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Singapore: The IP landscape in 2015

2015 was an eventful year for the IP regime in Singapore. Many IP milestone events occurred in 2015, especially in the patents sector. The accessibility, interoperability and quality of the IP landscape in Singapore can be seen in this summary of important 2015 events.

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2016
Scandinavia: Harmonisation of validation formalities in 2015

2015 was the year when Scandinavia took two major steps towards full harmonisation of validation formalities in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway regarding translation requirements and payment of fixed fees rather than fees depending on the number of pages of a validated patent.

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2016
Utynam's Heirs

Utynam was in Cartagena in December for the ASIPI annual conference. Here are some of the highlights

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2016
A new era for EU trade marks

Are you ready for the fundamental changes coming to trade mark law and practice in Europe? Over the next four pages, we provide pointers for steps you need to consider – and when. By James Nurton

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2016
Mexico: Pay attention to authorisation letters

On September 30 2015, the Mexican Internal Revenue Service published in the Official Federal Gazette updated foreign commerce dispositions including those applicable to products such as jewellery, clothing, footwear, tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, pharmaceuticals and software, regarding the obligation to state the principal word mark, design, name-and-design or three-dimensional mark in the manifesto exhibited to Customs. The effective date of the dispositions was November 1.

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2016
UK: US and EPO post grant practice compared

The America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011 introduced a number of changes to the US patent system, including significantly increasing the options available for challenging the validity of a granted patent. Among these options it is the process of post grant review, a trial proceeding at the new Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which holds the most in common with opposition before the European Patent Office.

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2016

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