SOUTHEAST ASIA
Thailand Update – Trademark “Honest Concurrent Use”
Thai Supreme Court Guidance. Section 13 Paragraph 2 of the Thai Trademark Act directs Registrars to refuse applications for marks that are similar to a prior registered mark, given that...
Thai Supreme Court Guidance. Section 13 Paragraph 2 of the Thai Trademark Act directs Registrars to refuse applications for marks...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Working Requirement in Indonesia
According to Indonesian Patent Law (Article 20), patent owners are obligated to make products or use processes that are covered by their patent in Indonesia in order to support...
According to Indonesian Patent Law (Article 20), patent owners are obligated to make products or use processes that are...
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GREATER CHINA
IPOS becomes a Supplementary International Search Authority
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has recently become the ninth IP office recognised by WIPO as a Supplementary International Search Authority (SISA). IPOS is also the only...
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has recently become the ninth IP office recognised by WIPO as a...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore launches new initiative to fast-track FinTech patents
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a new FinTech Fast Track (FTFT) initiative designed to expedite the patent application-to-grant process for FinTech inventions.
The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a new FinTech Fast Track (FTFT) initiative designed to expedite...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore Rejects Doctrine of Equivalents
In a recent case before the Court of Appeal of Singapore, the doctrine of equivalents used in other jurisdictions has been found not to apply in Singapore.
In a recent case before the Court of Appeal of Singapore, the doctrine of equivalents used in other jurisdictions...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Myanmar Upper House approves new trademark law
In a further development of the implementation of Myanmar’s first formal trademark law, on February 15, 2018, the Upper House of the Myanmar Parliament approved Myanmar’s trademark law (“the...
In a further development of the implementation of Myanmar’s first formal trademark law, on February 15, 2018, the Upper...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
IP progress recognised as Thailand removed from Priority Watch List
In January 2018, Thailand’s efforts to strengthen its IP system and enforcement processes for counterfeit and pirated goods were recognised with the Office of the United States Trade Representative...
In January 2018, Thailand’s efforts to strengthen its IP system and enforcement processes for counterfeit and pirated goods were...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Indonesia Update – Well-Known Mark
In a recent case before the Indonesian Supreme Court, the Indonesian Supreme Court in its decision at the highest stage, confirmed GS Yuasa Corporation’s ownership of the GS mark...
In a recent case before the Indonesian Supreme Court, the Indonesian Supreme Court in its decision at the highest...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Madrid Protocol in Thailand – What you need to know
On 7 November 2017, the Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) began receiving international applications under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks...
On 7 November 2017, the Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) began receiving international applications under the Protocol Relating...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Spruson & Ferguson a gold sponsor of IPBC Southeast Asia
Spruson & Ferguson is delighted to be a gold sponsor of this week’s IP Business Congress (IPBC) Southeast Asia in Singapore.
Spruson & Ferguson is delighted to be a gold sponsor of this week’s IP Business Congress (IPBC) Southeast Asia...
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GREATER CHINA
SIPO releases details for validating China invention patents in Cambodia
Further to our article on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Intellectual Property Cooperation between Cambodia's Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts (MIH) and the People’s Republic of China (SIPO),...
Further to our article on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Intellectual Property Cooperation between Cambodia's Ministry of Industry...
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