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Mr Goh Phai Cheng SC appointed as a Neutral in the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
By Constance Leong 3 July 2012, Singapore. Senior Counsel Mr Goh Phai Cheng is appointed a Singapore independent Intellectual Property (“IP”) expert on the WIPO List of Neutrals to hear cases arising out of IP related transactions, in particular: Technology trademark coexistence software licensing research & development distribution technology-sensitive employment mergers and acquisitions with important…
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Chiu Khai Weng vs Akok Thomas Tumbelaka & Others (Suit No 574/2010/V) (unreported)
By Constance Leong This case relates to a shareholders’ dispute in Expressions International Holdings Pte Ltd (“Expressions”), a company well known for its slimming products. The founders of Expressions had agreed to buy from each of the 37 minority shareholders their respective shares in Expressions. When they failed to pay one of the installments which…
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The Legal Environment of Franchising in Singapore and a Comparative Overview of Franchise Laws in Some Other Countries – Part 2: Franchise-specific Laws in Some Other Countries
by Constance Leong This article was originally published in the March 2011 issue of the Singapore Law Gazette, the official publication of the Law Society of Singapore. To view the article, please download from below. [wpdm_file id=2]
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The Legal Environment of Franchising in Singapore and a Comparative Overview of Franchise Laws in Some Other Countries – Part 1: Existing Singapore Laws
by Constance Leong This article was originally published in the February 2011 issue of the Singapore Law Gazette, the official publication of the Law Society of Singapore. To view the article, please download from below. [wpdm_file id=1]
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Making It Easier For Foreign Patent Attorneys To Set Up Shop In Singapore
By Constance Leong 10 July 2012, Singapore. A law passed today will enable foreign-registered patent attorneys (FPA) to set up shop in Singapore more easily. The rationale is to attract world-class patent firms to Singapore to service offshore markets, especially firms with a client base in Asia. How Singapore hopes to achieve this is to…
