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| Issue No. 40, April 2024 |
| APAA e-Newsletter |
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| System for Non-disclosure of Patent Applications in Japan |
| Toshinori TANNO, UNIUS Patent Attorneys office (Japan) |
| Introduction In Japan, the “system for non-disclosure of patent applications” will come into force on May 1, 2024. It is stipulated in the “Act for the Promotion of Ensuring National Security through Integrated Implementation of Economic Measures” … |
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| Up to Quintuple (5x) Damages for Willful Patent Infringement in Korea |
| John W. Chung, Y.P.Lee, Mock & Partners (The Republic of Korea) |
| On January 25, 2024, the Korean National Assembly passed a revision bill to the Patent Act that increases exemplary damages for willful infringement from treble to quintuple. According to the revised Patent Act, which will be effective as of August 21, … |
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| Techniques for Representing Tangent Lines of Objects When Filing Design Patent Applications in Taiwan |
| Hanna WANG, Patent Attorney and Francie CHEN, IP Advisor, IP Winner International Patent Office (Taiwan) |
| Design patent applicants often choose to utilize 3D drawing software to produce drawings in their design patent applications. In such drawings, the surface shape or curvature of the rounded corners of the article embodying the design are usually represented … |
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| Changes to Requirements for Expedited Examination of Trademark Applications |
| Sunmi Lee, Y.P. Lee, Mock & Partners (The Republic of Korea) |
| The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) offers an expedited examination process for trademark applications. This allows applicants to receive a faster decision on their filing, potentially speeding up the process of securing trademark rights in … |
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| Secondary Indicators and Their Use in the Assessment of Inventive Step |
| Dr Maureen Lobo, Dr Mike Zammit – Spruson & Ferguson (Australia) |
| Secondary indicators themselves can neither establish the existence of inventive step nor replace the inventive step assessment methodology, and the probative weight of these signposts will vary from case to case. Identifying secondary indicators of inventive … |
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| AI and the Law in Australia – What Every Business Needs to Know in 2024 |
| Joy Atacador, Peter Divitcos, Matthew Hennessy – Dentons Australia (Australia) |
| Businesses across Australia are furiously deploying AI-powered technologies to increase productivity, augment labour and process high volumes of data. The business case for AI, and sound AI governance, is clear. Every business must be across how to navigate … |
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| Determining Obviousness in India by Combination of Prior Art |
| Dr Sanchita Ganguli – S.Majumdar & Co. (India) |
| To determine obviousness the invention as a whole needs to be considered against a prior art document or a combination of prior part joined with a coherent thread, and technical advancement or economic significance or both to be sought. Whether the … |
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