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23rd Mar 2017

Koninklijke Philips N.V. vs. Department of Intellectual Property (2016) – Supreme Court Decision Number 2877/2559

The Thai Supreme Court has reversed the Trademark Registrar’s decision to reject a mark on the grounds of similarity, elaborating on the need to carefully consider the specific nature...

The Thai Supreme Court has reversed the Trademark Registrar’s decision to reject a mark on the grounds of similarity,...

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17th Feb 2017

Excess claim fees in Singapore to take effect from 1 April 2017

We recently reported on the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore’s (IPOS) announcement in regard to lowering fees for Intellectual Property Protection from 1 April 2017. As part of this,...

We recently reported on the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore’s (IPOS) announcement in regard to lowering fees for Intellectual...

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6th Feb 2017

Singapore Update: IPOS lowers Filing Fees for Intellectual Property Protection from 1 April 2017

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) announced last week that the fees for patent search and examination reports and for trade mark applications will be reduced effective 1...

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) announced last week that the fees for patent search and examination reports...

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13th Jan 2017

Singapore Update: IPOS Revokes Patent Obtained by Misrepresentation

A recent judgement by the Hearing and Mediation Group of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has highlighted the need for inventors to draw a line between inventions developed...

A recent judgement by the Hearing and Mediation Group of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has highlighted the...

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23rd Dec 2016

Thailand Update: New Specialized Appeal Court will benefit IP matters

The judiciary structure for intellectual property (IP) cases in Thailand has changed, following the opening of a Specialized Appeal Court on 1 October 2016. With the opening of the...

The judiciary structure for intellectual property (IP) cases in Thailand has changed, following the opening of a Specialized Appeal...

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21st Dec 2016

New Indonesian Trade Mark Law 20/16 Enacted and Regulations Expected Soon

Further to our earlier news alert on the new Indonesian Trade Mark law, we can confirm that the law named Law 20 of 2016 on Marks and Geographical Indications...

Further to our earlier news alert on the new Indonesian Trade Mark law, we can confirm that the law...

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21st Dec 2016

Bend it like Bentley

Bentley Motors Limited, the high profile luxury car company, applied to revoke the trademark  "BENTLEY" word mark belonging to Aucera S.A. on the ground that it had not been...

Bentley Motors Limited, the high profile luxury car company, applied to revoke the trademark  "BENTLEY" word mark belonging to...

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14th Dec 2016

Indochina Updates – Developments in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos

New official fees in Vietnam to take effect from 1 January 2017 The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam has issued a Circular (No. 263/2016/TT-BTC) stipulating the official fees to be...

New official fees in Vietnam to take effect from 1 January 2017 The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam has issued...

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6th Dec 2016

Singapore Update: Pros and Cons of Obtaining Patent Protection via the Foreign Route

As we have previously reported, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has postponed the closing of the Foreign Route until 1 January 2020 and has decided not to...

As we have previously reported, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has postponed the closing of the Foreign...

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29th Nov 2016

A comparative study of strategies for patenting human therapeutics in the Asia Pacific Region: Part 2 – Wider Asia Pacific

In our previous article we provided a detailed overview of Australian practice with regard to patenting of inventions related to therapeutic treatment of humans. As noted in that article,...

In our previous article we provided a detailed overview of Australian practice with regard to patenting of inventions related...

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21st Nov 2016

Singapore: MoU Signed with India

October 4 2016 marked a new milestone for the IP arena in Singapore and India, as Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed...

October 4 2016 marked a new milestone for the IP arena in Singapore and India, as Singapore's Prime Minister...

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11th Nov 2016

Indonesian Trademark Law amended

The parliament of the Republic of Indonesia amended the current Trademark Law and passed a new Law (the “New Trademark Law”) on 27 October 2016. The amendment enhances...

The parliament of the Republic of Indonesia amended the current Trademark Law and passed a new Law (the “New...

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