faced concerning financial fraud and certain distress in 2002.

IP 40

IP Intellectual Property Branding Brands 40

43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Here, I think we might be starting to see what a post-Abitron, post-JDI world could look like: courts may begin to reestablish distinctions between registered trademarks and unregistered matter protected by unfair competition law, based this time on statutory interpretation rather than conceptual categories. Intent was neutral.

Advertising 67

Advertising Advertising Marketing Marketing 67

LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

They are marketed through different, yet related, channels of trade (sports and entertainment, which were melded together as ESPN’s original name ). I am unaware of any reported comparison, but I did find the latter compared to a toilet flushing and have seen the former’s trademark suffer indignities at times too ).

Trademark 52

Trademark Registration Music Intellectual Property 52