📰 This is on the heel of the new Trademarks Act 2019 coming to force next month and its subsequent enforcement. Domestic Trade Affairs and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution said this was because the new act, which replaced the Trade Marks Act 1976, provided recognition to
Year: 2020 (page 73 of 93)
Although in IP all the rights have to vested to the real owner, the ownership during the term of employment may deviate from the general concept. This is because, more often than not, the enterprise will include clauses that will often read;
Clause; During the course of employment, all Intellectual
By Kalyan C. Kankanala, Fun IP, Fundamentals of Intellectual Property
📝 Patent information is useful for SMEs for a number of reasons. Probably the most important one is that patents are a unique source of technical information which SMEs may find of great value for their strategic business planning. Most inventions are disclosed to the public for the first time
🙅♂️ No. Patents are granted by patent offices in exchange for a full disclosure of the invention. In general, the details of the invention are then published and made available to the public at large.
📰 It should be noted that publication can take place at various stages of the procedure