On 27 November 2019, a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) was signed between the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), the Ministry of Science and Technology of Laos. The MOC has allowed Singapore patents to be re-registered in Laos in an expeditious way....
Continue readingHave you ever been accused of patent infringement while conducting manufacturing and business operations in Vietnam? If you're unsure how to respond to a patent infringement allegation, you may be tempted to panic and worry about the worst-case scenario. You're probably wondering if your goods are illegal and thus subject to seizure on the market or at the border; if you'll be held liable for future items allegedly infringing a patent; if your business will face expensive lawsuits for damages; if consumers will turn against you and/or your business will likely attract negative media attention, and so on. ...
Continue readingValidation or re-registration of a Singapore patent in Cambodia means the recognition, on request, of the effects of the Singapore patent in Cambodia, which enables a right holder of a Singapore patent to obtain his/her patent in Cambodia within a shorter timeframe. We provide below some remarks on the matter for your reference:...
Continue readingJapan Patent Office (“JPO”) has made its great efforts to support the development of intellectual property systems in countries where overseas business development is initiated by Japanese companies....
Continue readingBạn đã bao giờ bị cáo buộc xâm phạm sáng chế khi đang vận hành các hoạt động sản xuất, kinh doanh tại Việt Nam? Sự lo lắng, hoang mang không biết làm gì để ứng phó với các cáo buộc xâm phạm sáng chế có thể khiến bạn nghĩ nhiều đến các viễn cảnh tiêu cực sắp xảy đến cho doanh nghiệp của mình: Hàng hóa được sản xuất/kinh doanh của bạn là trái phép và có thể bị bắt giữ trên thị trường hoặc tại cửa khẩu, doanh nghiệp của bạn bị khởi kiện yêu cầu bồi thường...
Continue readingRequisite Information 1. Applicant: full name, address and nationality; 2. Inventor: full name, address and nationality; 3. Priority data: filing number, date and country (if applicable); 4. International filing data: filing and publishing number (as to PCT patent applications)....
Continue readingIn a common sense, “incentives for patent filing” may be construed as: (i) privileges under the governmental-level policy adopted to encourage/stimulate or attract applicants, especially foreign applicants, to file their patent applications in Vietnam; and/or (ii) supports or advantages which the competent authority gives to the applicants for the same purposes, among other things....
Continue readingSingapore granted patents have been recognized in Laos through a Memorandum of Cooperation, providing ease of patent protection and commercialisation in the two countries. We provide below some critical remarks on the matter for your reference....
Continue readingValidation of a Chinese patent in Cambodia means the recognition, on request, of the effects of the Chinese patent in Cambodia, which shall allow the China valid patent to get quicker registered in Cambodia. We provide below some remarks on the matter for your reference....
Continue readingValidation of a European patent means the recognition, on request, of the effects of the European patent application and the European patent in Cambodia. We provide below some critical remarks on the matter for your reference....
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