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SOUTHEAST ASIA

14th Dec 2018

Singapore Update: IPOS Grants First Accelerated Patent Under FinTech Fast Track Initiative

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has granted its first accelerated patent under its new FinTech Fast Track initiative to Voyager Innovations, a technology company based in Southeast...

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has granted its first accelerated patent under its new FinTech Fast Track...

AUSTRALASIA

28th Nov 2018

Descriptive Composite Marks – Are They Worthwhile?

One of the most common questions people usually ask is what type of mark to file for? A business will often use all three types of mark. For instance, their...

One of the most common questions people usually ask is what type of mark to file for? A business will...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

22nd Nov 2018

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...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

21st Nov 2018

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...

AUSTRALASIA

15th Nov 2018

Whose Invention is it Anyway? 5 Questions on Patent Ownership that Inventors and Patent Owners Should Always Be Prepared to Answer

Establishing the correct ownership and inventorship of a patent right is an important foundation of IP basics which tends to be overlooked by many inventors and patent owners.

Establishing the correct ownership and inventorship of a patent right is an important foundation of IP basics which tends...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

31st Oct 2018

Myanmar Update – New Language Requirements for Trademark Applications

In Myanmar, trademarks are currently registered at the Registry of Deeds under the Registration Act. Trademarks are registered by filing a Declaration of Ownership at the Registry of Deeds,...

In Myanmar, trademarks are currently registered at the Registry of Deeds under the Registration Act. Trademarks are registered by...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

9th Oct 2018

Singapore Court of Appeal upholds determining factors for inventorship and ownership

On 28 August 2018, the Singapore Court of Appeal issued its decision on Cicada Cube Pte Ltd v National University Hospital (Singapore) Pte Ltd SGCA 52. The judgement...

On 28 August 2018, the Singapore Court of Appeal issued its decision on Cicada Cube Pte Ltd v National...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

28th Sep 2018

Indonesia patents – pay outstanding annuities or new applications will be refused

It has come to our attention that the Indonesia Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) has recently started issuing formal notices to some patent owners, informing them that they...

It has come to our attention that the Indonesia Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) has recently started issuing...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

24th Sep 2018

Cambodia Update – Sophistication and Increase of Trademark Filings

Cambodia has sixteen million people, an open economy, and has experienced rapid economic growth over the last decade. The standard of living of the Cambodian people continues to improve...

Cambodia has sixteen million people, an open economy, and has experienced rapid economic growth over the last decade. The...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

24th Sep 2018

Myanmar Update: New Trade Mark Law in the Making

A new trade mark system in Myanmar could be only months away with the draft trade mark law (the “Law”), Myanmar’s first trade mark law, currently under review by...

A new trade mark system in Myanmar could be only months away with the draft trade mark law (the...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

24th Sep 2018

Malaysia Update – Matters Originating from Registrar of Trade Marks End at the Court of Appeal

The appellant, an international pharmaceutical company, filed a notice of opposition before the Registrar under section 28 of the Trade Marks Act 1976 ('the TMA') against the respondent’s application...

The appellant, an international pharmaceutical company, filed a notice of opposition before the Registrar under section 28 of the...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

24th Sep 2018

Singapore Update – Adidas Failed to Prevent Taiwan-based Manufacturer from Registering Trademark in Singapore

The appellant, an international pharmaceutical company, filed a notice of opposition before the Registrar under section 28 of the...

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