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  • Singapore Woos Non-Resident Foreign Businesses To File International IP Applications From Singapore Via WIPO

    By Constance Leong   27 October 2017, Singapore. Without much fanfare, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”) has published new September 2017 Guidelines (“the new 2017 Guidelines”) to supplement and clarify the current definition of “real and effective industrial or commercial establishment”.   IPOS’s current definition published in its Online Form MM2(E) Filing Guide 2016 (for trademark) (“the 2016…

  • Upcoming Changes in Singapore’s Patents Law & What They Mean For Businesses & Patent Applicants

    By Constance Leong 1 February 2017, Singapore. Significant developments in Singapore’s patents laws are expected to kick in soon in the near future. The key highlights are as follows: Expanding the scope of the 12-month Grace Period[i] for exempting novelty-destroying disclosures (implementation date: 30 October 2017); New statutory declaration (“SD”) requirement for the Grace Period, pre-grant and…

  • DIY Patent Analytics for Innovation

    By Constance Leong 14 September 2016, Singapore. A decision whether to file a patent is not one made in a vacuum amongst inventors / R&D scientists. It is a business decision that requires business wisdom. Patent Analytics [also known as  Intellectual Property (“IP”)  Market Intelligence] empowers that business decision and even policy decision. What is…