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28 Feb

Notes on Patent Practice in Japan

Each country follows its unique patent laws. The Japanese patent system is also distinctive in certain ways. The goal of this article is to give you with easy-to-understand notes on aspects of Japanese patent processes that may be distinctive. Human surgery, therapy, or diagnosis methods are not patentable under Japanese patent law. However, the fact is that the JPO’s decision of whether a claimed invention falls under this group is not always straightforward. Thus, carefully selecting the language of a [...]

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Formal Pre-Grant Third Party Observation and Post-Grant Re-Examination Procedures in Singapore
25 Feb

Formal Pre-Grant Third Party Observation and Post-Grant Re-Examination Procedures in Singapore

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has recently introduced some amendments to the Singapore Patents Act and Rules. The amendments mainly focus on enhancing the Dispute Resolution Processes of Singapore’s patents regime, as summarised below. Pre-Grant Third Party Observation The IPOS established a new pre-grant third-party observation process, which allows third parties to formally submit observations on a patent application’s patentability at any time between the application’s publication and the issuance of the relevant examination report. There was no formal mechanism [...]

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Global patent applications hit the new high in 2021
22 Feb

Global patent applications hit the new high in 2021

According to the United Nations, a record number of international patents were submitted last year, demonstrating that the epidemic had not hindered innovation. Despite the massive human and economic toll of Covid-19, foreign patent applications continued to rise, with Asia, and particularly China, maintaining their leading positions. According to the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organisation’s annual review, a record 277,500 worldwide patents were submitted in 2021, up 0.9 percent from 2020. International patent filings increased for the 12th year in [...]

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Guidelines for Trademark Examination and Trial Elaborate on Malicious Trademark Applications
13 Feb

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration Announces Rapid 20-Day Trademark Application Examination Program

On January 18, 2022, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Measures for Rapid Examination of Trademark Applications (for Trial Implementation) that provides for examination of certain trademark applications within 20 days of approval of a request to participate. The Measures are effective immediately. Measures for Rapid Examination of Trademark Applications Per Article 2 of the Measures, trademark applications under the following circumstances are eligible: (1) It involves the names of major national or provincial projects, major projects, [...]

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Philippines IP office seeks to form IP task forces
09 Feb

Philippines IP office seeks to form IP task forces

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has issued an ambitious request for renewed corporate-academic relationships, as well as IP-focused task forces. The 2021 Global Innovation Index (GII), which ranks 132 national economies on innovation capacity and output, reposted that South Korea broke into the top five for the first time this year, with five Asian economies featuring among the top 15 (Singapore, China, Japan and Hong Kong (China) the other four). The positive momentum among select middle-income economies in [...]

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Common problems of trademark use in China
09 Feb

Common problems of trademark use in China

Trademark registrants are required to keep their registered trademarks in use on a consistent and ongoing basis in order to retain their distinctiveness. However, trademark owners with a large number of registered trademarks may face difficulties. The PRC’s Criteria for Trademark Examination, Review, and Adjudication define trademark use as the act of using a trademark to distinguish the origins of goods on goods, product packaging or containers, and commercial transaction documents, as well as in advertisements, exhibitions, and other commercial [...]

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WIPO's commitment to supporting Vietnam in upgrading its national intellectual property system
30 Jan

WIPO’s commitment to supporting Vietnam in upgrading its national intellectual property system

The last activity of the Vietnamese President during his official visit to Switzerland was a meeting with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). At the meeting, the President of Vietnam welcomed the efforts of WIPO and the General Director personally in promoting the global intellectual property ecosystem, supporting countries to innovate and improve labor productivity. The President thanked WIPO’s valuable cooperation and support over the past decades, helping Vietnam to achieve many positive results in perfecting legal institutions, building an intellectual [...]

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A New Interview Approach Develops Under Taiwan’s Patent System
29 Jan

A New Interview Approach Develops Under Taiwan’s Patent System

In Taiwan’s current patent process, personal interviews with examiners are regularly conducted at the request of applicants or patent attorneys. In general, a candidate’s desire for an interview must be expressed explicitly in a response when one is intended. However, in order to keep up with the rapid evolution of technology, the IP office is planning to incorporate a new interview technique known as the “IP Office-industry collaboration interview” into the current patent system, in which the examiner can start [...]

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China: Conflict Between Trade Name And Prior Registered Trademark
28 Jan

China: Conflict Between Trade Name And Prior Registered Trademark

With the rapid development of the economy, businesses are more conscious of the need of include trademark protection in their corporate development plans. Trademark agencies are springing up all over these days. Apart from obtaining a complete trademark registration system, big corporations are increasingly focusing on trademark administration and protection. Conflicts between trade names and registered trademarks are common in practice. In this post, we’ll look at the conflicts between later business names and previously registered trademarks. The name of [...]

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New regulations for product labeling have been enacted in Vietnam
25 Jan

New regulations for product labeling have been enacted in Vietnam

The Vietnamese government enacted Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP on December 9, 2021, revising and supplementing Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP on April 14, 2017, on goods labeling (Decree 43). On February 15, 2022, Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP (Decree 111) takes effect. The following changes will be made to the regulations on products labeling as a result of Decree 111. Exported goods According to Article 1.1 of Decree 43, the scope of laws for goods labeling is currently limited to goods imported and circulated in Vietnam. Decree [...]

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