The Intellectual Property (Amendment) Bill (Bill) was approved by Parliament on 12 January 2022.

The similarity of competing marks is assessed in Singapore (and in many other jurisdictions) from visual, aural and conceptual standpoints.

Justice Banks-Smith has found that the hair regrowth company Ashley & Martin used unfair terms in certain standard form customer contracts.

Special measures have been passed in Australia which exempt specified treatments for COVID-19 from requirements to be registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) prior to their supply.

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing global disruption, and entire sectors of the economy are being shut down to limit infection.

From 1 September 2020, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will offer the SG IP Fast Track programme to assist IP owners in expediting the registration of their IP rights.

In BEABA v Biba (Zhejiang) Nursing Products Co., Ltd [2022] SGIPOS 5, BEABA successfully opposed Biba (Zhejiang) Nursing Products Co.'s ("Biba") applications...

Music history is replete with examples of artists and bands pivoting to alternate names for all manner of reasons.

The aim of this year's Federal Budget is clear: increase consumer and business confidence, grow the economy, and create jobs.

A trade mark Applicant has learned the hard way, in Guangdong Puss Investment Co., Ltd v Ye Guofu [2021] NZIPOTM 17 (19 August 2021), that an applicant can still lose a trade mark opposition in New Zealand ...

The Assistant Commissioner of Trade Marks in New Zealand has rejected a declaration of invalidity filed against registration of the trade mark GO FETCH...

New Zealand also needs a PVR regime that protect kaitiaki interests in indigenous plants consistent with te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi.

Pierre de Coubertin was founder of the modern Olympic Games.

During the examination process, an objection had been raised on the basis that the Mark was not distinctive and would not be perceived as a badge of origin.

In this case, the defendant would be entitled to a declaration of invalidity in relation to the asserted claims.

MMD supplied a number of its mineral breakers to mine sites in Western Australia.

When musicians think about intellectual property, patent protection is often overlooked as music and performance are more commonly associated with other intellectual property rights, such as copyright and trade mark protection.

The recently issued 2023 Federal Budget includes significant financial incentives for science and industry in Australia, especially for the green and renewable energy sectors.

A recent IPONZ invalidation decision provides a good summary of how "bad faith" is assessed in New Zealand trade mark proceedings...

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has upheld an opposition to registration of MÁNUKA HONEY as a certification trade mark in New Zealand...