Tag: intellectual property

  • The Legal Environment of Franchising in Singapore

    新加坡特许经营的法律环境 By Constance Leong 梁彩玲女士 Given Singapore’s strict laws, legal expertise and legal infrastructures that promote a pro-business environment, Singapore is pivotal to Southeast Asia’s tremendous franchise success — a view shared by many franchise experts, including Mr Albert Kong, Founder / CEO of Asiawide Franchise Consultants. 新加坡严谨的法律制度、专业的法律人才以及支持商业发展的法律体系与架构皆为新加坡在推动东南亚特许经营的巨大成功方面发挥了关键作用——此观点广受特许经营专家（包括 江进兴先生，爱思威特许经营顾问公司创始人兼首席执行官）普遍认同。 This article delves into the legal principles and intellectual property…

  • Singapore’s “FinTech Fast Track” initiative is doing swimmingly well, thank you

    By Constance Leong 26 April 2019, Singapore. *Kat friend Constance Leong has kindly provided an update on the state of Singapore’s FinTech Fast Track initiative.  The first year of Singapore’s fast track patent scheme, known as the FinTech Fast Track (“FTFT”), has progressed so well it would seem, that the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”)…

  • 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…

  • 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…