This case update summarizes, and provides key takeaways from, the case of Siemens Industry Software Inc v Inzign Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 50 which examined when an employer may be held liable for copyright infringement by its employee.
This client note highlights: (a) the key takeaways of the MetaBirkins case, Hermes Int’l v. Rothschild, (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 2, 2023); and (b) a recent circular published by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore that provided timely guidance on the topic of registering trademarks for NFTs and metaverse-related goods and services.
Singapore – Trademark Protection for NFTs and Goods in the Metaverse
The firm is pleased to announce the appointment of the following individuals as Partners of the Firm with effect from 1 January 2017:
Ms Amelia Ang (Litigation Department)
Mr Michael Lim (Real Estate & Property Department)
Mr Freddy Lim (Intellectual Property Department)
Ms Evelyn Ong (Banking Department)
Mr Kenny Goh (Corporate Department)
Ms Liane Lim (Corporate Department)
We take this opportunity to congratulate our Partners on their new appointments.
Lee & Lee’s update covers the upcoming changes to Singapore’s Registered Designs regime.
Case Note – Upcoming Changes to the Registered Designs Regime
Lee & Lee’s update covers two recent decisions made by the Competition Commission of Singapore in relation to Section 34 of the Competition Act.
Case Update (Competition Law – April 2016)
Lee & Lee is pleased to be one of the sponsors for the 5th Global Forum on Intellectual Property (GFIP), which will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre on 25 – 26 August 2015.
The GFIP brings together internationally renowned IP luminaries and policy-makers to share their insights and strategies. Over the course of two days, the speakers will lead a series of discussions on the latest IP trends and issues in the region and beyond.
Our Mr Tan […]
Lee & Lee’s latest update covers the decision of the UK High Court in Emerald Supplies Ltd & Ors v. British Airways plc & Ors [2014] EWHC 3513 (Ch).
Case Update – UK Court orders limited disclosure of confidential European Commission competition decision
We are proud to announce that Tan Tee Jim S.C., senior partner and head of our Intellectual Property Department, has been invited to speak at the IP Academy’s Developments in IP Law Series 2015.
The Developments in IP Law Series is the IP Academy’s annual signature programme for the legal fraternity in Singapore. It charts the development of the main Intellectual Property Rights (copyright, registered designs, patents, trade marks and passing off) within Singapore and other jurisdictions in the preceding year […]
The firm is pleased to welcome Mr Christopher de Souza, who joins the Intellectual Property Department as a Partner.
The firm is also pleased to announce the appointment of Jacinda Wong as a Partner with effect from 1 January 2015. Jacinda is in the firm’s Corporate department.
Lee & Lee’s latest update analyses the latest Infringement Decision released by the Competition Commission of Singapore on 11 December 2014, in which eleven freight forwarders and their Singapore subsidiaries were fined a total of S$7.15M.
Download: Client Note – Freight Forwarders Grounded by S$7.15m Penalty