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New TM registration system in Myanmar that is slowly being introduced is closer to international TM practices.

This article reports continuing progress toward New Zealand’s new Patents Act 2006.

Recent IPONZ decision has highlighted one of the difficulties relating to formulating and construing Swiss-style claims.

Considering the dissimilarity of the trade marks, the PAR decided that there was no likelihood of misrepresentation.

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has extended its fee-waiver initiative for patent examination requests by one year, allowing eligible applicants additional time to file search and examination requests without incurring official extension fees. This extension provides patent holders with greater flexibility to align their Singapore prosecution strategy with international portfolio management and commercial developments through August 2027.

A recent decision of the Australian Patent Office has clearly stated that Swiss-style claims cover the manufacture of a medicament wherein the medicament is intended for a specific medical treatment, but do not extend to the method of medical treatment itself.

Australian patent applicants can use the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) to progress European applications more quickly.

The IP Amendment Bill Part 2 includes provisions to abolish the second-tier patent system, innovation patents & objects clause.

Patent searching is more than keywords and numbers and an expert search is a form of insurance or risk minimisation.

The Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) recently relaxed its rules on domain name transfers by introducing a new Transfers (Change of Registrant) Policy. Significantly, the policy allows domain name registrants to transfer or "sell" their .com.au domain name licences to any other eligible person or entity by any means.

Discussion about the biggest changes in European patent law in a generation.

Explanation of repurposing medicines & the 3 broad approaches outlined by TGA to encourage it.

Focus on earlier publication of major innovator prescription medicine applications.

Following the 2004 Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) report on gene patenting and human health in which it was reported that the key concept of patentable subject matter in Australia was ambiguous and obscure, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research asked the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) to conduct a review into the appropriateness and adequacy of the manner of manufacture test.

Advantages and disadvantages of the 2 options that are available to protect a trade mark in foreign countries.

Businesses should review their IP contracts to avoid penalties for breach of the competition law provisions of the CCA.

As demonstrated, any party that relies on the court's discretion for an extension of time should exercise caution.