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Issue No. 12, June 2019 |
APAA e-Newsletter |
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Patent Office Confirms Stricter Specification Requirements Under Australia’s “Raising the Bar” Patents Act |
Dr Jim Y Onishi – Houlihan2 (Australia) |
This decision confirms the stricter specification requirements to obtain a patent in Australia under the “Raising the Bar” Patents Act. Applicants are advised to make sure that the specification discloses enough information to enable a person skilled in the art to practice the full scope of the claimed invention, and furthermore, ensure that the specification adequately exemplifies the technical contribution to the art made by the applicant. |
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Lessons Learned From Extension Of Term Applications For Three Pharmaceutical Patents |
Daniel Sieveking – Spruson & Ferguson (Australia) |
The Australian Patent Office has issued three related decisions in respect of three separate applications for a patent term extension (PTE) on the basis of a single approved product. The decisions provide some guidance on the requirements and potential pitfalls when seeking an extension of term |
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Legislation on Website Blocking in Japan, Blocked by Secrecy of Communication |
Mitsuhiro Kato, Patent and Law Firm JuJu (Japan) |
1. Introduction Website blocking is one of the measures taken against online piracy. As of today, site blocking is being introduced in over 40 countries around the world. In Asia, seven countries permitted website blocking based on court orders or administrative orders, but there is no legal system in Japan that allows website blocking. Online “Manage Newsletters” |
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Korean Patent Court – Joint Infringement of an Issued Patent by Multiple Entities |
Catherine Eunkyeong Lee and Hyungmok CHO – Bae, Kim & Lee (Korea) |
The Korean Patent Court recently rendered a decision recognizing joint infringement of an issued patent by multiple entities. This is the first ruling at the high court level to recognize a joint infringement by multiple entities. |
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New KIPO Examination Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence Patent Eligibility and Inventive Step |
Jesung Ahn, AnK Intellectual Property (Korea) |
On March 18, 2019, KIPO (Korean Intellectual Property Office) updated the Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions. The updates include the addition of a new procedure (flowchart) for determining patent eligibility of the computer and software-related inventions, which is separate from the conventional patent eligibility determination procedure. Also, the updated guidelines provide more concrete standards for “Manage Newsletters” |
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Is the Doctrine of Equivalents applicable in Malaysia? The Malaysian High Court decides in Kingtime International Ltd & Anor v Petrofac E&C Sdn Bhd [2018] MLJU 1840 |
Wendy Lee Wan Chieh, Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia) |
This action concerned the infringement of two patents by a mobile offshore production unit (“MOPU”). A MOPU is a physical structure which, among others, is installed on an offshore oil field and use for the early production of oil. The 1st Plaintiff, Kingtime International Limited, provided services and facilities in relation to offshore structures in “Manage Newsletters” |
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Operation of the Registry of Geographical Indications in Singapore |
Yvonne Tang, Drew & Napier LLC (Singapore) |
Introduction The Registry of Geographical Indications commenced operation in Singapore on 1 April 2019. The Registry resides within the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore, and is, together with the geographical indication (“GI”) regime in Singapore, governed by the Geographical Indications Act 2014 and its subsidiary legislation, the Geographical Indications Rules 2019. Application for registration of . “Manage Newsletters” |
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Introduction of Patent Invalidation Hearing |
Chi-Che (AL) Tung, Formosan Brothers Attorneys-at-Law (Taiwan) |
In order to accelerate the invalidation procedure and make the examination of patent invalidation proceeding transparently, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (“TIPO”) introduced an oral hearing system into the patent invalidation proceedings. The new hearing system will facilitate and simplify the procedures for subsequent administrative remedies since the following administrative appeal to the Petitions and Appeals . “Manage Newsletters” |
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New Guideline on Trademark Examination to be Issued by the IP Office of Vietnam |
Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Vision & Associates (Vietnam) |
The IP Office of Vietnam is in the course of preparing a new guideline on trademark examination, which is scheduled to be issued in early 2020. Back in 2010, the IP Office once compiled a guideline on trademark examination, but for some reason, the guideline was not officially issued. Nevertheless, it has been internally used . “Manage Newsletters” |
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