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Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) Briefings
• Patents pitfalls for foreign applicants (July/August 2008) • Trade marks and the Geneva Convention (June 2008) • Turkey fight Geese in High Court Tade Mark Battle (May 2008) • Hyundai Mobis v Mobil Petroleum Company Inc (April 2008) • Proposed amendments to the Singapore Patents Act (March 2008) • Singapore Recognises first well-know mark (February 2008) • Controversy over ISP disclosure decisions (December 2007 / January 2008) • Trade Mark for Generic Maglev invalidated (November 2007) • Loss of time extensions as of right (October 2007) • Time extensions uncertainty 2007 (September 2007) • Trade Marks (Amendment) Act 2007 (July/August 2007) • Relief for infringement of partially valid patents (June 2007) • Latest amendments to the Patents Act (May 2007) • Including a disclaimer in Singapore patents (April 2007) • High Court agrees that jWEST application was in bad faith (March 2007) • Singapore prepares to revise its trade marks law (February 2007) • Jeffery West wins jWest spat (December 2006 / January 2007)
Past MIP Briefings Articles
MIP Brand Management Yearbook • How bad faith affects your trade mark (2007) • Protection for 3-D shapes clarified (2006) • Well-Known brands enjoy better protection (2005)
MIP Innovation Yearbook • Understanding Change (2004)
MIP - Singapore Special Focus • Making the most of prosecution reform (2005) • FTA prompts trade mark reform (2004)
Edital Ella Cheong Spruson & Ferguson is a partner of E-Mark® & E-Pat® for Singapore & Brunei.