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: Heightened Novelty Check for Registered Design Applications
In Circular No. 1/2019 published on 5 April 2019 and a follow up Circular No. 4/2019 published on 29 November 2019, the Intellectual Property Office in Singapore (IPOS) indicated that they have heightened their check on the declaration of novelty in registered design applications. A registered design application that is not new or does not […]