Day: December 5, 2019

With the entry into force of the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) on November 21, 2019, the following provisions of Singapore’s Geographical Indications (GI) Act 2014 came into effect on the same day: Article 4 (6)-(9) (Stakeholders may bring a lawsuit against certain persons who use geographic indications in violation of regulations). Article 15-16 …

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IP Australia has recently launched a secure and scalable platform providing the capability for global access to cutting edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools and services. The new platform IP Global AI Network known as IP GAIN, is like an app store for digital capabilities including AI/ML offerings to be made available. …

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The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has recently updated its patent practices with regards to expedited examination requests under the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot program. These changes primarily affect how GPPH requests are assessed at IPONZ. When assessing whether a patent application’s claims “sufficiently correspond” to the claims accepted by a …

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