Patent Trolling
Introduction A patent is an exclusive right that is granted to an inventor for a specified number of years to make, use, and sell an invention. Once the right s provided, no other person can use the invention without proper…
Patent (Amendment) Rules 2017
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has amended Patent Rules 2003 with effect from 1st December 2017 called the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2017. The definition of “startup” under rule 2(FB) has been substituted with a new definition. A more…
Amendments in Patent Application Process in Singapore
The process of applying for patents in Singapore will become much easier and more efficient after Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), in its continued efforts to ease patent application process, has introduced few changes in Patent forms 1 and…
The Budding Patent Law in Myanmar
Myanmar, also known as Burma, a least developed country in mainland South-East Asia, is still in its embryonic phase of Intellectual Property Laws. The country is not presently a signatory to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property…
Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and its Intellectual Property (IP) Interface
With growing importance and widespread adoption of Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Ripple among many others, Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) have become very popular over the last few years. In brief, an ICO is an unregulated means by which…
Edible Water Bottle/Container: Technological Perspective
A bottle or container which is made of plastic, glass, or metal for holding drinking water is well known in the art but a bottle or container which is consumable along with of water, liquids or other beverages sounds very…
Patent Landscapes: An Effective Tool for Business and IP Strategy
A Patent landscape is a conglomerate of patent information that provides the most up to date analysis of - who is patenting in any chosen area of technology, what is the innovative focus of companies, businesses and nations; how has…
International Patent Office of Philippines appointed as “International Authority on Patents” by WIPO
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHIL) was designated as an International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA) by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) on October 5, 2017, at the 57th WIPO General Assembly and 49th…
IPOS: Launch of Patents Formalities Manual
Recently, Singapore’s IP regime has seen a rapid growth and is gradually becoming Intellectual Property centre/hub in entire Asia. To strengthen its Patent regime, few days back, [3] the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), on 24 Jul 2017 launched…
Cambodia, China Sign MoU on Cooperation in the Field of Trademark and Branding
In a further step towards the development and strengthening of Intellectual Property regime of both Cambodia and China, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Branding Cooperation between the Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia and National Administration of…