Singapore | New Patents and Trade Marks Acceleration Programmes
On 20 May 2025, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) launched Patents and Trade Marks Acceleration programmes to help applicants receive faster office actions. Dubbed “SG Patents Fast” and “SG...
On 20 May 2025, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) launched Patents and Trade Marks Acceleration programmes to help...
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Australia | AI-powered Medical Devices: Tipping the scales in favour of patent eligibility
Key takeaways The Australian regulatory framework for medical devices provides useful, practical guidance for patenting inventions involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the medical technology (medtech) space. Whilst there is no statutory...
Key takeaways The Australian regulatory framework for medical devices provides useful, practical guidance for patenting inventions involving Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
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China | Establishing Inventive Step in Swiss-Type Use Claims – A Case Study on Disease Subtypes and Known APIs
As pharmaceutical innovation increasingly targets specific disease subtypes and personalised therapies, patent protection strategies must evolve accordingly—especially in jurisdictions like China, where method of treatment claims are not patentable. This...
As pharmaceutical innovation increasingly targets specific disease subtypes and personalised therapies, patent protection strategies must evolve accordingly—especially in jurisdictions...
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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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Having AI On Your Privacy Policy
Key takeaways The Privacy Policy for an organisation should explicitly inform individuals about the use of their personal information in connection with AI. Any collection notice should specify: any AI-related purposes for...
Key takeaways The Privacy Policy for an organisation should explicitly inform individuals about the use of their personal information in...
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China | Patent Examination Guidelines – draft amendments to provisions of AI and bitstream related inventions  
On 30 April 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released a Draft Amendments to Patent Examination Guidelines (for Public Comments). The proposed amendments provide further clarification on...
On 30 April 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released a Draft Amendments to Patent Examination Guidelines...
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China | Insights from CIPIS 2025
The 22nd China Intellectual Property & Innovation Summit (CIPIS) held in Shanghai brought together legal professionals, in-house counsel, and industry thought leaders to exchange perspectives on the future of...
The 22nd China Intellectual Property & Innovation Summit (CIPIS) held in Shanghai brought together legal professionals, in-house counsel, and...
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Can patient data be used to train AI?
Key takeaways Inventors and Applicants need to ensure that the data used to support their patent applications comply with relevant laws relating to the use of patient data, such as...
Key takeaways Inventors and Applicants need to ensure that the data used to support their patent applications comply with relevant...
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China | Good faith principle for patent applications
The principle of ‘good faith’ plays a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and reliability of patent applications. This principle is particularly emphasised in China's patent law, where adherence...
The principle of ‘good faith’ plays a crucial role in ensuring the integrity and reliability of patent applications. This...
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