A Dutch SME is developing nature-inspired textiles and technologies that enable designers and companies to develop and scale cutting-edge bio-based products. Through intensive R&D, the company has created a technology offering a novel solution to lower the fashion environmental footprint.
A Belgian SME preparing to enter Singapore sought guidance from the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk to strengthen its IP strategy. Discover how expert advice on patents, trade secrets, designs and local regulations helped secure a successful market entry and partnership.
A Spanish company specialising in the production and commercialisation of plant health and nutrition products discovered that a local company had registered its trademarks without their consent in Vietnam.
A Hungarian company specialising in the development of software and hardware discovered that a Vietnamese company was displaying and selling its products unauthorisedly on its website.
A Portuguese SME, which developed a software-based application designed to assist patients and pharmacists in the effective use of medicines, meta SEA IP SME Helpdesk (SEA HD) representative at a trade fair in October 2024 in Porto, Portugal.
A Swedish start-up producing a new sparkling tea in cans with various flavours attended a trade fair in November 2024 in Singapore, where many visitors showed interest in their products.
On 16 October 2024, a French designer working for an Estonian company created in 2022) contacted the SEA IP SME Helpdesk (SEA HD) via email, following the recommendation of a French SME who was supported and advised by the SEA HD.
A French entrepreneur launching a new brand of local beers in Vietnam ran into the IP Business Advisor (IPBA) in a restaurant during a promotional event in early December 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. They spoke and the IPBA introduced the entrepreneur to the free services offered by the SEA IP
A stakeholder in Vietnam representing and supporting Italian businesses in Vietnam contacted the SEA IP SME Helpdesk (SEA HD) multiple times via email, seeking detailed IP information to support two delegations of Italian companies participating in two separate events (one focused on the wine indust
Ms. S is the co-founder and director of a Dutch-Indian social enterprise dedicated to creating safe, efficient, and inclusive zero-waste systems. In 2022, the founder first contacted the SEA IP SME Helpdesk (SEA HD) to seek IP advice for a project on value chain and operational improvement in SEA
After attending a webinar organised in Spanish by the SEA IP SME Helpdesk (SEA HD) and ICEX (the Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade) on 18 September 2024, which covered the topic ‘Protecting and defending your IP rights in SEA’, a Spanish SME contacted the SEA HD to discuss several IP issues.
A French entrepreneur from the wine industry living in Hanoi was introduced to the SEA IP SME Helpdesk (SEA HD) by a personal contact of the IP Business Advisor (IPBA).
A Spanish entrepreneur working as an architect in Vietnam contacted the SEA IP SME Helpdesk (SEA HD) via email to enquire about IP issues on a new project he was developing.
An Indonesian citizen engaged in the manufacture, production and sale of knapsack sprayers in the Philippines and Indonesia was using the trade mark. On 25 July 2006, this individual filed trade mark application No. 4-2006-008112 for sprayers in class 8 of the International...
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CRC Industries has been a producer and distributor of industrial chemicals used in the maintenance and repair of marine, electrical, industrial, automotive and aviation equipment since 1985. The company has the rights to the trade mark and its variants. CRC Industries registered...
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Company A is an underwear producer and trader that registered two industrial designs: ‘Multicolour Flower’ packaging in 2008 and ‘Yellow-Green’ packaging in 2003. These designs were also promoted overseas (e.g. at an exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2009).
In 2020, a major Japanese company manufacturing imaging and optical products received customer complaints about a website selling dashboard cameras...
BMW has encountered numerous local cyber-squatters and registrants acting in bad faith, seeking to take advantage of the globally famous name ‘BMW’...
A multinational European life sciences giant holds a patent in Vietnam for a state-of-the-art insecticidal combination.
In 2015 in Vietnam, a European pharmaceutical company discovered two companies circulating locally made drugs containing the gamma-crystalline form...
Operational Services GmbH (O.S. GmbH), a German company that manufactures lighting equipment is the owner of the OSRAM trade marks used for lighting..
The Consortium for Parmigiano Reggiano cheese applied to register the Geographical Indication (GI) ‘Parmigiano Reggiano’.
Geographical Indication (GI) "Cognac" brandy of France is one of the foreign GIs protected by Vietnam law.
A foreign company (“Foreign Company”) had registered its trade mark in its head-quarter country but had not done so in Thailand.
A French pharmaceutical company tried to file two trade marks with the Department of Intellectual Property Rights ("DIPR") for goods including...
A manufacturer of engines for agricultural activities had its trade mark duly registered in Laos.
Liwayway Marketing Corporation ("Liwayway") is the owner of a trade mark that was registered with the Thai Registrar of Trade Mark in various classes.
“Company A” in Thailand submitted a trade mark application to the Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) to register the mark...
A UK distributor of men's and boys' apparel and furnishings (Company A) is interested in the Thai market and would like to register a trade mark for..
Two Hollywood studios, “Voltage Pictures” and “QOTD Film Investment”, are the right owners of the two movies “Father & Daughters” and...
A trade mark owner in the Philippines found out that a local retail shop had been selling counterfeit products that infringed his registered...
A chemical manufacturer was unsure about the provisions on potential patent invalidation of the new Patent Law of Indonesia, which sets a new...
A famous fashion designer was planning to promote its brand in Indonesia. However, after carrying out a trade mark search, it discovered that...
The European company (“Company A”) duly registered its trade mark in relation to cosmetic products in Cambodia...
Samsonite IP Holdings Sarl (“Samsonite”) granted its Chinese subsidiary a license to use the SAMSONITE marks in China...
A foreign Pharmaceutical company (“Foreign Company”) owned a Malaysian Patent covering a pharmaceutical product of alendronic acid or a...
Mobix Auto (“Mobix”) is a European company specialised in manufacturing parts and accessories for automotive manufacturers...
Mobix Auto (“Mobix”) is a European company specialised in manufacturing parts and accessories for automotive manufacturers...
A German company, owner of a trade mark (“XXX”) protected in Vietnam since 1995 for uninterruptible power supplies, suspected that a consignment...
A Dutch company used its trade mark ‘XXXX-LON’ registered in Vietnam for a wide range of products and services and it entered into a licensing...
Textra Automotive (“Textra”) is a medium-sized European company known for producing high-tech sensors for cars...
An Austrian SME operating in the sport industry, developed a new patentable technology to manufacture sports equipment and was also seeking for a...
Company A wanted to apply for registration of a trade mark for “snack food” in Class 30 in Thailand, but found that a similar trade mark had already..
A European company is willing to establish a Joint Venture with a local partner in Vietnam where the investment in the capital will be composed of...
Important amounts of investment are made in research and development to improve designs, techniques, and processes by SMEs to reduce production...
A European company in the green technology field with an advanced technology for waste management currently manufactures its products in Europe and...
A Slovenian company in the automotive industry exhibiting at the Automotive Trade Fair in Vietnam is aware that a Chinese company which has been...
An European manufacturer engaged in the green technology industry with a innovative technology is interested in finding an exclusive distributor...
Dutch company, Company A, specialising in the production and distribution of professional sealants for commercial and home use, had registered...
A Spanish company, Company A, successfully registered its “AAA” trade mark in Singapore, starting from 2 April 1986 (“1986 Mark”). The “AAA” mark...
A registered trade mark in Vietnam which was a product label for instant noodles was subject to a request for cancellation for non-use.
A European electronics producer with an internationally recognized brand for personal computers (BHT) is interested in setting up business in...
An up-and-coming European fashion boutique chain was approached by a local business to open an outlet in an ASEAN country. The local company...
A small British company produces a very successful line of clothing under the brand name SHO...
A small branch of a French jewellery manufacturer with activity in Indonesia distributes a successful line of rings, bracelets, and earrings designed.
A Swedish producer of internet games is a market leader in the development and promotion of online social networking games for teenagers...
A British pharmaceutical manufacturer is a market leader in the production of an anti-cancer drug, which it has been exporting to every major...
A British manufacturer of biscuits has been selling cookies in Malaysia for more than 20 years, and has had a registered trade mark 'ChipsMore'...
A Spanish apparel company successfully launched branded-clothing shops in Indonesia, and next planned to open a new branch in the south of Thailand...
A leading Italian fashion company is engaged in the retail clothing and apparel business...
A famous French culinary school tried to register its 1895 trade mark LE CORDON BLEU in the Philippines but it was opposed by a local entity which...
A manufacturer of various safety products including disposable respirators (i.e., masks for protecting against dust and pollutants), traffic cones...
In 1994, the German company Birkenstock Orthopaedie Gmbh & Co., filed several trade mark applications for its mark ‘BIRKENSTOCK’ and its variants...
A well-known German company, a producer and distributor of eyewear, sunglasses and protective helmets, applied for trade mark protection under...
Company A is a media company in Singapore with commercial interests in television, radio broadcasting and print publishing.
A well-established European language school wishes to set up its first business in two to three Southeast Asian countries, and it has chosen...
A European craft beer company wishes to open a bar in Singapore.
A database formula which calculated land use in the mining industry was jointly developed by staff of a European structural engineering company...
A Belgian entrepreneur set up a local food processing operation called ‘BE Food’ in Indonesia....
A British pharmaceutical manufacturer is a market leader in the production of an anti-cancer drug, which it has been exporting to every major...
Trade secret theft can be extremely difficult to detect and even harder to prove in a court of law. In some cases, victims may even hold strong...
In an ongoing case, a European engineering firm, PT Basuki, filed a claim against a large construction company in Indonesia and several other...