SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore: IPOS Enhances International Cooperation
In January 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Cambodia's Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH) for aligning the...
In January 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore Search and Exam is Hottest New Option for US PCT Applicants
Earlier this month, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) was appointed a competent International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) for PCT applications filed in...
Earlier this month, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) was appointed a competent International Searching Authority (ISA) and...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Closure of the “Foreign Route”
The Singapore patent system has been to date a relatively liberal patent system, in that applicants can choose to place reliance on the allowance or grant of a corresponding...
The Singapore patent system has been to date a relatively liberal patent system, in that applicants can choose to...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Examination Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions in India
In August 2015, the Indian Patent Office clarified the Indian Patents Act provision relating to computer related inventions (CRIs), providing patent practioners with much needed guidance and examples of...
In August 2015, the Indian Patent Office clarified the Indian Patents Act provision relating to computer related inventions (CRIs),...
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AUSTRALASIA
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Announced
Last night, finalisation of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US and Vietnam was announced...
Last night, finalisation of the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore: Positive Patentability Indication in Supplementary Examination
Following the move from a self-assessment system to a positive-grant system in 2014, a Singapore patent application can only proceed to grant if the relevant requirements are fulfilled, including...
Following the move from a self-assessment system to a positive-grant system in 2014, a Singapore patent application can only...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Enhanced Intellectual Property Collaboration Between Singapore and UK
Closer cooperation between the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) was enhanced by a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on Monday,...
Closer cooperation between the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) was enhanced...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Benefits of Enhanced IP Cooperation Between Singapore and Cambodia
Earlier this year, we reported on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH).
Earlier this year, we reported on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and...
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AUSTRALASIA
Why should I file a PCT patent application?
One question we often get asked by clients looking to protect their inventions overseas is why they should file a Patent Co-Operation Treaty (PCT) patent application. It’s a good question:...
One question we often get asked by clients looking to protect their inventions overseas is why they should file...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore starts operations as ASEAN’s First International Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
Effective 1 September 2015, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has commenced operations as an International Patent Search and Examination Authority (ISA / IPEA) under the Patent Cooperation...
Effective 1 September 2015, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has commenced operations as an International Patent Search...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore: NUS/SABIC Collaboration Boosts Sustainable Energy Research
To meet demand for sustainable energy efficient processes for chemical and material production, Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) executed a master research agreement (MRA) with National University of...
To meet demand for sustainable energy efficient processes for chemical and material production, Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Patentability of Genes, Genetic Material and Embryos in Singapore
The debate as to whether genes can or should be the subject of patent protection has continued since the inception of the Human Genome Project. Ultimately the heart...
The debate as to whether genes can or should be the subject of patent protection has continued since the...
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