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  • On September 10, the Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL) launched the Community Review Process open to all industry associations. This is in line with its objective to promote transparency and facilitate the flow of information in granting patents, utility model and industrial design registrations.
  • Since April 2013, Singapore has been developing itself as a Global IP Hub in Asia that services the needs of IP companies and facilitates the development and growth of the IP landscape in Asia. As part of its efforts to become a conducive environment for IP activities, various initiatives and programmes have been launched to develop Singapore's IP infrastructure, expertise and ecosystem. These include:
  • A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam
  • Since March 1 2011, when the Mexican Institute of the Industrial Property (IMPI) established with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a pilot programme for the Patent Prosecution Highway, the trend has continued with different offices.
  • A recent decision of the Appeal Committee of the Romanian Trade Mark Office accepted the registration of the standalone word mark De Obicei (the Romanian for "ususally") for tobacco products in class 34.
  • In an infringement lawsuit, a patentee may choose to claim damages calculated according to the profits gained by the infringer from the infringing act, based on Article 97.1.2 of the Patent Act. In this case, the infringer needs to prove his costs and necessary expenses so that they can be deducted from his profits gained from the sale of the infringing product. However, the Patent Act does not mention the calculation of costs and necessary expenses.
  • New Zealand's new Patents Act 2013 came into force on September 13 2014. The changes in the new Act were intended to align New Zealand's patent laws more closely with those of other countries including major trading partners.
  • The Turtles winning royalties in a case against Sirius, a trade mark dispute between two ukulele bands, the YODA bill’s introduction, Monster Energy being sued again for using Beastie Boys songs, a list of the most-cited IP articles, and Ecuador granting nine compulsory patent licences since 2009 were among the intellectual property stories hitting the headlines this week
  • The USPTO and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) have announced an expansion of cooperation in classification activities between the two offices, with the USPTO urging IP5 offices follow KIPO’s lead and increase IP protection
  • Jean-Jacques Canonici of Procter & Gamble urged patent owners to try the new Unitary Patent system, in an interview with Managing IP