The Indonesian Government has recently implemented legislation to assist IP owners to enforce their copyrights and trademarks. The Regulation (No. 20 of 2017) came into force on August 2, 2017. The new Regulation provides that IP owners with rights registered in Indonesia may apply for customs recordal to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise […]
Singapore Effective Criminal Enforcement of IP Rights
A trademark owner’s fight against the unauthorized use of its trademark does not end with registration of the mark. Registration only provides valid rights in a mark. However, the real challenge lies in being able to protect its mark against counterfeiters despite registration. While in most Asian jurisdictions, the trademark law generally provides both civil […]
Enforcement Powers Granted to Director General of Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, Jr recently signed into law amendments to Republic Act No. 8293, the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (IP Code). The amendments are embodied in Republic Act No. 10372, which will take effect on March 22, 2013. The recent changes to the IP Code were crafted to step up the government’s […]
Malaysia – Precedent Set On Trade Descriptions
To tighten trade mark enforcement, Malaysia passed the Trade Descriptions Act (TDA) in 2011. The purpose of this Act is to prohibit false trade descriptions and false or misleading statements, conduct and practices in goods and services, thereby protecting the interests of the consumers. In a recent case (DJ Auto Components Manufacturing v FBK Systems), […]
Malaysia – Basket Of Brands Expedited Enforcement
As part of the Malaysian Government’s efforts in beefing up domestic IP Enforcement, the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism (MDTCC) recently set up a separate database for Trade Mark owners to register themselves with the MTDCC in order to gain priority in the initiation of Enforcement Actions and prosecution of Trade Mark Infringement […]