AUSTRALASIA
Spruson & Ferguson announces 7 promotions in 2025
Spruson & Ferguson has announced seven practitioner promotions for 2025 across the firm’s Australia and Asia businesses, including three promotions to Senior Associate.   Promotions have taken place across the...
Spruson & Ferguson has announced seven practitioner promotions for 2025 across the firm’s Australia and Asia businesses, including three...
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SINGAPORE
Singapore | New Patents and Trade Marks Acceleration Programmes
UPDATE 5/1/26: The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has suspended the acceptance of new acceleration requests from 4 January 2026 until further notice. Requests received before 4 January...
UPDATE 5/1/26: The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has suspended the acceptance of new acceleration requests from 4...
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GREATER CHINA
Is it important to build a SEP portfolio?
In an interconnected world, technological standards such as 5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth play a crucial role in ensuring interoperability within global technology ecosystems. Technology companies that develop and protect...
In an interconnected world, technological standards such as 5G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth play a crucial role in ensuring interoperability...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore & Malaysia launch PPH Pilot Program
Effective 18 January 2025, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) have launched a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program. This initiative...
Effective 18 January 2025, the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)...
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AUSTRALASIA
World Trademark Review 2025 | outstanding recognition
We are pleased to announce that our offices in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia have retained their rankings in the annual World Trademark Review WTR 1000 for 2025,...
We are pleased to announce that our offices in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia have retained their rankings...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Indonesia | Patent law reforms to embrace international patent practice
Indonesia amended its Patent Law on 28 October 2024 in an effort to better align with international patent practice. Based on our current understanding, unless explicitly indicated otherwise, applications filed...
Indonesia amended its Patent Law on 28 October 2024 in an effort to better align with international patent practice. Based...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Insights from APAA 2024
The 76th Council Meeting of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), held in Manila this month, was a significant gathering of intellectual property professionals from around the world, representing...
The 76th Council Meeting of the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA), held in Manila this month, was a significant...
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SINGAPORE
Singapore | Updates to patent drug linkage system clarifies declaration requirements
The recent updates to Singapore’s Health Products (Therapeutic Products) Regulations have clarified an often onerous aspect of registering a therapeutic product that includes elements relevant to a patent. In Singapore,...
The recent updates to Singapore’s Health Products (Therapeutic Products) Regulations have clarified an often onerous aspect of registering a...
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INDONESIA
Double patenting between parent and divisional applications in Southeast Asia
When filing divisional applications in Southeast Asia, rules and limits vary across jurisdictions and patentees have several major differences to consider. These include the extent of allowable overlap with the...
When filing divisional applications in Southeast Asia, rules and limits vary across jurisdictions and patentees have several major differences...
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SINGAPORE
Singapore | New initiatives reduce patent examination burdens
Patent applicants in Singapore will benefit from two new initiatives released by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS). These aim to reduce the burden on applicants when dealing...
Patent applicants in Singapore will benefit from two new initiatives released by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)....
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