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24th Aug 2021

Practice note: what to do with medical use claims when employing the foreign route of prosecution in Singapore

Up until 1 January 2020, the Foreign Route was an available patent prosecution option of a Singapore application having a local or international filing date prior to 1 January...

Up until 1 January 2020, the Foreign Route was an available patent prosecution option of a Singapore application having...

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22nd Jul 2021

Singapore: updated guidance on validity of priority claims and unity objections

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has issued an update to the Examination Guidelines for Patent Applications on March 2020 to provide further guidance on validity of priority...

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has issued an update to the Examination Guidelines for Patent Applications on...

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25th Jun 2021

Spruson & Ferguson appoints three Principals and makes 14 new promotions for 2021

Spruson & Ferguson is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Principals across the firm as part of the 2021 promotions. The appointments were part of a broader group...

Spruson & Ferguson is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Principals across the firm as part of...

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15th Jun 2021

Singapore’s 10-year plan for IP growth

Singapore has launched a plan on 26 April 2021 that indicates its ongoing and future efforts to keep it as a global hub for enterprises with IA/IP investments. Singapore has...

Singapore has launched a plan on 26 April 2021 that indicates its ongoing and future efforts to keep it...

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8th Jun 2021

Indonesia update: settlement of unpaid patent annuities under “Crash” Program

As a brief background, under the old Indonesian patent law (i.e. before 26 August 2016), annuities could be paid up to three years from the due date. If annuities...

As a brief background, under the old Indonesian patent law (i.e. before 26 August 2016), annuities could be paid...

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1st Jun 2021

Tips for handling substantive examination in Singapore

The closure of the “foreign route” of patent examination, where substantive examination results from selected foreign patent offices are generally admitted, has been taking place in Singapore in stages...

The closure of the “foreign route” of patent examination, where substantive examination results from selected foreign patent offices are...

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18th May 2021

A tale of pipe & fittings across the cities

This article looks at the recent decision by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) in the Matter of a Trade Mark Application by Yitai (Shanghai) Plastic Co., Ltd....

This article looks at the recent decision by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) in the Matter of...

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6th May 2021

New patent examination guidelines for medical use claims in Indonesia

The Indonesian Patent Office recently issued new patent examination guidelines which provide long awaited clarification regarding medical use claims. Article 4(f) of amended Indonesian Patent Law (Indonesian Patent Law No....

The Indonesian Patent Office recently issued new patent examination guidelines which provide long awaited clarification regarding medical use claims. Article...

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11th Mar 2021

Indonesia update: no longer possible to postpone working of patented invention

The Indonesian government has recently issued a new regulation (Regulation No. 14 of year 2021) to remove the opportunity for patent owners to postpone working of their patented invention. Under...

The Indonesian government has recently issued a new regulation (Regulation No. 14 of year 2021) to remove the opportunity...

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17th Feb 2021

Spruson & Ferguson awarded multiple rankings in WTR 1000

Spruson & Ferguson has once again been highly recommended in the 2020 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR). 

Spruson & Ferguson has once again been highly recommended in the 2020 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000...

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24th Nov 2020

Malaysia: Court of Appeal grants pre-emptive non infringement declaration under the “own name doctrine”

This article looks at the recent decision by the Court of Appeal (“COA”) Malaysia in Diesel S.P.A v Bontton Sdn Bhd (Civil Appeal No: W-02-(IPCV)(A)-1594-08/2016). Background The Appellant, Diesel S.P.A. is...

This article looks at the recent decision by the Court of Appeal (“COA”) Malaysia in Diesel S.P.A v Bontton...

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24th Nov 2020

Singapore: Where “Champengwine” is not a misuse of geographical indication, but is still blocked by “Champagne”

This article looks at the recent decision by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) in the Matter of a Trade Mark Application by Keep Waddling International Pte. Ltd....

This article looks at the recent decision by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) in the Matter of...

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