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Sufficient Disclosure Issue in China
14 December 2016Sufficient disclosure of an invention is required under the Patent Law of China. According to Article 26, Clause 3 of the law, “the description shall set forth the invention or the utility model in a manner sufficiently clear and complete so as to en...
Significant Changes to Indonesian Patent System
19 October 2016An important piece of new Indonesian patent legislation, Law No. 13 of 2016, came into effect on August 26, 2016, replacing the old patent law, No. 14 of 2001.
New Directions from the Malaysian Patent Office
19 October 2016The Malaysian Intellectual Property office (MyIPO) has recently issued three new practice directions.
Influence of Amendments Under Article 33 for Stability of Patent Rights
13 September 2016Under the provision of Article 33 of the Patent Law of China, an applicant may amend his or its application for a patent, but the amendment to the application for a patent for invention or utility model may not go beyond the scope of disclosure conta...
Determination of Purely Functional Features for Design in Taiwan
13 September 2016A design patent application is subject to substantive examination in Taiwan. Putting it differently, after the design patent application has entered the examination stage, the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) conducts the examinations on th...
Trade Secret and Patent Protection in China
19 August 2016A trade secret is defined as technical information and operational information which is unknown to the public, which may bring economic benefits to the owner of rights, which has practical applicability and for which the owner of rights has taken mea...
Patent Litigation Strategies from Taiwan
18 August 2016How might recent rulings affect your litigation strategy?
Do New Patent Infringement Trial Rules Really Benefit Design Protection in China?
13 May 2016China's Supreme People's Court has issued an interpretation on application of the law in patent infringement cases, along with a promise that it would enhance patent protection and balance the interests of rights owners and the public. Xiaojun Guo ex...
China: New Judicial Interpretation on Patent Infringement
12 May 2016The Supreme Court of China has recently published a new judicial interpretation with regards to how patent infringement cases are handled. Weili Ma explains the most important changes.
Drafting the Best Functional Technical Features in China
12 May 2016When drafting claims of a patent application for an invention, functional technical features are often inevitable or irreplaceable, especially when the invention is partly or completely implemented by computer programs. How to best protect an inventi...
Brief Introduction to Application of Doctrine of Estoppel in China
07 March 2016Under the doctrine of estoppel (DOE), a patentee may not recapture in patent litigation what was abandoned through either amendment or observation during prosecution or patent invalidation proceedings.
Mandatory Non-extendable Deadlines in Thailand
06 January 2016In July 2015, the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) of Thailand imposed non-extendable deadlines relating to the prosecution and registration of intellectual property rights.
Defining Patent Utility: Potential of a Patent or Commercial Viability of the Patented Product?
06 January 2016How much utility is sufficient to satisfy patent law requirements?
Exclusive License Patentee Receiving No Royalties Found to Have No Standing in Patent Infringement C...
06 January 2016Patentees must receive royalties to sue for infringement.
AFCP 2.0 Worth Considering
24 November 2015For many applicants, after-final practice is one of the most confusing aspects of the patent prosecution process. Once a final office action has been issued, examiners have a great deal of discretion regarding whether to grant interviews, consider an...