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The CPTPP (initially the TPP) has resolved to continue to reach agreement, but without certain clauses, such as IP.

The TPPA-11 is what remains of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement following the US withdrawal.

The Unified Patent Court, a new international court for patent litigation, has jurisdiction over several EU countries.

A summary of the key changes in the procedures and fees for filing patent applications in Singapore.

Update on key content in the amendments to the Guidelines for Patent Examination of CNIPA

Indonesian Patent Law now requires all patent holders to file an annual statement of patent implementation for every patent that is currently in force.

"Abolish" may be too strong to describe the changes - the innovation patent system will be "phased out" over a few years.

The judge agreed that the defendant's actions to attach the SUSHI TEI brand infringed the plaintiff's exclusive rights.

A patent applicant must provide a complete description in their patent specification of how his or her invention is put into practice. During the patent application process, the patent specification is made available to the public by being published. In most countries, publication of a patent application usually takes place 18 months from the earliest date that an application was first filed for the invention. Singapore has a similar provision.

Singapore residents must file a patent application in Singapore first or obtain permission from the Registrar of Patents before proceeding to file a foreign patent application first. This provision does not apply to patent applications first filed outside Singapore by a person resident outside Singapore.

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) introduced a national standard of a management and auditing tool named <U>S</U>trategies for <U>C</U>reation, <U>O</U>wnership, <U>P</U>rotection and <U>E</U>xploitation of <U>I</U>ntellectual <U>P</U>roperty, or "SCOPE-IP". In our technology driven world, intellectual property ("IP") plays a critical role and successful companies recognise the importance of performing due diligence so as to aggressively exploit their IPs to full potential.

This register is a preliminary version for public comment, but the final database is not expected to be much different.

An Australian small business has struck the first blow in a multi-stage trade mark dispute with the artist Eminem. The case highlights Australia's strict requirements for authorised trade mark use, ownership, control and licensing, with implications for overseas brand owners.

AusPat is IPAustralia’s online searching system for patent information, and was developed to provide an integrated solution for Australian patent searching.

What can brand owners do to combat counterfeiters in Australia?

Hot on the heels of the US Supreme Court ruling in Bilski, the Canadians have jumped back on the business method bandwagon.

The Federal Court of Australia recently found a company director personally liable for patent infringement. The facts of the case and the salient points considered by the Court in reaching this finding are discussed below.

In August 2010 [http://www.shelstonip.com/news_story.asp?m=8&y=2010&nsid=153], we reported that the latest iteration of New Zealand's new Patents Act purported to now exclude computer software from patentability.