SOUTHEAST ASIA
Value of Trade Marks in South-East Asia
The International Trademark Association (INTA), the global association of trademark owners and professionals, has released an impact study it commissioned on The Economic Contribution of Trademark-Intensive Industries in Indonesia,...
The International Trademark Association (INTA), the global association of trademark owners and professionals, has released an impact study it...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Vietnam adopts 11th Nice Classification for trade mark registrations
On 24 August 2017 Vietnam’s National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) announced that from 1 October 2017, the classification of goods and services for trade mark registrations in Vietnam...
On 24 August 2017 Vietnam’s National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) announced that from 1 October 2017, the classification...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore High Court Clarifies Patent Revocation Process
In a ruling handed down last Thursday, the Singapore High Court addressed the question of whether patent revocation proceedings can be brought before the High Court in the first...
In a ruling handed down last Thursday, the Singapore High Court addressed the question of whether patent revocation proceedings...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Myanmar Update: Prepare Now for the New Trademark Law
A modern trademark system in Myanmar could be only months away with the draft trademark law currently under review by the Myanmar Parliament. Myanmar has been working on its...
A modern trademark system in Myanmar could be only months away with the draft trademark law currently under review...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Protection of Second and Subsequent Medical Use in Singapore
In Singapore, second and subsequent medical use of a known substance has traditionally been claimed as Swiss-style claims which take the form of “Use of compound X in the...
In Singapore, second and subsequent medical use of a known substance has traditionally been claimed as Swiss-style claims which...
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AUSTRALASIA
What use is a patent if you can’t afford to enforce it?
As patent attorneys working with start-ups, we are often asked: “What can my start-up do to protect its innovative IP if we can’t afford to enforce a patent? Is...
As patent attorneys working with start-ups, we are often asked: “What can my start-up do to protect its innovative...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Thailand Joins the Madrid Protocol
On 7 August 2017, Thailand joined the Madrid system after its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol was deposited with WIPO’s Director-General.
On 7 August 2017, Thailand joined the Madrid system after its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol was...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Malaysia and the Philippines commence PPH pilot program with EPO
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) have commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program with the European Patent...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) have commenced a...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Recent Trademark E-Filing Developments in Cambodia and Thailand
Cambodia and Thailand have made modifications to the rules and regulations related to their trademark application filing procedures as part of the ongoing South East Asia region-wide trend towards...
Cambodia and Thailand have made modifications to the rules and regulations related to their trademark application filing procedures as...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Lindt successfully registers “CAFFAREL” Marks in Vietnam
Global premium chocolate manufacturer, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (“Lindt”) recently succeeded in opposing two third party trademark applications in Vietnam that included Lindt’s mark CAFFAREL. The successful oppositions...
Global premium chocolate manufacturer, Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (“Lindt”) recently succeeded in opposing two third party trademark applications...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
India Update: Pro-patentee shift in India for Computer-Related Inventions
The Indian Patent Office has issued a further revision of their Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs), effective from 30 June 2017, which aligns their practices more...
The Indian Patent Office has issued a further revision of their Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs),...
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