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On 23 November 2011, the Competition
Commission of Singapore (“CCS”) released an
infringement decision against 11 modelling
agencies in Singapore for breaching Section 34 of
the Competition Act (Cap. 50B) (“Act”). Section 34
of the Act prohibits, amongst other things, price
fixing activities.
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The issue before the Court of Appeal was whether
the registration of the trade mark NIKE should
have been rejected on the ground that as of the
registration date of the NIKE mark, there existed
another identical earlier mark on the trade mark
register. The appellant, Campomar SL
("Campomar"), was the proprietor of the earlier
mark and had appealed against the decision of the
High Court Judge, who had refused to overturn the
decision of the Principal Assistant Registrar of
Trade Marks ("PAR"), and allowed the trade mark
NIKE to proceed to registration.
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It is a common practice for companies to seek patent protection in various jurisdictions for the same invention.
As each of these patent applications would need to undergo search and/or examination by the different patent
offices, it is therefore not only a costly process for applicants but also one which requires significant time and
effort from the patent offices to perform.
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To what extent are asset-based lending structures used (e.g., revolving and term loan facilities
secured by present and future accounts and inventory, with the amount of loans available at any
time based on the value of such assets)?
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) has issued a set of subsidiary legislation and regulations creating a new regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (“CRAs”).
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The Health Sciences Authority (“HSA”) is holding a public consultation on its proposal to consolidate the legislative provisions regulating western medicine into a single statute. Currently, the regulatory controls are found in separate pieces of legislation, including the Medicines Act and the Poisons Act. It is proposed to transfer these provisions into the Health Products Act.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION LAW IN MALAYSIA
Competition law in Malaysia will become a reality next year, with the Malaysia Competition Act 2010 (“Act”) due to take effect from 1 January 2012.
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On 13 September 2011, the Singapore Government released a public consultation paper on the proposed introduction of a consumer Data Protection (DP) regime in Singapore.
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By Venisha Lakshmi Nair
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By Deryne Sim
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Singapore law firm ATMD Bird & Bird is pleased to announce the arrival of Lorraine
Anne Tay as a partner in its Intellectual Property & Technology Group. She joins the
firm from another well established international firm, where she headed the trade mark
registration practice.
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Drew & Napier junior lawyers Pardeep Singh Khosa and Mahesh Rai emerged the champions of the 2011-2012 English-Speaking Union Essex Court Chambers Singapore Mooting Competition.
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9 December 2011 – Drew & Napier LLC (D&N), acted as legal counsel on Singapore law to Keong Hong Holdings Limited (Company, and together with its subsidiaries and associated companies, the Group), a Singapore based construction company, in its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 27,000,000 shares at an issue price of S$0.24 per share on the sponsor-supervised listing platform of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (Catalist).
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4 November 2011 - Drew
& Napier LLC (窃rew�) retains its leading positions in Dispute
Resolution, Intellectual Property (IP) and Telecommunications, Media
& Technology (TMT) in the Asialaw Profiles 2012 rankings.
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Harry Elias Partnership LLP acted successfully for Anti-Corrosion Pte Ltd in its appeal against Berger Paints Singapore Pte Ltd in the Court of Appeal.
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Drew & Napier has been ranked top tier in 6 areas - Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration, Intellectual Property (IP), Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax, and Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT) by Asia Pacific Legal 500. The 2011/2012 results list 19 Drew lawyers as leading individuals, an increase from the previous year and the highest among any Singapore law firm.
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We are pleased to announce that Drew & Napier LLC has acted for Lonza Group Ltd ("Lonza"), in its secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST") by way of introduction. Lonza is the first SIX Swiss-listed company to list on the SGX-ST. This is the fourth secondary listing since 2010 that Drew & Napier has been mandated to advise on, making Drew & Napier a market leader in the area of secondary listings on the SGX.
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China’s leading confectionery manufacturers, in an acquisition by Nestlé of a 60% stake in Hsu Fu Chi for an aggregate amount of SGD2.1 billion. The four Hsu brothers who founded Hsu Fu Chi in Taiwan in 1992 will retain a 40% shareholding after the completion of the deal.
俊昭法律事务所正代表徐福记国际有限公司（“徐福记”）参与雀巢收购徐福记60%股权的项目，该项目之标的额达新币21亿元。徐福记的创始人徐氏家族将在收购完成后保存40%的股权。
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October 2011 - Drew & Napier LLC, acted as legal counsel on Singapore law to IEV Holdings Limited (IEV), in its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 37,000,000 shares on the sponsor-supervised listing platform of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (Catalist).
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Drew & Napier LLC has been named Asian-MENA Counsel Firm of the Year 2011 for four practice areas - International Arbitration, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Restructuring & Insolvency in Singapore, as well as International Arbitration in Indonesia.