AUSTRALASIA
New Zealand Update: Proposed Changes in Patent Legislation and Fees
In this article, we review some recent developments, including: - Upcoming examination request deadlines and a change in practice at the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ); - Proposed increases...
In this article, we review some recent developments, including: - Upcoming examination request deadlines and a change in practice at...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore Becomes an IP Hub for Innovative Russian Enterprises
IPOS International (IPOS-I), the international division of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), and Russian venture capital fund and accelerator Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) recently inked a...
IPOS International (IPOS-I), the international division of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), and Russian venture capital fund...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
ASEAN PATENTSCOPE
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has launched the ASEAN Patentscope making up-to-date online ASEAN patent data available to patent search firms, patent attorneys and innovators seeking to...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has launched the ASEAN Patentscope making up-to-date online ASEAN patent data available...
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AUSTRALASIA
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Case Clarifies Aspects of Compensable Loss
The recent decision in Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth FCA 1556 has clarified, among other things, a number of issues concerning compensation arising from the usual...
The recent decision in Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth FCA 1556 has clarified, among other things,...
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AUSTRALASIA
Pat-INFORMED: A powerful new searching tool, but don’t be left Part-INFORMED
A new database has been launched with the principal purpose of providing easily accessible and understandable information about the patent status of a specific medicine in a particular country,...
A new database has been launched with the principal purpose of providing easily accessible and understandable information about the...
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AUSTRALASIA
Indonesian Patent Office gets tough on unpaid fees
In most jurisdictions, it is possible simply to abandon a patent or application by not paying the required maintenance fees, which are generally due annually. If the fee is...
In most jurisdictions, it is possible simply to abandon a patent or application by not paying the required maintenance...
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AUSTRALASIA
The “patent bargain” for clean technologies – altering the deal
This article was published originally in the LexisNexis Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin, Volume 31, Number 6, pp.111-114 (2018), and is republished here with permission. This article was has...
This article was published originally in the LexisNexis Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin, Volume 31, Number 6, pp.111-114 (2018),...
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