Rolf Claessen

Jul 23, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rolf Claessen |Andrew Hamilton Galway

In Part 1 of this article, I looked at the risks to which settlors of trusts in Singapore can be exposed if they take advantage of Section 90(5) of the Trustees Act to reserve for themselves "any or all powers of investment or asset management functions".

Jul 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rolf Claessen |Jennifer Chih

Other Author Shaun Lye, intern of PKWN For the past few years, working from home has become the new norm for employers in Singapore. It has been a mixed experience for employers and employees alike. Social media sometimes refer to this as the 'Boomers vs Gen Z' phenomenon. The Singapore government has played its part in encouraging flexible work arrangements while not making it mandatory for employers to implement. In our view, this is a great balance.

Jul 19, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rolf Claessen |Martin Schweiger

You have surely read about my last-time activities in Anti-Counterfeiting. If not then just search for "counterfeit" on my website here. Of my many articles, I want to highlight a talk I gave 5 years ago, just before Covid-19 hit (click here). In very short words, my prophecy became true. We now have means for tracking and tracing individual products worldwide, just by using your smartphone. This is what I found in my local supermarket: a bottle of Balsamico de Modena vinegar from Italy.

Jul 18, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rolf Claessen |Martin Schweiger

This is where I am coming from: I found this old article of Stephen Key "Stop Taking Business Advice From Your Patent Attorney!" Key is one of the authors of my website here and we have met several times at various conferences. And yes, by writing an article with such a title, Key is poking into my eye because I am a patent attorney, and of course do I give successful business advice. Just look up the numerous recommendations of my clients in my LinkedIn profile (click here).

Jul 17, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rolf Claessen |Rui hua Tang

According to the search on the internet, in 2023, the business income of the top 500 Chinese manufacturing enterprises reached 51.06 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.38%. Due to the population advantage in China, many foreign companies entrust Chinese factories for production and processing, and then, they affix their trademarks registered abroad and export the products to other countries or regions.