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Temasek Holdings wants Temasek Review website to change its name

tioliaohuat

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SINGAPORE: Investment firm Temasek Holdings said it wanted alternative political news website "Temasek Review" to change its name.

Previously known as The Wayang Party, the website is reported to have changed its name to "Temasek Review" in 2009.

But investment firm Temasek Holdings said it had also been using "Temasek Review" for its annual performance review reports since 2004.

This was according to Temasek Holding's senior managing director and head of Strategic Relation Goh Yong Siang.

In a letter addressed to a Dr Joseph Ong Chor Teck, who is believed to be the website's founder, Temasek Holdings said it had no qualms about the website's mission.

But it added it appeared the website had been capitalising on the goodwill and reputation of investment firm Temasek Holding's name.

A lawyer who spoke to Channel NewsAsia said a lot would depend on if and when both parties acquired trade mark rights in the name "Temasek Review".

The lawyer, who requested anonymity, said: "Although Temasek Holdings (TH) used the name 'Temasek Review' for its annual performance reports since 2004, it did not register this name as a trade mark until November 9, 2009.

"In other words, between 2004 and November 9, 2009, TH has common law rights in the name "Temasek Review" but it is only with effect from November 9, 2009 that it acquired trade mark rights in the name 'Temasek Review'.

"The Wayang Party changed its name to 'Temasek Review' in 2009. The question is whether it changed its name before or after November 9, 2009."

The lawyer added: "If Wayang Party changed its name before November 9, 2009, TH would have to proceed on a claim for passing off.

"In other words, TH has to prove to the court that it has a reputation in the name 'Temasek Review'; that (website) Temasek Review has misrepresented to the public that its on-line publication originated from or is associated with TH; and as a result of the misrepresentation, TH has suffered damages".

In relation to registering a company with the name "Temasek" in it, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Singapore (ACRA), in its website, advised that the following is not allowed:

1. Undesirable names
2. Names which are identical to a sole-proprietorship / partnership name or to that of any other company, corporation, limited liability partnership or limited partnership
3. Names which are identical to a name being reserved under the Business Registration Act, the Companies Act, the Limited Liability Partnerships Act or Limited Partnerships Act
4. Names which the Minister has directed the Registrar not to accept for registration, eg Temasek

-CNA/wk
 

sinren67

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May i suggest TR change to:

1) Review Temasek

2) Temasick Review

3) TanMaSick Review


Bros, pls contribute
 

Cruxx

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Fighting over nominal terms. You can change the names but you can never quell injustice.
 

ChaoPappyPoodle

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"In other words, TH has to prove to the court that it has a reputation in the name 'Temasek Review'; that (website) Temasek Review has misrepresented to the public that its on-line publication originated from or is associated with TH; and as a result of the misrepresentation, TH has suffered damages".

Temasek Holdings must be idiots to think that people will confuse the two or even think that they are related. The contents at TR is far from a financial report and is even anti Temasik Holdings.

I suggest that TR let this ride for as long as possible to leverage on the added publicity. Whether TR started before or after Nov2009 can be easily checked and yet the lawyers didn't or couldn't. This is very funny!

I think they just want to find out who is behind TR. But the publicity will be good for TR. :biggrin:
 

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What if the website is based overseas??

I am sure Mapletree (one of the Temasek subs) is a widely name all over the world especially in Canada so how?

Best deal is now that we know the owner, Temasek can offer $ to TR to not use that name and problem solved.
 

silverfox@

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What if the website is based overseas??

I am sure Mapletree (one of the Temasek subs) is a widely name all over the world especially in Canada so how?

Best deal is now that we know the owner, Temasek can offer $ to TR to not use that name and problem solved.

See "who" will reply the real Temasek:p.
 

makapaaa

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You mean the Familee Traitors are so desperate that they need to resort to roping in the butch-in-law to kaput TR Patriots?
 

longbow

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I really do not see the issue.

TR is an internet forum based overseas. Internet users go to their site. Their site is open to all. It is not even a .sg.

So how to sue?

If go after them for name use then slippery slope. Wouldn't that mean that any company anywhere in the world could sue?
 

Alamaking

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the word Temasek is copyrighted by TH since it was formed. So no way TR going to have a Temasek in they website.
 
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