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| Issue No. 27, February 2022 |
| APAA e-Newsletter |
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| Extension of Time Granted for |
| Gary Nock, Spruson & Ferguson (Australia) |
| Australian patent law provides a 12-month grace period from the date of first disclosure by the applicant or inventor to validly file an Australian complete patent application. If the complete patent application is filed within 12 months of that first … |
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| Collaboration of Intellectual Property |
| Tetsuya Fuse, Soei Patent & Law Firm (Japan) |
| In recent years, efforts to coordinate each field of intellectual property have become more active in Japan. It has been convention to protect a single creation or brand through multiple industrial property rights, as well as to use the method of protecting … |
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| Introduction of a Separate Application System: Revision of Korean Patent Law |
| Yunsoon Choi, Yoon & Yang (IP) LLC (Korea) |
| The revision of the Korean Patent Law, which will come into force on April 20, 2022 introduces a ‘separate application’ (Article 52-2 of the Korean Patent Act). A separate application is a system in which patent claims that are not rejected in a … |
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| Changes in Malaysia – The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2021, Patents (Amendment) Bill 2021 and Geographical Indications Bill 2021 |
| Wendy Lee Wan Chieh, Shook Lin & Bok (Malaysia) |
| Introduction After a brief hiatus on the IP front, the Malaysian Dewan Rakyat passed the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2021, Patents (Amendment) Bill 2021 and Geographical Indications Bill 2021 in quick succession in December 2021. Copyright (Amendment) … |
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| Piracy Prevention at the Thai Border gets a New Look |
| Tanakrit Tangburanakij, Praewpan Hinchiranan, Baker McKenzie (Bangkok Office) (Thailand) |
| Following the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by Thailand, which recently came into force in January 2022, the Thai Cabinet approved the draft Notification of the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) re: Determination of Goods … |
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| An Overview of Proposed Amendments of Intellectual Property Laws in Taiwan as a Preparation for Joining the CPTPP |
| Chia-Wen (Justin) Chao, Asia Liuh Intellectual Property Office (ALIPO) (Taiwan) |
| To facilitate Taiwan in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act which came into force on Aug. 20, 2019 in Taiwan has incorporated patent linkage. Earlier, the TIPO started to draft amendments … |
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| Changes In Regulations on Sanctions Against Administrative Violations in the IP Field |
| Nguyen Quang Huy, Vision & Associates (Vietnam) |
| Administrative proceeding is the most common route for handling infringements in the field of industrial property in Vietnam, and for this purpose, Decree No. 99/2013/ND-CP on sanctioning of administrative violations in the industrial property field (“Decree … |
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