AUSTRALASIA
Patent Examination in Australia – Time Frames and Deadlines
Changes to Australian patent law and practice that came into force with the commencement of the Raising the Bar Act on 15 April 2013 mean some significant changes to...
Changes to Australian patent law and practice that came into force with the commencement of the Raising the Bar...
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AUSTRALASIA
Taking advantage of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway pilot
This article presents a brief summary of the advantages and requirements of the new in 2014 Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot program. For a number of years Australia has...
This article presents a brief summary of the advantages and requirements of the new in 2014 Global Patent Prosecution...
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GREATER CHINA
グラフィカルユーザーインターフェイス（GUI）の意匠登録が、中国で認められるようになります
2014年5月1日より中国国家知識産権局による『専利審査指南』の改正が施行されます。グラフィカル・ユーザー・インターフェイス（GUI）（動的GUIを含む）は、従来、通電状態で表示される図案として意匠権の付与対象外でしたが、この改正により意匠登録として認められるようになります。
2014年5月1日より中国国家知識産権局による『専利審査指南』の改正が施行されます。グラフィカル・ユーザー・インターフェイス（GUI）（動的GUIを含む）は、従来、通電状態で表示される図案として意匠権の付与対象外でしたが、この改正により意匠登録として認められるようになります。
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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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GREATER CHINA
Taiwan’s Accelerated Examination
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has recently announced green technology as a new category of application or invention eligible for expedited examination under TIPO’s existing Accelerated Examination Program...
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) has recently announced green technology as a new category of application or invention...
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AUSTRALASIA
The AIM Incentive
The Australian government is looking into introducing a scheme to provide tax incentives to companies that exploit Australian innovation in Australia. By way of background, such schemes, commonly referred to...
The Australian government is looking into introducing a scheme to provide tax incentives to companies that exploit Australian innovation...
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GREATER CHINA
IPOS ’ IP Competency Framework to be Adopted by LawSoc, ASPA & IES
Following the launch of the first-of-its-kind Intellectual Property Competency Framework (IPCF) last year, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has concluded three new agreements on its adoption today.
Following the launch of the first-of-its-kind Intellectual Property Competency Framework (IPCF) last year, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore...
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AUSTRALASIA
Australia Enhances Capability to Rectify Patent Register
A decision of the Australian Federal Court in February 2014 provides a prompt for a reminder about changes last year regarding rectification of the Register of Patents (“Register”). On...
A decision of the Australian Federal Court in February 2014 provides a prompt for a reminder about changes last...
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AUSTRALASIA
Win for patent pools
The Federal Court of Australia recently considered in MPEG LA, L.L.C. v Regency Media Pty Ltd FCA 180 (6 March 2014) the statutory right to terminate a contract...
The Federal Court of Australia recently considered in MPEG LA, L.L.C. v Regency Media Pty Ltd FCA 180...
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India Information Sheet 2014
The Indian Patent Office (IPIndia) has published an amendment to the Patent Rules, which has come into effect on 28 February 2014. For your ease of reference, we have...
The Indian Patent Office (IPIndia) has published an amendment to the Patent Rules, which has come into effect on...
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