A Recent Explosion in Baghdad As the holy month of Ramadhan ends, and Muslims worldwide begin to celebrate the Eid, there are communities who are grieving for their dead. Last Sunday evening, a car packed with explosives went off in the shopping district of Baghdad, Iraq. Families had gathered to break fast and to do […]
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UK Trademark Owners and Brexit
The Brexit : Exit from EU! Anyone living in recent times must know that the UK has gone through a referendum, and a vote has been reached. The people of UK voted “Leave”, and it has caused a huge wave of anxiety all over Europe. European peoples of neighbouring states are now calling for referendums […]
Collaboration – or Why Shouldn’t Non-Techies Pursue Tech?
The Bauhaus design school that Walter Gropius founded was influential on the development of modern architecture and design. As a fun trivia, in Malay, “Bau Haus” means “burnt smell”. Gropius as Example The German architect Walter Gropius is popularly known as the founder of the Bauhaus design academy. Born in 1883, he was the son […]
Science and Technological Progress: Supported by the Rukunegara
The Rukunegara For the uninitiated, the clueless, and the non-Malaysians, the Rukunegara is often described as the “ideology” of Malaysia. These days, the Rukunegara does not seem to be valued by Malaysian society. But it’s part of the Malaysian ideology. On 10th May, 1969, there were general elections in Malaysia, following which on 13th May […]
Why Descriptive and Laudatory Trademarks Cannot Be Registered
Great Idea, But Bad News You might have been sitting around with a bunch of friends over dinner. One of your friends points at the chicken and says, “Why don’t we just register a brand of chicken called The Good Chicken?” And the bunch of friends laughs and applauds the idea. Your friend goes home, […]