The Calcutta High Court, in a recent ruling, quashed an order which was issued by the Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs in which a design application for a ‘touch screen’ for a novel surface ornamentation which is a Graphical User Interface (‘GUI’) was refused. Background: The Applicant/ Appellant (Ust Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) had […]
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Singapore accedes to Locarno Agreement on Industrial Designs
On March 19, 2020, Singapore became the 58th member to join the Locarno Agreement, an international agreement on classification of industrial designs. The Locarno Agreement, also known as the Locarno Classification, is a multilateral treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It will be recalled that Singapore deposited its instrument of accession to […]