Category: News & Updates
-
No Utility Model Protection in Singapore, For Now
By Constance Leong 4 April 2016, Singapore. After a recent review and public consultation that ended in December 2015, the Singapore Government again decided not to introduce a utility model system, a system known to facilitate protection of “small” inventions in a cheaper and faster way and for a shorter time period than the traditional…
-
Potential of Singapore’s New International Commercial Court in Hearing Cross-Border IP Disputes
By Constance Leong 16 January 2015, Singapore. Given the international nature of intellectual property (IP), the newly launched Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) has the potential to hear cross-border IP disputes. Persons whose disputes may only have tenuous connection to Singapore may choose to have them heard before Singapore’s highly respected, local and international commercial…
-
Dr Julia Hörnle on Cross-border Online Dispute Resolution, Online Arbitration, Online Mediation and Online News Sites
By Constance Leong This article was originally published in the October 2013 issue of the Singapore Law Gazette, the official publication of the Law Society of Singapore. 27 October 2013, Singapore. Dr Julia Hörnle, a Professor in Internet Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies of Queen Mary University of London (“QMUL”), School of Law,…
-
How To Strategise And Optimise A PCT Patent Application For My Business?
By Constance Leong 21 May 2013, Singapore. Don’t miss these 2 upcoming webinars to find out how to strategise and optimise a PCT patent application for your business. They are made available by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to the public at no charge. The speaker is Mr. Reed, previously worked for the Procter…
-
Singapore: Asia’s Emerging Global IP Hub
By Constance Leong 1 April 2013, Singapore. The Singapore Government has plans to develop Singapore as a Global Intellectual Property (IP) Hub in Asia and it knows that any endeavor on such a large scale would be best effected by a Committee of experts. This Committee comprises a banker, lawyers, a university professor, a research…