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Patents
Boosting patent quality and protection through effective claim drafting
27 September 2024Patent law is essentially a balancing act of the legal, technical and commercial aspects of an invention. Lawyers must draft claims that are legally sound, commercially attractive, yet easy for judges and juries to understand. Excel V. Dyquiangco rep...
Singapore: IPOS launches free deferment of patent prosecution as pilot initiative
23 September 2024The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a pilot initiative to allow eligible applicants to defer the filings of request for search and/or examination reports for up to 18 months, at no cost.
Patent invalidation and patent administrative litigation procedures in China
31 August 2024As China increases its efforts to protect intellectual property rights, both domestic and overseas patent owners are increasingly protecting their inventions by instituting legal proceedings of infringement in order to gain a leading competitive adva...