SOUTHEAST ASIA
Cambodia and IPOS sign MOU
On 20 January 2015, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) enhancing the ties between...
On 20 January 2015, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH)...
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AUSTRALASIA
Lost Correspondence and Extension of Time Provisions at the Australian Designs Office
In Australia, the Designs Act 2003 (Cth) (‘the Designs Act’) and the Designs Regulations 2004 (Cth) (‘the Designs Regulations’) allows, in certain circumstances, an applicant of a design application...
In Australia, the Designs Act 2003 (Cth) (‘the Designs Act’) and the Designs Regulations 2004 (Cth) (‘the Designs Regulations’)...
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AUSTRALASIA
Options Proposed for Changes to the Australian Designs System
On 3 December 2014, the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP), which is an independent body appointed by the Government to advise on IP matters, released an Options Paper...
On 3 December 2014, the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP), which is an independent body appointed by the...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Design Protection of Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) in Singapore
In our article of 21 May 2014, we reported that the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) had launched a public consultation on review of registered designs regime in...
In our article of 21 May 2014, we reported that the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) had launched...
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AUSTRALASIA
IP In Depth: Obvious and Fraudulent Design Imitation under the 1906 Act
The Full Federal Court of Australia has recently handed down its decision in BlueScope Steel Limited v Gram Engineering Pty Ltd FCAFC 107. This case concerned a design...
The Full Federal Court of Australia has recently handed down its decision in BlueScope Steel Limited v Gram Engineering...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Philippine Update: Deferred Publication of Designs
In a move to permit designers and companies applying for the registration of designs to keep them secret from competitors until these designs are brought to market, Applicants can...
In a move to permit designers and companies applying for the registration of designs to keep them secret from...
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GREATER CHINA
Design Patent Protection for GUIs in China
The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China issued a revised Examination Guideline with an effective date of May 1, 2014 that has removed electrified screen designs from excluded...
The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China issued a revised Examination Guideline with an effective date of May...
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AUSTRALASIA
Who owns the rights to a design?
Determining a party's entitlement to intellectual Property (IP) rights can at times provide even the most experienced IP practitioner with a good measure of discomfort. Any guidance provided by...
Determining a party's entitlement to intellectual Property (IP) rights can at times provide even the most experienced IP practitioner...
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