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Family businesses - watch out for trademark squatting!

A Malaysian company found out that their trademark had been registered in Singapore - but it wasn't done by someone they didn't know. They dug deeper and found out that the Singaporean applicant was a company owned by a son - but he hadn't informed them. This set off some alarm be

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Nice to have my work visible in public

📷 Image credit: Paradise Group Usually as a business lawyer, my work doesn't surface in public. But it's completely different when it comes to registering trademarks. When I got this assignment, I didn't know anything about the brand. Sometimes clients register and sit in the trad

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How to stop copycats

In e-commerce, you know you are suffering from success when you see another online shopfront imitating your branding. If the competing shopfront is based in Singapore, they could be liable under the tort of passing off. But things get tricky if they are based in other countries. It would be d

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Use a distinctive image for your trademark

This is not a joke - I met someone who put some clip art on his namecard as his business logo. He confessed when I said that the logo looked vaguely familiar. There is no way he could use it as his trademark when his business takes off - if the image is already in the public domain and availa

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Not all things given are gifts

The court decided that a man only passed some watches for his former son-in-law to wear, but not to keep. "But I thought he wanted to give them to me!" said the younger fellow. Too bad, the judge said. Whether it's a gift depends on the giver's intent and not the recipient&#3

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How to avoid rejection by IPOS

Most people know that once a trademark is registered, nobody else is supposed to use the same mark. When it comes to "similar" trademarks, that's when the risk of IPOS rejection becomes a bit fuzzy. How does IPOS assess similarity? 👀 Whether the marks share common visual elements li

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No need to name your business and company the same thing!

Sometimes I get this question: can I register my company name as a trademark? Sure you can, but you don't have to. The purpose of a trademark is to give your customers something easy to remember and associate with your business. Once you have a following, you want to guard against imitati

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Better "buyer aware" than "buyer beware"

Imagine buying a business that you worked in for a few years and then seeing it collapse because your only supplier doesn't want to work with a new owner. We narrowly avoided that scenario because I asked some fundamental questions and the client followed up with their own investigations. It

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Getting referrals through networking

One way to get referrals is from satisfied customers. Another is through other business owners who are likely to regularly meet your target market. If you want to work with 👩‍🏫 lawyers and accountants, 🏘️ interior designers and mortgage brokers, or 📱social media and web development agencies,

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Bankrupty is a slow process

Contrary to what many people expect, the court does not want to make people bankrupt. Sounds totally weird, but understandable that being. a bankrupt means leading a very restricted lifestyle for the next 5 to 7 years. So what causes the delay? 1️⃣ If the total debt is below $150,000, the co

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There is nothing to fear about a lawyer's letter!

A lot of people start to stress out when they get a letter of demand. Understandable especially when there is a threat to sue. From a professional perspective, it's actually quite useful to get one. 🌲 You know what the other party's position is 🐍 If they try to change positions later,

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Did Cotton On really close?

There has been some confusion about whether Cotton On outlets are really closing in Singapore. Short answer: business as usual. The media got wind that a Cotton On entity was undergoing members voluntary liquidation. That means that this particular company is being closed down by its shareholder

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🚩 Does your contract have an arbitration clause?

Such clauses are becoming more common, even though most people don't need them. Let's get down to the key features of arbitration: 👩‍⚖️ Pick your own judge 📜 Pick your own governing law, procedure and place to conduct the proceedings 🤐 Keep the proceedings confidential The proble

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Surefire way to lose money

In this day and age I still get people tell me they didn't read the agreement before signing, and they want me to help them get out of it. That's like putting spilled water back in the bucket. Practically, the only people who can get out of a signed contract are illiterate grandmothers w

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How I knew family law was not for me

I decided very early on in my first year that I wouldn't do family law because of one outing. I had accompanied a senior lawyer to a family mediation. I was excited to see alternative dispute resolution in action after hearing so much about it during the Bar course. However I knew it was

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"Why does a lawyer need to network?"

Many juniors are horrified to learn that they eventually have to generate business in order to stay in the industry, and eventually quit because they cannot stand the thought of having to do so. It's nobody's fault. 1️⃣ What kind of people become law school students? Those who spent m

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Get paid after getting judgment

Most people think the court gives them judgment and gets the other side to pay up. Unfortunately the second part is not automatic. While there are many options, the one that I recommend the most is attachment. Without going into the technical details, usually that means getting money straight fr

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There is no such thing as guaranteed returns

Many people are concerned about fighting inflation and find ways to grow their money. But investing money into a small private company is very different from buying into financial instruments. By default, a person who pays money and get shares can't get the money back without some other agre

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Even judges copy homework??

2 men got charged for but found not guilty of trying to bribe LTA officers. On appeal, the Chief Justice invalidated the trial judge's decision because he looked like he copied lawyers arguments without thinking through them. i imagine the prosecutors now finally understand what it feels lik

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What termination rights do you have?

Nothing lasts forever, especially relationships based on a contract. But for some reason people don't like to think about breakups, and leave a gaping hole in the contract. Usually I think of termination from a few general angles: 1️⃣ Who has the right to terminate (watch out if only one si

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