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 […]
[The Star] Protecting your IP
[Nanyang Siang Pau] Knowledge of Intellectual Property is Low in Malaysian Corporate Society
[BFM] Protecting your IP Rights to Maintain Your Competitive Advantage
No Two Patents Are the Same
What makes a good patent description? Can you be certain that your patent specification has what it takes to protect your invention / innovation sufficiently or to obtain a patent? Read about the dangers of drafting a patent description based solely on the information given by the inventor / researcher : No_Two_Patents_Are_The_Same.pdf
[New Straits Times] “Secure Intellectual Property Rights to your Assets”, SMEs told
SMALL and medium enterprises should acquire intellectual property (IP) rights for their products before they spend money on marketing and promotion. IP lawyer P.Kandiah said SME owners should file IP rights for their products or design before they expose them to the public. In fact, the law requires it. He said many SMEs have lost […]
Top Foreign Patent and Utility Innovation Applicants Malaysia 2008
Rank Country Year 2007 Year 2008 Total Applications 1. USA 526 1,447 1,973 2. Malaysia 670 864 1,534 3. Japan 362 746 1,108 4. Germany 67 355 422 5. Switzerland 86 257 343 6. Netherlands 22 289 311 7. United Kingdom 72 237 309 8. Taiwan 97 128 225 9. Korea 82 134 216 10. […]
Malaysian Case Law Update: Patents Declared Invalid
In a recent patent invalidation suit IEV International Pty Ltd v Sadacharamani a/l Govindasamy [2008] 2 MLJ 754, at the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, validity of two Malaysian patents was put on test and the Court found that both patents are invalid for lack of novelty and an inventive step. The Plaintiff had filed […]
Patent Maintenance Services
Patent offices require the maintenance of granted patents (in some countries even pending applications) by the payment by annuity fees on the anniversary date of grant. Failure to pay by the deadline may result in loss of patent rights in that country. KASS International provides a worry free patent annuity payment service Timely Reminder Unless […]
Completeness of Research For Obtaining a Patent
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical product perspective. In many cases we often find that although researchers consider their research as complete, we take the view that the research is incomplete to justify the patent claims filed. This article proposes to discuss the requirements of one aspect of patentability. One of the three legal requirements to obtain a […]