Brunei

The shortlist is now available for what will be a virtual ceremony on December 10 2020

Our special mid-year issue of Managing IP highlights a year of articles and interviews focusing on IP in south-east Asia. Plus there are pieces on the UPC, Russia, abandoned brands, genomics, SPCs and much more ...

After seven years of debate, and 19 formal rounds of negotiations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership was agreed in October this year. Its IP provisions, which are among the most controversial, will have an impact on pharmaceutical protection, copyright, trade marks, geographical indications and enforcement, among other areas. Peter Leung provides a summary of the main points and over the following pages we look at the impact country-by-country

A new Patents Order, 2011 has come into force in Brunei Darussalam, effective January 1 2012. This legislation repeals the previous patent legislation: The Inventions Act, Chapter 72.