2011

 

Discretionary extension of time during patent prosecution

(June 2011)

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) issued a circular in the aftermath of the 11 March 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, reminding applicants that "Singapore has various existing provisions in our Patents, Trade Marks and Designs Act and Rules regarding extensions of time" and IPOS "will certainly do our best within the permit of our legislation to assist affected applicants" ...more

 

 

"Patent Prosecution Highway" – Just a different name for an existing prosecution option in Singapore

(April 2011)

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) launched the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Japanese Patent Office (JPO) in the year 2009 ...more

 

 

To Swiss or Not to Swiss in Singapore

(March 2011)

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has issued a clarification on the issue of second medical use claim practice in Singapore ...more

 

 

Four jurisdictions agree to adopt list of acceptable goods and services

(February 2011)

Trade mark owners who apply to register their marks in Singapore, the US, Japan and the EU will soon be able to avail themselves of a harmonization of specifications of goods and services acceptable to the respective Registries, namely IPOS (Intellectual Property Office of Singapore), USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office), JPO (Japan Patent Office) and OHIM (Office for the Harmonization of the Internal Market) ...more

 

 

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