A report by Bernama today quoted David Llewelyn, deputy chairman of Singapore’s IP Academy, saying that most companies in Malaysia today are realising the value of intellectual property in revenue generation and valuation creation. David Llewelyn suggested that Malaysian companies could start creating their IP assets by thinking ahead, specifically, by registering their brands and using […]
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A Post After A Long While
This blog has been lying fallow for some time now. In the spirit of honesty, perhaps it is good for me to review the types of players there are in the intellectual property market in Malaysia. I have been inspired to return to the path of intellectual property, even though it has been quite tough […]
Good way to Promote An IP Firm
Raj, a patent agent, is quite technologically savvy. So much so that at this point of writing, he has 20 videos uploaded into YouTube under the username “RajPatent”. This is one of his videos, and I can only say that this patent attorney with offices in both USA and India is someone that I would […]
Bluetooth Dispute Settled for USD$15million
In a stunning bit of negotiation savvy, the Washington Research Foundation, a branch of the University of Washington, walked away with USD$15 million from CSR PLC. The original suit was launched against Nokia, Samsung and Panasonic for selling in mobile phones that use Bluetooth chips from CSR PLC that infringe WRF’s radio frequency patents. The […]
Starbucks vs. Starstrucks
Who? Shahnaz Husain, an Indian entrepreneur in Mumbai. What? She plans to start a string of 25 glamourous coffee shops in India, decorated with posters of (presumably Bollywood, and not Hollywood) movie stars. When?God knows. Where?India. An excerpt from Reuters’ report (Source: The Brunei Times): Starbucks, the latest in a line of foreign companies facing […]