Tag: Patent

Singapore – Case Law Update

In Singapore, it is possible to obtain the grant of a national phase patent application without any further examination by simply relying on the findings of the International Search Report (ISR), Written Opinion (WO) or the International Preliminary Report on Patentability (IPRP), particularly if the examination reports issued by the PCT Examiner suggest that the […]

Has your Patent Application Been Rejected?

What do you do if your patent application is refused or objected to or has received an adverse report from the Patent Office? Does it mean the end of your patent application? The patent applicant must know what happens at the Patent Office and what to do upon receiving the examination report. Examiner’s duties  In […]

Singapore Update: Patent Prosecution Highway Programmes With US and Japan

Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programme  Singapore has signed on to a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Programme with the United States of America and Japan. The idea behind this programme is for patent authorities to share their search and/or examination (SE) results with each other, thereby reducing the examination period significantly. The PPH pilot programme with […]

2008 Ranking In Patent Filings

Universities, research institutions, companies and entrepreneurs have been constantly urged to step up their research, in particular industrially applicable research. This prompts us to take a look at the performance thereof in 2008. The figures obtained from the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO) show an improved performance over 2007 in some sectors of the economy.

Lend Us Your Ears – Tune In To BFM 89.9, The Business Station

Be sure to catch us on BFM’s “Toolkit” every Monday, 1pm – 2pm from 11th May to 8thJune, 2009. Whether you think Intellectual Property has nothing or everything to do with you, you’ll want to tune in. You’ll learn to recognize the various valuable intellectual assets that you or your businesses possess and what you can do to […]

Cost-Cutting Measures by the European Patent Office

In view of the current global economy crisis, several cost-cutting measures have been introduced by the European Patent Office, the European Union Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office, and the Japanese Patent Office in order to reduce the financial burden of applicants who may be affected by the crisis. European Patent Office (EPO) The recent […]