Singapore's trade mark overhaul explained

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Singapore's trade mark overhaul explained

Managing IP Correspondent
August 31 2004

July 1 saw the introduction of a new intellectual property regime in Singapore after the country overhauled its rules on patents, trade marks, copyright and protection for plant varieties. Emma Barraclough spoke to Lee Li Choon, director of trade marks at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Chiam Lu Lin, IPOS’s assistant director-general of registries, about what the changes to the law mean for IP owners

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