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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Our shareholder, SPH, has filed for trademark applications to register the trademark “ASIAONE &
device” in various jurisdictions. As at 29 February 2000, the status of the various trademark applications
were as follows:
Country/Class* 9 16 35 36 38 39 41 42 52 106 112
Australia — — R R R — R R — — —
Canada R R R R — R R R — — —
China — — R R R R R R — — —
European Union R R R R — R R R — — —
Hong Kong — — P P P P P P — — —
Indonesia — — R R R R R R — — —
Japan — — R R R R R R — — —
Korea — — — — — — — — R R R
New Zealand R R R R — R R R — — —
Philippines — — P P P P P P — — —
Republic of China — — R R R R R R — — —
Singapore — — P P A P P P — — —
Switzerland R R R R — R R R — — —
United States — — R R R — R R — — —
* Classification of Goods and Services as listed in the Third Schedule of the Trade Marks Rules (Chapter 332) of Singapore
Key:
A — advertised; awaiting Certificate of Registration
P — pending
R — registered
SPH has assigned all the rights and benefits of the above trademarks to us by way of the Business
Transfer Agreement dated 25 November 1999.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
BUSINESS
To date, regulations have not materially restricted the use of the Internet in our markets. The following
is a summary of the legal environment in Singapore relating to the use of the Internet.
The Singapore Broadcasting Authority (“SBA”) regulates Internet content in Singapore. Under the
SBA’s regulations, Internet content providers who provide information on the World Wide Web
(including us and other Internet content aggregators, Internet service providers, web publishers and
web server administrators) are required to use their best efforts to ensure that their services (1)
comply with the Codes of Practice issued by the SBA from time to time and (2) are not used for any
purpose that is against the public interest, public order or national harmony or that offends good
taste.
Changes in government regulation could increase our costs and/or prevent us from delivering our
services and products over the Internet. It could also slow the growth of the Internet, which could, in
turn, delay growth in demand for our portal and adversely affect our Company.
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