Singapore High Court rules it has no jurisdiction to revoke patents

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Singapore High Court rules it has no jurisdiction to revoke patents

Karry Lai
October 30 2017
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A recent ruling made clear that Singapore’s High Court does not have original jurisdiction to hear patent revocation proceedings even if they are brought by a counterclaim in infringement proceedings. If the ruling stands, it would mean all revocation cases will have to be started at IPOS

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Karry joined the Managing IP team as Asia Reporter in October 2017. She covers all aspects of IP across Asia. Based in Hong Kong, she is also the Asia Reporter for International Financial Law Review. She has been with Euromoney’s Legal Media Group since December 2015.
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