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Singapore Amends Patent Rules

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has released its draft amendments to the Singapore Patents Rules. IPOS intends to implement these amendments within the year. The move from the self-assessment system to the positive grant system Presently, a Singapore patent can be granted on the basis of a positive…

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Singapore Effective Criminal Enforcement of IP Rights

A trademark owner’s fight against the unauthorized use of its trademark does not end with registration of the mark. Registration only provides valid rights in a mark. However, the real challenge lies in being able to protect its mark against counterfeiters despite registration. While in most Asian jurisdictions, the trademark…

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National Security Restrictions And Requirements Prior To Patent Filings By MNC Applicants

In this day and age, more and more multi-national companies are expanding their businesses and research and development operations overseas, hoping to take advantage of the accessibility of diverse ideas and the globalization of human capital by setting up research facilities and conducting R&D in multiple countries. Management of innovations…

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Asia-Pacific: Changing Its IP Landscape for Growth

The Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) recognizes that intellectual property rights protection and enforcement is a key factor for promoting foreign trade and investment, as well as boosting economic development. Enjoying a growth rate of 4.5%, the Asia-Pacific region has been identified as the…

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PARK REGIS And ST. REGIS To Coexist In Singapore

The High Court of Singapore recently decided a dispute involving the marks ST. REGIS and PARK REGIS & Design used for services in Class 43 by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and StayWell Hospitality Group Pty Ltd, respectively. The matter came to the Court on an appeal filed by…

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Singapore Strengthens Its Patent System

On July 10, 2012, the Singapore Parliament passed the Patent (Amendment) Bill and the Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill geared towards strengthening and enhancing Singapore’s patent system in order to support the growing international patent capabilities, and developing Singapore as an Asian intellectual property hub. The three main aims of…

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An Analysis of Recent Discussions of the Singapore High Court on Trademark Infringement and Passing Off

The Singapore High Court had to contend with a tsunami of trademark cases in the first half of 2012 when it adjudicated three major trademark infringement and passing off cases. Before being ‘swept away’ by the wave of IP jurisprudence, we set out below a summary of the facts and…

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Regulatory Guidelines on Importation of Medicinal Products into Singapore

All medicinal products imported or sold in Singapore are required to be licensed by the Health Products Regulation Group of the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA). Under the Medicines Act, a medicinal product is defined as “any substance which is to be used for administration to human beings and animals…

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Patent Linkage in Asian countries Compared to the US

Patent linkage refers to the system or process by which a country links drug marketing approval to the status of the patent(s) corresponding to the originator’s product. This article provides a snapshot of the patent linkage position in the US vis-à-vis Asia and the Pacific. United States. The Food and…

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The Importance of Industrial Design Protection

Of the four pillars of intellectual property protection – patents, industrial designs, trademarks and copyrights – perhaps the most overlooked is that for industrial (ornamental) designs. In most countries, the available design protection is generally very narrow, with a minimal halo of protection around the exact design depicted in the…

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