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- 2024-12-13
- Guidance on Patent Application for Invention in Singapore
- Guidance on Patent Application for Invention in Singapore.pdf

- 2024-12-13
- On the Application of Article 44.1 of the Trademark Law – WEIPR Represented and Won an Administrative Lawsuit for Trademark Invalidation
- Legal basisArticle 44.1 of the Trademark Law: If a registered trademark violates the provisions of Article 4, Article 10, Article 11, Article 12 or Article 19.4 of this Law, or has been registered by deception or other improper m...

- 2024-12-13
- Singapore will Launch a Pilot Initiative to Expedite the Proceedings before the Registrar of Trade Marks
- On 2 January 2025, The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will launch a pilot for an Expedited Track for proceedings before the Registrar of Trade Marks. It is an optional track that can only be activated with...

- 2024-12-13
- USPTO Withdraws Proposal to Add New Terminal Disclaimer Requirements
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has withdrawn its proposed rule regarding terminal disclaimer requirements.On December 4, 2024, the USPTO issued a notice that it has withdrawn its proposed rule relating to ter...

- 2024-12-13
- Changes to the OAPI System Governing Patents and Utility Models
- Authorities in OAPI have announced changes to OAPI legislation, the Bangui Agreement, relating to Patents and Utility Models (Annexes I and II). These changes will come into effect on 1 January 2025.OAPI is the regio...

- 2024-12-13
- Brazil Announces Phase V of PPH Program, Taking effect from January 1st, 2025
- On December 10, 2024, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) released Ordinance No. 48 in Official Bulletin No. 2,814, which will take effect from January 1st, 2025. This ordinance introduces Phase V of the Pat...
